HP Systems Insight Manager 5.3 Technical Reference Guide

SFM integrates into HP SIM using industry-standard WBEM instrumentation.
Integration among standards-compliant system management applications, as with HP SIM, provides a holistic
and comprehensive view of HP 9000 system and HP Integrity server health.
SFM uses industry standard DMTF WBEM to provide advanced system level monitoring capabilities to protect
hardware against failures that might interrupt system operation.
SFM allows for configuration of notification thresholds for reporting predictive information and corrective
action events. Configurable thresholds enable system administrators to customize notifications to match
availability service level.
SFM includes providers to gather and model information and deliver it to the network management application
through an industry standard interface.
The CPU Instance Provider gathers information about the central processors in an HP 9000 server.
The Memory Instance Provider gathers information about the memory configuration of an HP 9000 server.
The EMS Wrapper Provider translates hardware events from EMS hardware monitors into a form that is
compatible with WBEM.
SFM is available in HP SIM by selecting a system with SFM installed and selecting Tools→System
Information→System Page.
See http://h20293.www2.hp.com/portal/swdepot/
displayInstallInfo.do?productNumber=SysFaultMgmt&jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN for additional information
about SFM.
WBEM Management Providers overview
Use HP WBEM Management Providers to remotely monitor system configuration and status. Management
Providers report information about the system they are used on. Information is provided using WBEM industry
standard protocol. A CMS using HP SIM gathers, organizes, and displays the information in reports enabling
you to monitor system use and troubleshoot problems.
The management provider package contains a set of provider modules that plug in to the HP WBEM Services
package. The modules extend the basic functions of the HP WBEM Services package by providing additional
information about the hardware and operating system.
The provider package can supply the following categories of information in response to WBEM queries. For
more information see the HP WBEM Provider Data Sheets available separately.
• Power supplies: Name, ID, description, status, and availability
• Disk SMART sensors: System and state (online, failed/asserted, or unknown)
• Disk drives: ID, capabilities, size, and block size
• Disk partitions, logical systems, and logical disks: ID, bootable, and type
• Physical memory: Description, bank label, capacity, and memory type
• Physical memory statistical information: Single-bit errors, double-bit errors, and predictive failure indicator
• Network adapters: Address, speed, maximum speed, duplex indicator, and count of octets transmitted
and received
• PCI systems: ID, vendor, grant time, and latency
• Physical media: Name, hot swap capability, capacity, manufacturer, model, serial number, version,
and other information
• SCSI controllers: ID, name, description, and protocol
HP WBEM Management Providers are available from the Linux link at http://www.software.hp.com. WBEM
providers for other HP equipment and operating systems are also available separately.
WBEM is a replacement for the SNMP network management protocol. WBEM providers perform a similar
role to SNMP agents of publishing information about a managed system. HP Integrity servers can also be
remotely managed using the HP SNMP Agents, which are available separately from http://
www.software.hp.com.
For additional information about WBEM Providers for Linux, see http://h71028.www7.hp.com/enterprise/
cache/13219-0-0-225-121.html.
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