FMD(1M)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 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
http://illumos.org/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
the operating system boots, so it is not necessary to use the fmd com‐
mand directly.
OPTIONS
The following options are supported
-f file
Read the specified configuration file prior to search‐
ing 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 Pri‐
vate interfaces.
-R dir
Use the specified root directory for all pathnames
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 initial‐
izing, 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 │
├────────────────────┼─────────────────┤
│Interface Stability │ Evolving │
└────────────────────┴─────────────────┘
SEE ALSOsvcs(1), fmadm(1M), fmdump(1M), fmstat(1M), syslogd(1M), attributes(5),
smf(5)
http://illumos.org/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. Admin‐
istrators should not disable the Fault Manager service.
Nov 17, 2004 FMD(1M)