Compaq GS320 Installation And User Manual page 125

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 8.5.1). Compaq supplies a number of events that
are specific to the GS80/160/320 system (Section 8.5.2).
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 8.5.3).
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 8.5.4). In addition, scans can be imported to
ConsoleWorks from other console management software. See the ConsoleWorks
Administration/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
(8.5.5). Or you can expunge (acknowledge and purge) all events of a specified
priority or lower for one or more consoles (Section 8.5.6). Alternatively, you can
have ConsoleWorks automatically acknowledge (or acknowledge and purge)
selected events for a specified console by using an action (Section 8.5.3).
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