The Process Manager
Each entry in the services table specifies which command to run, who can run it and
on which host.

4.6.1 Interaction with the Database

The Transaction Log Manager maintains the transactions table (see Section 10.2.23).
It consults the services table (see Section 10.2.20) in order to execute transactions on
behalf of its clients.
4.7 The Event Manager
When an RMS daemon detects an anomaly (suchas a node crash or a high temperature
reading), it writes an event description to the events table (see Section 10.2.6). It is the
job of the Event Manager,eventmgr, to execute recovery scripts thateither correct the
fault or report it to the operators if manual intervention is required.
On receiving an event notification, the Event Manager looks for a matching entry in the
event_handlers table (see Section 10.2.7), executing the handler script if it finds a
match (see Section 8.2 for details). If no match is found, it runs the default event
handler script; this script is site-specific, but it would typically run a commandto
escalate the event through SNMP or email.
The Event Manager also implements the event-waiting mechanism that enables client
applications both to generate and to waitefficiently on a specified event. Typical events
include the following:
•Nodes changing state
•Partitions starting
•Transaction log entries being executed
The details that describe the event are heldin the events table (see Section10.2.6).
The Event Manager’sjob is to notify interested clients that the event has occurred. This
frees the clients from havingto poll for the information. Formore information on RMS
event handling,see Chapter8 (Event Handling).

4.7.1 Interaction with the Database

The Event Manager consults the events table (see Section 10.2.6) and the
event_handlers table (see Section 10.2.7).
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