BMC Event Log Adapter for Windows
The BMC Event Log Adapter for Windows (BMC ELA) monitors the system, security, and application events generated by the Windows operating system, translates the events, and forwards the events to a cell. The BMC Event Log Adapter for Windows provides predefined parsing, configuration, event classes, and collectors for organizing events in the Events View.
The BMC Event Log Adapter for Windows offers the same functionality as the Perl EventLog Adapter for Windows without requiring you to install Perl on your computer. The implementation of the BMC Event Log Adapter for Windows differs from that of the other BMC Event Adapters. The following table describes these differences.
BMC EA versus BMC ELA comparison
Criterion | BMC Event Adapters (EA) | BMC Event Log Adapter for Windows (ELA) |
|---|---|---|
Adapters included in package |
| BMC Event Log Adapter for Windows |
Process | mcxa.pl process (Engine Manager) | Binary executable |
Platform | Windows and UNIX | Windows |
Windows Service name | BMC Event Adapters | BMC Event Log Adapter for Windows |
Configuration location | mcxa.conf file | Windows registry |
For more information about the BMC Event Log Adapter for Windows, see Using the BMC Event Log Adapter for Windows.