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Support Tools Manager (STM)

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by Bart Anderson
Diagnostics and Support Tools

With MPE/iX 6.5, the Support Tools Manager (STM) replaces the sysdiag diagnostic system on HP 3000 computer systems. STM has been the diagnostic platform for HP-UX since 1996.

STM was ported to MPE/iX to provide a common diagnostics platform for MPE/iX and HP-UX systems. This common platform reduces the cost to support new systems and peripherals, and makes it possible to bring new tools to MPE/iX 6.5 and beyond. STM is not be supported on any previous MPE/iX release.

NOTE: For STM to run, networking to be configured (NMMGR) and enabled. (STM requires sockets.) Users will not be able to interact with the Support Tools Manager until networking has been started.

The STM package provides a set of support tools for troubleshooting and monitoring computer system hardware, including CPUs, memory, interface cards, mass storage devices, etc.

Upon startup, STM can provide a system map of all of the hardware devices on your system. Using this system map, you can select devices, receive information, or execute on-line support tools.

STM is distributed on the Fundamental Operating System (FOS) tape on MPE/iX 6.5 and subsequent releases. When previous releases of MPE/iX are updated to 6.5, the sysdiag diagnostic system is removed and STM is installed.

In the first phase of the release, STM for MPE/iX includes:

  • The diagnostic platform.

  • Information tools, expert tools, and firmware download tools for SCSI peripherals.

  • Information tools for CPUs and memory.

  • Expert tool for memory.

  • Existing sysdiag diagnostics that are "wrapped" for STM.

  • Logtool for I/O and hardware-related logs (based on the HP-UX version of logtool).

  • A second, standalone version of logtool similar to the existing sysdiag logtool. This version would handle system logs (e.g. auditing, security, etc.) not covered by the STM version of logtool.

In later phases, STM on MPE/iX is planned to include verifiers, exercisers and other tools.

If you are already familiar with STM on HP-UX, you will feel at home with STM on MPE/iX. However, there are some differences to be aware of:

  • Different distribution and installation process.

  • Different file structure.

  • No xstm (GUI) interface for MPE/iX.

  • MPE/iX version initially contains a subset of the tools on the HP-UX version.

  • An additional standalone version of logtool to handle MPE/iX system logs.

  • The first release of STM on MPE/iX is based on the A.12.00 version of STM (June 1998, IPR 9806).

To learn how to use STM, refer to "Support Tools Manager (STM) for MPE/iX" in the MPE/iX 6.5 System Software Maintenance Manual.

To learn more about STM, see the "Systems Hardware, Diagnostics and Monitoring" section of Hewlett-Packard's online documentation Web site at:

http://www.docs.hp.com/hpux/systems/index.html

This site provides manuals, tutorials, FAQs, and reference material on STM and other support tools.



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