NonStop S-Series Operations Guide (G06.27+)

HP NonStop S-Series Operations Guide—522459-008
4-1
4
Monitoring EMS Event Messages
When to Use This Section on page 4-1
What Is the Event Management Service (EMS)? on page 4-1
Tools for Monitoring EMS Event Messages on page 4-1
EMSDIST on page 4-1
OSM Event Viewer on page 4-2
TSM Event Viewer on page 4-2
ViewPoint on page 4-2
Related Reading on page 4-3
When to Use This Section
Use this section for a brief description of the Event Management Service (EMS) and
the tools used to monitor EMS event messages.
What Is the Event Management Service (EMS)?
The Event Management Service (EMS) is a collection of processes, tools, and
interfaces that support the reporting and retrieval of event information. Information
retrieved from EMS can help you to:
•
Monitor your system or network environment
•
Analyze circumstances that led up to a problem
•
Detect failure patterns
•
Adjust for changes in the run-time environment
•
Recognize and handle critical problems
•
Perform many other tasks required to maintain a productive computing operation
Tools for Monitoring EMS Event Messages
To view EMS event messages for a NonStop S-series server, use one of these tools:
•
EMSDIST
•
OSM Event Viewer
•
TSM Event Viewer
•
ViewPoint
EMSDIST
The EMSDIST program is the object program for a printing, forwarding, or consumer
distributor, any of which you can start with a TACL RUN command. This guide does
not describe using EMSDIST. For more information, see the Guardian User’s Guide.