Compaq AlphaServer G160, User Manual

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ConsoleWorks 3-3
ConsoleWorks monitors console output for events, which are text strings in a
console’s SCM or SRM output. Each event is part of one or more scans, or
collection of events. A scan, in turn, is associated with one or more consoles.
Compaq has customized the ConsoleWorks application used in the SMC to
monitor for particular events and to send mail to user-specified recipients when
those events occur. The diagram in Figure 3–1 shows the actions that take place
when ConsoleWorks recognizes an event; callouts are described here:
The GS80/160/320 system generates a console alert. (This does not include
operating system alerts.)
As with all console activity, the alert travels through the GS80/160/320
serial port and over the console line to the SMC.
ConsoleWorks monitors all activity on the console line. It detects an event
based on information in the file SCM.PORT and generates an action.
The action taken by ConsoleWorks is to run the file MAIL.BAT, which in
turn runs MAIL.PL.
The scripting agent interprets MAIL.PL and sends SMTP mail to the mail
server, which delivers it to the specified recipient. Figure 3–2 shows a
representative mail message.
Figure 3–2 Mail Message from ConsoleWorks