Event Monitoring Service Version A.04.00.02 Release Notes HP-UX 11i v1 Manufacturing Part Number: B7609-90027 June 2004 United States © Copyright 2004 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
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1 Event Monitoring Service Version A.04.00.
Event Monitoring Service Version A.04.00.02 Release Notes Announcement Announcement Event Monitoring Service (EMS) A.04.00.02 is being released for use on the PA platform with the HP-UX 11i v1 operating system. The EMS framework supports IPv4 as well as IPv6 protocol. You can use EMS with one or more EMS monitors to monitor various system resources. The EMS product includes the framework and Management Information Base (MIB) monitors.
Event Monitoring Service Version A.04.00.02 Release Notes What Is in This Version What Is in This Version EMS version A.04.00.02 for HP-UX 11i v1 operating system runs on the PA platform. EMS has the following features: • The EMS Framework: The EMS framework provides discovery, configuration, and notification for EMS monitors. Depending on the monitor, EMS may actively poll or it may wait for event messages. It compares the return value with the threshold configured in the request.
Event Monitoring Service Version A.04.00.02 Release Notes What Is in This Version You can write your own monitors, using the EMS Developers’ Kit. The manual and software can be downloaded free from the Website http://www.software.hp.com/portal/swdepot/displayInstallInfo.do?productNumber =B7611BA . Bastille Interactions EMS requires SNMP daemon (snmpdm) to query SNMP MIBs and to send SNMP trap notifications.
Event Monitoring Service Version A.04.00.02 Release Notes Known Problems and Workarounds Known Problems and Workarounds The known problem and workaround in the Event Monitoring Service version A.04.00.02 product is provided below. JAGae27135 (SR Number: 8606262805) What is the problem? EMS persistence requests are lost when the EMS startup script is manually used to start and stop EMS (/sbin/init.d/ems start and /sbin/init.d/ems stop).
Event Monitoring Service Version A.04.00.02 Release Notes Compatibility Information and Installation Requirements Compatibility Information and Installation Requirements EMS must be installed on each node that you want to monitor. If you want to monitor the management station, then EMS should be installed on the management station also.
Event Monitoring Service Version A.04.00.02 Release Notes Compatibility Information and Installation Requirements Compatibility with HP-UX Releases Table 1-1 EMS / HA Monitors and HP-UX Compatibility EMS / HA Monitors Version Compatible HP-UX Releases Compatible Hardware EMS A.02.00 HP-UX 11.00 HP-UX 800 Series Servers EMS A.03.00, HP-UX 11.00 HP-UX 700 and 800 Series Servers EMS A.03.20.01 HP-UX 11i HP-UX 700 and 800 Series Servers EMS A.03.40 HP-UX 11i Version 1.6 HP 9000 Server EMS A.04.
Event Monitoring Service Version A.04.00.02 Release Notes Compatibility Information and Installation Requirements Table 1-2 EMS / HA Monitors & Serviceguard Compatibility (Continued) EMS / HA Monitors Version A.03.00, A.03.00.01, A.03.10, and A.03.20 HP-UX Release HP-UX 11.00 ServiceGuard Version Serviceguard A.11.04, and later MC/LockManager A.11.04, and later Serviceguard OPS Edition A.11.08 and later A.03.20.01 HP-UX 11i Serviceguard A.11.09 and later MC/LockManager A.11.
Event Monitoring Service Version A.04.00.02 Release Notes Compatibility Information and Installation Requirements Table 1-2 EMS / HA Monitors & Serviceguard Compatibility (Continued) EMS / HA Monitors Version A.04.00.02 ServiceGuard Version HP-UX Release HP-UX 11i v1 Serviceguard A.11.15.00 and later Serviceguard Extension for RAC (formerly known as Serviceguard OPS Edition) A.11.15.00 and later A.04.00.01 HP-UX 11i v2 Serviceguard A.11.15.
Event Monitoring Service Version A.04.00.02 Release Notes Compatibility Information and Installation Requirements • registrar.log • client.log • emsagent.log • api.log.old • registrar.log.old • client.log.old • emsagent.log.old An additional 2 MB disk space is required for reslog.html, and reslog.old.html for archiving monitor data. Apart from 6 MB monitor disk space, you may have to reserve additional disk space for EMS monitors logging.
Event Monitoring Service Version A.04.00.02 Release Notes Compatibility Information and Installation Requirements Table 1-3 EMS Product Filesets (Continued) Fileset Description EMS-Core.EMS-MX Provides the EMS tool definitions for integrating into ServiceControl Manager. EMS-Config.EMS-GUI Provides SAM’s interface to EMS. This fileset also provides the emscli command line utility. Refer to the emscli(1m) manpage for more information. EMS-MIBMonitor.
Event Monitoring Service Version A.04.00.02 Release Notes Compatibility Information and Installation Requirements Removing EMS To remove EMS, use the swremove utility or the Software Management tools in SAM. Note that the monitors are persistent; that is, they are always automatically started if they are stopped. Therefore, the following warning message may be created in your log file: Could not shut down process.
Event Monitoring Service Version A.04.00.02 Release Notes EMS and EMS HA Monitors Patch Strategy EMS and EMS HA Monitors Patch Strategy Versions of EMS are provided as releases and patches. EMS patch will contain HA Monitors patch as well. EMS uses PHSS_ prefix for patches. A new release contains new EMS and EMS HA Monitors features as well as fixes for known problems. For a new release of EMS and EMS HA Monitors, the following is guaranteed: • Full release testing is performed prior to release.
Event Monitoring Service Version A.04.00.02 Release Notes EMS and EMS HA Monitors Patch Strategy Table 1-4 EMS and EMS HA Monitors Compatibility with HP-UX Releases EMS / HA Monitors Release 16 Support Status Compatible A.03.01 No Longer Patched 11.00 A.03.02 No Longer Patched 11.00 A.03.10 No Longer Patched 11.00 A.03.20 Current Release 11.00 A.03.20.01 No Longer Patched 11i v1 (B.11.11) A.04.00 No Longer Patched 11i v1 (B.11.11) A.04.00.01 No Longer Patched 11i v1 (B.11.11) A.04.
Event Monitoring Service Version A.04.00.02 Release Notes Patches and Fixes in this Version Patches and Fixes in this Version Required and Recommended Patches The contents of Event Monitoring Service A.03.20.01 and A.03.40 has been incorporated into A.04.00.02 release. Fixes and Changes The following defects have been fixed in Event Monitoring Service version A.04.00.02: JAGaf08736 (SR Number: 8606347914) Problem: The emscli(1M) command generates incorrect script for console notification.
Event Monitoring Service Version A.04.00.02 Release Notes Patches and Fixes in this Version JAGae94058 (SR Number: 8606332944) Problem: The emscli(1M) command does not set the default threshold value for enumerated resource instances. Resolution: The emscli(1M) command has now been fixed to set the default threshold value and register the request for enumerated resource instances.
Event Monitoring Service Version A.04.00.02 Release Notes Software Availability in Native Languages Software Availability in Native Languages EMS version A.04.00.02 does not provide native language support.
Event Monitoring Service Version A.04.00.02 Release Notes List of Documents available with the Product List of Documents available with the Product Event Monitoring Service Version A.04.00.02 Release Notes is available with the product. Using the Event Monitoring Service manual is available on http://docs.hp.com/hpux/ha/index.html.
