Introduction to the Cisco Element Management Framework Event Manager

This chapter provides you basic instructions on how to access and use all of the applications contained within the Cisco Element Management Framework (Cisco EMF) Event Manager. The Cisco EMF Event Manager requires Cisco EMF to be installed. Cisco EMF runs on the Common Desktop Environment (CDE). You should be familiar with this working environment. Using the Event Thresholder through the Command Line Interface (CLI) requires you to have a good understanding of UNIX, and it is assumed you are working in a C shell environment.

Documentation Conventions

This section describes the documentation conventions used throughout this manual.

Keyboard Conventions

Throughout this manual, key combinations used for keyboard shortcuts are displayed as Ctrl + <required key>. Press the Ctrl (Control) key and the required command key simultaneously.

Selecting Items From Lists

Throughout Cisco EMF Event Manager, you must select items from lists displayed in the various windows. The following sections describe the methods available to select individual items or multiple items.

Selecting an Individual Item

Step 1 Select the relevant item.

Step 2 It becomes highlighted.

Figure 1-1: Individual Item Selected

Block Selections Using the Click and Shift Buttons

Step 1 Select the first item.

Step 2 The item becomes highlighted.

Step 3 Press the Shift button.

Step 4 Select the last item in the sequence.

Step 5 Release the Shift button.

Step 6 All items between the first and last item are highlighted.

Figure 1-2: Block Select

Multiple Selections Using Click and Control Button

Step 1 Select a relevant item in the list.

Step 2 The item will become highlighted.

Step 3 Place the cursor over the next item to be selected.

Step 4 Press Ctrl + the left mouse button.

Step 5 The item will become highlighted.

Step 6 Repeat step 3 until all the required items are highlighted.

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Figure 1-3: Interspersed Block Selection

Selecting All Items

Step 1 Place the cursor anywhere in the relevant window.

Step 2 Press the right mouse button.

Step 3 A pop-up menu is displayed.

Step 4 Drag the cursor to the Select All option.

Step 5 All items in the list become highlighted.

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Figure 1-4: All Items Selected

Deselecting All Items

Step 1 Place the cursor anywhere in the relevant window.

Step 2 Press the right mouse button.

Step 3 A pop-up menu is displayed.

Step 4 Drag the cursor to the Deselect option.

Step 5 All items in the list are deselected.

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Context Sensitive Pop Up Menus

Throughout Cisco EMF Event Manager, you can access popup menus from map objects, events listed in the Event Browser, and objects listed in any containment tree. The pop up menus allow you to access functionality relevant to the selected element.

Step 1 Open the appropriate window to display the required element.

Step 2 Place the cursor over the element.

Step 3 Press the right mouse button.

Step 4 A pop up menu is displayed. This menu details all of the options that can be accessed from the selected element.

Step 5 Drag the cursor to the required menu option, then release the right mouse button.

Step 6 The selected application window is displayed.

Tooltips Option

The Tooltips option displays a brief description of the tool or icon that the cursor is left over. Tooltips is enabled as default.

Disabling the Tooltips Option

Step 1 From the Options menu, select the Enable Tooltips option.

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Enable Tooltips

Step 2 The square next to Enable Tooltips option disappears.

Step 3 Tooltips is disabled.

Enabling and Using the Tooltips Option

Step 1 From the Options menu, select the Enable Tooltips option.

Step 2 A square appears next to Enable Tooltips.

Step 3 Place the cursor over an object.

Step 4 A description of the object is displayed.

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Figure 1-5: Example Tooltip

Toolbar

The Toolbar contains icon buttons which invoke various tools and menu options. The icons displayed in the Toolbar vary depending on which window is being viewed. You can disable the Toolbar so that it is not displayed on screen.