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event server. In the IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console product, a central server that processes events. The event server creates an entry for each incoming event and evaluates the event against a rule base to determine whether it can respond to or modify the event automatically. The event server also updates the event consoles with the current event information. If the primary event server is not available, events can be sent to a secondary event server.

F

format file. A file that serves as the lookup file for matching log messages to event classes. Moreover, it serves as the source from which a CDS file is generated.

G

gateway. See IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console gateway and Tivoli Management Framework gateway.

I

IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console gateway. The software that receives events from endpoint adapters, bundles them up, and forwards them to the event server. It runs on the same host as the Tivoli Management Framework gateway.

M

managed node. In a Tivoli environment, a computer system on which Tivoli Management Framework is installed. Contrast with endpoint.

P

prefilter. A type of filter defined in an adapter configuration file for filtering raw events at the source, before any adapter processing.

profile. In a Tivoli environment, a container for application-specific information about a particular type of resource. A Tivoli application specifies the template for its profiles; the template includes information about the resources that can be managed by that Tivoli application.

A profile is created in the context of a profile manager; the profile manager links a profile to the Tivoli resource (for example, a managed node) that uses the information contained in the profile. A profile does not have any direct subscribers.

R

rule. In the IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console product, one or more logical statements that enable the event

server to recognize relationships among events (event correlation) and to execute automated responses accordingly. Also see rule base and rule set.

rule base. In the IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console product, one or more rule sets and the event class definitions for which the rules are written. The IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console product uses the rule base in managing events. An organization can create many rule bases, with each rule base fulfilling a different set of needs for network computing management.

rule set. In the IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console product, a file that contains one or more rules. Also see rule base.

S

severity level. In the IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console product, a classification for an event that indicates its degree of severity. Severity levels can be modified by a user or an IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console rule. The predefined severity levels, in order of descending severity, include: fatal, critical, warning, minor, harmless, and unknown.

slot. In the IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console product, obsolete term for attribute.

source. In the IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console product, a resource, such as a host, that is being monitored by an event adapter.

T

task. In a Tivoli environment, the definition of an action that must be routinely performed on various managed nodes throughout the network. A task defines the executable files to be run when the task is executed, the authorization role required to execute the task, and the user or group name under which the task will execute.

Tivoli Management Framework gateway. Tivoli Management Framework software that provides services between the endpoints and the rest of the Tivoli environment. Also referred to as the endpoint gateway.

Tivoli management region (TMR). In a Tivoli environment, a Tivoli server and the set of clients that it serves. An organization can have more than one TMR. A TMR addresses the physical connectivity of resources whereas a policy region addresses the logical organization of resources.

TMR. See Tivoli Management Region.

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