Intended Audience

This guide is intended for users who want to:

Set up and manage Console Manager on the host system
Monitor events on the systems being managed through Console Manager (the serviced systems), and perform system management tasks on those systems.
Write event notification routines additional to those supplied with Console Manager

The following table shows you where the tasks you wish to complete are described, and the type of experience you should have before attempting any of them:

Task	Required Experience	See the chapter
Setting up and managing Console Manager on the host system.	System management, and at least a working knowledge of the operating system.	Introduction through Managing Console Manager the appendix Using VAX 8500/8700/8800 Systems as Serviced Systems.”
Monitoring events on the systems being managed by Console Manager (the serviced systems), and performing system management tasks on those systems.	System management of a serviced system.	Introduction and Using Console Manager From the C3 Interface, if using workstations; Introduction and Using Console Manager From the Command Line Interface if using character cell terminals.
Writing event notification action routines additional to those supplied with Console Manager.	High level language, shell programming, or writing DCL command procedures.	Setting up the ENS Components