Online Diagnostics (EMS and STM) Administrator's Guide March 2013

Enabling Monitoring .........................................................................................................32
Default Monitoring Requests ..........................................................................................32
Listing Monitor Descriptions ................................................................................................33
Viewing Current Monitoring Requests ...................................................................................33
Adding a Monitoring Request .............................................................................................34
Modifying a Monitoring Request .........................................................................................36
Verifying Hardware Event Monitoring ..................................................................................36
Checking Detailed Monitoring Status ...................................................................................36
Retrieving and Interpreting Event Messages ..........................................................................37
Deleting Monitoring Requests .............................................................................................38
Disabling Monitoring..........................................................................................................38
Peripheral Status Monitor.........................................................................................................38
PSM Components .............................................................................................................39
PSM States .......................................................................................................................39
Peripheral Status Monitor Configuration File ..........................................................................39
Monitoring Request Parameters ...........................................................................................40
Specifying When to Send Events — <Notify>...................................................................40
Determining the Frequency of Events — <Options> ...........................................................41
Setting the Polling Interval — <Polling Interval> ................................................................41
Selecting Protocols for Sending Events — <Notify Via> .....................................................41
Adding a Notification Comment — <Comment> ..............................................................43
Configuring the Peripheral Status Monitor..................................................................................43
Configuring HP Serviceguard Package Resource Dependencies with the PSM ............................44
Configuring Package Dependencies by Editing the Configuration File ..................................44
Copying Monitoring Requests .............................................................................................45
Modifying Monitoring Requests ...........................................................................................45
Removing Monitoring Requests ...........................................................................................45
Viewing Monitoring Requests ..............................................................................................46
Using the set_fixed Utility ...................................................................................................46
Replicating Configuration Settings on Multiple Systems...........................................................46
4 Administering the Support Tools Manager...................................................48
Verifying STM Installation.........................................................................................................48
Starting STM..........................................................................................................................48
Starting STM Using the xstm Interface...................................................................................48
Starting STM Using the mstm Interface..................................................................................48
Starting STM Using the cstm Interface...................................................................................48
Running Support Tools.............................................................................................................49
Running a Support Tool Using the xstm Interface....................................................................49
Running a Support Tool Using the mstm Interface...................................................................53
Running a Support Tool Using the cstm Interface....................................................................57
Running a Support Tool in Special Modes.............................................................................61
Running a Support Tool in Special Modes Using the xstm or mstm Interface..........................61
Running a Support Tool in Special Modes Using the cstm Interface......................................62
Running the Logtool................................................................................................................62
Formatting a Log File Using the xstm Interface........................................................................63
Formatting a Log File Using the mstm Interface.......................................................................63
Formatting a Log File Using the cstm Interface........................................................................64
Filtering a Log File Using the xstm Interface............................................................................64
Filtering a Log File Using the mstm Interface...........................................................................64
Filtering a Log File Using the cstm Interface............................................................................65
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