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Location of Event Disposition Files

The name of every event disposition (EventDisp) file is always EventDisp.

Note: In the Windows environment, no file extension is used.

The EventDisp files that support the events provided with CA Spectrum are installed in the following directories:

• $SPECROOT/SS/CsVendor/vendor_directory

  An EventDisp file in this location defines the processing for all events created by the developer that are global in scope. The vendor_directory variable is the name of the developer, vendor, or manufacturer for which the EventDisp file is used.

  Note: In some instances, CA uses something other than the developer name for the developer-specific directory; for example, the IETF directory contains the EventDisp file that specifies the processing for events that result from standard RFC traps.

• $SPECROOT/SS/CSVendor/vendor_directory/model_type_name

  An EventDisp file in this location defines the processing for all events that are created by the developer whose scope is limited to the model type represented by model_type_name. In this case, vendor_directory is the name of the developer, vendor, or manufacturer for which the model type was created (for example, Cisco).

Note: If an event map entry exists in both a global EventDisp file and a model type-specific EventDisp file, the event map entry in the model type-specific file takes precedence.

If you customize the event processing for the CA Spectrum predefined events, or if you create new custom events using MIB Tools or Event Configuration, a custom EventDisp file is created in the following directory or in one of its subdirectories:

$SPECROOT/custom/Events

Note: The event map entries in a custom EventDisp file override those entries in the predefined CA Spectrum EventDisp files.