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With MPE/iX 6.5, the Support Tools Manager (STM) replaced the sysdiag diagnostic system on HP e3000 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 will reduce the cost to support new systems and peripherals, and make it possible to bring new tools to MPE/iX 6.5 and beyond. STM will not be provided on any previous MPE/iX release.

The first release of STM on MPE/iX is based on the HP-UX 11.00 A.12.00 version of STM (June 1998, IPR 9806).

Distribution


STM is distributed on the Fundamental Operating System (FOS) tape on MPE/iX 6.5 and subsequent releases. When MPE/iX is installed, the sysdiag diagnostic system will be removed and STM will be installed.


NOTE: For STM to run, networking must be configured and enabled for remote access, for example by using the NMMGR and NETCONTROL commands. The reason is that STM has a dependency on Berkeley Socket/iX. For details, see "STM Dependencies on MPE/iX" on our Website (URL is given below).

Differences from HP-UX Version of STM


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 (XWindows GUI) interace 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.

More Information


Most documentation on STM is provided via the Web. This chapter is only a small subset of the information available is (in particular, it is an adaptation of Chapter 4 of the manual Support Plus: Diagnostics User's Guide.)

You can see the most current released information on Support Tools at our Web site, "Systems Hardware, Diagnostics, and Monitoring," at http://docs.hp.com/hpux/systems/. This Web site also contains additional documents, such as tutorials, quick reference guides, and release information.




Chapter 7 Support Tools Manager (STM) for MPE/iX


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