Administrator's and User's Guide for SFM HP-UX 11i v3 April 2010

Cron job
SFM includes the following features from the HP-UX 11i v3 February 2007 release:
• Cron job: Every 15 minutes, the cron job checks if the SFMProviderModule is running. If
the SFMProviderModule is not running, the cron job starts the SFMProviderModule which
in turn starts all the providers.
• Vacuum cron job: Configured to be invoked once an hour, the vacuum cron job is used to
free up unused memory space of SFM PostgresSQL database.
User Interfaces
You can use two types of interfaces to view SFM provider queries: HP SIM and HP SMH. This
section describes these interfaces.
HP Systems Insight Manager
HP SIM is a WBEM-based user interface for controlling and monitoring resources within a
large-scale system. You can use HP SIM to create subscriptions and to view indications and
instances on a remote system. You must install HP SIM on the CMS. You can use HP SIM to
launch HP SMH.
HP System Management Homepage
HP SMH is a secure, Web-based management application. You must install HP SMH on a local
system to view hardware configuration, status data, performance metrics, system thresholds,
and software version control information. You can also launch HP SMH from HP SIM remotely.
Architecture
Figure 1-1 illustrates the architecture of SFM installed on a client system. The client system is
managed by the CMS.
Figure 1-1 Block Diagram of SFM
The following list describes the sequence of events when a request is made for information:
16 Introduction