The Event Manager lists the Event objects that have been logged at the server for the libraries being monitored. Each event has a corresponding row in the table displayed on the LibMON Home Page.
This section describes how to select and delete specific events, configure the display attributes of event information, and access detailed event information. The Event Manager must be selected before you can select an object within the management area. To select the Event Manager, select the colored border labeled Events.
Before you can configure the display attributes of an event or access detailed event information, you must first select it.
1. Click on the colored border labeled Events to select the event management area.
2. Click the mouse anywhere over the row to select (highlight) it.
Once an event is selected, you can perform the following functions:
1. Click on the colored border labeled Events to select the event management area.
2. Click the mouse on each event to select multiple events. As you click on an event, it becomes highlighted indicating
it has been selected.
The selection feature acts as a toggle. To deselect a series of events, click the mouse anywhere over a selected event. The event is no longer highlighted (selected). When multiple events are selected, the Properties option in the Selected menu is unavailable.
Event objects are displayed on the LibMON Home Page. You can change the event properties displayed and the sort order by using the View Properties and Sort Order dialog boxes. New events added to the table when it is refreshed adhere to the view and sort options specified in these dialog boxes.
1. Select an event.
2. Select the View option in the Selected menu.
The Display Attributes dialog box is displayed.
3. Highlight an attribute and then use the Add or Remove button to move it to the Hide Attributes or Show Attributes box.
The event attributes that can be viewed as follows:
Originator*. When the event type of the event is Device, the value for Originator is the library name, if the library has been given a name. If the library has not been given a name, the value of the Originator field is the device name of the medium changer for the tape library. When the event type of the event is Operation, the value for the Originator is the user name of the LibMON user that performed the operation.
Event Type*. There are two types of events generated by LibMON: Device and Operation. Device events are generated when an exceptional condition has been detected as a result of running the SCSI commands for the tape library. Operation events are generated when a LibMON contact or library is created, updated or deleted.
Timestamp*. Time of event generation.
Title*. Event summary.
Severity. There are three severity levels in LibMON:
*These items are displayed by default.
4. Click OK to save the changes.
1. Select an event.
2. Select the Sort option in the Selected menu.
The Sort Order dialog box is displayed.
3. Highlight an attribute, and then use the Add or Remove button to move it to or from the Sort Order box.
The attributes that can be sorted are as follows:
*These items are displayed by default.
4. Click OK to save the changes.
You can also click Reset to reset the sort order to the previous setting or click Cancel to return to the Home Page without saving any changes.
The contents of the event management area are updated automatically when a new event is detected by the LibMON server. New events returned from the server are added to the table in the order specified in the Event Sort Order dialog box.
You can display detailed information for a selected event by opening the Event Property Book Page. To access this page from the LibMON Home Page, do the following:
1. Click on an event to highlight it.
2. Select Properties in the Selected menu.
The left side of the page, labeled Sections, contains hypertext links to the different sections of the page.
3. Click on the section name to display that section of the page.
You can delete a single event or multiple events.
1. Select the event to delete.
2. Select Delete in the Selected menu.