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

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Table 24 Troubleshooting instance providers (continued)

Problem: Requests for instances do not return any value.

SolutionCauses

# cimprovider -ls

Following is a sample output of the command:

MODULE STATUS

OperatingSystemModule OK

ComputerSystemModule OK

ProcessModule OK

IPProviderModule OK

SFMProviderModule Degraded

If the status of SFMProviderModule is Degraded as displayed in the

given output, SFMProviderModule is not running.

To enable SFMProviderModule, complete the following steps:

1. Enter the following command at the HP-UX prompt to disable

SFMProviderModule:

# cimprovider –d –m SFMProviderModule

2. Enter the following command at the HP-UX prompt to enable

SFMProviderModule:

# cimprovider –e –m SFMProviderModule

Alternatively, you can enter the following command at the HP-UX

prompt to start SFMProviderModule:

# sh /opt/sfm/bin/restart_sfm.sh

NOTE: The script restarts SysFaultMgmt (System Fault

Management) (SFM) only if SFMProviderModule is in Degraded

state.

3. Enter the following command at the HP-UX prompt to check if the

SFMProviderModule is running:

# cimprovider -ls

If the status of SFMProviderModule is OK, SFMProviderModule is

running properly. Otherwise, repeat steps 1 to 3.

Contact your HP support personnel to correct the problem.Cause 4

The cron job is not working.

Table 25 Troubleshooting instance providers

Problem: First request on systems does not return with required information immediately.

SolutionCause

Wait a while, then request for the information again. providers respond

with requested information when information has been gathered.

Requested information is being collected.

The following message is displayed:

Inventory is being built

currently. Please try after some

time.

Table 26 Troubleshooting instance providers

Problem: Indications fulfilling the conditions defined in the HP-Known HP-Defined filters, are not logged in the Event

Archive.

SolutionCause

Create the following EnumerateInstances.xml file and save it in any

location:

The HP-Known filters and HP-Known

subscriptions have been deleted from

the CIMOM.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

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