HP-UX 11i v3 Read Before Installing or Updating, February 2007 (Initial Release)

esmd Respawns Repeatedly During Shutdown/Reboot
When you shutdown or reboot your system, the esmd
daemon throws undesirable status messages to the
console. These messages show the status of the esmd
daemon.
The esmd daemon is respawned a few times during
shutdown and each time it respawns it throws a message
to the console.
What To Do
You can safely ignore these messages.