SFM Release Notes for HP-UX 11i v2 March 2012

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System Fault Management B.07.06.01.02 release notes

HP-UX 11i v2 March 2012

Contents

System Fault Management B.07.06.01.02 release notes HP-UX 11i v2 March 2012....................1

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

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

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

System requirements.....................................................................................................5

Supported browsers.....................................................................................................7

Limitations..................................................................................................................7

Known Problems and Workarounds................................................................................8

Product documentation.................................................................................................8

Software and documentation availability in native languages............................................8

Product structure..........................................................................................................8

Reporting defects.........................................................................................................9

System Fault Management B.07.06.01.02 release notes HP-UX 11i v2

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

What is new in this version◦

◦ Supported EMS hardware monitors

◦ Defect fixes

• EVWEB

What is EVWEB◦

◦ Benefits

◦ Features

◦ Limitations

• System requirements

• Supported browsers

• Limitation and workaround

Contents 1

Summary of content (9 pages)

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System Fault Management B.07.06.01.02 release notes HP-UX 11i v2 March 2012 Contents System Fault Management B.07.06.01.02 release notes HP-UX 11i v2 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). Table 1 lists the SFM providers, and their respective functions Providers Functions CPU instance provider Retrieves information about processor inventory and consolidated health of the processor subsystem.
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What is new in this version None For information about the defect fixes, see Defect fixes.
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EVWEB is a tool that can be used to view and administer WBEM indications generated on the HP-UX 11i v2 system. The EVWEB tool includes the following components: • Event subscription administrator Event subscription administrator enables users to subscribe to an indication and view it. In addition, users with administrative privileges can also modify, and delete subscriptions. By subscribing to an indication, users can obtain detailed information about various WBEM indications.
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• Enables users to view HP-advised subscriptions. HP-advised subscriptions are provided by default by HP. • Evweb Logviewer displays the summary information of an event in the following order: Log ID, Log Index, Log Type, Device ID, Device Type, Time of occurrence. NOTE: EVWEB supports these features on browser-based GUI and the CLI. Limitations • When an HP-advised subscription is copied to create or modify another subscription, the subscription criteria is not copied.
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• ◦ 9000/800/L3000-7x ◦ 9000/800/L3000-8x HP Integrity servers ◦ cx2600 ◦ cx2620 ◦ rx1600 ◦ rx1620–2 ◦ rx2600 ◦ rx2620 ◦ rx2620–2 ◦ rx2660 ◦ rx3600 ◦ rx4640 ◦ rx5670 ◦ rx6600 ◦ rx7620 ◦ rx7640 ◦ rx8620 ◦ rx8640 ◦ rx9610 ◦ SD16A, SD32A, SD64A ◦ SD16B, SD32B, SD64B ◦ BL60p HP Server Blade ◦ BL860c HP Server Blade ◦ BL870c HP Server Blade ◦ Integrity Virtual Machine Following lists the software requirements for using SFM: • 6 HP-UX 11i v2 ◦ September 2004 1
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Following is a co-requisite for using SFM: • PHKL_34795 IPMI patch NOTE: • WBEM Services, Online Diagnostics, SysMgmtWeb, and HP SIM are available on the Operating Environment (OE) media and can be selected for install during the SFM installation. • The listed versions of the software are the minimum supported requirements. Subsequent versions are compatible with this version of SFM unless otherwise noted. • System Management Homepage (SMH) – bundled in SysMgmtWeb – is an optional install.
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Known Problems and Workarounds • Problem: OSELReader reading from wrong file causes missing events Description: This problem is seen when OnlineDiag product is upgraded from any version prior to B.11.23.13.02 to B.11.23.13.02 or later version. Creation of duplicate OSEL files causes this issue wherein few events could get missed. Caution: Before upgrading OnlineDiag product from any version to B.11.23.13.02 or later version, perform the following the steps: ◦ # cp /opt/sfm/conf/fm_diaglogd_cfg.
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SysFaultMgmt.SFM-CORE SysFaultMgmt.SFMDB • B.07.06.01 B.07.06.01 Sub-product(s) $ swlist -l subproduct -s B.07.06.01.