Administering Indications Using EVWEB

Overview

SFM includes a user component called EVWEB, which enables you to administer and view WBEM indications generated on the local system on which SFM is installed.

EVWEB includes the following components:

EVWEB provides the following user interfaces to create and manage event subscriptions and view indications:

EVWEB supports the following user groups:

In the CLI, any user with root privileges is an administrator. However, in the HP SMH GUI, the user groups in EVWEB are mapped internally to the user groups defined in HP SMH.

The Administrator user group in HP SMH maps to administrators in EVWEB. The Operator and the User user group in HP SMH map to non-administrators in EVWEB.

	NOTE: For information on how to configure user groups in HP SMH, see the HP System Management Homepage User’s Guide at: http://www.docs.hp.com

Launching EVWEB for Administration

You can launch EVWEB either through the CLI or through the HP SMH GUI.

To Launch EVWEB using the CLI, enter the following command at the HP-UX prompt:

# evweb subscribe

To use HP SMH GUI to launch EVWEB for administering event subscription, complete the following steps:

You can perform various administrative tasks, such as creating, modifying, and deleting event subscriptions on this page.

Creating EVWEB Event Subscriptions

You can create event subscriptions for the WBEM indications you are interested in monitoring. You can create the following types of event subscriptions using EVWEB:

You can create an event subscription using the following methods:

Creating Event Subscription Using the CLI

To create an event subscription using CLI, enter the following command at the HP-UX prompt:

# evweb subscribe -C -n <subscription name> -v <comma separated event category names>

Where:

-C

is an option used to create event subscriptions.

-n

is a switch used to specify a name for an event.

-v

is a switch used to specify the category of an event.

A message stating that the execution of the evweb subscribe command was successful is displayed on the screen.

	NOTE: The -n and the -v switches are mandatory.

You can also use the following switches with the -C option:

• (-e [eq\ne\le\ge\bw] [:] <severity level1>[,<severity level2>])

• (-v <comma separated event category names>)

• (-i <comma separated EventID>)

• (-t (archive\email) [<handler properties>])

• -r

For more information on creating event subscriptions using CLI, see evweb_subscribe(1).

Modifying EVWEB Event Subscriptions

You can modify an event subscription by modifying the criteria and location. However, the fields that you are allowed to modify depend on the type of event subscription you select. You can modify more than one subscription at a time.

	NOTE: The HP Known event subscriptions are classified as HP Advised and Admin Defined.

In HP Advised event subscriptions, the events are stored in the event archive by default. The default location of the events cannot be modified. However, you can direct the events to your email address. You cannot change any other subscription criteria.

In Admin Defined event subscriptions, the events are stored in the event archive by default. The default location of the events can be modified. You can store events in the event archive, direct them to your e-mail address, or do both. You cannot change any other subscription criteria.

In event subscriptions created through EVWEB, you can change all criteria except the subscription name.

You can modify an event subscription in the following ways:

Modifying an Event Subscription Using the CLI

To modify an event subscription using CLI, enter the following command at the HP-UX prompt:

# evweb subscribe -M -n <subscription name> -v <comma separated event category names> -t <E-mail address>

Where:

-M

is an option used to modify event subscriptions.

-n

is a switch used to specify a name for an event.

-v

is a switch used to specify the category of an event.

-t

is a switch used to specify the location (email address or Event Archive) to store an event.

A message stating that the execution of the evweb subscribe command was successful is displayed on the screen.

	NOTE: The -n switch is mandatory.

You can also use the following switches with the -M option:

• (-e [eq\ne\le\ge\bw] [:] <severity level1>[,<severity level2>])

• (-v <comma separated event category names>)

• (-i <comma separated EventID>)

• (-t (archive\email) [<handler properties>])

• -r

To modify an event subscription, you must specify the criteria and the location. Following are the ways in which you can modify an event subscription:

• If you do not specify the -r option and the location, the current location is retained and the subscription criteria are updated.

• If you specify the -r option but not the location, the current location is removed and only the subscription criteria is updated.

• If you specify both subscription criteria and location, both of them are updated.

• If you specify the location but not the criteria, the location is updated but the original criteria is retained.

For more information on creating event subscriptions using the CLI, see evweb_subscribe(1).

Copying and Modifying an Event Subscription Using the GUI

To modify an event subscription by copying an existing event subscription, complete the following steps:

1. Repeat steps 1-5 from “Launching EVWEB for Administration”.

2. Select the event subscriptions you want to copy, from the event subscription table.

   The copy and modify subscription page is displayed.

3. Select the event subscriptions you want to modify by selecting the respective check boxes.

4. Select Copy and modify subscription in the action pane on the top right corner of the page.

   The Copy and modify subscription page is displayed.

5. Modify the required fields.

6. Select Modify in the Copy and modify subscription page.

   EVWEB modifies the event subscriptions and displays a confirmation message.

7. Click OK on the confirmation message window.

   	NOTE: There is no CLI equivalent of this action. The Copy and modify subscription feature is available only on GUI.

	IMPORTANT: The subscription criteria is not copied when you copy an HP Advised event subscription. Therefore, make sure that you specify the subscription criteria in the Copy and modify subscription page.

For more information on copying and modifying an event subscription using the HP SMH GUI, select Help on the action pane of the Copy and Modify Event Subscription page.

Deleting EVWEB Event Subscriptions

You must periodically delete event subscriptions that are not required. You can delete a single event subscription or multiple event subscriptions at a time.

Deleting an Event Subscription Using the GUI

To delete an event subscription, complete the following steps:

1. Repeat steps 1-5 from “Launching EVWEB for Administration”.

2. Select Delete subscription in the action pane on the top right corner of the page.

   The Delete subscriptions page is displayed.

3. Select the event subscriptions you want to delete, by selecting the appropriate check boxes.

4. Select Delete in the Delete subscription page.

   The event subscriptions are deleted and a confirmation message is displayed.

5. Click OK on the confirmation message window.

	NOTE: You cannot delete HP Advised event subscriptions and Admin Defined event subscriptions.

For more information on deleting an event subscription using the HP SMH GUI, select Help on the action pane of the Delete Event Subscription page.

	NOTE: HP recommends deleting all unwanted event subscriptions. Retaining a large number of event subscriptions may increase the size of the archive, and may affect the tasks you perform using Event Subscriptions Administration.

Deleting an Event Subscription Using the CLI

To delete an event subscription using the CLI, enter the following command at the HP-UX prompt:

# evweb subscribe -D -f -n <subscription name>

	NOTE: The -n switch is mandatory.

Where:

-D

is an option used to delete event subscriptions.

-n

is a switch used to specify a name for an event.

-f

is a switch used to force the command. This switch can be used only with the -D option. If the -f switch is not used, EVWEB prompts for a confirmation before deleting an event subscription.

A message stating that the execution of the evweb subscribe command was successful is displayed on the screen.

	NOTE: Using CLI, you can delete only one event subscription at a time.

For more information on deleting event subscriptions using the CLI, see evweb_subscribe(1).

Configuring E-mail Consumer

The E-mail Consumer is a component of EVWEB that receives indications from the WBEM Services, and redirects them to an SMTP server. Normally, the local system itself is the e-mail server. In such cases, you need not configure the E-mail Consumer.

If the e-mail server is not on the local system, you must configure the E-mail Consumer.

To configure the E-mail Consumer, complete the following steps: