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Event Log Player

The Event Log Player utility plays back prior Console Logs so that you can optimize the AEC policy. The player resembles a video cassette recorder. You must enter the log directory and starting date and times as well as a target Event Management node. Clicking Play causes all prior log messages that meet the criteria to be resent to today's console on the designated node. In this way, you can use historical events to provide simulation for the AEC rules. Other features allow for a real-time playback mode in which the messages are sent with their original frequency.

The Event Log Player installs with the Windows AEC only. To start the Event Log Player, enter the following at a command prompt:

C:\Program Files\ca\sharedcomponents\ccs\wvem\ace\EmEvtLogPlayer.exe

Understanding the AEC Components

This section briefly explains the components within AEC that help you analyze events to identify the true issues within a series of related events. For a more detailed understanding of these components, see Inside Event Management and Alert Management and the online AEC helps systems.