Using Event Monitoring Tools

This section covers various event monitors that are available for monitoring system resources. You can configure event monitors to generate a message when a change in status occurs or when a predefined threshold condition is met. This is different from commands, which give you status reports only when asked, and performance monitoring, which is generally studied over a long period of time. Event monitors generate a notification message soon after faults and events occur.

Event Monitoring Service

Several monitors discussed in this section are integrated into the Event Monitoring Service (EMS) framework. The EMS framework, available only on HP-UX systems, enables monitors to be provided in a consistent manner for a ...

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