HP-UX WBEM System Fault Management (SFM) Administrator Guide (September 2013)

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 8) lists the product version for which the document is
applicable.
Table 1 Documentation Support forSysFaultMgmt (System Fault Management) (SFM)
VersionOperating system
C.07.11.08.01HP-UX 11i v3
SysFaultMgmt (System Fault Management) (SFM) supports HP Integrity Superdome 2 (HP
Superdome 2), HP Integrity BL860c i2, BL870c i2 & BL890c i2 Server Blades,
rx2800 i2, HP Integrity BL860c i4, BL870c i4, BL890c i4, and rx2800 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 8)
• “Features and benefits” (page 9)
• “Components of SysFaultMgmt (System Fault Management) (SFM)” (page 10)
• “User interfaces” (page 17)
• “Architecture” (page 17)
Overview
The 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. The 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.
8 Introduction