[python-win32] Monitoring the Event Log

R. Alan Monroe amonroe at columbus.rr.com
Thu Nov 18 00:32:39 CET 2004


> I have a RAID array on a server whose driver posts an event to the
> System Event Log when there's a change in the status of the array. I
> could just buy an event log monitor that will send me e-mail when that
> happens but I was wondering: Could I write a Python service to monitor
> the event log? 

Probably, but why not set up a perfmon alert to do it for you? Perfmon
alerts can execute arbitrary programs when they detect the event,
including python.

Alan



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