ViewPoint Manual

Glossary
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DSM
application as the primary-events distributor, the alternate-events distributor, and the
last-events distributor.
DSM. See Distributed Systems Management.
event. A significant change in some condition in the system or network. Events can be
operational errors, notifications of limits exceeded, requests for action needed, and so
on. Events are reported to ViewPoint as event messages to be displayed on a Primary
Events, Alternate Events, or Last Events screen.
event cache. A file stored in memory that retains a set of event messages for quick access by
the screen display modes. In the case of current-events mode, the events retained are the
most recently received ones. In the case of historical-events mode, the events retained
are those that follow the specified starting time.
event collection server. A ViewPoint server process that receives event messages from a
primary-events or alternate-events distributor for display on a ViewPoint Primary
Events, Alternate Events, or Last Events screen.
event collector. An EMS process that collects all operator event messages generated in a
given system and files them in a file called an event log.
event configuration file. A file that contains configuration information to control what
ViewPoint displays on an events screen. There can be any number of event
configuration files; operators specify on the Profile screen which file ViewPoint is to use
to display events at their terminals.
Event Configuration screen. Either the Primary Event Configuration or the Alternate Event
Configuration screen; which screen ViewPoint displays is determined by whether event
configuration was requested from the Primary Events or the Alternate Events screen.
See also Primary Event Configuration screen and Alternate Event
Configuration screen.
Event Detail screen. The ViewPoint screen on which selected event messages are described
in detail.
event management. The reporting and logging of important events that occur in a system or
network, the distribution and retrieval of information concerning those events, and the
actions taken by operations personnel or software in response to the events. Compare
Control and inquiry.
event message. The text intended for a system operator that describes a change in some
condition in the system or network, whether minor or serious. The change of condition
is termed an event. Events may be operational errors, notifications of limits exceeded,
requests for action needed, and so on. Each event message, when displayed on an event
screen, is displayed as one line of text.
Extras. A SCREEN COBOL program unit that a programmer can add to the ViewPoint
application, possibly as a means of invoking a larger set of program units that you