RAID Adapters (dm_raid_adapter)

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Monitor Description | Configuration Files

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Monitor Description

The RAID monitor, dm_raid_adapter, is designed to monitor the operation of the Model A7992A RAID160 SA SCSI controller, on your system.

If a problem is detected with the adapter, the monitor immediately sends an event to Event Monitoring Service, which alerts you using the notification methods defined for the monitor. Clear, concise error messages identify the problem, what caused it, and what must be done to correct it.

The monitor employs asynchronous event detection. The monitor continuously watches for any errors or abnormal behavior reported by the device driver during I/O operations. If an error occurs, it is passed directly to the monitor for immediate analysis. If the error warrants notification, an event is generated immediately.

The monitor is launched automatically when the system is started, ensuring that all supported fibre channel adapters are protected from undetected hardware failure.

Release History

HP-UX 11i v3 September 2007 release: AH319A - 4-port PCIe SAS SmartArray P400i RAID Mezzanine Adapter

September 2003: Support for SCSI RAID160 SA Model A7972A

December 2003: Multiple-view (Predictive-enabled)

Special Requirements

HPUX 11.11 Support Tools Bundle, Sep 2003

Please see the following web site for the latest product updates and information:

For product support information:
http://itrc.hp.com

For documentation:
http://docs.hp.com.

The following web sites contain the latest information on the driver and STM versions required for the Fibre Channel host bus adapters:

For product support information:
http://itrc.hp.com

For documentation:
http://docs.hp.com.

Resource Path

Event monitoring: /adapters/events/raid_adapter
Status monitoring: /adapters/status/raid_adapter

Monitor Name

/usr/sbin/stm/uut/bin/tools/monitor/dm_raid_adapter

PSM State Control

The set_fixed utility must be used to return a hardware resource to the UP state following a failure. The monitor does not support automatic state control. (See "Using the set_fixed Utility to Restore Hardware UP State" in the EMS Hardware User's Guide.)

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Configuration Files

Startup Configuration File (.sapcfg)

File name: /var/stm/config/tools/monitor/dm_raid_adapter.sapcfg

Default Entries: The monitor uses the standard default monitor request entries.

Monitor Configuration File (.cfg)

File name: /var/stm/config/tools/monitor/dm_raid_adapter.cfg

Default settings:

Polling Interval	N/A - Employs Asynchronous Event Detection
Repeat Frequency	N/A
Severity Action	Notify for all levels

As a Multiple-view (Predictive-enabled) hardware monitor, the Repeat Frequency and Severity Action are no longer set in the Monitor Configuration file (.cfg) but are now set in the Default Client Configuration file (.clcfg) described below.

Default Client Configuration File (.clcfg) CLCFG_VERSION:A.01.00

File name: /var/stm/config/tools/monitor/default_dm_raid_adapter.clcfg

Monitors containing the client-configuration files (.clcfg) are Multiple-View enabled monitors. Client-configuration files can be used to control the text sent in text messages to specific targets (for example, to Predictive Support). The default_dm_core_hw.clcfg applies to messages sent to all targets. Specific .clcfg files (for example, predictive_dm_core_hw.clcfg) are used to control the text sent to specific targets (in this example, to Predictive Support).

HOST_ID tags in the .clcfg files control the System Information, which is reported under the "Additional System Data" label in the event messages. If a HOST_ID tag is enabled in the *.clcfg file, then the corresponding information will appear in the event message.

HOST_IDs available for all monitors are described in the Generic Monitor Data Sheet.

DEV_ID tags in the .clcfg files control the Monitor-specific information, which is reported under the "Component Data" label in the event messages. If a DEV_ID tag is enabled in the *.clcfg file, then the corresponding information will appear in the event message. DEV_IDs available for this monitor include:

DEV_ID tag	Default	Text label
dev_pdev	On	Physical Device Path
dev_inq_vendor	On	Inquiry Vendor ID
dev_serial_num	On	Serial Number

PSM Configuration File (.psmcfg)

File name: /var/stm/config/tools/monitor/dm_raid_adapter.psmcfg

Default settings:

MONITOR_RESOURCE_NAME	/adapters/events/raid_adapter
PSM_RESOURCE_NAME	/adapters/state/events/raid_adapter
MONITOR_STATE_HANDLING	Requires the use of set_fixed to set UP state.
DOWN SEVERITY THRESHOLD	Serious and Critical map to DOWN

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