TEC Task Library - Send_Event
Creates a new event and sends it to
the specified event server registered in the current
Tivoli Management Region (TMR).
Perform the following steps to configure the task:
- Select Send_Event from the TEC Tasks list in the Task Execution
dialog box.
The configuration options for the task are displayed in the
right pane.
- In the right pane, navigate the following fields and type or select values to use
for the new event:
- Event Server's Name
- The event server to receive the event.
- message
- The message text of the event.
- hostname
- The name of the system on which the event occurred.
- origin
- The protocol address or host name of the source system.
- severity
- The severity of the event.
- sub_origin
- A further categorization of the origin.
- sub_source
- A further categorization of the source.
- CLASS_NAME
- The event class. You must provide a value.
- SOURCE
- The source of the event defined by the adapter type.
You must provide a value.
Assumptions and Prerequisites
- This task assumes that the wpostemsg command is available on the host where
the task executes. The wpostemsg command is always available on the event server
host and endpoints that have an event adapter installed.
Authorization Required
super, senior, admin, user
Command-Line (CLI) Execution
This task can be executed from the command line.
See Also
- The Tivoli Enterprise Adapters Guide for details about events and
event adapters
- TEC Task Library
- The IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console Command and Task Reference for details about tasks,
environment variables available to tasks,
and how to configure and execute tasks from the command line