Troubleshooting SFM
Troubleshooting Instance Providers
Cause 1
The Common Information Model Object Manager (CIMOM) is not running.
Solution
Enter the following command at the
#ps
If the name cimserver is displayed in the output, the CIMOM is running properly. If cimserver is not displayed in the output, stop the CIMOM by entering the following command at the
#cimserver
To restart the CIMOM, enter the following command at the
#cimserver
Cause 2
The provider is not registered properly.
Solution
Enter the following command at the
#cimprovider
If the following output is displayed, all the providers are registered properly:
SFMProviderModule OK
If the output displayed is different from this output, the provider module is not registered. To register the provider module, enter the following command at the
#cimmof
If no errors are displayed, the provider module is registered successfully. If errors are displayed, restart the CIMOM by entering the following command at the
#cimserver
After the CIMOM restarts, enter the following command at the
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