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Understanding the Event Traffic Controller

Through Configuration Manager, you can configure the Event Traffic Controller. The Event Traffic Controller provides an interface between CA Automation Point and the CA NSM Event Manager, allowing you to control the flow of event traffic between the two products.

Here is a list of some functions you can perform with the Event Traffic Controller:

• Specify the CA NSM or Windows hosts you want to process
• Enable or disable a given CA NSM or Windows event type
• Turn logging on or off for a given event type
• Forward all CA Automation Point messages to CA NSM by default
• Control performance metrics, including the frequency of event polling
• Modify session and system names

For useful information about how you can use the Event Traffic Controller, see the section Troubleshooting the Event Traffic Controller in this chapter.