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Configuring Embedded Event Manager
Embedded Event Manager (EEM) is a distributed and customized approach to event detection and
recovery within a Cisco IOS device. EEM offers the ability to monitor events and take informational,
corrective, or any other EEM action when the monitored events occur or when a threshold is reached.
An EEM policy defines an event and the actions to be taken when that event occurs.
This chapter tells how to use EEM and how to configure it on the Catalyst 3750 switch. For complete
syntax and usage information for the commands used in this chapter, see the switch command reference
for this release and the Cisco IOS Network Management Command Reference. For the complete EEM
document set, see these documents in the Cisco IOS Network Management Configuration Guide:
Embedded Event Manager Overview:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/netmgmt/configuration/guide/nm_eem_overview.html
Writing Embedded Event Manager Policies Using the Cisco IOS CLI:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/netmgmt/configuration/guide/nm_eem_policy_cli.html
Writing Embedded Event Manager Policies Using Tcl:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/netmgmt/configuration/guide/nm_eem_policy_tcl.html
Note Beginning with Cisco IOS Release 12.2(55)SE, this feature is supported on switches running the IP base
image.
This chapter has these sections:
Understanding Embedded Event Manager, page33-1
Configuring Embedded Event Manager, page33-6
Displaying Embedded Event Manager Information, page 33-7

Understanding Embedded Event Manager

EEM monitors key system events and then acts on them through a set policy. This policy is a programmed
script that you can use to customize a script to invoke an action based on a given set of events occurring.
The script generates actions such as generating custom syslog or Simple Network Management Protocol
(SNMP) traps, invoking CLI commands, forcing a failover, and so forth. The event management
capabilities of EEM are useful because not all event management can be managed from the switch and
because some problems compromise communication between the switch and the external network
management device. Network availability is improved if automatic recovery actions are performed
without rebooting the switch.