Where to Find Diagnostic Information


The following table lists locations where you can find diagnostic information for problems with PATROL KM for Event Management.

Type

Location

Description

Installation logs

% USERPROFILE*%\Application Data\BMCINSTALL*

System Output Window

See the documentation for you PATROL console.

The system output window contains messages relating to the operation of KMs, including error messages.

PATROL Event Manager

From the PATROL console, right-click the host and select Event Manager.

The PATROL Event Manager shows all of the PATROL related events for the host. You can check here to determine if NOTIFY_EVENTS are being generated.

parameter annotation data

From the PATROL console, access the host Event Management application and open one of the following parameters:

  • NotifiedEvents
  • BlackoutEvents
  • EscalatedEvents

Double-click the annotated data points on the graph.

These parameter annotations contains information about every notification related event that passes through the PATROL KM for Event Management.

 

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BMC PATROL for Event Management 2.9.00