Using Diagnostic Tools

Various support tools provide monitoring of errors and faults, configuration information, and troubleshooting for hardware components, including disks.

Support Tool Manager

HP Support Tool Manager (STM) is a set of tools for HP-UX systems that is used for verifying and troubleshooting system hardware. These tools provide the ability to determine device status, get configuration information, and diagnose hardware problems. These tools are available using a GUI or through commands, and have the flexibility to be invoked automatically at periodic intervals.

STM includes the Automatic Configuration Mapper, which provides a graphical view of your hardware configuration using color-coded icons that show device status, as well ...

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