HP System Management Homepage Release Notes HP-UX, Linux, and Windows Operating Systems HP Part Number: 466303-405 Published: April 2011 Edition: 1
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Table of Contents 1 Features....................................................................................................7 Product features......................................................................................................................................7 Partition Manager...................................................................................................................................7 Available IP addresses..........................................................
List of Tables 1-1 2-1 HP SMH integrated applications.........................................................................................................8 Firewall protection...........................................................................................................................
1 Features HP System Management Homepage (HP SMH) is a web-based interface that consolidates and simplifies single system management for HP servers running the HP-UX, Linux, and Windows operating systems.
With this new SMH feature, any configuration change in the list of available IP addresses, in clustered and non-clustered environments, would automatically reconfigure SMH, restarting it when needed. Environment changes such as enabling a new network card, adding ifconfig aliases, or a cluster package failover would trigger this feature. Alternatively, you can disable this feature by adding the following line to the /opt/hpsmh/conf.common/smhpd.
Application Name Operating System Application Description Error Management Technology (EMT) HP-UX Error Management Technology provides a quick, easy method of accessing error/cause/action information on all system errors. Use it to query or customize error data. EVWEB HP-UX EVWEB is a user component of System Fault Management (SFM). Using evweb, you can view and administer various Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM) events that are generated on an HP-UX system.
Application Name Operating System Application Description Serviceguard Cluster - Serviceguard Manager HP-UX and Linux Serviceguard allows you to create high availability clusters of HP 9000 and HP Integrity servers. In the event of a component failure, Serviceguard coordinates the failover process by transferring it to other highly available component(s) thereby preventing a network, hardware, or software issue from significantly disrupting service.
2 Issues and workarounds HP SMH undergoes rigorous testing before releasing any given version of the product. From HP test activities to date, the following items have been uncovered that you should keep in mind. Also, refer to the HP System Management Homepage Installation Guide and HP System Management Homepage Online Help for known issues. HP SMH 6.
• Issue: Forceful downgrading to SMH 6.0 from 6.1 or later fails on x86_64 Windows platform. Description: When SMH is downgraded forcefully from 6.1 or later to 6.0 using the command cp010944.exe /f the following error message appears: NOTE: This error is applicable for Windows x86_64 platform for SMH 6.0 only. Workaround: HP recommends that you use the following procedure to manually downgrade SMH to 6.0: 1. 2. 3. • Extract the SMH 6.0 component cp010944.exe to a folder say C:\abc.
Workaround: To modify this setting, use smhconfig command to set the maximum threads value: 1. 2. 1. 2. Execute the following command to set the maximum thread value on the HP SMH. smhconfig max-threads=value where, max-threads value range is 64-512. Execute the following command to restart the HP SMH service smhconfig -r As a precautionary measure, copy the existing smhpd.xml file into a different directory. Manually add the tag: a. Open the smhpd.
Support and other resources Information to collect before contacting HP Be sure to have the following information available before you contact HP: • Software product name • Hardware product model number • Operating system type and version • Applicable error message • Third-party hardware or software • Technical support registration number (if applicable) How to contact HP Use the following methods to contact HP technical support: • In the United States, see the Customer Service / Contact HP Uni
HP authorized resellers For the name of the nearest HP authorized reseller, see the following sources: • In the United States, see the HP U.S. service locator web site: http://www.hp.com/service_locator • In other locations, see the Contact HP worldwide web site: http://welcome.hp.com/country/us/en/wwcontact.html Documentation feedback HP welcomes your feedback. To make comments and suggestions about product documentation, send a message to: docsfeedback@hp.
NOTE: Corrected possible information disclosure may be used to obtain the version information of the web server used by HP System Management Homepage. March 2011 release for HP-UX HP SMH 3.2.2 for HP-UX 11i v3 includes product enhancements and fixes for internally found defects. Following are the product enhancements: ▲ A CLI-based option to configure the SSL Cipher Suite. December 2010 release for HP-UX HP SMH 3.2.0 for HP-UX 11i v2 includes product enhancements and fixes for internally found defects.
NOTE: Corrected possible information disclosure may be used to obtain the version information of the web server used by HP System Management Homepage. September 2010 release for HP-UX HP SMH 3.2.1 for HP-UX 11i v3 includes product enhancements and fixes for internally found defects. Following are the product enhancements: • HP SMH on 11i v3 supports both Apache 2.0 and Apache 2.2. SMH can be configured to use either Apache 2.0 or Apache 2.2.
November 2009 release for Linux and Windows Following are the product enhancements for the HP SMH November 2009 Linux and Windows release: • Support for the new operating systems: • Microsoft Windows Server 7 for x86 and x64 • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64 • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 for 64-bit Itanium-based systems • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 update 3 for x86 and AMD64/EMT64T • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 update 4 for x86 and AMD64/EMT64T • VMware ESX 4.
• User control of session and user interface timeouts • Capability to verify HP SMH software dependency information using the new smhassist command HP SMH 2.2.9.2 for HP-UX 11i v1 contains defect fixes. January 2009 release for Linux and Windows HP SMH 3.
HP addresses security bulletins for the software components listed in the EULA with the same level of support afforded HP products. HP is committed to reducing security defects and helping you mitigate the risks associated with security defects when they do occur. HP has a well-defined process when a security defect is found that culminates with the publication of a security bulletin.
and search with the document title "Simplifying single-system management on HP-UX 11i - HP System Management Homepage (HP SMH)." • Safe and Powerful: Security in HP-UX System Management Homepage (SMH) This white paper provides an overview of the security aspects in HP SMH. The white paper describes the various security features that the application provides, and includes security related tips for system administrators. The white paper is available on the HP Technical Documentation website at http://www.hp.
Typographic conventions find(1) Book Title Linked Title http://www.hp.com Command user input computer output Enter term variable value attrib= HP-UX manpage. In this example, “find” is the manpage name and “1” is the manpage section. Title of a book or other document. Title that is a hyperlink to a book or other document. A Web site address that is a hyperlink to the site. Command name or qualified command phrase. Commands and other text that you type. Text displayed by the computer.
Index D documentation, 21 F features, 7 new, 16 K known issues, 11 M manpages, 21 N new functionality, 16 R resources, 21 T troubleshooting, 11 typographic conventions, 23 25
