Event Monitoring Service dm_core_hw

[Stefan Wusowski]

I want to monitor the power supplies and fans of my L-Class Server.

I think EMS with the dm_core_hw hrdware monitor should be the right Tool for this.

Questions:
1. Is this the right way?
2. Is there a possibility to get the messages from GSP to syslog?
3. There is an issue on http://docs.hp.com/hpux/onlinedocs/diag/ems/emd_core.htm that what I wanna do is only possible on N-Class. Is this true??

Thanx

[Bill McNAMARA_1]

no to 2,
but diagnostics should report it.

Later,
Bill

[Alan Riggs]

If you are monitoring dm_core on an L class, you should check out the following patches:

PHSS_23332
PHCO_23149

[Carsten Krege · Accepted solution]

1) Yes, this is the right way to report it. The diagnostic also uses EMS to retrieve the status.
2) You can configure it to direct the logs to syslog. Run /etc/opt/resmon/lbin/monconfig to configure it (should be intuitive). You can also setup a status monitor in SAM (Resource management section) for /system/status/core_hw. This will only give you a summary value though (UP/DOWN).
3) only the N-Class and future systems support the
monitoring of the power supplies and fans, the system bus, and the circuits which connect the I/O system to the main processor. I believe the L-class came after the N-class.


You can find event descriptions for the monitor dm_core_hw on

http://docs.hp.com/hpux/onlinedocs/diag/ems/dm_core_hw.htm

Carsten

[Bill McNAMARA_1]

Oops, thanks for the correction Carsten!
Nice answer,
Later,
Bill