HP Management Base Installation and User's Guide (May 2006)

Table of Contents
About This Document.....................................................................................5
Intended Audience..................................................................................................................................5
Document Organization...........................................................................................................................5
Typographic Conventions.........................................................................................................................5
Related Information.................................................................................................................................5
Updates.................................................................................................................................................5
Publishing History...................................................................................................................................6
HP Encourages Your Comments................................................................................................................6
1 Overview of hpmgmtbase............................................................................7
Conceptual Overview..............................................................................................................................7
2 Installing hpmgmtbase................................................................................9
Installation Prerequisites...........................................................................................................................9
Installing the hpmgmtbase Software...........................................................................................................9
3 Using hpmgmtbase...................................................................................11
hpmgmtbase Utilities.............................................................................................................................11
hpuid — hp Unique Identifer (UID) utility.............................................................................................11
hpseld — HP System Event Log (SEL) Daemon......................................................................................11
hpbmc — Manage the IPMI BMC on HP Integrity Servers......................................................................11
Decoding Events..............................................................................................................................13
4 Troubleshooting........................................................................................15
Proper Function.....................................................................................................................................15
Improper Function.................................................................................................................................15
5 Rebuilding the Kernel................................................................................17
A Frequently Asked Questions.......................................................................19
Glossary....................................................................................................21
Index.........................................................................................................23
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