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Chapter 4: System Monitoring and Alarms
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Detailed HPM.1 Upgrade Procedure
The following images are available from PT:
•
hpm1fw.img
- this image contains the IPMC firmware
•
hpm1boot.img
- this image contains the boot loader
•
hpm1all.img
- this image contains both the firmware and the boot loader
These images can be used to upgrade corresponding components of the IPMC: the firmware,
the boot loader or both.
The following snapshot samples a command performing firmware upgrade from a Linux host
over LAN/IPMB:
ipmitool -I lan -H 192.168.0.2 -A none -t 0xbc hpm upgrade hpm1fw.img activate
PICMG HPM.1 Upgrade Agent 1.0:
Validating firmware image integrity...OK
Performing preparation stage...
Services may be affected during upgrade. Do you with to continue? y/n y...
OK
Target Product ID : 15
Target Manufacturer ID: 1556
Performing upgrade stage:
Upgrading AVR-AMCm F/W
with Version: Major: 1
Minor: 70
Aux: 000 000 000 000
Writing firmware: 100 % completed
Performing activation stage:
Firmware upgrade procedure successful
IPMI Communication Utility (ipmitool)
The
ipmitool
utility is a Linux application that can be used for a wide range of tasks involving
IPMI-based communications. The following topics describe the installation process and provide
information on specific applications of this utility.
Note: Contact PT Customer Support and Services for an enhanced version of
ipmitool
.
Besides the standard functionality, it supports the following vendor-specific enhancements,
which are not available in the official release (as of version 1.8.9):
• Support for the serial IPMI interface (Terminal Mode)
• Some improvements in HPM.1 upgrade protocol implementation.
• Support for double bridging via LAN for accessing IPMCs through the Shelf Manager and carrier
IPMC.
The enhanced version is available in binary form for Windows and in source form for Linux.