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

HP SIM (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 SMH (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 illustrates the architecture of SysFaultMgmt (System Fault Management) (SFM) installed
on a client system. The client system is managed by the CMS.
Figure 1 Block Diagram of SysFaultMgmt (System Fault Management) (SFM)
The following list describes the sequence of events when a request is made for information:
1. CIMOM receives requests from the CMS for information about devices.
2. CIMOM directs the requests to the appropriate SysFaultMgmt (System Fault Management)
(SFM) provider, for example, the CPU instance provider.
3. SysFaultMgmt (System Fault Management) (SFM) provider queries the associated hardware
device for property information.
4. SysFaultMgmt (System Fault Management) (SFM) provider returns the query information to
the CIMOM.
5. CIMOM conveys the responses from the provider to the CMS.
You can view the information using HP SIM on the remote system and HP SMH on the local
system.
The following list describes the sequence of events when an event is generated from an EMS
monitor:
1. EVWEB and CMS subscriptions are created.
2. The EMS Wrapper provider receives events generated by the EMS monitors through the EMS
framework.
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