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10.1 Learning about Troubleshooting and Related Functions


10.1 Learning about Troubleshooting and Related Functions
Table 10-1 lists the actions and functions used to prepare for possible failure occurrences. For details of individual items, see the subsequent sections.
Table 10-1  Troubleshooting and Functions
Action Function Related Command
Send failure information early to users
- E-mail notification
setsmtp(8), showsmtp(8),
setemailreport(8),
showemailreport(8)
- Remote maintenance service
See the latest Product Notes for your server.
Monitor/Manage failures and events
- System monitoring with the SNMP agent function
setsnmp(8), showsnmp(8),
setsnmpusm(8),
showsnmpusm(8),
setsnmpvacm(8),
showsnmpvacm(8)
Find failures early to determine server operations
- System monitoring, heartbeat, Alive check

- Server operation control
setpparmode(8),
showpparmode(8),
setpparparam(8),
showpparparam(8)
Prevent failures from affecting other parts, or take measures with a redundant configuration
- Failure degradation

- Redundant component configuration
showstatus(8),
showhardconf(8)
Protect the current setting data so as to return it to its original state
- Saving/Restoring XSCF settings information

- Saving/Restoring logical domain information

- Saving/Restoring hard disks
dumpconfig(8),
restoreconfig(8),
Commands of Oracle VM Server for SPARC
Note - If the XSCF fails, no notification is issued using the XSCF e-mail notification function, SNMP traps, or the remote maintenance service (ASR function, REMCS, etc.). To monitor XSCF failures, use server monitoring software. For details, see the software manuals related to management of the server used.