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cawto (Windows only)

This command has the following format:

cawto   [options] message-text

        -cat/-g category
        -i invisible
        -msg msgnum
        -s/-sou source
        -sev/-v severity
        text
        [-a attribute]
        [-c color]
        [-k keep]
        [-l]
        [-n node]
        [-s source]

Environment Variables

CA_OPERA_NODE

Configuration variable that can be set to an alternate node. If this variable is set and cawto is issued without a node specification, the value of CA_OPERA_NODE is used.

-l

Event should be logged without matching against defined policy records.

-msg msgnum

This is a numeric value associated with the message (event) that names the message. It is part of the prefix for CA NSM messages. For example: CASH_999_W where 999 is the message number.

Value: numeric 1 - 99999999

Default: no message number

-s/-sou source

Identifies the application that is the source of the message (event). For example: CASH_999_W, where CASH is the source of the event and CASH=Workload.

Value: character string, 1-255

Default: none

-sev/-v severity

Severity of the message (event). When viewing events with severity codes in the GUI console, different icons appear to the left of the events indicating the severity status.

Value: 1-3 characters. CA recommends the following to ensure that icons appear:

I - Informational
S - Success
W - Warning
E - Error
F - Failure

Default: none

-cat/-g category

The category associated with the event.

Value: character string, 1-255

Default: none