HP-UX ProviderSvcsBase administrator guide HP-UX 11i v3 HP Part Number: 5900-2325 Published: September 2012
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Contents 1 Introduction...............................................................................................4 Overview................................................................................................................................4 Features and Benefits................................................................................................................4 2 Installing the PSB Software...........................................................................
1 Introduction This chapter introduces the ProviderSvcsBase (PSB) software and its components. Following are the topics discussed in this chapter: • Overview • Features and Benefits Overview The ProviderSvcsBase software provides functionality to support WBEM providers delivered in other product bundles, like SysFaultMgmt bundle and Providerdefault bundle. The PSB software operates within the Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM) environment.
2 Installing the PSB Software The PSB software is installed by default with the HP-UX 11i v3 Operating Environment (OE) media. However, at some point you may need to install the PSB software separately. This chapter describes how to install the PSB software as a standalone component on the HP-UX 11i v3 operating system.
Figure 1 SD Install Software Selection Window 4. 5. 6. In the Specify Source window, select the appropriate location where the depot is available and click OK. The SD Install - Software Selection window is displayed. In the SD Install - Software Selection window, select Options-> Autoselect dependencies when marking software. Select Enforce dependency analysis errors in agent, and click OK, as shown in the following figure. The Note window is displayed.
The following figure displays the beginning of the installation phase: When the PSB software installs, the Install window appears indicating that the PSB software is installed successfully.
9. Unmount the CD. # unmount /tmp/cdrom 10. Verify the installation. # swlist | grep ProviderSvcsBase If the PSB software is installed, product and the version number of the PSB software are displayed in the output. If the PSB software is not installed properly, you must repeat the installation procedure. For more information, see “Verifying the Installation” (page 9). Installing Using the CLI To install the PSB software using CLI, complete the following steps: 1. Log in to the system as a superuser. 2.
NOTE: HP's WBEM Management bundle is released only on the web. All the products from the WBEM Management bundle must be installed together. This is due to product interdependency. These products might not work if they are installed individually. Installing and Upgrading Products from the Bundle 1. Go to HP Software Depot at http://software.hp.com/. 2. Search for WBEMMgmtBundle and select WBEM Management bundle for HP-UX 11i v3. The Overview page is displayed.
The Logfile, which includes details about the installation, is displayed. If there are no errors in the Logfile, the PSB software is installed properly. If the PSB software is not installed appropriately, then error messages are logged in this file. You need to rectify these errors and re-install PSB. To re-install PSB repeat this procedure. 3.
3. For information about installation-related errors, enter the following command at the HP-UX prompt: # swjob -a log @ :/ For example, enter the following command at the HP-UX prompt: # swjob -a log hpdst6-0004 @ hpdst.cup.hp.com:/ Removing the PSB Software This section describes how to remove the PSB software using the TUI and the CLI. CAUTION: Removing the PSB software makes your system vulnerable to failure.
4. Select Actions->Mark for Remove in the SD Remove window, as shown in the following figure: 5.
6. 7. 8. Click OK in the Remove Analysis window to confirm the removal of the PSB software. When the PSB software is removed, the Remove Window is displayed. Verify whether the PSB software is removed properly. # swlist | grep ProviderSvcsBase If the PSB software is removed properly, PSB and the version number of the PSB software does not appear in the output. If the PSB software is not removed properly, you must repeat the removal procedure.
If the output contains no errors, the PSB software is removed successfully. If the PSB software is not removed properly, you must repeat the removal procedure. See “Removing the PSB Software” (page 11) for instructions on how to remove the PSB software. 3. For information about errors related to the removal of the PSB software, enter the following command at the HP-UX prompt: # swjob -a log @ :/ The jobid is available in the output of the swjob command.
3 Using PSB Components This chapter provides information about using PSB software components. The PSB software includes three components to support the features mentioned in the section “Features and Benefits” (page 4). The three components are: • A new daemon oserrlogd to access kernel error log on all HP Integrity servers running on HP-UX 11i v3 March 2009 or later. • Infrastructure to run health tests on HP-UX system. • postgres database to archive system logs and events.
1. Select Memory/Processors under System sub-category on the HP SMH home page. The Memory / Processors web page will be displayed. Or Select Disks under Storage sub-category on the HP SMH home page. The Disk Drive web page will be displayed. 2. Select the Health Test tab in the Memory/Processors web page. Or Select the Health Test tab in the Disk Drive web page. 3. 4. Select the option Basic Health Test, in the Run Health Test pane, to run the basic test configured on the system.
—stress is an option used to specify the level of impact on the system while running the test. The following values can be specified: • 0 — Minimum Implies that there will be minimum impact on the system while running the test. • 1 — Medium (default) Implies that there will be medium impact on the system while running the test. • 2 — Maximum Implies that there will be maximum impact on the system while running the test. —log is an option used to specify the severity of errors that must be logged.
4 Troubleshooting PSB This chapter describes how to troubleshoot PSB. For information on Upgrade Installation of the Postgres 8.4.8, see the Installation scenarios of Postgres 8.4.8 at www.hp.com/go/ hpux-diagnostics-sfm-docs NOTE: section.
A PSB configuration files This appendix describes the items of configuration files in PSB. oserrlogd.cfg Users can tune the oserrlogd daemon configuration parameters, if required. The following configuration parameters are available in /var/opt/psb/conf/oserrlogd.cfg file. Table 2 oserrlogd file configuration parameters Parameter Default value Value range User configurable Description PSB_NUM_LOG_FILES 8 1 to 2147483647 Yes Specifies the maximum number of circular files used for logging.
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