Installation guide

Contents
HP-UX version 11.00.03 Contents v
5. Administering Fault Tolerant Hardware 5-1
Fault Tolerant Hardware Administration 5-1
Using Hardware Utilities 5-2
Determining Hardware Paths 5-2
Physical Hardware Configuration 5-3
Continuum Series 400/400-CO Hardware Paths 5-5
CPU, Memory, and Console Controller Paths 5-7
I/O Subsystem Paths 5-8
Logical Hardware Configuration 5-9
Logical Cabinet Configuration 5-10
Logical LAN Manager Configuration 5-12
Logical SCSI Manager Configuration 5-13
Defining a Logical SCSI Bus 5-15
Mapping Logical Addresses to Physical Devices 5-18
Mapping Logical Addresses to Device Files 5-20
Logical CPU/Memory Configuration 5-21
Determining Component Status 5-22
Software State 5-23
Hardware Status 5-25
Displaying State and Status Information 5-25
Managing Hardware Devices 5-26
Checking Status Lights 5-26
Error Detection and Handling 5-27
Disabling a Hardware Device 5-28
Enabling a Hardware Device 5-28
Correcting the Error State 5-28
Managing MTBF Statistics 5-29
MTBF Calculation and Affects 5-29
Displaying MTBF Information 5-30
Clearing the MTBF 5-30
Changing the MTBF Threshold 5-31
Configuring the Minimum Number of Samples 5-31
Configuring the Soft Error Weight 5-32
Error Notification 5-32
Remote Service Network 5-33
Status Lights 5-33
Console and syslog Messages 5-34
Status Messages 5-34
Monitoring and Troubleshooting 5-34
Analyzing System Status 5-34
Modifying System Resources 5-35
Fault Codes 5-36
Saving Memory Dumps 5-41
Understanding How save_mcore and savecrash Operate
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