Compaq AlphaServer GS80 User Manual page 89

An event is a text string in the input or output of a serial port for which
ConsoleWorks tests. The string can be to or from the SCM, SRM, or operating
system. A number of events are supplied by ConsoleWorks and by Compaq; the
user can create others (Section 3.4.3). Compaq supplies a number of events that
are specific to the GS80/160/320 system (Section 3.4.1).
An event can trigger an action. Three actions are available: acknowledge (and
optionally purge) the event, send mail to a designated recipient, and broadcast a
message. In order for an action to occur, the user must enable it for the event
(Section 3.4.2).
An event must be part of a scan, which is a collection of events that is associated
with a console. The Compaq-supplied events are all included in one scan; other
scans can be added (Section 3.4.4). In addition, scans can be imported to
ConsoleWorks from other console management software. See the ConsoleWorks
Administrator and User Guide for information about importing scans.
Every time ConsoleWorks starts, it validates all outstanding events (events that
have not been acknowledged). This can result in a long startup if
unacknowledged events are allowed to accumulate. You can acknowledge and,
optionally, purge selected events or a page of events for a specified console
(3.4.5). Or you can expunge (acknowledge and purge) all events of a specified
priority or lower for one or more consoles (Section 3.4.6). Alternatively, you can
have ConsoleWorks automatically acknowledge (or acknowledge and purge)
selected events for a specified console by using an action (Section 3.4.2).
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