HP-UX 11i Version 2 December 2007 Release Notes

Utilization Provider
The Utilization Provider version A.01.06.03.01 is a lightweight daemon (utild) that records
system-utilization data on a 5-minute interval. System-utilization data includes: CPU, memory,
disk, & network. This product also includes a WBEM provider for access to the utilization data.
Summary of Change
The Utilization Provider for HP-UX 11i v2 (11.23) has been updated to a new version number to
correct errors in the previous release (version A.01.06.02.xx), which does not operate correctly
under HP-UX 11i v2. This update does not apply to HP-UX 11i v1 (11.11) or HP-UX 11i v3 (11.31).
For those versions of HP-UX, Utilization Provider version A.01.06.02.xx should continue to be
used.
The latest updates to the VSE Management Software agents and providers, including the
Utilization Provider, can be downloaded from the HP VSE Managed Node Software Update
website at
http://vsemgmt.external.hp.com/
Impact
When Utilization Provider is installed, it launches the utild daemon, which consumes minimal
CPU, memory, and disk resources. Up to 30 days of utilization data are kept in data files in
/var/adm/util. The total disk space used by these files should not exceed 20MB in the default
utild installation.
The Virtual Server Environment (VSE) Management Software, running on an HP Systems Insight
Manager Central Management Server, requires the Utilization Provider to be running on all
managed systems. If the Utilization Provider is removed, the system cannot be managed by the
VSE Management Software.
Compatibility
This version of the Utilization Provider depends on HP WBEM Services for HP-UX version
A.02.00.11 or later. Patch PHKL_33752 is required on Dual Core Intel® Itanium® processor
systems being monitored with Capacity Advisor.
Performance
The utild process wakes up every 5 minutes and discovers and records the four metrics (CPU,
memory, disk, and network). This discovery has minimal impact on system performance.
Documentation
The utild daemon is described in the utild(1M) manpage. WBEM schema (MOF files) are
installed in
/opt/util/mof
For more information about the VSE Management Software and Utilization Provider, see the
VSE Management Software website at
http://docs.hp.com/en/vsemgmt/
Obsolescence
Not applicable.
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