HP-UX 11i Version 1.6 Release Notes

Other Functionality
Online Diagnostics
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Online Diagnostics
Online diagnostics provide the HP-UX 11i v1.6 Diagnostics that include:
Support Tools Manager (STM) is the platform for executing online diagnostics. The
commands to start it are xstm (GUI interface), mstm (menu-driven interface), cstm
(command line interface), or stm (general).
Offline Diagnostic Environment (ODE) is the platform for executing offline
diagnostics.
EMS Hardware Monitors allow you to monitor the operation of a wide variety of
hardware products and be alerted immediately if any failure or other unusual event
occurs. The EMS Hardware Monitors are started automatically with no user
intervention.
Summary of Change
The Online Diagnostics are similar to the diagnostics provided for HP-UX 11i v1.5. The
major change was to enable support for the IPF platform.
Details of Change
Some commands and displays in the STM User Interface and EMS Hardware Monitors
output were modified to add support for new hardware, improve usability and
enhancements. These modifications add support for new hardware and improve the
usability of the UI. The EMS Hardware Monitors product is improved by clarifying
commands, adding detail to the UI output, and standardizing the format for the
problems reported during monitoring.
Impact
Any script that depends on the specific output of the EMS Hardware Monitors, or
specific commands or displays in the STM UI may have to be modified.
Compatibility
Refer to the Impact sub-section.
Performance
There are no performance issues.
Obsolescence
Not applicable.