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Module 18 Event Alarms Event Alarms 03-2003 18-1 © 2001, 2003 International Business Machines Corporation Objectives At the end of this module, you will be able to: Explain how to use the event alarm feature List the event severity codes List the classes of alarm events in the server environment Explain the purpose of the system alarm program 18-2 18-2 Event Alarms Event Alarms Severity code Database Server Class ID Shell script or binary Class message program) Message text Event file ALARMPROGRAM Message Log File 18-3 The event alarm feature provides a mechanism to automatically trigger administrative actions based on events that occur in the server environment. As a subset of events occur that the server reports to the message log file, an alarm program is invoked. The ALARMPROGRAM configuration parameter specifies the alarm program to invoke. ALARMPROGRAM must be set to the full pathname of the alarm program. This alarm program is created by the system administrator and can be either a shell script or binary program. Event Alarms 18-3 The Alarm Program The alarm program can be a shell script or binary program and must