Specifications

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Chapter
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Configuring Shelf Manager and HPI Behavior
Thischapterexplainshowto:
• DisableorenabletheRadisysShelfManager.
• ChangetheoperatingmodeoftheShelfManagerintheATCA‐6002shelf.
•ConfigureShelfManagerandHPIbehaviorbyeditingthe/e tc/shmgr.conffile.
•ConfigureShelfManagerbehaviorinbasicmodeintheATCA‐6002shelf.
•ConfigurebladeHPIbehavior.
Disabling or enabling the Shelf Manager
Bydefault,theShelfManagerisenabled,whichisappropriatewhenthemoduleonwhichitis
runningisinstalledinaRadisysATCA‐6xxxshelf.Thefollowingtablelistsscenariosforwhen
youshoulddisableorenableamodule’sShelfManager.
ThefollowingproceduresdescribehowtodisabletheShelf
Managerandenableitifitwas
previouslydisabled.
Important:Youneedrsys‐ipmitoolversion1.8.9,build2.41orgreatertoperformtheShelf
Managerconfigurations.Installthelatestrsys‐ipmitoolfromthersys‐ipmitool‐1.8.9‐
241<version>.rpm
(orgreater)providedwithyourRadisyssoftwarerelease.
Table 3. Scenarios for disabling or enabling the Shelf Manager
Module When to disable the Shelf Manager When to enable the Shelf Manager
SCM • To install the SCM in a non-Radisys shelf
• To install the SCM in the Radisys MPCH0001 shelf
To install the SCM in a Radisys shelf after removing it
from a non-Radisys shelf or Radisys MPCH0001 shelf
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Shelf Manager module in an
ATCA-6002 shelf
(For the list of supported
modules, refer to Shelves and
modules supported on page 7.)
• To install the module in a non-Radisys shelf
• To install the module in any Radisys shelf other
than slot 1 of the ATCA-6002 shelf
To install the module in slot 1 of an ATCA-6002 shelf after
removing it from a non-Radisys shelf or any other
Radisys shelf
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Beforeremovingthemodule,youmustenablethemodule’sShelfManager.