Configure cmaeventd to write array failures to console (RedHat)

[James Allchurch]

Hi All,

Does anyone know if i is possible to configure cmaeventd so that a disk array failure message is written to the console?

I am running PSP 7.40 on RedHat AS4 Update 2, server is a DL585 with a built-in CCISS Raid 0+1 array comprising 2 disks. I simulated an error by unplugging one of the disks, which generates the following errors in /var/log/messages and /var/spool/compaq/cma.log (also visible with hplog -v): "Aug 23 15:47:23 lonsl9000023 Event Log Daemon:[5109]: Hot-plug drive removed: SCSI Bus 1 Target 1 of Array Controller in slot 8.
Aug 23 15:47:23 lonsl9000023 Event Log Daemon:[5109]: Physical drive failed: SCSI Bus 1 Target 1 of Array Controller in slot 8.
Aug 23 15:47:24 lonsl9000023 Event Log Daemon:[5109]: Logical drive 1 of Array Controller in slot 8, has changed from status OK to INTERIM RECOVERY MODE"

A serial console is configured, but the errors above do not appear on there. Looking at the man page for hpasm it makes no mention of array-based errors.

The reason for asking is that we have issues with SNMP, so I cannot be sure that the traps generated will be picked up. Instead, we have some software which can pattern match on text appearing on the serial console, so I was hoping to use this for disk array error monitoring.

Many thanks,

James