Starting the Adapter

By default, the adapter is always started when Windows NT is started. If you are using the Windows NT service version of the Windows NT event log adapter, you can use the Windows NT tools to operate the adapter. For example, you can start and stop the adapter using Windows NT Control Panel Services. You can also manually start the adapter from the command line with the following command:

net start TECNTAdapter

Note: The endpoint adapter is automatically started as a step in the adapter installation process when the adapter configuration profile (ACP) is distributed using the Adapter Configuration Facility (ACF).

Stopping the Adapter

You can manually stop the adapter from the command line with the following command:

net stop TECNTAdapter

Note: The endpoint adapter can be automatically stopped by distributing an ACP that has the adapter start command removed from the after-file-distribution actions. See the IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console User’s Guide for additional information.

Events Listing

The following table shows the class names and severities of all events defined for the Windows NT event log adapter. You can use it to get a sense of how Windows NT events are mapped to IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console events and to determine if you want to make any changes. The events are defined in the BAROC file.

See the IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console Rule Builder’s Guide for more information about customizing the BAROC file.

Event Class Structure

Event classes are defined hierarchically, with child classes inheriting attribute value defaults from the parent. The Windows NT event classes follow a simple hierarchy.

The adapter fills in the following attribute default values. The attributes are used in event group filters.

source NT

sub_source

NT

hostname

hostname where the event originated

The following events are defined in BAROC file:

Event Class

NT_Base

NT_Base_Event

NT_Diskfull

Default Severity

WARNING

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