Chapter 1: Service Information Message (SIM)
overview
SIMs are a type of messages issued from storage systems. You can congure when and
how the SIMs (Service Information Message) are generated, and the notication
methods.
Message types
The following table lists the types of messages output from storage systems.
Message types Description
Device Manager - Storage
Navigator message
Output when Device Manager - Storage Navigator and
maintenance utility are being used. For details, see the
Hitachi Device Manager - Storage Navigator Messages.
SIM Output from channels, paths, microprocessors of storage
systems. For details, see SIM code lists (on page 10) .
Other messages Output when Storage Device List is being used or when a
batch command is being executed on the SVP. See the
following HTML le in the SVP:
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<SVP installation directory>\wk\supervisor
\sdlist\help\sdl_message_ja.html
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The default <SVP installation directory> is "C:\Mapp".
Actions to take when a SIM is output
When a storage system requires maintenance, a message is output. This is called a
failure of a storage system (SIM: Service Information Message). SIMs are output from
channels, paths, microprocessors, and so on, of the storage system. The following gure
illustrates actions to take after a failure occurs.
Chapter 1: Service Information Message (SIM) overview
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