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

1 Introduction
This document is about administration and the most recent product information on HP-UX WBEM
SysFaultMgmt, also known as System Fault Management or SFM, which is supported on HP-UX
11i v3 operating systems. Table 1 (page 9) lists the product version for which the document is
applicable.
Table 1 Documentation Support for SysFaultMgmt (System Fault Management) (SFM)
VersionOperating system
C.07.12.06.01HP-UX 11i v3
SysFaultMgmt (System Fault Management) (SFM) supports HP Integrity Superdome 2
(HP Superdome 2), HP Integrity BL860c i2, BL870c i2 and BL890c i2 Server
Blades, rx2800 i2, HP Integrity BL860c i4, BL870c i4, BL890c i4, rx2800
i4 and rx2900 i4 in addition to other HP Integrity Servers. All the features supported on systems
running the HP-UX 11i v3 operating system are available for HP Integrity Servers.
This chapter introduces you to the SysFaultMgmt (System Fault Management) (SFM) software
and the tools that SysFaultMgmt (System Fault Management) (SFM) includes.
The chapter discusses the following topics:
• “Overview” (page 9)
• “Features and benefits” (page 10)
• “Components of SysFaultMgmt (System Fault Management) (SFM)” (page 11)
• “User interfaces” (page 18)
• “Architecture” (page 19)
Overview
SysFaultMgmt (System Fault Management) (SFM) software is a collection of tools used to monitor
the health of HP servers running HP-UX that report hardware errors and take corrective measures,
where applicable, to ensure availability and reliability of the server. SysFaultMgmt (System Fault
Management) (SFM) retrieves information about a system’s hardware devices such as CPU, memory,
power supply, and cooling devices. SysFaultMgmt (System Fault Management) (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.
HP-UX WBEM environment has the following components:
• A WBEM infrastructure, such as HP WBEM services. SysFaultMgmt (System Fault
Management) (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) (2.8 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. SysFaultMgmt (System Fault
Management) (SFM) can use HP SIM to display query information for local systems.
• WBEM providers that obtain information. SysFaultMgmt (System Fault Management) (SFM)
includes instance and indication providers, which are one set of WBEM providers among
many. SysFaultMgmt (System Fault Management) (SFM) providers query and provide system
hardware property and event information.
Overview 9