About This Manual - HP B6191-90029 User Manual

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 organized as follows:
• Chapter 1, "Introduction," provides a foundation for understanding what the hardware monitors are and
how they work. This material will help you use the hardware event monitors efficiently.
• Chapter 2, "Installing and Using Monitors," describes the procedures for creating and managing
monitoring requests.
• Chapter 3, "Detailed Description," gives a detailed picture of the components involved in hardware
monitoring, their interaction, and the files involved.
• Chapter 4, "Using the Peripheral Status Monitor,"covers the Peripheral Status Monitor (PSM), which
serves as the interface between the event-driven hardware event monitors and MC/ServiceGuard.
• Chapter 5, "Hardware Monitor Configuration Files," describes how to control the operation of hardware
monitors by modifying the configuration files.
• Chapter 6, "Special Procedures," describes monitor-specific tasks.
NOTE The information previously contained in the chapter titled "Monitor Data Sheets," has been
moved to 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 access the man page, type:
man monitorname
where monitorname is the executable file listed in the data sheet.
Typographical Conventions
This guide uses the following typographical conventions:
NOTE Notes contain important information.
CAUTION Caution messages indicate procedures which, if not observed, could result in damage to your
equipment or loss of your data.
WARNING Warning messages indicate procedures or practices which, if not observed, could
result in personal injury.
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
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