HP System Management Homepage Release Notes HP-UX, Linux, and Windows Operating Systems HP Part Number: 466303-404 Published: March 2011 Edition: 1
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List of Tables 1-1 HP SMH integrated applications.........................................................................................................
1 Features HP System Management Homepage (HP SMH) is a web-based interface that consolidates and simplifies single system management for HP servers running the HP-UX, Linux, and Windows operating systems.
changes such as enabling a new network card, adding ifconfig aliases, or a cluster package failover would trigger this feature. Alternatively, you can disable this feature by adding the following line to the /opt/hpsmh/conf.common/smhpd.xml file: 0 For more information, go to the Distributed Systems Administration Utilities V1.1 Release Notes for HP-UX 11i v2 March 2006 at http://www.hp.com/go/hpux-core-docs and select HP-UX 11i v2 from the product list.
Application Name Operating System Application Description Error Management Technology (EMT) HP-UX Error Management Technology provides a quick, easy method of accessing error/cause/action information on all system errors. Use it to query or customize error data. EVWEB HP-UX EVWEB is a user component of System Fault Management (SFM). Using evweb, you can view and administer various Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM) events that are generated on an HP-UX system.
Application Name Operating System Application Description Serviceguard Cluster - Serviceguard Manager HP-UX and Linux Serviceguard allows you to create high availability clusters of HP 9000 and HP Integrity servers. In the event of a component failure, Serviceguard coordinates the failover process by transferring it to other highly available component(s) thereby preventing a network, hardware, or software issue from significantly disrupting service.
2 Issues and workarounds HP SMH undergoes rigorous testing before releasing any given version of the product. From HP test activities to date, the following items have been uncovered that you should keep in mind. Also, refer to the HP System Management Homepage Installation Guide and HP System Management Homepage Online Help for known issues. HP SMH 3.2.2 release for HP-UX 11.31/ HP SMH 3.2.0 release for HP-UX 11.
After these changes, you will be able to login to HP SMH as a user defined in Active Directory provided the user group is configured. To configure the user group, go to Settings ⇒ System Management Homepage ⇒ Security ⇒ User Groups • Issue: Using the FireFox 3 browser, when you attempt to open HP SMH in the current HP SIM window, the Single Sign-On (SSO) content is not displayed in the HP SMH login page. Description: This is expected behavior as FireFox uses same-origin policy (SOP) for Javascripts.
a cluster volume group in the Serviceguard cluster configuration after creating the cluster volume group in Disks and File Systems. • Issue: An error occurs when a volume group is created using HP SMH. Description: In the Disks and File Systems application, after filling the mandatory fields in the Create Volume Group page, the following error message is displayed - Pvcreate :Bad input parameter. This problem is currently noticed on HP-UX 11i v3 (11.31): FSWeb B.11.31.13 and HP SMH 3.2.2.
Support and other resources New and changed information in this edition The following sections list what is new for the HP SMH releases. March 2011 release for HP-UX HP SMH 3.2.2 for HP-UX 11i v3 includes product enhancements and fixes for internally found defects. Following are the product enhancements: ▲ A CLI-based option to configure the SSL Cipher Suite. December 2010 release for HP-UX HP SMH 3.2.0 for HP-UX 11i v2 includes product enhancements and fixes for internally found defects.
NOTE: Corrected possible information disclosure may be used to obtain the version information of the web server used by HP System Management Homepage. September 2010 release for HP-UX HP SMH 3.2.1 for HP-UX 11i v3 includes product enhancements and fixes for internally found defects. Following are the product enhancements: • HP SMH on 11i v3 supports both Apache 2.0 and Apache 2.2. SMH can be configured to use either Apache 2.0 or Apache 2.2.
November 2009 release for Linux and Windows Following are the product enhancements for the HP SMH November 2009 Linux and Windows release: • Support for the new operating systems: • Windows Server 7 for x86 and x64 • Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64 • Windows Server 2008 R2 for 64-bit Itanium-based systems • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 update 3 for x86 and AMD64/EMT64T • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 update 4 for x86 and AMD64/EMT64T • ESX 4.0 • Support for Internet Explorer web browser version 8.
• User control of session and user interface timeouts • Capability to verify HP SMH software dependency information using the new smhassist command HP SMH 2.2.9.2 for HP-UX 11i v1 contains defect fixes. January 2009 release for Linux and Windows HP SMH 3.
HP addresses security bulletins for the software components listed in the EULA with the same level of support afforded HP products. HP is committed to reducing security defects and helping you mitigate the risks associated with security defects when they do occur. HP has a well-defined process when a security defect is found that culminates with the publication of a security bulletin.
• HP System Management Homepage Installation Guide The installation guide provides information about installing and getting started using HP SMH. It includes an introduction to basic concepts, definitions, and functionality associated with HP SMH. The installation guide is available on the HP Technical Documentation website at http://www.hp.com/go/hpux-core-docs, select HP-UX 11i v3 for the latest documents and for previous versions of the documents, select either HP-UX 11i v1 or HP-UX 11i v2.
• HP System Management Homepage website The website provides HP SMH information and product links. Go to the HP SMH website at http://hp.com/go/smh. • HP Insight Essentials software page This web page is at http://www.hp.com/servers/manage. HP-UX documentation For more information about using HP SMH in an HP-UX environment, see the following sources. They are available on the Instant Information DVD and on the HP Technical Documentation web site at http:// www.hp.com/go/hpux-core-docs.
Index D documentation, 19 F features, 7 new, 15 K known issues, 11 M manpages, 19 N new functionality, 15 R resources, 19 T troubleshooting, 11 typographic conventions, 19 23
