Preface; Who Should Read This Guide; What This Guide Contains - IBM Enterprise Console Manual

Preface

The IBM
for the currently available IBM Tivoli

Who Should Read This Guide

This guide is for IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console administrators who configure event
adapters and IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console gateways.
You should have prior knowledge of the following:
v UNIX
v Microsoft
v Tivoli Management Framework
v Adapter operating system

What This Guide Contains

The IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console Adapters Guide contains the following sections:
v Chapter 1, "Understanding Adapters"
v The following chapters provide information about how to configure and use
v Chapter 8, "IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console Gateways"
v Appendix A, "Files Shipped with Adapters"
v Appendix B, "Format File Reference"
v Appendix C, "Class Definition Statement File Reference"
© Copyright IBM Corp. 2002
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Tivoli Enterprise Console
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operating system
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Windows 2000 or Windows NT
For example, if you are using an OpenView adapter, you should be familiar with
Hewlett-Packard OpenView.
Describes adapters, events, attributes, adapter architecture, and adapter files.
each adapter:
– Chapter 2, "AS/400 Alert Adapter"
– Chapter 3, "AS/400 Message Adapter"
– Chapter 4, "NetWare Log File Adapter"
– Chapter 5, "OpenView Adapter"
– Chapter 6, "OS/2 Adapter"
– Chapter 7, "SNMP Adapter"
– Chapter 9, "UNIX Log File Adapter"
– Chapter 10, "Windows Event Log Adapter"
– Chapter 11, "Windows NT Event Log Adapter"
Provides information about how to configure the IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console
gateway.
Lists significant files shipped with and used by each adapter.
Contains details about format files, including organization, syntax, and how to
modify them.
Contains details about class definition statement files, including organization,
syntax, and how to modify them.
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Adapters Guide provides detailed descriptions
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Enterprise Console adapters.
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operating systems
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