Using Diagnostic Tools

Various support tools monitor errors and faults, configuration information, and troubleshooting for hardware components, including the CPU, system memory, and tape devices. Some of these support tools also monitor software configurations, to track changes.

Support Tool Manager

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

STM discovers the hardware devices on a system and ...

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