WBEM Event Viewer Interface

[This is preliminary documentation and subject to change.]

The Event Viewer screen looks like this:

Note  You must install CIMOM and create a database of classes on the target machine before you use the Event Viewer. One of the methods for creating a database of classes is to compile a MOF file in the directory where the SDK was installed (typically c:\Wbem). To compile the MOF file, type the following command: mofcomp <filename.mof>. For more information, see MOF Compiler.

The examples in the following topics use the Cimwin32.mof file provided in the SDK. This MOF file compiles into a database of Win32® schema classes that you can view in the Event Viewer.

    To open the Event Registration Viewer
  1. Click Start.
  2. Point to Programs, then click WBEM SDK.
  3. Click WBEM Event Registration. The WBEM Login dialog box appears.

  1. Click OK.

The Event Viewer includes the following buttons:

Register for events button starts WBEM Event Registration Viewer.
View properties button allows you to view the property page of any event shown in the window.
Clear Viewer button clears the display.

The Event Viewer includes the following columns of event information:

Column Event Information
P Event priority, set for the consumer instance in the event registration control.
Time When the consumer received the event. The time is attached by the consumer, and controlled through the event registration control.
Event Class The standard property of the event.
Server The server where the event occurred.
Description A message unique for each consumer instance, set by the event registration control.

With the Event Viewer columns, you can: