Overview

The PrimeAlert EventLogAlert module can be used to monitor Windows event logs. Several of these log files may be scanned by loading multiple PrimeAlert EventLogAlert modules in PrimeAlert agents. Patterns may be added, removed and edited in the module without having to restart it or the agent into which it has been loaded.
Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 offer three types of event logs:
  • System: Contains events that are specific to the Windows system.
  • Application: Contains events that concern Windows applications.
  • Security: Contains events that are important to the security of the Windows system.
Windows Server 2003 R2 and above offers two additional event logs:
  • ForwardedEvents: Contains events that have been forwarded from remote Windows computers.
  • HardwareEvents: Contains hardware events that have been generated locally by the Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI).
The following help pages describe how to load PrimeAlert EventLogAlert modules and how to use the PrimeAlert EventLogAlert module to scan Windows event logs.