SFM Release Notes for HP-UX 11i v3 March 2012 web release

NOTE:
• The listed versions of the software are the minimum supported requirements. Subsequent
versions are compatible with this version of SFM unless otherwise noted.
• 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.
• HP System Management Homepage (SMH) – bundled in SysMgmtWeb. You cannot access
the EvWEB GUI (Event viewer, Subscription Administration and Log Viewer interface), EMT(Error
Management Technology) GUI and IPMI Event viewer GUI without HP SMH. The command
line interface for EVWEB, EMT and IPMI Event viewer (Slview) will still be accessible.
• HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM) is an optional install. However, HP recommends using
the latest available version to remotely administer indications and instances. The minimum
requirements are the June 2010 release:
HP SIM 6.1 with Update 1 - HP-UX (C.06.01.00.00.04).
Supported browsers
Following lists the browsers supported by SFM:
• Internet explorer version 6.0 and above
• Mozilla version 1.5 and above
Limitations and workarounds
• Problem: The Field Replaceable Units (FRU's) that are erroneous and marked for
deconfiguration, the health status on HP SMH will not be in synchronization with the health
state on the Onboard Administrator (OA) homepage.
Description: On HP Superdome 2, the FRU's on which errors are found, and Superdome 2
Analysis Engine has marked them for deconfiguration on the next reboot, the bad health status
will not be reflected on the HP SMH page. This is applicable to HP SMH property pages for
processor, memory and blade FRU's.
Workaround: Please check the Health Repository on the OA for the latest information on the
health of all the FRU's or alternatively, the OA homepage.
• Problem: Two SFM processes are running when SFM is upgraded . This limitation is not
applicable to the following:
◦ Systems that have SFM C.07.00.04.06 (March 2010) or later OE release fresh installed.
◦ Systems that have upgraded to SFM C.07.00.07.01 (May 2010) or later.
Description: When SFM is upgraded from any version prior to C.07.00.04.06 (March 2010)
release to C.07.01.06.01 (September 2010) version, some systems that have previous events
in the database, the cimprovagt process for SFMProviderModule may consume excessive
amount of memory or produce a core dump. The process list may display two cimprovagt
process for SFMProviderModule. One of this process is orphan and will not monitor
hardware(s).
Workaround: Follow the steps given below before upgrading SFM to C.07.01.06.01 version.
◦ Disable SFMProviderModule using the following command:
# cimprovider -dm SFMProviderModule
• Problem: IPMI FRU calls fail when a blade with MMP is inserted into a different slot.
Description: On HP Integrity BL860c i2, BL870c i2 & BL890c i2 Server Blades system, when
blades are moved across different slots in an enclosure, the inventory shown by enumerating
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