Creating Events

The %ProductName% Genevent utility enables you to define events. By default, user-defined events are directed to the server or servers known to be managing the agent from which the event is sent. Genevent must be used from a command prompt on the %ProductServerName% or a system; it is not available through the %ProductName% Console.

Use the following syntax to run genevent from a command prompt on systems running under Windows, OS/2, and NetWare:

genevent /required_parameters /optional_parameters

You must specify the following required_parameters:

type:type
where type is a dot-delimited string of Event Type categories, for example, Director.Topology.Online. These categories are described under Event Type in the Event Filter Builder  help window.
text:text
where text is a descriptive string you supply to identify the cause of the event.

You can also specify the following optional_parameters:

sev:severity
where severity indicates the urgency of this event. Specify one of the following: If unspecified, severity defaults to unknown. These categories are described under Severity in the Event Filter Builder help window.
dest:@EventServer
(Default) @EventServer designates that the event should be directed to the server or servers known to be managing this agent.
dest:protocol::name
where protocol is the transport used between the system and the %ProductServerName% to which this event is sent, and name is the %ProductServerName% name used by the specified protocol. Valid values for protocol are: Example: NETBIOS::TWGSVR1