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Overview

The primary aim of the Syslog knowledge base in Sentinel3G is to provide notification of important system messages using monitoring that is consistent across various UNIX, Linux and Windows platforms. Due to differences between the various operating systems we monitor, complete consistency is not always achievable. This document describes the general content of the Process knowledge base, and the discrepancies between them on different platforms.


Syslog Knowledge Base Version

Version Availability Date Min Sentinel
Version
1.0 6th Feb, 2006 4.4


Syslog Knowledge Base

Error Messages Class

Sentry AIX HPUX Linux SCO Solaris Tru64 Windows
Syslog
NOTE
Process Knowledge Base includes the Process Management Console, provided as an action against the Processes sentry class.

¹ On certain OSes the Processes sentry is turned off by default. Certain instances are provided as examples (nmdb, smdb) only, but should be changed to reflect the system on which the KB is installed. Note also that system services (daemons) are normally monitored via the Services sentry, so check in the Services folder before adding processes to be monitored.


Sentry Details

Overview

Sentry Class Agent Poll Time States Logging
Syslog Error_Messages Syslog 30s


Sentry State Details

Syslog Sentry

Availability
AIX, HPUX, Linux, SCO, Solaris, Tru64, Windows

States

State Severity Condition Escalation
Critical critical $severity == "critical" delete after acknowledgement
Severe severe $severity == "severe" delete after acknowledgement
alarm alarm $severity == "alarm" delete after acknowledgement
warning warning $severity == "warning" delete after acknowledgement
info info $severity == "information"delete after acknowledgement