1.6.3 Nomenclature
There are certain terms that are applied somewhat interchangeably throughout WEBES, so you need to become aware of some subtle differences in meaning.
- Hardware configuration refers to the field replaceable units (FRUs) or hardware components currently installed in a system.
- System configuration refers to the current software settings of the SEA system and each of the services it contains. Most of the settings can be changed using the SEA interfaces.
- On Windows, there are at least 3 binary event logs: Application, System, and Security log. As of this release on Windows, the Application log (AppEvent.evt) is the only log processed by SEA. However, in this and other WEBES documents, it is stated that the system event log is read or written by SEA. This is intended to mean generically "the binary event log on the system that SEA processes" on all platforms. On Windows, this should not be confused with the System Event Log (SysEvent.evt), which is never accessed, read or written by SEA.
- WEBES can be installed and run on certain operating systems, and is often said to "support" the operating systems even when SEA may not analyze events on those operating systems. See Section 1.4.
- For informational and troubleshooting purposes, the release notes may specify the exact platforms used for WEBES testing. In spite of that, you always can install and run SEA on supported hardware and operating systems even when a particular one was not formally included in the test environment.
- There is a defined list of supported products that SEA can analyze, regardless of where SEA may be installed. See Section 1.5.