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Software Installation and Configuration
System Management Interface Based on BBS HPI-B 2.0 (Centellis 4620/4440) User’s Guide (6806800P21D) 30
2.3.2 Configuring HPI Clients
Before running your client, you need to configure the multishelf library on the node where the
client is to run. The configuration has to be done in the following configuration file:
/opt/
bladeservices /etc/bbs-hpib/bbs-hpibmultishelf.conf
Most of the entries should be left as they are. They have been set to values that are appropriate
for most operations. The only settings that need to be adapted are those which are related to
the HPI daemons that the multishelf library wishes to access. The following table shows the
expected syntax of the related entries.
Typically you will want to specify both HPI daemons in the shelf in the configuration file so that
your application can establish a connection with the second HPI daemon in case the
connection with the first HPI daemon fails.
The multishelf library is intended to be used by your user applications. Some HPI-B example
applications and also the SNMP subagent, however, use the single shelf library instead. The
single shelf HPI-B library is configured via the following configuration file:
/opt/bladeservices/etc/bbs-hpib/bbs-bbs-hpibclient.conf
. The
following descriptions apply to the single shelf library as well, except that only one IP address
of an HPI daemon must be specified, as the single shelf library supports the communication
with one HPI daemon only.
Table 2-6 Multishelf Library Configuration File - HPI Daemon Entries
Entry Description
[Shelf<Domain Name>]
This indicates the start of the definition of an HPI
daemon. The chosen domain name appears as name
of the Shelf Management Resource and is used as
Domain tag. See
Shelf Management Resource on page
46 .
Daemon=<IP address of HPI
daemon>
This is the IP address used to access an HPI daemon.
Port=<port number>
This is the port number. The HPI daemon uses 4743 as
port.