Event Monitoring Service Version A.03.10 Release Notes

Chapter 1 9

Compatibility Information and Installation Requirements

Hardware Requirements

EMS runs on the HP 9000 series 700 and 800 servers.

Memory Requirements

EMS requires 2.75 Mb of disk space to install.

An additional 13.0 Mb of disk space should be allocated for /etc/opt to

support EMS logging facilities.

Installing the Event Monitoring Service

EMS checks the resources for local systems only. EMS is most effective

when installed and conﬁgured on all systems in your environment.

EMS should be installed on each node that you want to monitor. EMS

can be installed on a running system in multi-user mode.

Use the software management tools in SAM or the swinstall command

to install EMS. For details, see the swinstall manpage.

NOTE Updated monitors may have new status values that change the meaning

of your monitoring requests. When you update a monitor:

• Check for recent updates of the EMS bundle to ensure compatibility

with the new monitor

• Review your existing monitoring requests to ensure they are current

and reasonable for the new monitor

The EMS bundle (Part Number B7609BA) version A.03.10 contains the

following ﬁle sets:

• EMS-Core—EMS framework

• EMS-Conﬁg—SAM interface to EMS

• EMS-MIBMonitor—MIB (Management Information Base) monitors

for cluster, networking interface, and system resources

To install EMS:

• Use swinstall, or