Administrator's and User's Guide for SFM HP-UX 11i v2 December 2008

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Table of Contents

About This Document ........................................................................................................9

Intended Audience.................................................................................................................................9

Publishing History..................................................................................................................................9

Document Organization.........................................................................................................................9

Typographic Conventions...............................................................................................................10

HP-UX Release Name and Release Identifier..................................................................................10

Related Information..............................................................................................................................10

HP Welcomes Your Comments.............................................................................................................11

1 Introduction...................................................................................................................13

Overview...............................................................................................................................................13

Features and Benefits............................................................................................................................13

Providers...............................................................................................................................................13

Instance Providers...........................................................................................................................14

Indication Providers........................................................................................................................15

User Interfaces......................................................................................................................................16

HP Systems Insight Manager..........................................................................................................16

HP System Management Homepage..............................................................................................16

Architecture on PA-RISC and Itanium-based Systems........................................................................16

2 Installing the SFM Software........................................................................................19

Prerequisites..........................................................................................................................................19

Installing the SFM Software from the Media........................................................................................19

Installing Using the TUI..................................................................................................................19

Installing Using the CLI...................................................................................................................22

Installing the SFM Software from the Web...........................................................................................22

Verifying the Installation......................................................................................................................23

Verifying the Installation Using the TUI.........................................................................................23

Verifying the Installation Using the CLI.........................................................................................24

Removing the SFM Software................................................................................................................25

Removing the Software Using the TUI............................................................................................25

Removing the Software Using the CLI............................................................................................28

Verifying Removal of the SFM Software...............................................................................................28

Verifying Removal Using the TUI...................................................................................................28

Verifying Removal Using the CLI...................................................................................................29

3 Configuring Indication Providers................................................................................31

Configuring Indication Filters..............................................................................................................31

Configuring Error Logging in SFM......................................................................................................32

Configuring the SFMIndicationProvider..............................................................................................32

Creating SFMIndicationProvider Subscriptions.............................................................................33

4 Administering Indications and Instances Using HP SIM..........................................37

Creating Subscriptions and Viewing Indications Using HP SIM ........................................................37

Creating Subscriptions....................................................................................................................37

Viewing Indications.........................................................................................................................42

Viewing Instances.................................................................................................................................46

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