The Embedded Support Partner Overview provides an overview of the Embedded Support Partner software.
It includes the following information:
Chapter 1, “About Embedded Support Partner,” provides an overall introduction to Embedded Support Partner.
Chapter 2, “Base Package,” describes the base package, which provides the basic functionality of Embedded Support Partner.
Chapter 3, “Extended Package,” describes the optional extended package, which adds the capabilities to monitor multiple systems at a site and generate enhanced reports.
Chapter 4, “External Tools,” describes the external tools that interface with the Embedded Support Partner framework to provide data about events that are external to Embedded Support Partner.
This document corresponds to the version of Embedded Support Partner that is included in the IRIX 6.5.6 operating system release. The document is written for SGI customers.
This document uses the following conventions:
| Italics | Document and CD titles | |
| Courier | Program names, file names, and commands |
This document uses the following acronyms:
| API | Application Programming Interface | |
| CSC | Customer Support Center | |
| DSM | Decision Support Module | |
| FST | Field Stress Tool | |
| GPS | Global Product Support | |
| PCP | Performance Co-Pilot | |
| pmie | Performance Metrics Inference Engine | |
| SEH | System Event Handler | |
| SEM | System Event Manager | |
| SGI | Silicon Graphics, Inc. | |
| SGM | System Group Manager | |
| SSDB | System Support Database | |
| SSE | System Support Engineer | |
| SVP | System Verification Program | |
| VAR | Value-Added Reseller |