Event Information Tools: IPMI Event Viewer Graphical User Interface (GUI)

Note: If the web server is started without the -s parameter, it automatically terminates after 10 minutes of

inactivity.

SMS Web Server Environment

There are two SMS web server options available to run the event viewer GUI:

Apache

Windows IIS (Internet Information Server)

HP System Management Homepage Web Server

Apache Web Server

In order to run the event viewer GUI on SMS, you must first verify that the Apache web server is installed. If it is not,

you must install and configure the Apache web server software. Follow the instructions below:

Verify the Apache Web Server has Been Installed

The event viewer GUI requires any CGI-compliant web server to be present, with Apache 2.x being the

preferred choice.

Checking for Apache on the Windows SMS

Click the Start button, then mouse to Settings and then click Control Panel. Double-click Add/Remove

Programs. If Apache has been installed, you will see an entry for "Apache HTTP Server".

Checking for Apache on the HP-UX SMS

Perform the following command to scan the list of installed software to see if Apache is present:

$ /usr/sbin/swlist | grep -i apache

hpuxwsApache B.1.0.10.01 HP-UX Apache-based Web Server

The above example is for the latest version of Apache (2.0.48) at the time of this writing. Note that older

versions of Apache use a product number different from "hpuxwsApache".

Installing the Apache Web Server

If Apache is not present, you must install it yourself.

Installing Apache on the Windows SMS

Web-browse to http://httpd.apache.org/ and download the latest available Apache Win32 binary

distribution. Double-click the downloaded *.msi file to launch the installer. Accept the licensing

agreement and then proceed through the installer accepting all of the default values.

Apache will be started once the installation has been completed. Your system will have been configured

to start Apache automatically at bootup.

Installing Apache on the HP-UX SMS

Web-browse to http://www.software.hp.com/ and download the latest version of the HP-UX Apache-