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

1 Introduction
The System Fault Management (SFM) supports HP Integrity BL860c i2, BL870c i2 & BL890c i2
Server Blades. All the features supported on systems running the HP-UX 11i v3 operating system
are available for HP Integrity Server Blades.
This chapter introduces you to the System Fault Management (SFM) software and the tools that
SFM includes.
The chapter discusses the following topics:
• “Overview” (page 9)
• “Features and Benefits” (page 9)
• “Components of SFM” (page 11)
• “User Interfaces” (page 16)
• “Architecture” (page 16)
Overview
The SFM software is a collection of tools used to monitor the health of HP servers running HP-UX.
SFM retrieves information about a system’s hardware devices such as CPU, memory, power
supply, and cooling devices. SFM operates within the Web-Based Enterprise Management
(WBEM) environment.
WBEM is an industry-wide standards-based initiative to aid the management of large scale
systems. WBEM has the following components:
• A WBEM infrastructure, such as HP WBEM services. SFM uses the Common Information
Model Object Manager (CIMOM) WBEM service to route query requests and responses
between WBEM providers and clients. Clients must be compliant with the Common
Information Model (CIM) (2.7.2 or later) schema of the Distributed Management Task Force
(DMTF).
• A WBEM-based network management application, such as the HP Systems Insight Manager
(HP SIM) and HP System Management Homepage (HP SMH), a user interface for controlling
and monitoring resources within a large-scale system. SFM can use HP SIM to display query
information for local and remote systems.
• WBEM providers that obtain information. SFM includes instance and indication providers,
which are one set of WBEM providers among many. SFM providers query and provide
system hardware property and event information.
You must be familiar with WBEM technology before reading this guide. For more information
on WBEM technology, see the HP WBEM Services for HP-UX and Linux System Administrator's
Guide and HP WBEM Services Release Notes at:
http://docs.hp.com/en/netsys.html#HP%20WBEM%20Services
Features and Benefits
SFM dynamically queries property information about a hardware device on a local or remote
system. It offers the following features and benefits:
• Displays information on standards-compliant graphical and command-line system
management applications, such as HP SIM and HP SMH.
• Operates within the WBEM environment.
• Supports the Central Management Server (CMS) running on HP-UX, Linux®, or Windows®.
• Enables you to view and administer WBEM indications.
• Provides the same features and benefits as those found in the EMS Hardware Monitors.
Overview 9