System Administration Commands                            fmd(1M)



NAME
     fmd - fault manager daemon

SYNOPSIS
     /usr/lib/fm/fmd/fmd [-V] [-f file] [-o opt=val] [-R dir]


DESCRIPTION
     fmd is a daemon that runs in the background on each  Solaris
     system. fmd receives telemetry information relating to prob-
     lems detected by the system software, diagnoses these  prob-
     lems,  and  initiates proactive self-healing activities such
     as disabling faulty components. When appropriate, the  fault
     manager  also  sends a message to the syslogd(1M) service to
     notify an administrator that a problem  has  been  detected.
     The message directs administrators to a knowledge article on
     Sun's web site, http:/www.sun.com/msg/, which explains more
     about the problem impact and appropriate responses.


     Each problem diagnosed by the fault manager  is  assigned  a
     Universal  Unique Identifier (UID). The UID uniquely iden-
     tifes this particular problem across any set of systems. The
     fmdump(1M)  utility can be used to view the list of problems
     diagnosed by the fault manager, along with their  UIDs  and
     knowledge article message identifiers. The fmadm(1M) utility
     can be used to view the resources on the system believed  to
     be  faulty.  The  fmstat(1M)  utility  can be used to report
     statistics kept by the fault manager. The fault  manager  is
     started  automatically  when  Solaris  boots,  so  it is not
     necessary to use the fmd command directly.  Sun's  web  site
     explains  more  about what capabilities are currently avail-
     able for the fault manager on Solaris.

OPTIONS
     The following options are supported

     -f file         Read the specified configuration file  prior
                     to  searching  for  any of the default fault
                     manager configuration files.


     -o opt=value    Set the specified fault  manager  option  to
                     the  specified  value. Fault manager options
                     are  currently  a  Private  interface;   see
                     attributes(5)  for information about Private
                     interfaces.


     -R dir          Use the specified  root  directory  for  all
                     pathnames  evaluated  by  the fault manager,
                     instead of the default root (/).



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     -V              Print the fault manager's version to  stdout
                     and exit.


EXIT STATUS
     The following exit values are returned:

     0     Successful completion


     1     An error occurred which prevented  the  fault  manager
           from   initializing,  such  as  failure  to  open  the
           telemetry transport.


     2     Invalid command-line options were specified.


FILES
     /etc/fm/fmd         Fault manager configuration directory


     /usr/lib/fm/fmd     Fault manager library directory


     /var/fm/fmd         Fault manager log directory


ATRIBUTES
     See attributes(5) for descriptions of the  following  attri-
     butes:



     
           ATRIBUTE TYPE               ATRIBUTE VALUE       
    
     Availability                 SUNWfmd                     
    
     Interface Stability          Evolving                    
    


SEE ALSO
     svcs(1),  fmadm(1M),  fmdump(1M),  fmstat(1M),  syslogd(1M),
     attributes(5), smf(5)


     http:/www.sun.com/msg/

NOTES




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     The Fault Manager  is  managed  by  the  service  management
     facility, smf(5), under the service identifier:

        svc:/system/fmd:default




     The service's status can be queried using the  svcs(1)  com-
     mand.  Administrators  should  not disable the Fault Manager
     service.












































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