Events Listing

The following shows the class names and severities of all events defined for the AS/400 message adapter. You can use it to get a sense of how AS/400 messages are mapped to IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console events and to determine if you want to make any changes. The events are defined in the as400msg.baroc file on the event server.

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 AS/400 message event classes follow a simple hierarchy. The AS/400 message adapter fills in the following attribute defaults. The attributes are used in event group filters.

source AS400_MSGQ

sub_source

Fully qualified message queue name.

origin Protocol address of the system.

hostname

Name of the system from the host name table.

date Date and time the message was sent.

msg First level message text with replacement values.

The following events are defined in the sample BAROC file provided with this product:

Event Class

Default Severity

 

 

 

AS400_TEC_MSGQ_ADAPTER

(Based on the AS/400 message severity)

 

 

00-19 HARMLESS 20-29 WARNING 30-39

 

 

MINOR 40-59 CRITICAL 60-99 FATAL

 

 

 

AS400_MSG_BASE

(Based on the AS/400 message severity)

 

 

00-19 HARMLESS 20-29 WARNING 30-39

 

 

MINOR 40-59 CRITICAL 60-99 FATAL

 

 

 

 

AS400_MSG

 

 

 

 

 

AS400_Writer_Started

 

 

 

 

 

AS400_Writer_Ended_Normal

 

 

 

 

 

AS400_Device_No_Longer_Communicating

 

 

 

 

AS400_Controller_Failed

 

 

 

 

 

AS400_Controller_NotReplying

 

 

 

 

 

AS400_Network_Session_Unavailable

 

 

 

 

 

AS400_Controller_Contacted_Line

 

 

 

 

 

AS400_Controller_Off_or_NotRecognized

 

 

 

 

AS400_Unable_Auto_VaryOn

 

 

 

 

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