SFM Release Notes for HP-UX 11i v3 September 2011

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System Fault Management: Release Notes (September 2011

Release)

Contents

System Fault Management C.07.04.06.01 Release Notes HP-UX 11i v3 September 2011............1

Introduction.................................................................................................................1

SFM Providers.............................................................................................................2

EVWEB......................................................................................................................5

EMT...........................................................................................................................7

System Requirements....................................................................................................7

Supported Browsers.....................................................................................................9

Limitations and Workarounds........................................................................................9

Product Documentation...............................................................................................11

Software and Documentation Availability in Native Languages........................................11

Product Structure........................................................................................................11

Reporting Defects......................................................................................................12

System Fault Management C.07.04.06.01 Release Notes HP-UX 11i v3

September 2011

Introduction

SFM includes the following tools:

• SFM Providers

• EVWEB

• EMT

NOTE: The -T option to create and manage throttling configuration is no longer supported and

the feature is not available in the HP-UX 11i v3 systems.

This document contains the following sections:

• SFM Providers

What Is New in This Version◦

◦ Supported EMS Hardware Monitors

◦ Defect Fixes

• EVWEB

What Is EVWEB◦

◦ Benefits

◦ Features

◦ Defect Fixes

◦ Limitations

• EMT

What Is EMT◦

◦ Benefits

Contents 1

Summary of content (12 pages)

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System Fault Management: Release Notes (September 2011 Release) Contents System Fault Management C.07.04.06.01 Release Notes HP-UX 11i v3 September 2011............1 Introduction.................................................................................................................1 SFM Providers.............................................................................................................2 EVWEB..........................................................................................
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◦ Features ◦ Defect Fixes ◦ Limitations • System Requirements • Supported Browsers • Limitation and Workaround • Product Documentation • Software and Documentation Availability in Native Languages • Product Structure • Reporting Defects SFM Providers SFM providers are tools that gather information related to various hardware devices and report to the Common Interface Model Object Manager (CIMOM).
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Table 1 lists the SFM providers, and their respective functions (continued) Providers Functions Record Log Provider Enables event analysis tools such as Web-Based Enterprise Services (WEBES) to access details of indications generated by the SFMIndicationProvider that are available in the SFM database, for event analysis. The Record Log Provider also enables event analysis tools to access MCA logs for event analysis.
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What Is New in This Version • Starting from HP-UX 11i v3 September 2011 release, HP recommends to install all the products, namely ProviderSvcsBase, SysFaultMgmt, and the I/O Providers, namely HP-UX WBEM RAIDSA Provider, HP-UX WBEM SAS Provider, HP-UX WBEM Fibre-Channel Provider, HP-UX WBEM Direct Attached Storage Provider (DASProvider) together to maintain compatibility among the diagnostic products.
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Problem: The evweb subscribe -L -b external returns a "UNKNOWN" for “CIM_IndicationHandlerCIMXML” handle type. Resolution: This problem is fixed. • QXCR1001111631 Problem: In SFM version C.07.03.10.01, Automatic MCA Analysis is broken because HP_MCARecordLog.mof file does not get registered. Resolution: Fix created to register HP_MCARecordLog.mof file in SFM C.07.03.11.01 Web release version. Limitation: This fix is limited to only SFM C.07.03.11.
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subscriptions are stored in the Event Archive. The Event Viewer also enables users to search for an indication logged in the Event Archive. • Log Viewer The Log Viewer enables users to view and search the low level logs stored in the log database. 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.
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EMT This section describes EMT. What Is EMT Error Management Technology (EMT) is a component of SFM. EMT includes Common Error Repository (CER), which is an online, searchable, and updateable error repository. The CER contains error metadata such as error description, error number, error type, severity, cause of the error, and corrective actions for errors generated on the HP-UX 11i v3 system.
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• ◦ rp7405 ◦ rp7410 ◦ rp7420 ◦ rp8400 ◦ rp8420 ◦ SD16, SD32, SD64 ◦ SD16A, SD32A, SD64A ◦ SD16B, SD32B, SD64B HP Integrity servers ◦ cx2600 ◦ cx2620 ◦ rx1600 ◦ rx1620 ◦ rx2600 ◦ rx2620 ◦ rx2660 ◦ rx3600 ◦ rx4640 ◦ rx5670 ◦ rx6600 ◦ rx7620 ◦ rx7640 ◦ rx8620 ◦ rx8640 ◦ rx2800 i2 ◦ SD16A, SD32A, SD64A ◦ SD16B, SD32B, SD64B ◦ BL60p HP Server Blade ◦ BL860c HP Server Blade ◦ BL870c HP Server Blade ◦ HP Integrity BL860c i2, BL870c i2 & BL890c i2 Server B
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Following lists the software requirements for using SFM: • HP-UX 11i v3 February 2007 release or later • OpenSSL Version A.00.09.08g.001 or later • EVM-EventMgr B.11.31 September 2007 or later • SysMgmtBase Version B.00.02.03 (Interface) or later • WBEMSvcs Version A.02.09.02.00 or later • PHCO_40289 (for Itanium only) • SysMgmtWeb (HP-UX Web-Based System Management User Interface) Version A.3.0.0.2, September 2009 release or later • HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM) Version 5.0.
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Workaround: Please check the Health Repository on the OA for the latest information on the health of all the FRU's or alternatively, the OA homepage. • Problem: Two SFM processes are running when SFM is upgraded . This limitation is not applicable to the following: ◦ Systems that have SFM C.07.00.04.06 (March 2010) or later OE release fresh installed. ◦ Systems that have upgraded to SFM C.07.00.07.01 (May 2010) or later. Description: When SFM is upgraded from any version prior to C.07.00.04.
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Product Documentation For more information on SFM, see the following documents at: www.hp.com/go/hpux-diagnostics-sfm-docs • Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) • Administrator's and User's Guide for SFM HP-UX 11i v3 • SFM Provider Data Sheets • SFM Tables of Versions • SFM Patch Descriptions • SFM Event Descriptions Software and Documentation Availability in Native Languages SFM software and documents are available only in the English language.
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SysFaultMgmt.SFM-CORE.EVWEB_COREPA C.07.04.06 SysFaultMgmt.SFM-CORE.EVWEB_DOC C.07.04.06 SysFaultMgmt.SFM-CORE.EVWEB_GUI_COMM SysFaultMgmt.SFM-CORE.EVWEB_GUI_PA C.07.04.06 C.07.04.06 SysFaultMgmt.SFM-CORE.EVWEB_MAN SysFaultMgmt.SFM-CORE.FMD_PRO_COMM C.07.04.06 C.07.04.06 SysFaultMgmt.SFM-CORE.FMD_PRO_COREPA C.07.04.06 SysFaultMgmt.SFM-CORE.GS_COMM C.07.04.06 SysFaultMgmt.SFM-CORE.GS_COREPA C.07.04.06 SysFaultMgmt.SFM-CORE.HAS-PA C.07.04.06 SysFaultMgmt.SFM-CORE.HS_PRO_COMM C.07.04.