HP-UX SysFaultMgmt (System Fault Management) (SFM) Administrator Guide (762798-001, March 2014)

Components of SysFaultMgmt (System Fault Management) (SFM)
This section discusses the following topics:
• EVWEB
• Error Management Technology (EMT)
• CIMUtil
• IPMI Event Viewer
• providers
EVWEB
EVWEB is a component of SysFaultMgmt (System Fault Management) (SFM) that enables you
to administer and view WBEM indications generated on the local system on which SysFaultMgmt
(System Fault Management) (SFM) is installed. For more information on EVWEB, see “Evweb
overview” (page 58).
EMT
EMT is a component of SysFaultMgmt (System Fault Management) (SFM) that enables you to
view and administer information about errors which can occur on the server. For more information
on EMT, see “EMT Overview” (page 81).
CIMUtil
Using CIMUtil, you can enumerate instances related to various devices and create filters, handlers,
and subscriptions supported by SysFaultMgmt (System Fault Management) (SFM). For more
information on CIMUtil, see man CIMUtil.
IPMI event viewer
Starting March 2009 release, the IPMI Event Viewer, slview will be delivered as part of
SysFaultMgmt. In the earlier releases it was delivered as part of Online Diagnostics bundle.
IPMI Event Viewer is used to display low-level system log information.
Starting September 2009 release, the IPMI Event Viewer support will be available for the new IPMI
event format.
Providers
SysFaultMgmt (System Fault Management) (SFM) providers are components of SysFaultMgmt
(System Fault Management) (SFM) that retrieve information about the inventory on a system and
the events that occur on the hardware resources. SysFaultMgmt (System Fault Management)
(SFM) providers can be classified as instance providers or as indication providers.
Instance providers
On request, an SysFaultMgmt (System Fault Management) (SFM) instance provider dynamically
queries the local or remote system for the property information described in Table 2 and reports
the information to the CIMOM.
Table 2 Instance providers
DescriptionInstance provider
Blade instance provider retrieves the following information:Blade instance provider:
BladeProvider
• Blade ID
BladeStatusProvider
• Blade Physical location
• Blade Hardware path
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