Administrator's and User's Guide for SFM HP-UX 11i v3 March 2013

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Contents

1 Introduction...............................................................................................7

Overview................................................................................................................................7

Features and benefits................................................................................................................7

Components of SFM.................................................................................................................9

EVWEB..............................................................................................................................9

EMT...................................................................................................................................9

CIMUtil..............................................................................................................................9

IPMI event viewer.................................................................................................................9

Providers.............................................................................................................................9

instance providers...........................................................................................................9

Indication providers.......................................................................................................12

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..........................................................................................................24

Verifying the installation using the TUI...................................................................................24

Verifying the installation using the CLI...................................................................................25

Removing the SFM software.....................................................................................................26

Removing the software using the TUI.....................................................................................26

Removing the software using the CLI.....................................................................................29

Verifying removal of the SFM software.......................................................................................29

Verifying removal using the TUI............................................................................................29

Verifying removal using the CLI............................................................................................30

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..................................34

Creating subscriptions and viewing indications using HP SIM ......................................................34

Creating subscriptions........................................................................................................34

Viewing Indications............................................................................................................39

Viewing instances...................................................................................................................45

5 Administering indications and instances using HP SMH.................................46

Viewing instances...................................................................................................................46

Viewing information about processors...................................................................................46

Viewing information about memory......................................................................................47

Viewing information about System Summary..........................................................................48

Viewing information about Cooling Devices...........................................................................48

Viewing Power Supply instances..........................................................................................48

Viewing Temperature status and events.................................................................................48

Viewing Voltage status and events........................................................................................48

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