The hardmon daemon allows the administrator to control the node hardware state. The hardmon daemon reports variables to monitor the switch hardware status. The hardmon daemon allows the administrator to control the switch hardware state. Monitor authority permits users to display system statistics. Control authority permits users to display system statistics and control the hardware.
Administrative authority permits a user to issue administrative commands to hardmon .
Configuring the SP System Monitor The system administration tasks for configuring the SP System Monitor include authorizing users and configuring the error log. Edit this file if you wish to add users for your system. This gives permission to issue commands to the hardware. This gives permission to read and write to a serial port. This gives permission to receive state changes.