HP Systems Insight Manager 7.2 Technical Reference Guide

NOTE: When you click the FC HBA link on the Property Pages Status tab, you will receive
an error message. Even though FC control is not present on the system, the FC HBA hyperlink
might appear on the Status tab. For an FC HBA, HP SIM cannot anticipate if there are instances
present and might display this link. If there are instances present, the CIM Client connection
might have timed out.
• Configuration. Displays an inventory of the target system based on WBEM properties, including
operating system information, but possibly information about CPUs, disk drives, file systems,
motherboards, software installations, and networks.
NOTE: The date and time displayed on Property pages indicates the time on the target system.
NOTE: OpenWBEM is not supported.
System Fault Management overview
System Fault Management (SFM) is a suite of advanced hardware fault technologies that protects
hardware from failures and reports predictive information and corrective action events. SFM is
available for HP 9000 systems running v2 update 2, and Integrity servers running HP-UX 11i v2
update 2.
SFM integrates into HP SIM using industry-standard WBEM instrumentation.
Integration among standards-compliant system management applications, as with HP SIM, provides
a holistic and comprehensive view of HP 9000 system and HP Integrity server health.
SFM uses industry standard DMTF WBEM to provide advanced system level monitoring capabilities
to protect hardware against failures that might interrupt system operation.
SFM allows for configuration of notification thresholds for reporting predictive information and
corrective action events. Configurable thresholds enable system administrators to customize
notifications to match availability service level.
SFM includes providers to gather and model information and deliver it to the network management
application through an industry standard interface.
The CPU Instance Provider gathers information about the central processors in an HP 9000 server.
The Memory Instance Provider gathers information about the memory configuration of an HP 9000
server.
The EMS Wrapper Provider translates hardware events from EMS hardware monitors into a form
that is compatible with WBEM.
SFM is available in HP SIM by selecting a system with SFM installed and selecting Tools→System
Information→System Page.
See http://h20293.www2.hp.com/portal/swdepot/ displayInstallInfo.do?
productNumber=SysFaultMgmt&jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN for additional information about SFM.
WBEM Management Providers overview
Use HP WBEM Management Providers to remotely monitor system configuration and status.
Management Providers report information about the system they are used on. Information is provided
using WBEM industry standard protocol. A CMS using HP SIM gathers, organizes, and displays
the information in reports enabling you to monitor system use and troubleshoot problems.
The management provider package contains a set of provider modules that plug in to the HP
WBEM Services package. The modules extend the basic functions of the HP WBEM Services
package by providing additional information about the hardware and operating system.
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