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Event Writer Rule Definitions

When CA SDM is installed, a default configuration is supplied that runs on the CA SDM server. This default configuration sets up a single event source, filter, and writer, and has a filter rule that passes all events to the writer. The default writer rule creates requests for all events that it receives.

The default writer rule file, tngwriter_rule.dat, is located in $NX_ROOT/site/eh/IP (UNIX) or installation-directory\site\eh\IP (Windows) on the CA SDM server. $NX_ROOT or installation‑directory is the directory where you installed CA SDM and IP is the IP address of the CA SDM server.

You can view the contents of this file to see the default writer rule definitions and comments describing the format of the writer rules. The comments are at the beginning of the file, and the writer rules are at the end. Comment lines begin with the pound sign (#).

Use a text editor to view, update, and save the writer rule file. However, do not use an editor that leaves extra formatting characters in the file. We recommend WordPad for Windows users and vi for UNIX users.