Document Outline

• Contents
• Preface
  • Who Should Read This Guide
  • What This Guide Contains
  • Publications
    • IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console Library
    • Prerequisite Publications
    • Related Publications
    • Accessing Publications Online
    • Providing Feedback about Publications
  • Contacting Customer Support
  • Conventions Used in this Guide
    • Typeface Conventions
    • Operating System-dependent Variables and Paths
• Chapter 1. Understanding Adapters
  • Adapter Overview
    • How Events Get Sent to the Event Server
      • How Events Get to the Event Server From an Endpoint
      • How Events Get to the Event Server From a Managed Node
      • How Events Get to the Event Server From a Non-TME Adapter
  • Internationalization Support for Events
  • Event Information
    • Event Attributes
  • Adapter Files
    • Cache File
    • Configuration File
      • File Location
      • File Format
      • Example
      • Keywords
      • Event Filtering
        • Regular Expressions in Filters
        • Event Filter Examples
      • Event Buffer Filtering
        • Event Buffer Filter Examples
    • BAROC File
      • Example
    • Rule File
      • Example
    • Format File
      • Example
    • Class Definition Statement File
      • Example
    • Error File
  • Initial Files
  • Troubleshooting Adapters
    • Adapter Startup Errors
    • All Adapters
    • Managed Node Adapters
    • Endpoint Adapters
    • Non-TME Adapters
• Chapter 2. AS/400 Alert Adapter
  • Adapter Files
    • Configuration File
    • Class Definition Statement File
      • SELECT Statement Example
      • FETCH Statement Example
      • Keywords
  • Configuring the AS/400 Alert Filters
    • Default Alert Filter
    • Integrating with an Existing Alert Filter
  • Starting the Adapter
  • STRTECADP
  • Stopping the Adapter
  • ENDTECADP
  • Events Listing
    • Event Class Structure
  • Troubleshooting the AS/400 Adapter
  • Logging Events in Test Mode
  • TCP/IP Considerations
  • Starting an AS/400 Adapter after an IPL
    • Adding an Autostart Job to QSYSWRK
    • Changing the AS/400 Startup Program
  • Multiple AS/400 Alert Adapters
    • Configuration File
  • POSTEMSG
• Chapter 3. AS/400 Message Adapter
  • Adapter Files
    • Configuration File
    • Class Definition Statement File
      • SELECT Statement Example
      • FETCH Statement Example
      • MAP Statement Example
      • Keywords
  • Starting the Adapter
  • STRTECADP
  • Stopping the Adapter
  • ENDTECADP
  • Events Listing
    • Event Class Structure
  • Troubleshooting the AS/400 Adapter
  • Logging Events in Test Mode
  • TCP/IP Considerations
  • Starting an AS/400 Adapter after an IPL
    • Adding an Autostart Job to QSYSWRK
    • Changing the AS/400 Startup Program
  • Multiple AS/400 Message Queues
    • Configuration File
  • Using FTP to Execute AS/400 Commands
• Chapter 4. NetWare Log File Adapter
  • NetWare Log File Adapter Reference Information
  • Adapter Files
  • Error File
  • Prefiltering NetWare Events
  • Configuration File
  • Format File
  • Events Listing
    • Event Class Structure
  • TECADNW4.NLM
    • tecadnw4.nlm
  • Troubleshooting the NetWare Log File Adapter
• Chapter 5. OpenView Adapter
  • OpenView Driver
    • Reception of OpenView Messages
    • Determining the OpenView NNM Version
    • Incoming Messages Format
    • Event Correlation With NNM 6
    • Determining the OVsnmpEventOpen Filter Value
    • Testing Tools
    • Testing Event Correlation With NNM 6
      • Event Correlation Example
  • Adapter Files
    • Configuration File
    • Class Definition Statement File
      • OpenView Event Example
      • Keywords
        • Built-in Variables for $VARBIND
    • Object Identifier File
    • Error File
    • LRF File
  • Starting and Stopping the Adapter
  • Events Listing
    • Event Class Structure
  • OpenView Traps
    • SNMP Traps
    • OpenView Traps
  • Troubleshooting the OpenView Adapter
• Chapter 6. OS/2 Adapter
  • Adapter Files
    • Configuration File
    • Format File
  • Starting the Adapter
  • Stopping the Adapter
  • Events Listing
    • Event Class Structure
  • Troubleshooting the OS/2 Adapter
• Chapter 7. SNMP Adapter
  • SNMP Driver
    • Reception of SNMP Messages
    • Incoming Messages Format
  • Server Configuration
  • Adapter Files
    • Configuration File
    • Class Definition Statement File
      • SNMP Event Example
      • Keywords
        • Built-in Variables for $VARBIND
    • Object Identifier File
    • Error File
  • Starting and Stopping the Adapter
    • Cold Start
    • Warm Start
    • Stopping the Adapter
  • Events Listing
    • Event Class Structure
  • Rules Listing
  • SNMP Traps
    • Generic Traps
    • Enterprise-specific Traps
  • Creating a New SNMP Trap Event
    • BAROC File Changes
      • Agent-independent Data
    • Class Definition Statement File Changes
    • Object Identifier File Changes
  • Troubleshooting the SNMP Adapter
• Chapter 8. IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console Gateways
  • Controlling Event Traffic at the Gateway
    • Example
    • Worksheets and Calculations
  • Configuration File
• Chapter 9. UNIX Log File Adapter
  • Event Server Configuration
  • Starting the Adapter
  • Stopping the Adapter
  • Running Multiple UNIX Log File Adapters
  • Adapter Files
    • Configuration File
    • Format File
    • Class Definition Statement File
    • Error File
  • Events Listing
    • Event Class Structure
  • Default Rules
  • Troubleshooting the UNIX Log File Adapter
• Chapter 10. Windows Event Log Adapter
  • Adapter Files
    • Configuration File
      • Prefiltering Windows Log Events
    • Format File
  • Registry Variables
    • Low Memory Registry Variables
  • Adapter Administrator Roles for Windows
  • Starting the Adapter
  • Stopping the Adapter
  • Events Listing
    • Event Class Structure
  • tecad_win Command
    • tecad_win
  • Troubleshooting the Windows Event Log Adapter
• Chapter 11. Windows NT Event Log Adapter
  • Adapter Files
    • Configuration File
      • Prefiltering Windows NT Log Events
    • Format File
      • Non-English Format Files
  • Registry Variables
    • Low Memory Registry Variables
  • Adapter Administrator Roles for Windows NT
  • Starting the Adapter
  • Stopping the Adapter
  • Events Listing
    • Event Class Structure
  • tecad_nt Command
    • tecad_nt
  • Troubleshooting the Windows NT Event Log Adapter
• Appendix A. Files Shipped with Adapters
• Appendix B. Format File Reference
  • Format File Location
  • Format Specifications
  • Log File Example
  • Windows NT Example
  • Mappings
    • Additional Mapping Considerations
  • Activating Changes Made with a Format File
    • Generating a New Class Definition Statement File for a TME Adapter
    • Generating a New Class Definition Statement File for a Non-TME Adapter
• Appendix C. Class Definition Statement File Reference
  • File Format
  • Operators
  • Class Definition Statement File Details
    • SELECT Statement
    • FETCH Statement
    • MAP Statement
    • MAP_DEFAULT Statement
    • Example
  • Object Identifier to Name Translation
  • Class Definition Statement File Syntax Diagrams
• Notices
  • Trademarks
• Glossary
• Index