Release Notes for STM on HP-UX 11.11 (June 2006)

• Overview
• Changes in this Release
  • Enhancement
  • Changes to User Interface and Platform
  • General Changes to Tools
  • Changes to Specific Tools
• Known Problems
• Product Documentation
• SD Product Structure
• Reporting Defects

This release notes discuss the HP-UX 11.11 (June 2006) release of the Support Tools Manager (STM).

The HP-UX 11.11 June 2006 release of Online Diagnostics is available on the Support Plus Media and at the Software Depot only. You can download the product at:
http://h20293.www2.hp.com/

Note: No tape drives are supported by Online Diagnostics on HP-UX. Although some of the Support Tools Manager (STM) tools may function with tape drives, they are not supported. The diagnostic tools and utilities that support these devices are HP StorageWorks Library and Tape Tools (L&TT). These tools are available at the following site:

http://www.hp.com/support/tapetools

Overview

The Support Tools Manager (STM) provides a complete set of online support tools for HP-UX systems, enabling users to verify and troubleshoot PA-RISC system hardware, and to examine system logs.

STM offers several tool types, including information tools, verifiers, exercisers, expert tools, firmware update tools, diagnostics and utilities.

The EMS Hardware Monitors are installed along with STM (as of IPR 9902). The EMS Hardware Monitors are an important tool for maintaining system availability. They enable users to monitor the operation of a wide variety of hardware products. They also provide instant alerts when a system fails or when an unusual event occurs. For more information, refer /usr/sbin/stm/Rel_NOTES.HWE.

Changes in this Release

The online Support Tools Manager (STM) is enhanced for the current HP-UX 11i release.

Enhancement

• JAGaf83770
  The diaglogd module sends a notification to the syslog and the daemon activity log when var/tombstones contains less than the threshold disk space of 500 MB.

Changes to User Interface and Platform

N/A

General Changes to Tools

N/A

Changes to Specific Tools

N/A

Known Problems

• Before running the STM CPU Exerciser tool on a PA 8900 machine, the value of the kernel parameter, shmmax, should be changed from the default value of 64 Mb (0X4000000) to 128 Mb (0X8000000) using System Administration Manager (SAM).

Product Documentation

For the latest and the most complete information on STM and EMS Hardware Monitors, refer the Diagnostics Web page at the following URL:

        http://docs.hp.com/en/diag.html
    

At this site, users will find Overviews, Tutorials, Quick Reference Cards, Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), and other materials.

SD Product Structure

The product number for STM is B4708AA.

SD PRODUCT: Sup-Tool-Mgr
   Description: On-line Diagnostic System (Series 800/700)

   SD SUB-PRODUCT: Manuals
   Description: Support Tools Manager Manual Pages

      FILESET: STM-MAN
         Description: S800/S700 STM Manual Pages

      FILESET: STM-SHLIBS
         Description: S800/S700 STM Shared Libraries

      FILESET: STM-UI-RUN Corequisite Filesets: STM-SHLIBS
         Description: S800/S700 STM User Interface
         
      FILESET: STM-UUT-RUN  Corequisite Filesets: STM-SHLIBS
         Description: S800/700 STM Unit Under Test Runtime 

Reporting Defects

Use CHAnge Request Tracker (CHART) to report defects in STM. The project name is diag for individual tools, and diag.stm.ui.hpux for the user interface. If you do not have access to CHART, contact an HP representative to file a defect on your behalf.

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