7.0.8 Insight Remote Support Monitored Devices Configuration Guide

Monitored Devices Configuration Guide
Chapter 11: Configuring Integrity HP-UX Servers
Note: You may be familiar with the variety of SFM providers available in the different SFM
offerings. Insight Remote Support only requires the providers in the standard SFM package(s)
as specified in section "Meeting HP-UX Operating System, Software, and Patch
Requirements".
Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM) is an industry initiative to standardize management
information across different platforms. System Fault Management (SFM) is the HP-UX fault management
solution that implements WBEM standards. SFM integrates with other manageability applications like
Insight Remote Support and HP SMH. SFM requires that HP-UX have WBEM Services for HP-UX and
other software installed.
Events in WBEM are called indications. Before an indication can be reported to a client system (for
example, the Hosting Device), the client system must first subscribe to the event. An event subscription
tells the monitored device's Common Information Model Object Manager (CIMOM) the Hosting Device is
interested in receiving indications from that monitored device. When the CIMOM receives an indication
from an indication provider, it sends the indication to those clients that previously subscribed to receive
them.
Insight Remote Support subscribes to those indications. Once the subscription is completed, indications
are delivered to Insight Remote Support as they occur.
More information about SFM and providers can be found in the OE/AR Depot Information for HP-UX
WBEM Providers at: http://h10018.www1.hp.com/wwsolutions/misc/hpsim-
helpfiles/OEARInformation.pdf.
Consult the following tables to configure your HP-UX monitored devices before installing Insight Remote
Support on your Hosting Device. Then, on the Hosting Device, use the Insight RS Console to discover
your HP-UX monitored device and configure the System Information.
System Fault Management (SFM) is a Remote Support communications requirement on all supported
version of HP-UX. SFM has many patch prerequisites, and those are detailed in the following tables. If
your system(s) already meet the minimum requirements, you do not need to remove or reinstall those
components. If your systems do not meet the minimum requirements, please upgrade accordingly.
Additionally, you may be familiar with the variety of SFM providers available in the different SFM offerings.
Insight Remote Support only requires the providers in the standard SFM package(s) specified in the tables
below to support your monitored devices. An overview of these providers exists in the OE/AR Depot
Information for HP-UX WBEM Providers at: http://h10018.www1.hp.com/wwsolutions/misc/hpsim-
helpfiles/OEARInformation.pdf.
Important: On the Hosting Device, discover your HP-UX monitored device and configure the
System Information after you have met the HP-UX prerequisites defined in this chapter.
Fulfilling Software and Patch Requirements for HP-UX 11i
v2
Important: While not required for HP-UX 11i v2 (11.23), HP strongly recommends installing the
latest QPKBASE patch bundle. QPKBASE fulfills all system patch requirements and provides a
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