HP-UX System Administrator's Guide: Overview HP-UX 11i v3 (B3921-90011, September 2010)

To subscribe to events, a user (or system administrator) can use the System Management
Homepage (use Tools →Evweb →Subscription Administration) or the evweb command (see
the evweb(1) and evweb_subscribe(1) manpages).
ProviderSvcsBase
New since March, 2009 is the ProviderSvcsBase product, which notifies subscribing clients of
HP-UX kernel error log records. A daemon called oserrlogd reads the records, stores them in
the circular log files, and then sends EVM notification to subscribing clients.
This product is a required (always-installed) product in all OEs. For more information, see the
HP-UX 11i Version 3 March 2009 Release Notes.
Partition Manager
Partition Manager is used to configure nPartitions on cell-based servers. It runs as a workspace
in the HP System Management Homepage (HP SMH) portal. Partition Manager can be launched
from the Tools menu in HP SMH or can be launched from a supported web browser by entering
the URL:
http://yoursystemname.domainname:2301/parmgr
and logging in. When launching Partition Manager from the HP SMH Tools menu, choose one
of the items from the list of nPartition Management tools:
• View and Manage Complex, to manage the complex in which HP System Management
Homepage is running.
• View and Manage Remote Complex, to login to a remote complex or nPartition that you
want to manage.
Partition Manager can be used to:
• Reconfigure nPartitions
— Create new partitions
— Remove partitions (to free up resources for other uses)
— Add cell boards to a partition
— Remove cell boards from a partition
— Move a cell board from one partition to another
• Control power to various server components
— Cabinets
— I/O Chassis
— I/O Slots
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Software Distributor (SD)
Software Distributor is a collection of tools used for installing and maintaining applications and
other software on an HP-UX server. Software Distributor is comprised of the following utilities:
Utilities for Installing and Using Software on Servers The following Software Distributor utilities
are used for installing, removing, and inventory of applications on a server:
swinstall
Used to install software and applications onto an HP-UX operating system.
swlist
Used to identify what software is installed on a server or available in a depot.
swremove
Used to remove software and applications from an HP-UX operating system or
from a depot.
swverify
Used to verify software installed on a server. This checks software states,
dependency relationships, file existence and integrity, and runs vendor-supplied
verification scripts.
9. Power to I/O Slots is usually controlled during an Online Replacement and Addition (OLRAD) operation.
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