System Fault Management

System Fault Management (SFM) is a collection of tools used to monitor the health of HP servers and receive information about hardware such as memory, CPU, power supplies, and cooling devices. SFM operates in the Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM) environment.

Summary of Change

The following new providers are introduced in this release:
- Management Processor Instance Provider
- Disk Instance Provider
- Firmware Revision Instance Provider
- Enclosure Manager Instance Provider
- SFMIndicationProvider
On Itanium-based systems, you can choose to use the SFMIndicationProvider instead of the following EMS Hardware Monitors:
- cmc_em
- cpe_em
- memory_ia64
- ia64_corehw
- fpl_em
On Itanium®-based systems, the SFMIndicationProvider generates WBEM indications related to the following:
- Temperature problems
- Fan failures or performance problems
- Power supply problems
- Power unit problems
- Corrected Machine Checks (CMCs)
- Corrected Platform Errors (CPEs)
- System memory
On PA-RISC-based systems, you can choose to use the SFMIndicationProvider instead of the following EMS Hardware Monitors:
- ia64_corehw
- fpl_em
On PA-RISC-based systems, the SFMIndicationProvider generates WBEM indications related to the following:
- Temperature problems
- Fan failures or performance problems
- Power supply problems
- Power unit problems
Logviewer option is available on PA-RISC and Itanium®-based systems. The Log Viewer enables you to view and search the low level logs stored in the log database.
The Event Subscription Administration includes a new administrative feature called Throttling Configuration on PA-RISC and Itanium®-based systems. Using this feature, you can view and administer a throttling configuration.
The evweb eventviewer -L command includes a new -x option that enables you to list events and their respective details based on conditions.
SFM now supports the following systems based on the Intel® Itanium® 2 Processor 9100 series:
- rx7640
- rx8640
- SD16B
- SD32B
- SD64B
Defect fixes are made.

Impact

There are no known impacts other than those previously listed.

Compatibility

There are no known compatibility issues.

Performance

There are no known performance issues.

Documentation

For detailed information, see the following:

System Fault Management Administrator's Guide
SFM Release Notes
SFM Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
SFM Provider Data Sheets
SFM Patch Descriptions
SFM Tables of Versions

Obsolescence

Not applicable.