Oracle sparc M5-32, Installation Manual

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Preparing the Site 61
Each SP contains two ports:
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SER MGT port – Connect a Category 5 or better serial cable from this port to a
terminal device. During the initial server power on, use this serial connection to
monitor the boot process and perform the initial Oracle ILOM configuration.
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NET MGT port – Connect a Category 6 or better cable to this 1-GbE port. After the
initial server configuration, use this Ethernet connection to monitor and
administer the server through the Oracle ILOM console.
In addition to the two SPs, the server contains up to four SPPs. Each SPP manages
one DCU in the server. The Active SP and the SPPs communicate with each other
over an internal VLAN. For each PDomain, one SPP takes the role of the
PDomain-SPP, which manages tasks for the PDomain and provides rKVMS service
for that PDomain.
To isolate the Oracle ILOM administration network, you can connect the SP NET
MGT cables to a network separate from networks used for server applications. By
connecting the NET MGT ports to an Ethernet switch, you can make an Oracle ILOM
network connection to either SP.