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.