For 10.30:
The online diagnostic system (sysdiag)
is being replaced by a new online diagnostic system called Support
Tool Manager (STM). STM provides hardware information, tools, verifiers,
and exercisers. Diagnostics and expert tools will still require
passwords.
Summary of Change |
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The STM diagnostic system began shipping with the HPUX 10.10
release and has been evolving through the HPUX 10.20 release, with
the final version being completed for the HPUX 10.30 release.
The STM diagnostic system can be accessed through any of the
interfaces noted below. You can access the system by entering the
mnemonic for the appropriate interface (xstm,
mxtm, or cstm).
The STM interfaces are:
Graphical (xstm)
- highly intuitive graphical interface.
Menu (mstm)
- highly intuitive menu-based interface.
Command line (cstm)
- low level interface suitable for being driven by scripts.
The software will be distributed on the HP-UX Support Media
and will also be instantly ignited on all systems requesting this
option.
The STM diagnostic system consists of a group of modules instead
of a single diagnostic with many functions. The user interface allows
you to run a module on several devices at the same time. You can
start tests running on more than one system from within the STM
user interface.
The set of tools that are provided with the new STM diagnostic
system include the following:
- INFORMATION
MODULE
These modules provide detailed information about
hardware. This includes product ID, path, firmware revision, and
onboard log information, if available.
- DIAGNOSTICS
These modules perform a complete test of the hardware.
They isolate failures to an FRU or a component, if possible.
- EXERCISERS
These modules help reproduce intermittent problems
by stressing the hardware in such a way as to equal or exceed the
maximum stress expected in a user environment.
- VERIFIERS
These modules quickly verify that the hardware is
functional.
- EXPERT TOOLS
These sophisticated trouble-shooting tools are for
expert users. They are interactive tools with the same look and
feel as the STM user interface.
- FIRMWARE UPDATE TOOLS
These tools provide you the capability to update
firmware on hardware devices.
To start the STM diagnostic system, type xstm,
mstm, or cstm
at the HP-UX prompt. To obtain more information on this new system,
see the stm manpage.
The diagnostic system will create a map of the system when it has
been started. Operations can be performed on an individual device
or class of device. The help facility in the diagnostic system provides
more information on the system and individual tools.
Impact and Compatibility |
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If you have developed scripts to perform any diagnostic-related
functions, you will have to modify them to use the new cstm
interface.
Performance |
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Performance is improved because by using the new diagnostic
system, you can obtain information on previous tests run on each
system. You can also test multiple systems from one host.
Size Requirement |
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The disk space utilized by the new diagnostic system is approximately
the same as the previous system.
Obsolescence |
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With the obsolescence of the sysdiag
diagnostic system, the system log files (lognnnn)
will be converted automatically so they can be interpreted by the
new logtool utility.
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