Page 2 - Legal Notices; Hewlett-Packard shall not be
2 Legal Notices The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice. Hewlett-Packard makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this manual, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Hewlett-Packard sha...
Page 3 - Printing History
3 Printing History September 2001 Edition 1 The printing date and part number indicate the current edition. The printing date changes when a new edition is printed. (Minor corrections and updates which are incorporated at reprint do not cause the date to change.) The part number changes when extensi...
Page 5 - Contents; Installing and Using Monitors
Contents 5 1. Introduction Hardware Monitoring Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 What is Hardware Monitoring? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 How Does Hardware Monitoring Work? . . . . ...
Page 6 - Using the Peripheral Status Monitor
Contents 6 Polling or Asynchronous? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Startup Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Peripheral Status Monitor (PSM) . . . . ....
Page 7 - Special Procedures
Contents 7 Sample Global Configuration File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Sample Monitor-Specific Configuration File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Startup Configuration File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Page 9 - About This Manual; NOTE
9 About This Manual This guide is intended for use by system administrators and others involved in managing HP-UX system hardware resources. It describes the installation and use of EMS Hardware Monitors—an important tool in managing the operation and health of system hardware resources. The book is...
Page 10 - Supporting Documentation; Managing MC/ServiceGuard; Related Web Site
10 Supporting Documentation The following documentation contains information related to the installation and use of the hardware event monitors: • Support Plus: Diagnostics User's Guide - provides information on installing the EMS Hardware Monitors. • Managing MC/ServiceGuard (B3936-90024) - provide...
Page 11 - Chapter 1; Introduction
Chapter 1 Introduction 11 1 Introduction This chapter introduces the EMS Hardware Monitors. The topics discussed in this chapter include: • What is hardware monitoring? • How does hardware monitoring work? • Benefits of hardware monitoring • Products supported by hardware monitoring • Tips for hardw...
Page 12 - Hardware Monitoring Overview; What is Hardware Monitoring?
Chapter 1 Introduction Hardware Monitoring Overview 12 Hardware Monitoring Overview What is Hardware Monitoring? Hardware monitoring is the process of watching a hardware resource (such as a disk) for the occurrence of any unusual activity, called an event. When an event occurs, it is reported using...
Page 13 - How Does Hardware Monitoring Work?; Components Involved in Hardware Monitoring; The typical hardware monitoring process works as follows:
Chapter 1 Introduction Hardware Monitoring Overview 13 How Does Hardware Monitoring Work? The following figure shows the basic components involved in hardware monitoring. Figure 1-1 Components Involved in Hardware Monitoring The typical hardware monitoring process works as follows: 1. While monitori...
Page 14 - Benefits of Hardware Monitoring; Hardware monitoring provides the following benefits:
Chapter 1 Introduction Hardware Monitoring Overview 14 Benefits of Hardware Monitoring Hardware monitoring provides the following benefits: • Reduces system downtime by detecting hardware failures when they occur, allowing you to quickly identify and correct problems. • Integrates into MC/ServiceGua...
Page 15 - Products Supported by Hardware Monitors
Chapter 1 Introduction Hardware Monitoring Overview 15 Products Supported by Hardware Monitors EMS hardware monitors are provided for a wide range of system hardware resources. The following list identifies the types of hardware supported by monitors at the time of publication. A detailed list of th...
Page 16 - Tips for Hardware Monitoring; Utilize the many notification methods available.; resdata; Use the `All monitors' option when creating a monitoring request.
Chapter 1 Introduction Hardware Monitoring Overview 16 Tips for Hardware Monitoring Here are some tips for using hardware monitoring. ✓ Keep hardware monitoring enabled to protect your system from undetected failures. Hardware monitoring is an important tool for maintaining high-availability on your...
Page 17 - Hardware Monitoring Terms; Term Definition; Using EMS HA Monitors
Chapter 1 Introduction Hardware Monitoring Overview 17 Hardware Monitoring Terms The following terms are used throughout this guide. Understanding them is important when learning how the hardware event monitors work and how to use them effectively. Table 1-1 Hardware Monitoring Terms Term Definition...
Page 18 - Hardware resource
Chapter 1 Introduction Hardware Monitoring Overview 18 Hardware event monitor A monitor daemon that gathers information on the operational status of hardware resources. Each monitor is responsible for watching a specific group or type of hardware resources. For example, the tape monitor handles all ...
Page 19 - Polling
Chapter 1 Introduction Hardware Monitoring Overview 19 Peripheral Status Monitor (PSM) Included with the hardware event monitors, the PSM is a monitor daemon that acts as a hardware status monitor by converting events to changes in hardware resource status. This provides compatibility with MC/Servic...
Page 21 - Chapter 2; Installing and Using Monitors; • An overview of the steps involved
Chapter 2 Installing and Using Monitors 21 2 Installing and Using Monitors This chapter instructs you on how to use the EMS Hardware Monitors to manage your hardware resources. The topics discussed in this chapter include: • An overview of the steps involved • Installing EMS Hardware Monitors • Addi...
Page 22 - The Steps Involved; . See “Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop Hub Monitor”.
Chapter 2 Installing and Using Monitors The Steps Involved 22 The Steps Involved The steps involved in installing and configuring hardware monitoring are shown in Figure 2-1 on page 23. Each step is described in detail in this chapter on the page indicated. Step 1 : (HP-UX 10.20 or 11.x only.) Insta...
Page 24 - Installing EMS Hardware Monitors; swinstall; Supported System Configuration
Chapter 2 Installing and Using Monitors Installing EMS Hardware Monitors 24 Installing EMS Hardware Monitors The EMS Hardware Monitors software is distributed with the Support Tools (diagnostics). All the necessary files for hardware monitoring are installed automatically when the Support Tools are ...
Page 25 - more information; Removing EMS Hardware Monitors; The hardware monitoring software can be removed using the
Chapter 2 Installing and Using Monitors Installing EMS Hardware Monitors 25 more information • If you are using MC/ServiceGuard (optional), you must have version A.10.11 on HP-UX 10.20, or version A.11.04 for HP-UX 11.x. Removing EMS Hardware Monitors The hardware monitoring software can be removed ...
Page 26 - Checking for Special Requirements; Disk Arrays; Product
Chapter 2 Installing and Using Monitors Checking for Special Requirements 26 Checking for Special Requirements Some devices have special requirements in order to be monitored. Examine the tables of supported products below to see if any of your devices have special requirements. Table 2-1 Disk Array...
Page 27 - Disk Products; Tape Products (all supported by the SCSI Tape Devices Monitor)
Chapter 2 Installing and Using Monitors Checking for Special Requirements 27 Table 2-2 Disk Products Product Model/Product Number Special Requirements All disks bound to the sdisk and disc30 drivers and not under the control of another event monitor (such as a disk array monitor). Supported by: Disk...
Page 28 - High Availability Storage Systems; Fibre Channel SCSI Multiplexers
Chapter 2 Installing and Using Monitors Checking for Special Requirements 28 All the tape products in the above table are monitored by the SCSI Tape Devices Monitor. DLT8000 40-slot Library A5585A, A5586A, A4682AZ, A4682AHP, A4683AHP March 00 Release DLT8000 60-slot Library A5587A, A5588A, A4684AZ, ...
Page 29 - Fibre Channel Adapters; Device Firmware revisions:
Chapter 2 Installing and Using Monitors Checking for Special Requirements 29 Table 2-6 Fibre Channel Adapters Product Model/Product Number Special Requirements HP Fibre Mass Storage Channel Adapters Supported by: Fibre Channel Mass Storage Channel Adapter A3404A A3591A A3636A A3740A The following dr...
Page 30 - Fibre Channel Switch; Memory; System
Chapter 2 Installing and Using Monitors Checking for Special Requirements 30 Table 2-8 Fibre Channel Switch Product Model/Product Number Special Requirements HP Fibre Channel Switch Supported by: Fibre Channel Switch Monitor A5223A The FC Switch monitor requires: C++ runtime support patches: • 10.20...
Page 31 - Interface Cards; Others
Chapter 2 Installing and Using Monitors Checking for Special Requirements 31 Table 2-11 Interface Cards Product Model/Product Number Special Requirements SCSI1, SCSI2, & SCSI3 interface cards. Supported by: SCSI123 Monitor NA None Table 2-12 Others Product Model/Product Number Special Requiremen...
Page 32 - Using Hardware Monitoring Requests; What Is a Monitoring Request?; When building a request you must make the following decisions:; WHAT hardware should be monitored?; This is defined by selecting the monitor responsible for the; WHAT events should be reported?; Although the monitor can detect all hardware events, you can limit; HOW will notification be sent?; Some Monitoring Request Examples
Chapter 2 Installing and Using Monitors Using Hardware Monitoring Requests 32 Using Hardware Monitoring Requests Monitoring requests are used to implement your strategy for monitoring hardware resources. The Hardware Monitoring Request Manager is the tool you use to create and manage hardware event ...
Page 34 - Running the Monitoring Request Manager; You must be logged on as root to run the Monitoring Request Manager.; To run the Monitoring Request Manager, type:; The opening screen looks like this:
Chapter 2 Installing and Using Monitors Running the Monitoring Request Manager 34 Running the Monitoring Request Manager NOTE You must be logged on as root to run the Monitoring Request Manager. To run the Monitoring Request Manager, type: /etc/opt/resmon/lbin/monconfig The opening screen indicates ...
Page 35 - Enabling Hardware Event Monitoring; Run the Hardware Monitoring Request Manager by typing:
Chapter 2 Installing and Using Monitors Enabling Hardware Event Monitoring 35 Enabling Hardware Event Monitoring Hardware event monitoring must be enabled to protect your system from undetected hardware failures. All hardware monitoring requests are ignored while monitoring is disabled. Once monitor...
Page 36 - Default Monitoring Requests; Default Monitoring Requests for Each Monitor; Severity Levels; All
Chapter 2 Installing and Using Monitors Enabling Hardware Event Monitoring 36 Default Monitoring Requests A set of default monitoring requests are created for each hardware event monitor. These default requests provide a complete level of monitoring and protection for the hardware resources under th...
Page 37 - Listing Monitor Descriptions; To list the descriptions of available monitors:; Run the Hardware Monitoring Request Manager by entering:
Chapter 2 Installing and Using Monitors Listing Monitor Descriptions 37 Listing Monitor Descriptions One of the first steps in managing monitoring requests is selecting the proper monitor for the hardware resource. You must know what hardware resources each monitor is responsible for to ensure that ...
Page 38 - Viewing Current Monitoring Requests
Chapter 2 Installing and Using Monitors Viewing Current Monitoring Requests 38 Viewing Current Monitoring Requests Before adding or modifying monitoring requests, you should examine the current monitoring requests. These include the default monitoring requests created during system startup. By exami...
Page 39 - Adding a Monitoring Request
Chapter 2 Installing and Using Monitors Adding a Monitoring Request 39 Adding a Monitoring Request Adding a monitoring request is a convenient way to add another notification method for a monitor. Each new notification method requires its own monitoring request. Monitoring requests can only be added...
Page 40 - new hardware will be included in event monitoring.; Monitoring Requests Configuration Settings; Setting Description
Chapter 2 Installing and Using Monitors Adding a Monitoring Request 40 new hardware will be included in event monitoring. If you add a new class of supported hardware resource to your system, any monitoring requests that apply to All monitors are used for the new hardware, ensuring that your hardwar...
Page 41 - The following notification methods are available.; Event Severity Levels; Description MC/ServiceGuard; Critical
Chapter 2 Installing and Using Monitors Adding a Monitoring Request 41 Notification Method The following notification methods are available. EMAIL* - sends notification to the specified email addressTEXTLOG* - sends notification to specified fileSNMP - sends notification using SNMP trapsCONSOLE - se...
Page 42 - Information
Chapter 2 Installing and Using Monitors Adding a Monitoring Request 42 Minor Warning An event that will not likely escalate to a more severe condition if let uncorrected. System operation will not be interrupted and normal use of the hardware can continue. The problem can be repaired at a convenient...
Page 43 - Example of Adding a Monitoring Request
Chapter 2 Installing and Using Monitors Adding a Monitoring Request 43 Example of Adding a Monitoring Request The following example illustrates the process of adding a monitoring request. In this example a request is added that will send all CRITICAL events detected by the AutoRAID disk array monito...
Page 45 - Modifying Monitoring Requests; To modify a monitoring request:
Chapter 2 Installing and Using Monitors Modifying Monitoring Requests 45 Modifying Monitoring Requests Modifying an existing monitoring request is a convenient way to alter one of the settings used in the request. Simply select a monitoring request and then change the desired setting. All other aspe...
Page 46 - Verifying Hardware Event Monitoring
Chapter 2 Installing and Using Monitors Verifying Hardware Event Monitoring 46 Verifying Hardware Event Monitoring Once you have created the monitoring requests you need for your system, you may want to verify that they are working as you expect. The most effective way of verifying hardware event mo...
Page 47 - Checking Detailed Monitoring Status
Chapter 2 Installing and Using Monitors Checking Detailed Monitoring Status 47 Checking Detailed Monitoring Status This option lets you view the detailed information for all active monitoring requests. This information is organized by resource instance, and lists all the monitoring requests currentl...
Page 48 - Retrieving and Interpreting Event Messages; Sample Event Message; The following is a portion of a sample event message.
Chapter 2 Installing and Using Monitors Retrieving and Interpreting Event Messages 48 Retrieving and Interpreting Event Messages Event messages generated by hardware monitoring can be delivered using a variety of notification methods. To simplify receiving event messages you may want to use the emai...
Page 49 - Deleting Monitoring Requests; CAUTION
Chapter 2 Installing and Using Monitors Deleting Monitoring Requests 49 Deleting Monitoring Requests You may want to delete any monitor requests for a hardware resource that has been removed from your system. Only requests created exclusively for the missing resource should be deleted. CAUTION Use c...
Page 50 - Disabling Hardware Event Monitoring
Chapter 2 Installing and Using Monitors Disabling Hardware Event Monitoring 50 Disabling Hardware Event Monitoring You can disable hardware event monitoring if desired. However, all EMS Hardware Monitors will be disabled. You cannot disable a specific monitor. While monitoring is disabled, all monit...
Page 51 - Chapter 3; Detailed Description; • Hardware monitoring architecture.
Chapter 3 Detailed Description 51 3 Detailed Description This chapter describes EMS Hardware Monitors in detail. The topics discussed in this chapter include: • Hardware monitoring architecture. • Hardware monitoring request manager. • EMS hardware event monitor. • Polling or asynchronous? • Startup...
Page 52 - The Detailed Picture of Hardware Monitoring; Hardware Monitoring Architecture
Chapter 3 Detailed Description The Detailed Picture of Hardware Monitoring 52 The Detailed Picture of Hardware Monitoring The following figure shows the major components involved in hardware monitoring and the communication paths between them. Figure 3-1 Hardware Monitoring Architecture
Page 53 - Components from Three Different Applications; hardware monitoring request manager.; Hardware Monitoring Request Manager; Hardware Monitoring Request
Chapter 3 Detailed Description The Detailed Picture of Hardware Monitoring 53 Components from Three Different Applications Hardware event monitoring involves components from three different applications: • Event Monitoring System (EMS) provides the framework for event notification. EMS was originall...
Page 54 - EMS Hardware Event Monitor; EMS hardware event monitor; Polling or Asynchronous?; startup
Chapter 3 Detailed Description The Detailed Picture of Hardware Monitoring 54 EMS Hardware Event Monitor The EMS hardware event monitor is the key component in the event monitoring architecture. An event monitor is a daemon process, running in the background continuously. The event monitor watches a...
Page 55 - The sole purpose of the; peripheral status monitor; (PSM) is to convert events detected by a hardware event; event monitoring service
Chapter 3 Detailed Description The Detailed Picture of Hardware Monitoring 55 following the execution of the IOSCAN utility, or when managing requests using the Hardware Monitoring Request Manager, the startup client reads each configuration file and creates the monitoring requests defined by the en...
Page 56 - File Locations; armmon; Table 3-1File Locations; Directories and Files
Chapter 3 Detailed Description The Detailed Picture of Hardware Monitoring 56 File Locations The following table lists the locations of the files involved in hardware monitoring. In the above table, monitor_name is the name of a particular monitor such as armmon . Table 3-1File Locations Directories...
Page 57 - The startup process is managed by the startup client (; Monitoring Startup Process
Chapter 3 Detailed Description The Detailed Picture of Hardware Monitoring 57 Startup Process (in Detail) The following steps describe the process used to start the hardware monitoring. The startup process is illustrated in Figure 3-2 on page 57. The startup process is managed by the startup client ...
Page 58 - command
Chapter 3 Detailed Description The Detailed Picture of Hardware Monitoring 58 Disabling Monitoring Hardware monitoring can be disabled using the Hardware Monitoring Request Manager. Disabling monitoring disables all EMS Hardware Monitors. Individual monitors cannot be disabled using the Hardware Mon...
Page 59 - A device driver detects an error during an I/O with the device.; Event Decoding; logtool
Chapter 3 Detailed Description The Detailed Picture of Hardware Monitoring 59 Asynchronous Event Detection (in Detail) The following steps describe the process involved in asynchronous event detection. The asynchronous detection is illustrated in Figure 3-3 on page 60. 1. A device driver detects an ...
Page 61 - Memory Monitor Polling; memlogd
Chapter 3 Detailed Description The Detailed Picture of Hardware Monitoring 61 Event Polling (in Detail) The following is the process used for gathering event information using polling. The polling process is illustrated in Figure 3-4 on page 62. 1. At the interval defined by the polling value in the...
Page 65 - Chapter 4; Using the Peripheral Status Monitor; • An overview of the PSM
Chapter 4 Using the Peripheral Status Monitor 65 4 Using the Peripheral Status Monitor This chapter describes the peripheral status monitor, which converts hardware events to status information for use by MC/ServiceGuard. The topics in this chapter include: • An overview of the PSM • How to configur...
Page 66 - Peripheral Status Monitor Overview
Chapter 4 Using the Peripheral Status Monitor Peripheral Status Monitor Overview 66 Peripheral Status Monitor Overview The primary function of the peripheral status monitor, or PSM, is to convert hardware events into changes in device status. These changes in status can then be used by MC/ServiceGua...
Page 67 - How Does the PSM Work?; utility to manually
Chapter 4 Using the Peripheral Status Monitor How Does the PSM Work? 67 How Does the PSM Work? The PSM converts hardware events detected by the EMS Hardware Monitors to “UP” or “DOWN” status, which is used by MC/ServiceGuard in controlling package failover. Figure 4-1 on page 68 illustrates how the ...
Page 69 - PSM Components; psmctd; PSM States; PSM resource class path names are structured as follows:; PSM Status; Condition Interpretation; Up
Chapter 4 Using the Peripheral Status Monitor How Does the PSM Work? 69 PSM Components The PSM comprises the following components, which are installed along with the hardware event monitors. Each component has its own man page containing detailed information about its operation. • psmctd - the Perip...
Page 70 - is the; man
Chapter 4 Using the Peripheral Status Monitor How Does the PSM Work? 70 The status resource class path for each monitor is included in the monitor descriptions are available on the Web at http://docs.hp.com/hpux/onlinedocs/diag/ems/emd_summ.htm . An HP-UX man page is available for each monitor. To a...
Page 71 - Configuring MC/ServiceGuard Package Dependencies with the PSM
Chapter 4 Using the Peripheral Status Monitor Configuring MC/ServiceGuard Package Dependencies with the PSM 71 Configuring MC/ServiceGuard Package Dependencies with the PSM The PSM allows you to create MC/ServiceGuard package dependencies for resources monitored by EMS Hardware Monitors. To use the ...
Page 72 - Configuring Package Dependencies using SAM
Chapter 4 Using the Peripheral Status Monitor Configuring MC/ServiceGuard Package Dependencies with the PSM 72 Configuring Package Dependencies using SAM The procedure assumes you have taken the necessary steps to create the package to which you will be adding resource dependencies. Complete instruc...
Page 74 - Creating EMS Monitoring Requests for PSM; sam
Chapter 4 Using the Peripheral Status Monitor Creating EMS Monitoring Requests for PSM 74 Creating EMS Monitoring Requests for PSM In addition to creating MC/ServiceGuard package dependencies, you can also use the PSM to create EMS monitoring requests. Because it is a state monitor rather than an ev...
Page 75 - Monitoring Request Parameters
Chapter 4 Using the Peripheral Status Monitor Monitoring Request Parameters 75 Monitoring Request Parameters The following information describes in detail the monitoring request parameters and offers tips on how to use them. Specifying When to Send Event - <Notify> One of the first steps in cr...
Page 76 - HP OpenView IT/Operations Administrators Task Guide
Chapter 4 Using the Peripheral Status Monitor Monitoring Request Parameters 76 interval is the maximum amount of elapsed time before EMS will be aware of a change in status for the hardware resource being monitored. A short polling interval will ensure that you have recent data. However, a short pol...
Page 77 - error
Chapter 4 Using the Peripheral Status Monitor Monitoring Request Parameters 77 EMS_NORMAL_OID "1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.3.1.7.0.1" - Normal notification EMS_ABNORMAL_OID "1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.3.1.7.0.2" - Abnormal notification EMS_RESTART_OID "1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.3.1.7.0.4" - Restart notifi...
Page 78 - This option sends event notification to the system console.
Chapter 4 Using the Peripheral Status Monitor Monitoring Request Parameters 78 To set for a system log notification: 1. Select the Syslog option from the <Notify via> list. Console This option sends event notification to the system console. To set for a console notification: 1. Select the Cons...
Page 79 - Copying Monitoring Requests; multiple
Chapter 4 Using the Peripheral Status Monitor Copying Monitoring Requests 79 Copying Monitoring Requests There are two ways to use the copy function: • To create requests for multiple resources using the same monitoring parameters. This is a quick way to set requests for multiple resources. • To cre...
Page 80 - To change the monitoring parameters of a request:; menu select; Modify Monitoring Request; The Monitoring Request Parameters screen is displayed.; OK
Chapter 4 Using the Peripheral Status Monitor Modifying Monitoring Requests 80 Modifying Monitoring Requests To change the monitoring parameters of a request: 1. From the Event Monitoring Service main screen, select the monitoring request whose parameters you wish to modify. 2. From the Actions menu...
Page 81 - Removing Monitoring Requests; To remove monitoring requests:; To select contiguous multiple requests, hold the; To select individual multiple requests, hold the; Actions; Remove Monitoring Request; A Confirmation screen is displayed.; for a similar resource or by re-entering the information.
Chapter 4 Using the Peripheral Status Monitor Removing Monitoring Requests 81 Removing Monitoring Requests The Remove Monitoring Requests functions with multiple requests as well as single requests. To remove monitoring requests: 1. From the Event Monitoring Service main screen, select the monitorin...
Page 82 - Viewing Monitoring Requests; To view the parameters for a monitoring request:; • From the; View Monitoring Request; To exit the View Monitoring Request screen, click
Chapter 4 Using the Peripheral Status Monitor Viewing Monitoring Requests 82 Viewing Monitoring Requests To view the parameters for a monitoring request: 1. From the Event Monitoring Service main screen, select the monitoring request you wish to view and either: • Double-click, or • From the Actions...
Page 83 - Using the set_fixed Utility to Restore Hardware UP State; Using the
Chapter 4 Using the Peripheral Status Monitor Using the set_fixed Utility to Restore Hardware UP State 83 Using the set_fixed Utility to Restore Hardware UP State Most hardware event monitors cannot detect when a hardware failure has been repaired and the resource has been returned to normal operati...
Page 85 - Chapter 5; Hardware Monitor Configuration Files
Chapter 5 Hardware Monitor Configuration Files 85 5 Hardware Monitor Configuration Files Several configuration files are used to control the operation of each hardware event monitor. The operation of the monitor can be altered by editing the contents of the various configuration files. Before alteri...
Page 86 - Monitor Configuration Files; Global monitor configuration file; . The settings defined in this file are used for all monitors, unless; Monitor-specific configuration file; . Each monitor includes its own configuration file with optimized
Chapter 5 Hardware Monitor Configuration Files Monitor Configuration Files 86 Monitor Configuration Files Two configuration files control the operation of each hardware event monitor: • Global monitor configuration file . The settings defined in this file are used for all monitors, unless overridden...
Page 87 - File Names; File Format; CRITICAL NOTIFY; monitorname; man monitorname; Monitor Configuration File Entries; Setting Values
Chapter 5 Hardware Monitor Configuration Files Monitor Configuration Files 87 File Names Global configuration file: /var/stm/config/tools/monitor/Global.cfg The file naming convention for the startup configuration files is: /var/stm/config/tools/monitor/monitor_name.cfg monitorname is the name of th...
Page 89 - If you feel that the severity level assigned to an; Sample Global Configuration File
Chapter 5 Hardware Monitor Configuration Files Monitor Configuration Files 89 Event Definition You may want to alter the event definition in a monitor-specific configuration file to change the severity level assigned to an event, or to suppress reporting of an event. NOTE Be aware that any changes y...
Page 90 - Sample Monitor-Specific Configuration File; The following is a sample of a device configuration file.
Chapter 5 Hardware Monitor Configuration Files Monitor Configuration Files 90 SEVERITY_ACTION MAJOR_WARNING NOTIFY SEVERITY_ACTION MINOR_WARNING NOTIFY SEVERITY_ACTION INFORMATION NOTIFY #- # EXPLANATION OF EVENT CONFIGURATION LINES #- # configverb event# severity- action- -msg-number-in-library-cat...
Page 92 - Startup Configuration File; ioscan; Criteria Threshold: INFORMATION; required
Chapter 5 Hardware Monitor Configuration Files Startup Configuration File 92 Startup Configuration File Each hardware event monitor has its own startup configuration file which contains the monitoring requests currently defined for the monitor. At startup, following the execution of the ioscan utili...
Page 93 - monconfig; Startup Configuration File Entries; Keyword Values Description; Valid values include:
Chapter 5 Hardware Monitor Configuration Files Startup Configuration File 93 Considerations for Modifying the Startup Configuration File Settings While you can edit the contents of the startup configuration file directly, the better approach is to use the Hardware Monitoring Request Manager ( moncon...
Page 94 - Table 5-3 Startup Configuration File Entries
Chapter 5 Hardware Monitor Configuration Files Startup Configuration File 94 Table 5-3 Startup Configuration File Entries Keyword Values Description Target Type (required) Valid values include: UDPTCPOPCSNMPTEXTLOGSYSLOGEMAILCONSOLE Identifies the method of notification used. Target Type Modifier(re...
Page 95 - Default File Entries; Description Entry
Chapter 5 Hardware Monitor Configuration Files Startup Configuration File 95 Default File Entries The following default monitoring requests illustrate the structure of the entries in the startup configuration file. Table 5-4 Default Monitoring Requests Description Entry Entry to send all events to t...
Page 96 - Peripheral Status Monitor (PSM) Configuration File; The file naming convention for the PSM configuration files is:; • There must be at least one space between the keyword and each value.
Chapter 5 Hardware Monitor Configuration Files Peripheral Status Monitor (PSM) Configuration File 96 Peripheral Status Monitor (PSM) Configuration File Interaction between the PSM and a hardware event monitor is controlled by a PSM configuration file. This file defines what severity levels will resu...
Page 97 - Considerations for Modifying the PSM Configuration File; and; Do not attempt to change the value of
Chapter 5 Hardware Monitor Configuration Files Peripheral Status Monitor (PSM) Configuration File 97 Considerations for Modifying the PSM Configuration File • The only change you should consider making to the PSM configuration file is redefining the severity levels which cause a change to DOWN statu...
Page 98 - PSM Configuration File Fields; Keyword
Chapter 5 Hardware Monitor Configuration Files Peripheral Status Monitor (PSM) Configuration File 98 Table 5-5 PSM Configuration File Fields Keyword Values Description MONITOR_RESOURCE_NAME (required) A valid event monitor resource path name Identifies the hardware event monitor to which the entry a...
Page 100 - Example File Entries
Chapter 5 Hardware Monitor Configuration Files Peripheral Status Monitor (PSM) Configuration File 100 Example File Entries The following examples illustrate the various types of file entries that can be made for the PSM monitor. Example 1: Use all default values. SERIOUS and CRITICAL event will caus...
Page 101 - Chapter 6; Special Procedures
Chapter 6 Special Procedures 101 6 Special Procedures This chapter describes the special procedures required for the Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop Monitor ( dm_fc_hub ), and for the Fibre Channel Switch Monitor ( dm_fc_sw) .
Page 102 - Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop Hub Monitor
Chapter 6 Special Procedures Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop Hub Monitor 102 Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop Hub Monitor History • IPR 9902: Initial release Supported Products • Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop Hub Model A3724A • Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop Hub Model A4839A Special Requirements The FC-AL...
Page 103 - Initial Monitor Configuration; Configuring the FC-AL Monitor Configuration File; nn
Chapter 6 Special Procedures Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop Hub Monitor 103 Initial Monitor Configuration Unlike the other EMS Hardware Monitors, the FC-AL hub monitor requires some initial configuration before it will function. Because a FC-AL hub is not part of the host's configuration, the host ca...
Page 104 - Adding or Removing an FC-AL Hub; Changing the FC-AL Hub Monitoring Configuration; Configuration Files
Chapter 6 Special Procedures Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop Hub Monitor 104 Adding or Removing an FC-AL Hub Adding or removing a hub from the monitor configuration involves changing the same configuration file settings described in the preceding procedure, HUB_COUNT and HUB_X_IP_ADDRESS . Changing th...
Page 105 - Table 6-1 PSM Configuration File Fields; Setting Default
Chapter 6 Special Procedures Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop Hub Monitor 105 • Repeat Frequency: 1 day (1440 minutes) • Severity Action: Notify for all levels The hub monitor also uses the following settings to configure the SNMP environment used by the hub. Note that two of these settings ( HUB_COUNT...
Page 106 - Requires the use of set_fixed to set UP state.
Chapter 6 Special Procedures Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop Hub Monitor 106 PSM Configuration File File name: /var/stm/config/tools/monitor/dm_fc_hub.psmcfg Default settings: • PSM Resource Name: /connectivity/status/hubs/FC_hub • State Handling: Requires the use of set_fixed to set UP state. • DOWN ...
Page 107 - Fibre Channel Switch Monitor
Chapter 6 Special Procedures Fibre Channel Switch Monitor 107 Fibre Channel Switch Monitor History • IPR 9904: Initial release Supported Products • Gigabit Fibre Channel Switch Model A5223A Special Requirements The FC Switch monitor requires: C++ runtime support patches: • 10.20 PHSS_16585 (supersed...
Page 108 - Adding or Removing an FC Switch
Chapter 6 Special Procedures Fibre Channel Switch Monitor 108 Configuring the FC Switch Monitor Configuration File To configure the FC switch monitor configuration file complete the following steps: Step 1. Determine which switches you want the monitor to be responsible for. Record the IP address fo...
Page 110 - Table 6-2PSM Configuration File Fields
Chapter 6 Special Procedures Fibre Channel Switch Monitor 110 what switches should monitored. Changes that involve adding or deleting switches to the configuration file while the monitor is running will be invoked at the next polling interval, or following the selection of the (E)nable Monitoring op...
Page 113 - Index
113 A adding event monitoring requests , 39 adding PSM monitoring requests , 74 asynchronous event detection , 54 , 59 , 60 C changing device status , 83 checking detailed monitoring status , 47 configuration files global , 86 , 89 , 90 modifying , 88 modifying PSM , 97 modifying startup , 93 monito...
Page 115 - UPS
Index 115 U UPS supported by monitors , 28 V verifying event monitoring requests , 46 viewing event monitoring requests , 38 viewing PSM monitoring requests , 82 , 83
