Resource Monitors

Resource monitors are applications written to gather and report information about specific resources on the system.

The resource monitor:

Provides a list of resources that can be monitored
Provides information about the resources
Monitors the resources it supports
Provides values to the EMS API notification
The EMS framework evaluates the data to determine if an event has occurred. If an event has occurred, the EMS API sends notification in the appropriate format to the configured target(s).

Installing Resource Monitors

To obtain additional information about installed monitors:

Navigate to the /etc/opt/resmon/dictionary directory.
Each monitor registered with EMS has a dictionary file that is stored in this directory.
View the monitor dictionary file.
Each dictionary file name is descriptive of its monitor. The file extension is typically .dict. For example, the mibmonitor dictionary filename is mibmond.dict.

Configuring Resource Monitors

To configure your HA Monitors use either the Event Monitoring Service (EMS) through SAM, the emscli, or the package configuration area of ServiceGuard GUI or edit the package configuration ascii file.

Writing Resource Monitors

The EMS API provides a method for writing new resource monitors. To create your own monitor, read the Writing Monitors for the Event Monitoring Service (EMS) (HP Part Number B7611-90016) manual and install the developer's kit. Both are available at the following Website:

Go to the Website:
http://www.software.hp.com
From the Website, select High Availability, then select the Event Monitoring Service Developers Kit, which includes:
- Writing Monitors for the Event Monitoring Service (EMS) (HP Part Number B7611-90016)
- ReadMe, Installation, and ReleaseNotes
- Developers Kit

Resource Monitors

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