===== ServiceNow Event Manager =====

==== Purpose ====
  * The Cockpit plugin gives the possibility to send metrics, alarms and metadata to the ServiceNow platform
  * Once active, this plugin will collect all generated alerts and metrics and regularly post them to ServiceNow.
  * It is possible to define several ServiceNow plugins, for example if a secondary collector is in place.

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==== Configuration ====
  * From the plugin menu, select "ServiceNow Event Management" type and click on "Add" to create a new plugin, this will open plugin configuration screen
  * Fill the plugin settings form:
    * **Enabled:** To enable or disable the plugin
    * **Name:** The plugin name
    * **User/Password:** Credentials to access the host
    * **API Url for Config:** : Webservice used to send configuration
    * **API Url for Events:** : Webservice used to send events
    * **API Url for Metrics:** : Webservice used to send metrics
    * **Chunk size:** The maximum number of alerts or metrics waiting in the output buffer. Used to limit the memory usage if events are created faster than consumed