Creating Events from Application Server (Advanced)
It is possible to create user events from the application server
to the Event Browser. This feature may be useful for user specific
customization, automation, or reporting. To do this a command line
utility is available on the server in the /u/wandl/bindirectory. The utility is called .eventcli (note that the utility
is a hidden file).
Post Single Event
To post a single event, run the following command on the server:
/u/wandl/bin/.eventcli command <cmdname> <parameters - comma delimited list> <cmdname> = postevt <parameters> = <eventType>,<elementType>,<deviceID>,<elementName>,<Severity>,<sourceIP>,<description>
<eventType> corresponds to Event Browser Type field. It is case sensitive and must match one of the predefined types. A list of these event types can be found in the Event Browser > Post Network Event window in the Type field. This field is required.
Figure 1: List of Event Types 
<elementType> are Element Types such as Node, Protocol, Tunnel. You may create your own entry.
<deviceID> is the Device ID of the router or equipment. You may create your own entry even if the device is not part of the network.
<elementName> is the Element Name. You may create your own entry.
<Severity> levels are mapped as follows:
UNDEFINED = -1
INFO = 1000. This is the default value if left blank or mapped incorrectly.
NORMAL = 2000
UP = 2001
WARNING = 3000
MINOR = 4000
MAJOR = 5000
CRITICAL = 6000
DOWN = 6001
<sourceIP> is the source IP address. You may create your own entry.
<description> is the Description field. You may create a string using double quotes.
Example post single event command:
/u/wandl/bin/.eventcli command postevt NetworkEvent,Node,ATL,fe-0/1,5000,192.10.20.105,"test event from command mode"
Only the <eventType> field is required to post an event. If the other parameters are not specified, then the values will simply be blank and use the default INFO severity level.
Post Multple Events
To post multiple events, run the following command on the server:
/u/wandl/bin/.eventcli batch <batchcmd_file><batchcmd_file> = This is a text file with a list of commands using the same syntax described in Post Single Event. Use one command per line.
Example batch command text file:
postevt NetworkEvent,Node,ATL,5000,ATL,192.10.20.105,"test event from command mode“ postevt NetworkEvent,Interface,WAS,2000,fe-0/1,192.10.20.102,"test event from command mode“ postevt ThresholdEvent,Tunnel,TPE,3000,Tunnel100,192.10.20.101,"test event from command mode“
You may use the # symbol in the file for comments which are ignored by the utility.