HP e3000 MPE/iX System Software Maintenance Manual (Release C.75.00) (30216-90344)

Chapter 7
Support Tools Manager (STM) for MPE/iX
MPE/iX Version of STM
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MPE/iX Version of STM
With MPE/iX 6.5, the Support Tools Manager (STM) replaced the sysdiag diagnostic system on HP e3000
computer systems. STM has been the diagnostic platform for HP-UX since 1996.
STM was ported to MPE/iX to provide a common diagnostics platform for MPE/iX and HP-UX systems. This
common platform will reduce the cost to support new systems and peripherals, and make it possible to bring
new tools to MPE/iX 6.5 and beyond. STM will not be provided on any previous MPE/iX release.
The first release of STM on MPE/iX is based on the HP-UX 11.00 A.12.00 version of STM (June 1998, IPR
9806).
Distribution
STM is distributed on the Fundamental Operating System (FOS) tape on MPE/iX 6.5 and subsequent
releases. When MPE/iX is installed, the sysdiag diagnostic system will be removed and STM will be installed.
NOTE For STM to run, networking must be configured and enabled for remote access, for example by
using the NMMGR and NETCONTROL commands. The reason is that STM has a dependency
on Berkeley Socket/iX. For details, see “STM Dependencies on MPE/iX” on our Website (URL is
given below).
Differences from HP-UX Version of STM
If you are already familiar with STM on HP-UX, you will feel at home with STM on MPE/iX. However, there
are some differences to be aware of:
Different distribution and installation process.
Different file structure.
No xstm (XWindows GUI) interace for MPE/iX.
MPE/iX version initially contains a subset of the tools on the HP-UX version.
An additional standalone version of logtool to handle MPE/iX system logs.
More Information
Most documentation on STM is provided via the Web. This chapter is only a small subset of the information
available. In particular, it is an adaptation of Chapter 4 of the manual Support Plus: Diagnostics User’s
Guide.
You can see the most current released information on Support Tools at our Web site, “Systems Hardware,
Diagnostics, and Monitoring,” at http://docs.hp.com/hpux/systems/. This Web site also contains
additional documents, such as tutorials, quick reference guides, and release information.
For EARLY VERSIONS of the pages, refer to the internal HP site at
http://wojo.rose.hp.com/bea/systems/