IBM SC30-3681-08 Conguring and Monitoring the Event Logging System ELS, ELS Conguration Commands

Chapter 13. Con®guring and Monitoring the Event Logging System (ELS)

This chapter describes how to con®gure events logged by ELS and how to use the ELS commands. The information includes the following sections:

vªAccessing the ELS Con®guration Environmentº

vªELS Con®guration Commandsº

vªEntering and Exiting the ELS Operating Environmentº on page 187

vªELS Monitoring Commandsº on page 188

For more information on the Event Logging System and how to interpret ELS event messages, refer to ªChapter 12. Using the Event Logging System (ELS)º on page 147.

Accessing the ELS Con®guration Environment

The ELS con®guration environment is characterized by theELS config> prompt. Commands entered at this prompt are described ªChapter 13. Con®guring and Monitoring the Event Logging System (ELS)º.

To enter the ELS con®guration environment:

1.Enter talk 6.

The monitoring displays the Config> prompt. If the prompt does not appear, press Return.

2.At the Config> prompt, enter the following command to access ELS:

event

The monitoring displays the ELS con®guration prompt ELS( config>). Now, you can enter ELS con®guration commands.

To leave the ELS con®guration environment, enter theexit command.

ELS Con®guration Commands

Table 19 summarizes the ELS con®guration commands. The remainder of this

section describes each one in detail. After accessing the ELS con®guration environment, you can enter ELS Con®guration commands at theELS Config>

prompt.

Table 19. ELS Con®guration Command Summary

Command	Function
? (Help)	Displays all the commands available for this command level or lists the
	options for speci®c commands (if available). See ªGetting Helpº on page
	10.
Add	Adds an event to an existing group or creates a new group.
Advanced	Places you in the advanced con®guration environment in which you can
	con®gure message buffering.
Clear	Clears all ELS con®guration information.
Default	Resets the display or trap setting of an event, group, or subsystem.

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