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

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Table of Contents

1 Introduction......................................................................................................................9

Overview.................................................................................................................................................9

Features and Benefits..............................................................................................................................9

Components of SFM.............................................................................................................................11

EVWEB............................................................................................................................................11

EMT.................................................................................................................................................11

CIMUtil............................................................................................................................................11

IPMI Event Viewer...........................................................................................................................11

Providers..........................................................................................................................................11

Instance Providers......................................................................................................................11

Indication Providers...................................................................................................................13

Cron job...........................................................................................................................................16

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

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

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

Architecture..........................................................................................................................................16

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

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

Installing the SFM Software from the Media........................................................................................20

Installing Using the TUI..................................................................................................................20

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

Installing the SFM Software from the Web...........................................................................................23

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

Verifying the Installation Using the TUI.........................................................................................24

Verifying the Installation Using the CLI.........................................................................................25

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...............................................................................................29

Verifying Removal Using the TUI...................................................................................................29

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

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

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

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

Configuring the monitoring mode.......................................................................................................32

4 Administering Indications and Instances Using HP SIM..........................................35

Creating Subscriptions and Viewing Indications Using HP SIM ........................................................35

Creating Subscriptions....................................................................................................................35

Viewing Indications.........................................................................................................................40

Viewing Instances.................................................................................................................................45

5 Administering Indications and Instances Using HP SMH........................................47

Viewing Instances.................................................................................................................................47

Viewing Information About Processors..........................................................................................47

Viewing Information About Memory.............................................................................................48

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