HP-UX 11i Version 2 June 2007 Release Notes

General System Administration
HP Partitioning and Virtual Server Environment
Chapter 5
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Obsolescence
Not available.
Utilization Provider
The Utilization Provider version A.01.06.xx.xx is a lightweight daemon (utild) that
records system-utilization data on a 5-minute interval. System-utilization data includes
CPU, memory, disk, and network. This product also includes a WBEM provider for access
to the utilization data.
Summary of Change
The Utilization Provider has been updated to version A.01.06.xx.xx to include defect
fixes and support for new features of the VSE Management Software. Utilization
Provider now provides support for Application Discovery and ServiceGuard failover.
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 Web site 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.
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 Web site at
http://docs.hp.com/en/vsemgmt/