Configuring EEM
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Defining a Policy Using a VSH Script
To define a policy using a VSH script, follow these steps:
In a text editor, list the CLI commands that define the policy.
Step 1
Name the text file and save it.
Step 2
Copy the file to the following system directory:
Step 3
bootflash://eem/user_script_policies
Registering and Activating a VSH Script Policy
To register and activate a policy defined in a VSH script, follow these steps:
Command
Step 1
config t
Step 2
event manager policy policy-script
Step 3
show event manager internal policy name
Step 4
copy running-config startup-config
Overriding a Policy
To override a system policy, follow these steps:
Command
Step 1
config t
Step 2
show event manager policy-state
system-policy
Step 3
event manager applet applet-name
override system-policy
Step 4
description policy-description
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Purpose
Enters configuration mode.
Registers and activates an EEM script policy. The
policy-script can be any case-sensitive alphanumeric
string up to 29 characters.
(Optional) Displays information about the configured
policy.
(Optional) Saves this configuration change.
Purpose
Enters configuration mode.
(Optional) Displays information about the system
policy that you want to override, including thresholds.
Use the show event manager system-policy
command to find the system policy names.
Overrides a system policy and enters applet
configuration mode. The applet-name can be any
case-sensitive alphanumeric string up to 29 characters.
The system-policy must be one of the existing system
policies.
(Optional) Configures a descriptive string for the
policy. The string can be any alphanumeric string up to
80 characters. Enclose the string in quotation marks.
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