SFM Release Notes for HP-UX 11i v2 February 2011

subscribing to an indication, users can obtain detailed information about various WBEM
indications.
As a part of event subscription, users must specify event subscription criteria. Users must also
select one or more destinations to receive information about indications.
Users can select one or more destination from the following list:
◦ Event Archive: The path of Event Archive is /var/opt/sfmdb/pgsql. Event Archive
is the default destination.
◦ Email: Event notification will be emailed to the specified email address. Users can specify
multiple email addresses.
• Event Viewer
The Event Viewer enables users to view the indications stored in the Event Archive. In addition,
users with administrative privileges can also delete these indications. By default, HP-advised
subscriptions are stored in the Event Archive. The Event Viewer also enables users to search
for an indication logged in the Event Archive.
Benefits
Following lists the benefits of EVWEB:
• Enables users to manage all WBEM indications that are supported by SFM.
• Provides an option to customize the indication destination to receive information about
HP-advised subscriptions.
• Enables users to view the command-line equivalent of an action performed using the GUI,
thereby, educating users about the usage of various commands.
Features
Following lists the features that EVWEB offers:
• Provides quick search and advanced search mechanisms to view events from the Event Archive
• Generates a list of events in a printer-friendly format (GUI only)
• Enables users with administrative privileges to delete indications
• Enables users with administrative privileges to manage subscriptions, such as creating,
modifying, and deleting indications
• Enables users to view subscriptions created using EVWEB
• Enables users to view externally created subscriptions.
Subscriptions created by using tools other than EVWEB are termed as externally created event
subscriptions.
• Enables users to view HP-advised subscriptions. HP-advised subscriptions are provided by
default by HP.
Note: EVWEB supports these features on browser-based GUI and the CLI.
What Is New in EVWEB
• EVWEB now supports indications generated by High Availability (HA) monitors.
• The Event Viewer provides a formatted view of details of an event. The formatted view is
applicable for events from the HP_DeviceIndication class only.
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