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

About This Document
This document describes how to install, administer, and troubleshoot the System Fault
Management (SFM) software and its components.
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This document can also be found online at:
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Intended Audience
This document is intended for system administrators responsible for installing, and managing
remote systems using SFM. This document is also intended for users working on the client
systems. Administrators and users are expected to have knowledge of operating system concepts,
commands, and online diagnostics tools.
This document is not a tutorial.
Publishing History
Table 1 lists the publishing history for this document.
Table 1 Publishing History
Publication DateOperating Systems SupportedDocument Manufacturing Part Number
March 2008HP–UX 11i Version 25992–3900
December 2007HP–UX 11i Version 25992–3661
June 2007HP–UX 11i Version 25992-0747
September 2006HP–UX 11i Version 25991–5899
June 2006HP–UX 11i Version 25991–5412
March 2006HP–UX 11i Version 25991–4502
Document Organization
System Fault Management Administrator’s Guide is divided into several chapters. Each chapter
contains information on installing and administering SFM.
Chapter 1 Introduction Introduces the SFM software, SFM features and benefits, SFM
providers, user interfaces, Evweb, and the architecture of SFM.
Chapter 2 Installing the SFM Software Instructs how to install, verify, and remove the
SFM software.
Chapter 3 Configuring Indication Providers Instructs how to configure the indication
filters, error logging, and the SFMIndicationProvider.
Chapter 4 Administering Indications and Instances Using HP SIM Describes how to use
the HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM) GUI to administer indications and
view instances on remote systems.
Chapter 5 Administering Indications and Instances Using HP SMH Describes how to use
the HP System Management Homepage (HP SMH) GUI to administer indications
and view instances on the local system.
Chapter 6 Troubleshooting SFM Describes how to troubleshoot SFM providers and Evweb.
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