Administrator's and User's Guide for SFM HP-UX 11i v3 September 2012

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Contents

1 Introduction...............................................................................................7

Overview................................................................................................................................7

Features and benefits................................................................................................................7

Components of SFM.................................................................................................................9

EVWEB..............................................................................................................................9

EMT...................................................................................................................................9

CIMUtil..............................................................................................................................9

IPMI event viewer.................................................................................................................9

Providers.............................................................................................................................9

instance providers...........................................................................................................9

Indication providers.......................................................................................................12

Cron job...........................................................................................................................15

User interfaces.......................................................................................................................16

HP Systems Insight Manager...............................................................................................16

HP System Management Homepage.....................................................................................16

Architecture...........................................................................................................................16

2 Installing the SFM software........................................................................18

Prerequisites...........................................................................................................................18

Installing the SFM software from the media................................................................................19

Installing using the TUI........................................................................................................19

Installing using the CLI........................................................................................................21

Installing the SFM software from the web...................................................................................22

Verifying the installation..........................................................................................................23

Verifying the installation using the TUI...................................................................................23

Verifying the installation using the CLI...................................................................................24

Removing the SFM software.....................................................................................................25

Removing the software using the TUI.....................................................................................25

Removing the software using the CLI.....................................................................................28

Verifying removal of the SFM software.......................................................................................28

Verifying removal using the TUI............................................................................................28

Verifying removal using the CLI............................................................................................29

3 Configuring indication providers.................................................................30

Configuring indication filters....................................................................................................30

Configuring error logging in SFM.............................................................................................31

Configuring the monitoring mode.............................................................................................31

4 Administering indications and instances using HP SIM..................................33

Creating subscriptions and viewing indications using HP SIM ......................................................33

Creating subscriptions........................................................................................................33

Viewing Indications............................................................................................................38

Viewing instances...................................................................................................................44

5 Administering indications and instances using HP SMH.................................45

Viewing instances...................................................................................................................45

Viewing information about processors...................................................................................45

Viewing information about memory......................................................................................46

Viewing information about System Summary..........................................................................47

Viewing information about Cooling Devices...........................................................................47

Viewing Power Supply instances..........................................................................................47

Viewing Temperature status and events.................................................................................47

Viewing Voltage status and events........................................................................................47

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