Preface

This guide describes how to use the Event Monitoring Service (EMS) and how to configure the Management Information Base (MIB) monitors. The MIB monitors check and report status on cluster, network, and system resources.

Audience

HP intends this manual for system managers or administrators responsible for configuring and maintaining the Event Monitoring Service (EMS) on HP-UX 11i Versions 1 and 2.

This manual is based on the assumption that you have:

An understanding of distributed network concepts and client-server computing
Demonstrated knowledge of UNIX
An understanding of EMS basics

EMS functions at various levels independently and with:

High availability software such as ServiceGuard
Enterprise management products such as IT/O

The contents of this guide are as follows:

Related Publications

The following documents contain additional related information:

Using High Availability Monitors
EMS Hardware Monitors User's Guide
Managing MC/ServiceGuard
Configuring OPS Clusters with ServiceGuard OPS Edition
Managing Systems and Workgroups
Peter Weygant, Clusters for High Availability: A Primer of HP-UX Solutions (ISBN 0-13-089335-2). HP Press: Prentice Hall, Inc., 2001
Tom Madell, Disk and File Management Tasks on HP-UX (ISBN 0-13-518861-X). HP Press; Prentice Hall, Inc., 1997
HP OpenView IT/Operations Admnistrator's Reference (HP Part Number B6941-90001)
Managing Highly Available NFS
http://docs.hp.com Website for information about Hewlett-Packard’s high-availability technologies where you can find documents.Select HP-UX then High Availability.
www.software.hp.com Website for designing and building an EMS monitor. Select High Availability then Event Monitoring Service Developer’s Kit.

Problem Reporting

If you have any problems with the software or documentation, please contact your local Hewlett-Packard Sales Office or Customer Service Center.

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