HP SIM V5.1 User Guide (356920-009, January 2007)

DescriptionIcon MeaningStatus Icon
The element is suspended.
• In Service indicates that the element is
being configured.
• Stopped indicates that element is
stopped.
In service, Stopped
No management information about the
element could be obtained.
• Unknown indicates that the element status
is not available.
• No Contact indicates that the element
exists, but HP SIM has never been able
to communicate with it.
Unknown, No contact
This status provides useful information about
the port. No attention is required.
• Starting indicates that the element is
starting.
• Stopping indicates that element is
stopping.
• Dormant indicates that the element is
inactive.
• Other indicates that additional
information is available, but it does not
fit into the previously listed categories.
Starting, Stopping, Dormant, Power Mode,
Other
Related topics
• System tab for a tape library
• System tab for a storage switch
Software status types
In HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM), system software has one of the following status types:
DescriptionIcon MeaningStatus Icon
An update that contains a critical bug fix is
available for this system.
Major
An update that contains new hardware
support or bug fixes is available for this
system.
Minor
All components on the system match the
repository.
Normal
The system is suspended. No software status
is available.
Disabled
The Central Management Server (CMS)
could not reach the HP Version Control
Agent on the system, so the status of the
system is unknown.
Informational
HP Version Control Agent (VCA) cannot
communicate with HP Version Control
Repository Manager (VCRM).
Unknown
NOTE: The Unknown status appears for server systems only under any of the following circumstances:
The VCA is not installed on the managed server.•
• The VCA is installed on a server, but that server does not have a trust relationship established with HP
SIM.
• The operating system on the target server is not supported. Windows and Linux operating systems are
supported.
212 Monitoring systems, clusters, and events