HP Insight Management Agents 8.40 Managing ProLiant Servers with Linux HOW TO Whitepaper

Managing ProLiant Servers with Linux – HOWTO v8.40
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microprocessor on the power enclosure.
Rack
Infrastructure
Information
Service Daemon
(cpqriisd)
The Rack Infrastructure Information Service Daemon (cpqriisd) enables communication through
the Integrated Lights-Out Management component to the rack infrastructure. The daemon opens
and sustains communication with the Integrated Lights-Out management controller.
The Communication link is vital to obtain a connection to the ProLiant BL p-Class enclosure
management controllers in the back of the rack. Without this connection, other applications like
the Rack Upgrade utility and the Rack Agent do not work.
The daemon also receives all types of alerts from the Rack Infrastructure and logs them into the
OS logging facility.
1-2-7 Using the HP ProLiant BL Rack Upgrade Utility
The HP ProLiant BL Rack Upgrade Utility upgrades the firmware on the server blade and power management
modules in the rack.
For iLO reflash and firmware upgrade information, see the Integrated Lights-Out User Guide located at
http://h18013.www1.hp.com/manage/ilo-description.html.
Usage: cpqblru [-eql?] [-a address1,address2, . . .] [-c chassis1,chassis2,. . .]
Refer Table 9 for parameters and description.
Table 9: ProLiant BL Rack Upgrade Utility parameters
Parameter Description
-a address1,address2,… This optional parameter considers only enclosures with address1, address2, and so on. The list of
addresses must be composed of 16-bit quantities separated by commas. The addresses can be
obtained by running –q (see below). No white spaces are allowed in between the commas and the
addresses. If a no comma-separated list is given, all possible addresses in the rack are considered.
-c chassis, chassis2,… This optional parameter considers only enclosures with positions chassis1, chassis2, and so on
that is counted from the bottom. The list must be composed of small numbers that are legal positions
in the rack. No white spaces are allowed in between the commas and the numbers. A list such as
1, 2, 5 signifies the bottom, second-to-bottom, and fifth-to-bottom enclosures.
-e This parameter disregards the local enclosure (for example, the enclosure containing the server
from which you flash) in the flashing. This parameter is given in conjunction with –a or –c.
-l This parameter disregards anything but the local enclosure (for example, the enclosure
containing the server from which you flash). This parameter should not be given with –a or –c.
-q This parameter queries the chassis positions, their serial numbers and their firmware status,
and returns their addresses.
The man page for this utility may be viewed by entering “man cpqblru” at the command prompt. Note the
following while upgrading ProLiant BL p-Class enclosure management controllers:
• During a flash upgrade, only the primary firmware image is reflashed. All controllers have a backup
image. The backup image is used for recovery purposes when a flash upgrade is interrupted or
otherwise fails. Restoring the backup firmware image is rarely needed and is covered in the Integrated