Subagent Backup Process; First Failure Data Capture; Standards Compliance; Installation - HP T9576G06 Management Manual

IPX/SPX Subagent (G-Series)

Subagent Backup Process

The IPX/SPX Subagent can run as a process pair. At startup, you can use the -b
startup parameter to start a backup process in the CPU you specify. You can also use
the tdmNwSaBackupCPU object to enable or disable the existence of a backup
process. If the primary subagent process fails, the backup process takes over.
Several MIB objects are related to the backup process:
The tdmNwSaBackupCPU value can be assigned a value of -1 to disable a backup
process or a value of 0 through 15 to change the CPU in which the backup process
runs.
The tdmNwSaBackupPID value is the process ID of the backup process.
The tdmNwSaBackupState value determines whether the backup process is
connected to or disconnected from the subagent process.
The tdmNwSaBackupStateReason provides the reason for the value of
tdmNwSaBackupState
The tdmNwSaSwitchToBackupNow object can be assigned the value
forceBackupTakeover to cause the subagent backup process to take over and
a new backup process to be created.

First Failure Data Capture

The IPX/SPX Subagent is instrumented to send messages to the HP
Tandem Failure Data System (TFDS) when it detects internal inconsistencies.

Standards Compliance

The MIB used by the IPX/SPX Subagent supports one of the five groups defined by
Novell, the ipxSystem group. All the objects in the ipxSystem group are supported, but
only for read-only access. More information on compliance with Novell's MIB
definitions appears in
All other definitions in the IPX/SPX Subagent's MIB are defined by HP and fully comply
with RFC 1155, RFC 1212, and RFC 1213.

Installation

This subsection describes how to install the IPX/SPX Subagent.
Novell MIB Objects
SNMP Configuration and Management Manual—424777-006
on page 13-18.
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