Prerequisites For Configuring And Managing Embedded Event Manager Policies; Information About Configuring And Managing Embedded Event Manager Policies; Event Management; System Event Detection - Cisco ASR 9000 Serie Configuration Manuals

Prerequisites for Configuring and Managing Embedded Event Manager Policies

Feature History for Configuring and Managing Embedded Event Manager Policies
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Prerequisites for Configuring and Managing Embedded Event
Manager Policies
You must be in a user group associated with a task group that includes the proper task IDs. The command
reference guides include the task IDs required for each command. If you suspect user group assignment is
preventing you from using a command, contact your AAA administrator for assistance.
Information About Configuring and Managing Embedded Event
Manager Policies

Event Management

Embedded Event Management (EEM) in the Cisco IOS XR Software system essentially involves system
event management. An event can be any significant occurrence (not limited to errors) that has happened within
the system. The Cisco IOS XR Software EEM detects those events and implements appropriate responses.
The EEM can also be used to prevent or contain faults and to assist in fault recovery.
The EEM enables a system administrator to specify appropriate action based on the current state of the system.
For example, a system administrator can use EEM to request notification by e-mail when a hardware device
needs replacement.
The EEM also maintains reliability metrics for each process in the system.

System Event Detection

The EEM interacts with routines, "event detectors," that actively monitor the system for events. The EEM
relies on an event detector that it has provided to syslog to detect that a certain system event has occurred. It
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router System Monitoring Configuration Guide, Release 4.2.x
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Prerequisites for Configuring and Managing Embedded Event Manager Policies, page 42
Information About Configuring and Managing Embedded Event Manager Policies, page 42
How to Configure and Manage Embedded Event Manager Policies, page 55
Configuration Examples for Event Management Policies , page 80
Configuration Examples for Writing Embedded Event Manager Policies Using Tcl , page 82
Additional References, page 92
Embedded Event Manager Policy Tcl Command Extension Reference, page 93
Configuring and Managing Embedded Event Manager Policies
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