Adapter Platform architecture
Adapter Platform
architectureThe
Adapter Platform
consists of four basic components:- Adapter PlatformServerTheAdapter PlatformServer prepares event information for use by theGlobal Manager. It normalizes the event information and places it in a context understood by theGlobal Manager.
- VMware Smart AssuranceSyslog AdapterTheSyslog Adapterparses a system log file and generates notifications based on the contents of the file. Either the complete contents of the file are read or the file can be tailed, which means that only newly added information is read.
- VMware Smart AssuranceSNMP Trap Adapter(Receiver)TheSNMP Trap Adapterparses SNMP traps received and generates notifications based on the contents of the traps. TheSNMP Trap Adaptercan be configured to handle many different types of traps.If you plan to receive SNMPv3 traps, additional steps are required. “Configuring the SNMP Trap Adapter to receive SNMPv3 traps” on page 49 provides more information.
- Command line interface sm_ems)The command line interface creates or modifies notifications that are sent to theGlobal Manager. This interface may be used in conjunction with third-party applications to send events to theGlobal Manager.TheSyslog Adapterand theSNMP Trap Adapterconfigurations must be customized to specify the relevant file contents or the SNMP traps to use and how the information maps to objects in theGlobal Managerrepository.