User ManualTable of ContentsContents5Preface9Who Should Read This Guide9What This Guide Contains9Publications10IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console Library10Prerequisite Publications10Related Publications10Accessing Publications Online11Providing Feedback about Publications11Contacting Customer Support11Conventions Used in this Guide11Typeface Conventions11Operating System-dependent Variables and Paths12Chapter 1. Understanding Adapters13Adapter Overview13How Events Get Sent to the Event Server13How Events Get to the Event Server From an Endpoint13How Events Get to the Event Server From a Managed Node15How Events Get to the Event Server From a Non-TME Adapter15Internationalization Support for Events15Event Information16Event Attributes16Adapter Files19Cache File20Configuration File21File Location21File Format21Example21Keywords21Event Filtering26Regular Expressions in Filters27Event Filter Examples27Event Buffer Filtering27Event Buffer Filter Examples28BAROC File28Example28Rule File29Example29Format File29Example29Class Definition Statement File30Example30Error File31Initial Files32Troubleshooting Adapters33Adapter Startup Errors33All Adapters33Managed Node Adapters33Endpoint Adapters33Non-TME Adapters34Chapter 2. AS/400 Alert Adapter35Adapter Files35Configuration File36Class Definition Statement File37SELECT Statement Example37FETCH Statement Example37Keywords37Configuring the AS/400 Alert Filters38Default Alert Filter38Integrating with an Existing Alert Filter39Starting the Adapter39STRTECADP40Stopping the Adapter41ENDTECADP42Events Listing44Event Class Structure44Troubleshooting the AS/400 Adapter46Logging Events in Test Mode47TCP/IP Considerations47Starting an AS/400 Adapter after an IPL47Adding an Autostart Job to QSYSWRK47Changing the AS/400 Startup Program48Multiple AS/400 Alert Adapters48Configuration File49POSTEMSG50Chapter 3. AS/400 Message Adapter51Adapter Files51Configuration File52Class Definition Statement File53SELECT Statement Example53FETCH Statement Example53MAP Statement Example53Keywords53Starting the Adapter57STRTECADP58Stopping the Adapter59ENDTECADP60Events Listing62Event Class Structure62Troubleshooting the AS/400 Adapter63Logging Events in Test Mode63TCP/IP Considerations63Starting an AS/400 Adapter after an IPL64Adding an Autostart Job to QSYSWRK64Changing the AS/400 Startup Program64Multiple AS/400 Message Queues65Configuration File65Using FTP to Execute AS/400 Commands65Chapter 4. NetWare Log File Adapter67NetWare Log File Adapter Reference Information67Adapter Files67Error File67Prefiltering NetWare Events68Configuration File68Format File69Events Listing70Event Class Structure70TECADNW4.NLM73tecadnw4.nlm74Troubleshooting the NetWare Log File Adapter75Chapter 5. OpenView Adapter77OpenView Driver77Reception of OpenView Messages77Determining the OpenView NNM Version77Incoming Messages Format78Event Correlation With NNM 678Determining the OVsnmpEventOpen Filter Value79Testing Tools80Testing Event Correlation With NNM 680Event Correlation Example81Adapter Files82Configuration File82Class Definition Statement File83OpenView Event Example83Keywords84Built-in Variables for $VARBIND84Object Identifier File84Error File85LRF File85Starting and Stopping the Adapter85Events Listing86Event Class Structure86OpenView Traps88SNMP Traps88OpenView Traps88Troubleshooting the OpenView Adapter89Chapter 6. OS/2 Adapter91Adapter Files91Configuration File91Format File92Starting the Adapter92Stopping the Adapter93Events Listing93Event Class Structure93Troubleshooting the OS/2 Adapter94Chapter 7. SNMP Adapter95SNMP Driver95Reception of SNMP Messages95Incoming Messages Format95Server Configuration95Adapter Files95Configuration File96Class Definition Statement File96SNMP Event Example96Keywords96Built-in Variables for $VARBIND97Object Identifier File97Error File97Starting and Stopping the Adapter97Cold Start98Warm Start98Stopping the Adapter98Events Listing98Event Class Structure98Rules Listing100SNMP Traps100Generic Traps100Enterprise-specific Traps100Creating a New SNMP Trap Event101BAROC File Changes101Agent-independent Data102Class Definition Statement File Changes104Object Identifier File Changes105Troubleshooting the SNMP Adapter105Chapter 8. IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console Gateways107Controlling Event Traffic at the Gateway107Example107Worksheets and Calculations109Configuration File109Chapter 9. UNIX Log File Adapter113Event Server Configuration113Starting the Adapter113Stopping the Adapter114Running Multiple UNIX Log File Adapters114Adapter Files115Configuration File115Format File116Class Definition Statement File116Error File116Events Listing116Event Class Structure116Default Rules120Troubleshooting the UNIX Log File Adapter121Chapter 10. Windows Event Log Adapter123Adapter Files123Configuration File124Prefiltering Windows Log Events127Format File128Registry Variables129Low Memory Registry Variables131Adapter Administrator Roles for Windows132Starting the Adapter132Stopping the Adapter132Events Listing132Event Class Structure133tecad_win Command135tecad_win136Troubleshooting the Windows Event Log Adapter137Chapter 11. Windows NT Event Log Adapter139Adapter Files139Configuration File140Prefiltering Windows NT Log Events142Format File143Non-English Format Files144Registry Variables144Low Memory Registry Variables146Adapter Administrator Roles for Windows NT146Starting the Adapter147Stopping the Adapter147Events Listing147Event Class Structure147tecad_nt Command149tecad_nt150Troubleshooting the Windows NT Event Log Adapter151Appendix A. Files Shipped with Adapters153Appendix B. Format File Reference157Format File Location157Format Specifications158Log File Example159Windows NT Example161Mappings161Additional Mapping Considerations163Activating Changes Made with a Format File165Generating a New Class Definition Statement File for a TME Adapter165Generating a New Class Definition Statement File for a Non-TME Adapter165Appendix C. Class Definition Statement File Reference167File Format167Operators167Class Definition Statement File Details168SELECT Statement169FETCH Statement170MAP Statement171MAP_DEFAULT Statement171Example171Object Identifier to Name Translation172Class Definition Statement File Syntax Diagrams173Notices177Trademarks179Glossary181Index183Size: 841 KBPages: 194Language: EnglishOpen manual