SFM Release Notes for HP-UX 11i v1 March 2012

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System Fault Management: Release notes (March 2012

Release)

Contents

System Fault Management A.04.04.03.02 Release notes HP-UX 11i v1 March 2012..................1

Announcement............................................................................................................1

SFM providers.............................................................................................................2

EVWEB......................................................................................................................3

System requirements.....................................................................................................4

Supported browsers.....................................................................................................9

Limitations..................................................................................................................9

Known problems and workarounds................................................................................9

Product documentation.................................................................................................9

Software and documentation availability in native languages..........................................10

Product structure........................................................................................................10

Reporting defects.......................................................................................................11

System Fault Management A.04.04.03.02 Release notes HP-UX 11i v1

March 2012

Announcement

System Fault Management (SFM) is a collection of tools used to monitor the health of HP servers

and receive information about hardware such as memory, CPU, power supplies, and cooling

devices. SFM operates in the Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM) environment.

SFM includes the following tools:

• SFM providers

• EVWEB

Note: HP-UX need not be rebooted upon upgrade/install of this version.

This document contains the following sections:

• SFM providers

Supported EMS hardware monitors◦

◦ Defect fixes

• EVWEB

What is EVWEB◦

◦ Benefits

◦ Features

◦ What is new in EVWEB

◦ Limitations

• System requirements

• Supported browsers

• Limitations

• Known problems and workarounds

Contents 1

Summary of content (11 pages)

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System Fault Management: Release notes (March 2012 Release) Contents System Fault Management A.04.04.03.02 Release notes HP-UX 11i v1 March 2012..................1 Announcement............................................................................................................1 SFM providers.............................................................................................................2 EVWEB.................................................................................................
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• Product documentation • Software and documentation availability in native languages • Product structure • Reporting defects SFM providers SFM providers are tools that gather information related to various hardware devices and report to the Common Interface Model Object Manager (CIMOM).
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• Chassis Code (dm_chassis) • Disk (disk_em) • High Availability Disk Array (ha_disk_array) • IPMI Forward Progress Log Monitor (fpl_em) • Itanium Core Hardware Monitor (ia64_corehw) Note: ia64_corehw monitor is supported only on IPMI-based PA-RISC systems. Defect fixes • QXCR1001195928 SFM uses 100% CPU Problem: SFM uses 100% of CPU. Resolution: This problem is fixed. • QXCR1001194511 Data access issue Problem: The data access issue with SFM A.04.04.03.02 version is resolved in this release.
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Following lists the benefits of EVWEB: • Enables users to manage all WBEM indications that are supported by SFM. • Provides an option to customize the indication destination to receive information about HP-advised subscriptions. • Enables users to view the command-line equivalent of an action performed using the GUI, thereby, educating users about the usage of various commands.
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• rp5470 • rp7400 • rp7410 • rp7420 • 9000/800/rp7440 • rp8400 • rp8420 • 9000/800/rp8440 • SD16000, SD32000, SD64000 • SD16A, SD32A, SD64A • 9000/800/SD16B • 9000/800/SD32B • 9000/800/SD64B • 9000/800/A180 • 9000/800/A180C • 9000/800/A400-6x • 9000/800/A500-44 • 9000/800/A500-5x • 9000/800/A500-6x • 9000/800/A500-7x • 9000/800/D390 • 9000/801/D200 • 9000/810/D280 (hversion 5af is not supported) • 9000/811/D210 • 9000/831/D350 • 9000/841/D360 • 9000/851/D
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• 9000/898/K370 • 9000/899/K460 • 9000/899/K570 • 9000/800/L1000-36 • 9000/800/L2000-36 • 9000/800/L1500-7x • 9000/800/L1500-8x • 9000/800/L3000-6x • 9000/800/L3000-7x • 9000/800/L3000-8x On the following systems, the CPU Instance Provider does not provide information about deconfigured processors, empty CPU slots, part number, and serial number: 6 • 9000/800/A180 • 9000/800/A180C • 9000/800/D390 • 9000/801/D200 • 9000/810/D280 • 9000/811/D210 • 9000/831/D350 • 9000/841/
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On the following systems, the CPU Instance Provider does not provide information about the part number and the serial number: • 9000/800/A500-44 • 9000/800/A500-5x • 9000/800/A500-6x • 9000/800/A500-7x • rp2400 • rp2430 • rp5400 • rp4505 • rp5450 • rp5470 • rp7400 On the following systems, the Memory Instance Provider does not provide information about the part number and the serial number : • 9000/800/A180 • 9000/800/A180C • 9000/800/D390 • 9000/801/D200 • 9000/810/D280 • 9
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On the following systems, additional DIMM Properties like Artwork Revision, ScanRevision and EngineeringDateCode are reported: • 9000/800/SD64B • 9000/800/SD32B • 9000/800/SD16B • 9000/800/rp8440 • 9000/800/rp7440 On the following systems, the Environmental Instance Provider does not provide information about the power or cooling subsystems: • 9000/800/A180 • 9000/800/A180C • 9000/800/D390 • 9000/801/D200 • 9000/810/D280 • 9000/811/D210 • 9000/831/D350 • 9000/841/D360 • 9000/851/D
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• OpenSSL – A.00.09.07i.012 December 2006 or later • OnlineDiag – B.11.11.18.05 or later Highly Recommended: (if 11i v1 OE is not latest version, install the following bundle): GOLDBASE11i - B.11.11.0612.459 Base Patches for HP-UX (December 2006) Installing the GOLDBASE11i fulfills all system patch requirements and will provide the customer with a stable supported environment. Notes: • If present, previous versions of SFM (A.01.00.01 or A.03.00.xx) must be uninstalled before installing SFM version A.
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www.hp.com/go/hpux-diagnostics-sfm-docs • Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) • System Fault Management Administrator's Guide • SFM Provider Data Sheets • SFM Tables of Versions • SFM Patch Descriptions • SFM Event Descriptions Software and documentation availability in native languages SFM software and documents are available only in the English language. Product structure The SFM product, consisting of SFM providers and EVWEB, is installed as part of the SysFaultMgmt bundle.
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# SysFaultMgmt.SFMDB SysFaultMgmt.SFMDB.SMPGSQL-DOC SysFaultMgmt.SFMDB.SMPGSQL-INC SysFaultMgmt.SFMDB.SMPGSQL-LIB dependent) SysFaultMgmt.SFMDB.SMPGSQL-MAN SysFaultMgmt.SFMDB.SMPGSQL-RUN dependent) SysFaultMgmt.SFMDB.SMPGSQL-SHA SysFaultMgmt.SFMDB.SMPGSQL-SRC A.04.04.03 A.04.04.03 A.04.04.03 A.04.04.03 HP System Management Database (SFMDB) PostgreSQL (SFMDB) Documentation Files PostgreSQL (SFMDB) Header Files PostgreSQL (SFMDB) Library Files (Architecture A.04.04.03 A.04.04.