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

To check whether the SFMIndicationProvider is working properly, send a memory test event by
entering the following command at the HP-UX prompt:
# /opt/sfm/bin/sfmconfig -t -m
The following output indicates that the SFMIndicationProvider is working properly:
Sending test event for memory monitor.
NOTE: You can also send test events for other devices that the SFMIndicationProvider monitors.
For information on the devices monitored by the SFMIndicationProvider, see Table 3 (page 14).
To view the list of events, enter the following command at the HP-UX prompt:
# evweb eventviewer -L
A list of events along with the details such as event archive number, severity, and event category
are displayed by querying the Event Archive.
To view the details of an event, enter the following command at the HP-UX prompt:
# evweb eventviewer -E -n <event archive number>
The details of the specified event such as the summary, description, probable cause, and
recommended actions for the error are displayed.
For details on SysFaultMgmt (System Fault Management) (SFM) event information, see the
event.log file at:
/var/opt/sfm/log/event.log
For all events, and for severities logged to Syslog, see Table 7 (page 44).
To switch back from SysFaultMgmt (System Fault Management) (SFM) monitoring mode to the
EMS monitoring mode, enter the following command at the HP-UX prompt:
# /opt/sfm/bin/sfmconfig -w -e
36 Configuring indication providers