fmd(1M) System Administration Commands fmd(1M)NAMEfmd - fault manager daemon
SYNOPSIS
/usr/lib/fm/fmd/fmd [-V] [-f file] [-o opt=val] [-R dir]
DESCRIPTIONfmd is a daemon that runs in the background on each Solaris system. fmd
receives telemetry information relating to problems detected by the
system software, diagnoses these problems, 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 (UUID). The UUID uniquely identifes 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 UUIDs 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
available 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 cur‐
rently a Private interface; see attributes(5)
for information about Private interfaces.
-R dir Use the specified root directory for all path‐
names evaluated by the fault manager, instead
of the default root (/).
-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
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
┌─────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────┐
│ ATTRIBUTE TYPE │ ATTRIBUTE VALUE │
├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
│Availability │SUNWfmd │
├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
│Interface Stability │Evolving │
└─────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────┘
SEE ALSOsvcs(1), fmadm(1M), fmdump(1M), fmstat(1M), syslogd(1M), attributes(5),
smf(5)
http://www.sun.com/msg/
NOTES
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) command. Adminis‐
trators should not disable the Fault Manager service.
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