To get started, you need the following:

In This Example

In this example, the client raises an alert, which is displayed in an Alerts window of Operations Sentinel Console.

How to Code the Example

The example uses a client that is coded in C# language, as follows:

using System;
using Spo.SPDlib;
namespace ExamplesOfAPIUsage
{
    class MyAlertPrgram
    {
        // create a SPD class instance
        static SPD m_spd = new SPD();
        // Additional class member attributes declaration...
        [STAThread]
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            // Initialize the API.
            // Application name = "alert sender example"
            // No application qualifier.
            m_spd.SPDInitClient("alert sender", null);
            // Client processing...
            // Send an alert:
            //      System is windows system named host02 (in Operations Sentinel
            //      config). Alert identifier is "alarm01".
            //      No alert qualifier.
            //      Alert text is "Emergency...".
            //      No alert help text (default help file is "alarm01").
            //      External action is "plan9".
            //      Severity is critical.
            //      Application name and qualifier are the defaults.
            //      No timestamp.
            m_spd.SPDSendAlarm("host", " host_name", "alarm01", null, 
               "Emergency in computer center", null, "plan9", 
               SPD.SPD_alarmSeverityType.SPD_critical, null, null, null);
            // No event processing required if events are only sent, but not 
            // received.
            Console.Read();
        } // function: Main
    } // class: MyProgram
}

Data Flow Diagram

The following figure shows the flow of information for the alert source client.