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Software Installation and Configuration

System Management Interface Based on HPI-B (Centellis 2000 R3.0/4411) User’s Guide (6806800P20C)

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3. If applicable, enter rpm -e <Old HPI-B client package name> to uninstall

an already installed client package.

4. Enter rpm -i <New HPI-B client RPM file name>

This installs the HPI-B library package.

The following table lists the directories and their content available on the blade after installing
the package.

2.3.2

Configuring HPI Clients

Before running your client, you need to configure the multishelf library:
/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 such entries.

Table 2-5 Overview of HPI-B Directories and Files on Node Blades

Directory

Description

/opt/bladeservices/l

ib

Contains example applications and shared libraries needed to run
clients

/opt/bladeservices/b

in

Contains precompiled example applications. They are controlled
via the command line and can easily be identified through the
prefix "hpi" in their names. Use the -h option to display supported
command line parameters.

/opt/bladeservices/b

bs-hpib

Contains configuration files used to configure HPI client libraries.
See

Configuring HPI Clients

on page 29

for details.

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

49

.

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