SFM Release Notes for HP-UX 11i v3 September 2010

Itanium Memory Monitor (memory_ia64)
NOTE: All of EMS Hardware Monitors are not supported by EMS Wrapper Provider included in SFM product. For information on other providers like
I/O and Storage, see HP WBEM Providers at:
http://www.hp.com/go/hpux-networking-docs
Defect Fixes
QXCR1001003235
Reconfiguring / reinstalling of SFM C.06.00.07.01 version creates many 'at(1)' jobs.
Problem: After reconfiguring / reinstalling of SFM C.06.00.07.01 (September 2009 release) version, there are many 'at(1)' jobs running for the
script
/opt/sfm/bin/internal_health_daemon.sh. Each reconfigure/reinstallation of the fileset SysFaultMgmt.SFM-CORE.SFM_PRO_IA will
create a new at job.
Resolution: This problem is fixed.
QXCR1001000728
Warning messages for
vparstatus command logged to rc.log in a mixed OS environment.
Problem: In a mixed OS environment with 11.31 monitor 11.23 vPar, the following warning message is logged in the
/etc/rc.log file.
vparstatus: Warning: Command version is different from monitor version. Some fields may not be displayed
The etc/rc.log file keeps growing in size since multiple warning messages are logged.
Resolution: This problem is fixed.
QXCR1001014845
SEL02_IndicationProvider events are not saved in OnlineDiag
event.log
Problem: No events are getting logged into
/var/opt/resmon/log/event.log file for the SEL02_IndicationProvider.
Resolution: This problem is fixed.
QXCR1000987862
The host name parameters are not set in Management Processor for HP Integrity BL860c i2, BL870c i2 & BL890c i2 Server Blades.
Problem: The host information in Management Processor does not get set as the IPMI calls are changed. This problem occurs only on HP Integrity
BL860c i2, BL870c i2 & BL890c i2 Server Blades.
Resolution: This problem is fixed.
QXCR1001021932
Errors during SFM upgrade and install in a DRD environment.
Problem: When the postgres is not up and running, and you try to install / configure / modify SFM C.07.00.05.05 version, the errors are displayed.
Resolution: Start postgres and install SFM to resolve this issue.
QXCR1000991787
The operational status of the processor does not change after an event is generated on HP Integrity BL860c i2, BL870c i2 & BL890c i2 Server
Blades.
Problem: When event 100701 got generated, the operational status did not change from '2' to '5'. This problem occurs only on HP Integrity BL860c
i2, BL870c i2 & BL890c i2 Server Blades.
Resolution: This problem is fixed.
QXCR1001000096
The EMSWrapper provider is unable to register the resources it is monitoring with the EMS framework.
Problem: This problem occurs on low end servers where the EMS framework takes longer time (more than 1 second) to respond.
Resolution: This problem is fixed.
QXCR1001025474
On RMCA, OSErrLogD creates MCA files sending an MCA Indication.
Problem: When RMCA occurs, OSErrLogD writes RMCA files to
/var/tombstones directory. These files are considered as MCA files and SFM
generates an MCA indication with 100662 and 100661 events .
Resolution: OSErrLogD has been updated to not to write any MCA files into
/var/tombstones directly upon receiving an RMCA.
QXCR1001019720
The Field Replaceable Unit (FRU) part number information is missing in the SFM error events.
Problem: The FRU provider does not populate part number in the Board Information Area. As a result, an automated analysis flow for the events
is canceled.
Resolution: This problem is fixed.
QXCR1001029166
The enumeration of HP_PhysicalMemory lists empty DIMM slots as deconfigured which displays minor warnings on HP SMH and HP SIM.
Problem: There are empty spaces in serial number and part number strings for the DIMMs in the system. SFM considers this as a valid value and
check for size which is 0, considering the DIMM as deconfigured. This problem occurs only on HP Integrity BL860c i2, BL870c i2 & BL890c i2
Server Blades.
Resolution: This problem is fixed.
QXCR1001039358
SFM consumes excessive memory.
Problem: When SFM is upgraded from any version prior to March 2010 (C.07.00.04.06) release to C.07.00.04.06 or C.07.00.06.02 version, some
systems have an issue with the cimprovagt process for SFMProviderModule. The systems that have previous events in the SFM database, the
cimprovagt process consumes an excessive amount of memory or produce a core dump.
Resolution: This problem is fixed.
EVWEB
This section describes EVWEB.
What Is EVWEB
EVWEB is a tool that can be used to view and administer WBEM indications generated on the HP-UX 11i v3 system.