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“Single System Management Tools” on page 17

System Administration Tasks

The following table lists common administration functions and provides links to the tasks

related to each function.

Function

Task

Control server power

“Power On Host Using the Power Button” on page 53

“Power Off Host Using the Power Button” on page 52

“Power Host On and Off (Oracle ILOM)” on page 53

“Setting System-Wide Power Management Settings (Oracle ILOM)” on page 103

“Setting SP Policy for Host Power at Boot (Oracle ILOM)” on page 111

Configure boot settings

“Modify the Boot Order (BIOS)” on page 55

“Set Next Boot Device (Oracle ILOM)” on page 57

“Select UEFI Boot Mode or Legacy BIOS Boot Mode (BIOS)” on page 198

Install operating system

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To perform these tasks

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select the first task to open

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you have completed the task,

close the window and shift-

Prepare Oracle System Assistant for updates.

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“Configure Network Interface Settings (Oracle System Assistant)” on page 165

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“Configure MOS to Enable Oracle System Assistant Updates” on page 168

Download and Install Updates of Platform Software, Drivers, and Firmware.

About the Administration Guide

Summary of Contents for X4 series

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Page 5: ...ement Pack Overview 28 Oracle Hardware Management Pack Utilities 30 BIOS Setup Utility Overview 30 UEFI Boot Mode and Legacy BIOS Boot Mode 31 Product Documentation 31 Accessing System Administration Tools 33 Accessing Oracle System Assistant 33 Launch Oracle System Assistant at Startup 34 Launch Oracle System Assistant Oracle ILOM 35 Exit Oracle System Assistant 37 Accessing Oracle ILOM 38 Establ...

Page 6: ...e Resources 59 RAID Configuration Options 59 Other RAID Options 60 Configure Hardware for RAID Oracle System Assistant 60 Configure RAID Oracle Hardware Management Pack 63 Configure RAID BIOS 64 Modifying iSCSI Virtual Drive Properties 65 Modify iSCSI Virtual Drive Properties in Legacy BIOS Boot Mode BIOS 66 Modify iSCSI Virtual Drive Properties in UEFI Boot Mode BIOS 72 Performing Initial Setup A...

Page 7: ... TPM Properties BIOS 100 Setting System and Management Power Policies Oracle ILOM 103 Setting System Wide Power Management Settings Oracle ILOM 103 Set Power Target Limit Property on Server SP 104 Set Power Capping Policy on Server SP 105 Set Blade Slot Grant Limit Property on Chassis Monitoring Module CMM 107 Set Power Supply Redundancy Policy on CMM 108 Set Power Supply Light Load Efficiency Pol...

Page 8: ...OM 131 Back Up the Current BIOS Firmware Configuration Oracle ILOM 132 Restore the Backed Up BIOS Configuration or Reset BIOS to Factory Defaults Oracle ILOM 133 Sync the Host BIOS Firmware Configuration Oracle ILOM 134 Backing Up Restoring or Replicating the Oracle ILOM Firmware Configuration 135 Back Up the Current Oracle ILOM Firmware Configuration Oracle ILOM 136 Restore the Backed Up Oracle I...

Page 9: ...nt for Updates 165 Configure Network Interface Settings Oracle System Assistant 165 Configure MOS to Enable Oracle System Assistant Updates 168 Enabling and Disabling Oracle System Assistant 170 Disable Oracle System Assistant Oracle System Assistant 171 Enable or Disable Oracle System Assistant BIOS 171 Set Oracle System Assistant Keyboard Language 173 Configuration Management Oracle System Assis...

Page 10: ...ers 209 Configure Elastic Computing Oracle Solaris Operating System 211 Configure Elastic Computing Oracle Linux Operating System 212 Configure Elastic Computing BIOS Setup Utility 215 Downloading and Updating System Firmware and Software 217 Updates and Tools Overview 217 Updating System Software and Firmware Oracle System Assistant 220 Replace Oracle System Assistant and Update the Firmware File...

Page 11: ...ntents Updating SP and BIOS Firmware and HBA Firmware Oracle Hardware Management Pack 232 Getting Firmware and Software From MOS 233 Download Firmware and Software Using My Oracle Support 233 Index 235 11 ...

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Page 13: ...ntifies an x86 product The first number 4 identifies the generation of the server The second number identifies the number of processors If a letter is present L identifies it as a large system and B identifies it as a blade Documentation and Feedback Documentation Link Oracle documentation https docs oracle com Feedback on this documentation http www oracle com goto docfeedback Oracle Integrated L...

Page 14: ...le System Assistant Oracle ILOM Oracle Hardware Management Pack BIOS Contributors Primary Authors Michael Bechler Cheryl Smith Contributors Ray Angelo Cynthia Chin Lee Lisa Kuder Mary Martyak Change History The following lists the release history of this documentation April 2016 Backup and restore fault data added December 2015 Technical updates 14 Oracle X4 Series Servers Administration Guide Apr...

Page 15: ...ement and technical updates September 2014 Added Elastic Computing updates for Oracle ILOM 3 2 4 and editorial improvements April 2014 Additional updates and improvements April 2014 More editorial improvements December 2013 Updates for Oracle System Assistant 1 2 September 2013 Initial publication Using This Documentation 15 ...

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Page 17: ...n found in the corresponding documentation libraries Sun Server X4 2 http www oracle com goto x4 2 docs Sun Server X4 2L http www oracle com goto x4 2 docs Sun Server X4 4 http www oracle com goto x4 4 docs Sun Server X4 8 http www oracle com goto x4 8 docs Single System Management Tools The following table lists the single system management tools and provides links to the sections that describe e...

Page 18: ...Pack Overview on page 28 Accessing Oracle Hardware Management Pack on page 47 BIOS Setup Utility Accessed by booting the server and interrupting the boot process BIOS Setup Utility Overview on page 30 Accessing the BIOS Setup Utility on page 48 Related Information Multiple System Management Tools on page 18 Using Oracle System Assistant on page 147 Multiple System Management Tools To perform syste...

Page 19: ...ion Tasks The following table lists common administration functions and provides links to the tasks related to each function Function Task Control server power Power On Host Using the Power Button on page 53 Power Off Host Using the Power Button on page 52 Power Host On and Off Oracle ILOM on page 53 Setting System Wide Power Management Settings Oracle ILOM on page 103 Setting SP Policy for Host P...

Page 20: ... on page 127 Update and back up Updates Updates and Tools Overview on page 217 Updating System Software and Firmware Oracle System Assistant on page 220 Updating Server or Blade Chassis Firmware Oracle ILOM on page 229 Preparing Oracle System Assistant for Updates on page 165 Getting Firmware and Software From MOS on page 233 Backup and Restore Oracle ILOM Back Up the Current Oracle ILOM Firmware ...

Page 21: ...nt Overview on page 23 Using Oracle System Assistant Accessing Oracle System Assistant on page 147 Using the Oracle System Assistant User Interface on page 152 View Help and the Readme File on page 155 View Platform Documentation on page 156 Browse Oracle System Assistant Content on page 159 Accessing Files on the Oracle System Assistant Flash Drive on page 157 Importing and Exporting Hardware Con...

Page 22: ...oot Mode and UEFI Boot Mode on page 196 Select UEFI Boot Mode or Legacy BIOS Boot Mode BIOS on page 198 Exit the BIOS Setup Utility on page 192 Navigate the BIOS Setup Utility Menus on page 193 Set UEFI Late Synchronization on page 195 Backing Up Restoring or Replicating the BIOS Firmware Configuration Oracle ILOM on page 131 Backup Restore and Revert BIOS Settings Oracle System Assistant 1 1 on p...

Page 23: ... documentation Product Documentation on page 31 Oracle System Assistant Overview Oracle System Assistant is a startup and maintenance tool embedded on a USB drive inside the server It includes A bootable graphical utility used to perform configuration upgrade and installation tasks Oracle Hardware Management Pack Oracle Linux command line environment Operating system drivers and tools Server speci...

Page 24: ...s for optional accessory cards and other system hardware Configure the Oracle ILOM service processor SP and BIOS Display system overview and server hardware inventory information Configure RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 or RAID 10 for servers that contain an integrated LSI disk controller Access the Oracle System Assistant Linux shell terminal window allowing use of the runtime environment Access Oracle Har...

Page 25: ...age 147 Managing Oracle System Assistant on page 165 Revisions of Oracle System Assistant This manual includes information about two versions of Oracle System Assistant Sun Server X4 2 and earlier systems use Oracle System Assistant Release 1 1 Sun Server X4 4 and Sun Server X4 8 use Oracle System Assistant 1 2 Note Versions of Oracle System Assistant installed on a platform are subject to change ...

Page 26: ...emotely from any supported user interface when your system is in Standby or Full power mode Oracle ILOM offers a wide range of standard features to help you manage your system The features include Feature Description System Health Status View the overall health status of the system and a total problem count or drill down to subcomponent health details Hardware Inventory and Status At a glance iden...

Page 27: ...alled in a blade chassis Choice of User Interface Manage your system remotely from the web browser interface command line interface CLI SNMP interface or IPMI interface Preconfigured Administration Defaults for SP and CMM Oracle ILOM arrives preconfigured with default properties on the server service processor SP and chassis monitoring module CMM Use the default properties or change them as needed...

Page 28: ...e 123 View and Resolve Open Problems Oracle ILOM on page 124 View Event Log Entries Oracle ILOM on page 125 Backing Up Restoring or Replicating the BIOS Firmware Configuration Oracle ILOM on page 131 Back Up the Current BIOS Firmware Configuration Oracle ILOM on page 132 Restore the Backed Up BIOS Configuration or Reset BIOS to Factory Defaults Oracle ILOM on page 133 Sync the Host BIOS Firmware C...

Page 29: ...re Management Pack that are not specifically qualified for the Oracle Solaris 11 2 and later operating system If you have Oracle Solaris 11 1 or earlier or other supported operating system such as Linux or Windows Oracle Hardware Management Pack is available as either a separate download from the Oracle support web site or as an installable component of Oracle System Assistant With itpconfig you c...

Page 30: ...t Oracle ILOM properties that are associated with network management clock configuration and user management hwtmgmtcli Monitor system health ipmitool After loading the requisite driver you can use Oracle Hardware Management Pack to read sensor data repository SDR data and display other information about the server You can also get and set LAN configuraton parameters and perform chassis power cont...

Page 31: ... The default is Legacy BIOS Boot Mode See your server product notes for a list of operating systems that support UEFI Boot Mode For more on UEFI Boot Mode and Legacy BIOS Boot Mode see Legacy BIOS Boot Mode and UEFI Boot Mode on page 196 Product Documentation Product documentation is available on the web and from Oracle System Assistant Product documentation is available online at https docs oracl...

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Page 33: ...ration and to perform maintenance tasks such as upgrading software and firmware You must reboot the system to Oracle System Assistant to use it To launch Oracle System Assistant use one of the following methods Access Method Link Access Oracle System Assistant during startup Launch Oracle System Assistant at Startup on page 34 Access Oracle System Assistant using Oracle ILOM Launch Oracle System A...

Page 34: ...details see Launch a Remote System Console Redirection Session on page 43 3 Power on the server Boot messages appear on the monitor 4 When prompted press the F9 function key You can also press CTRL O on a serial keyboard Tip If you are connected to the server using the Oracle ILOM Remote Console press F9 several times otherwise the server might miss the signal due to delays Checkpoint messages app...

Page 35: ...S Key Mappings on page 194 Troubleshooting Oracle System Assistant on page 177 Controlling Server Power on page 51 Launch Oracle System Assistant Oracle ILOM Use the following procedure to launch Oracle System Assistant from Oracle ILOM through a remote KVM session established to the server Accessing System Administration Tools 35 ...

Page 36: ... provides instructions for accessing Oracle System Assistant from a remote KVM session on the Oracle ILOM SP To launch Oracle System Assistant From the Web interface a Click System Information Summary b Click the Launch button for Oracle System Assistant Tip The Launch button is located in the Actions panel that appears on the right side of page Note If the Software License Agreement SLA dialog bo...

Page 37: ...nching Oracle System Assistant d Click the Help button on the individual Oracle System Assistant pages for further information about performing server setup tasks from the Oracle System Assistant window See Also Controlling Server Power on page 51 Launch a Remote System Console Redirection Session on page 43 Exit Oracle System Assistant 1 From within Oracle System Assistant click the Exit button t...

Page 38: ...lade to form a complete chassis management system To establish a local or remote management connection to Oracle ILOM do one of the following Preferred Connection Instructions Dedicated Remote Network Management Connection Note Use a dedicated internal network for the service processor SP to separate it from the general network To maintain the most reliable and secure environment for Oracle ILOM t...

Page 39: ... instructions refer to Dedicated Interconnect SP Management Connection in the Oracle ILOM Configuration and Maintenance Guide for firmware version 3 1 or 3 2 Shared Sideband Network Connection Note Using sideband management simplifies cable management and network configuration by preventing the need for two separate network connections However it also means that Oracle ILOM traffic could potential...

Page 40: ...s based on the physical management connection established to Oracle ILOM Management Connection Oracle ILOM Interface Instructions Remote Management Connection Web 1 Navigate to http ILOM_SP_or CMM_ ipaddress The Oracle ILOM log in page appears 2 Type your user name and password and then click Log In Note If this is the first time you are accessing Oracle ILOM type root for the user name and change...

Page 41: ...Oracle ILOM create user accounts for each user For details see Adding Oracle ILOM User Accounts on page 93 Launching Oracle ILOM Remote Redirection Sessions for KVMS To help manage a server remotely Oracle ILOM enables you to redirect a server s keyboard video mouse or storage KVMS devices through any of the following redirection methods host serial console redirection remote system console redire...

Page 42: ...l redirection session to the host server operating system Host serial redirection sessions can only be started from an Oracle ILOM SP CLI To launch a host serial console redirection from the Oracle ILOM SP CLI follow these instructions 1 To start a host serial console redirection from the Oracle ILOM SP CLI perform one of the following For a single system SP type start host console For a multi dom...

Page 43: ...ge devices For further details about launching Oracle ILOM Remote System Console KVMS sessions from the web interface see the Before You Begin and the procedural instructions that follow in this topic For further details about setting up and usng the storage redirection CLI feature in Oracle ILOM see the Oracle ILOM Storage Redirection CLI information in the Oracle ILOM Configuration and Maintenan...

Page 44: ... 6 or later Ensure that the appropriate KVMS properties are set on the Oracle ILOM SP prior to launching a remote system console session for the first time To view or set the KVMS properties click Remote Control KVMS in the Oracle ILOM web interface The Oracle ILOM Remote System Console requires that the KVMS State is enabled enabled by default Optionally you can set the Host Lock properties on th...

Page 45: ... link in the Redirection web page 1 In the Oracle ILOM web interface click Remote Control Redirection 2 In the Redirection page click the option for serial or video redirection and then click Launch Remote Console A text based Oracle ILOM Remote System Console Plus host session window appears for serial redirection A graphic based KVMS Oracle ILOM Remote System Console Plus host session window app...

Page 46: ...e Oracle servers from a single ISO image file that is stored on a remote server Update multiple Oracle servers using a single VFAT image file that is stored on a remote server Ensure the following prerequistes are met prior to creating a virtual storage device redirection session from a central repository Ensure that Oracle ILOM firmware version 3 2 2 or later is installed Ensure Admin a role priv...

Page 47: ...Management Pack provides tools that can be used in band from the operating system command line or from the Oracle System Assistant command shell Configure BIOS RAID volumes and Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager ILOM service processors on your servers Upgrade server component firmware Configure a Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP fault trap proxy that forwards fault traps from your Oracle ...

Page 48: ...figure the system by interrupting the boot process The actual BIOS setup screens might differ slightly from system to system For a detailed description of the BIOS Setup Utility screens see your server service manual Note Your system is equipped with UEFI BIOS which can be configured to boot in legacy boot mode or in UEFI Boot Mode See Legacy BIOS Boot Mode and UEFI Boot Mode on page 196 for detai...

Page 49: ...rrow keys To select items use the and keys or Enter To return from a submenu use the Escape key 4 When you are done press F10 The utility asks if you want to save your changes or discard your changes and exit See Also Setting Up and Configuring BIOS on page 189 Exit the BIOS Setup Utility on page 192 Accessing System Administration Tools 49 ...

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Page 51: ...er cords are disconnected Server modules are completely powered off when they are disconnected from the chassis or when the AC power to the chassis is disconnected Standby power In Standby power mode Oracle ILOM is powered on but the host is powered off In Standby power mode the OK status indicator on the front panel blinks Full power When you power on the host the server enters Full power mode In...

Page 52: ...mal expected behavior during a delayed BIOS upgrade For more details see Update BIOS and SP Firmware or CMM Firmware Oracle ILOM on page 229 Power Off Host Using the Power Button 1 Locate the recessed Power button on the server front panel See your installation manual for the location Note The Power button is recessed on most systems 2 Press the Power button Use a stylus or other pointed non condu...

Page 53: ...ote The Power button is recessed on most systems Refer to your installation guide for the exact location 4 Press the power button Use a stylus or other pointed non conducting object if necessary The host boots and the server enters Full power mode The OK status indicator goes steady ON when the host is fully booted Power Host On and Off Oracle ILOM You can use Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager ...

Page 54: ...e server without removing power Immediate Power Off Turn off system power immediately Graceful Shutdown and Power Off Shut down the host gracefully and then power off the system Power On Turn on full system power Power Cycle Turn off power immediately and then turn it back on c Click Save From the CLI enter one of the following commands reset SYSTEM Reset the host without removing power stop SYSTE...

Page 55: ...evice Oracle ILOM on page 57 Modify the Boot Order BIOS Use this task to change the order of devices in the boot order list Before You Begin Ensure that you have console access with a keyboard to perform this task 1 Access the BIOS Setup Utility a Boot the system Boot messages scroll across the console screen b Press the F2 key or Ctrl E from a serial terminal continuously The BIOS Setup Utility m...

Page 56: ... 2 and then press Enter The dialog box disappears The device you selected is moved into the indicated slot and BIOS reorders the rest of the list to accommodate the change 4 Press F10 to save your changes The utility prompts you to save your changes or discard your changes and exit 56 Oracle X4 Series Servers Administration Guide April 2016 ...

Page 57: ...he server service processor SP Before You Begin Log in to Oracle ILOM For instructions for accessing and logging in to Oracle ILOM see Launch and Log In to Oracle ILOM on page 39 Ensure that you have Reset and Host Control r role privileges in Oracle ILOM To set a boot device for the next power reset From the Web interface a Click Host Management Host Console and then select a boot device b Click ...

Page 58: ...t Device Oracle ILOM See Also Setting Next Boot Device on x86 Host Server Oracle ILOM Configuration and Maintenance Guide for firmware version 3 1 or 3 2 58 Oracle X4 Series Servers Administration Guide April 2016 ...

Page 59: ...ould do so before you install an operating system on the server Drives that are not included in a RAID configuration are not visible to the operating system If you prefer to run a supported operating system that resides on an external server you must configure iSCSI virtual drive parameters in the BIOS Setup Utility See Modify iSCSI Virtual Drive Properties in UEFI Boot Mode BIOS on page 72 RAID C...

Page 60: ...REM Z You can download this tool from http www lsi com sep Pages oracle sg_x_sas6 rem z aspx LSI MegaCLI or MegaRAID Storage Manager Use either of these utilities to create and manage RAID volumes for HBAs including the SGX SAS6 R REM Z note the R in the name to distinguish it from the above HBA You can download these tools from http www lsi com sep Pages oracle sg_x_sas6 r rem z aspx See Also See...

Page 61: ...e System Assistant See Accessing Oracle System Assistant on page 147 for details 2 Click Configure Hardware and then click the RAID Configuration tab The RAID Configuration screen appears 3 In the HBA list box verify the HBA disk controller is correct For example your server might support the SGX SAS6 REM Z Express Module or the SGX SAS6 R REM Z Express Module if you want to create a bootable volu...

Page 62: ...vailable Disks table appears 5 In the Available Disks table select the storage drives that you want to add to the RAID configuration If a volume already exists on the disk it appears in the Created Volumes section If necessary highlight and delete the existing volume Note Disks must be the same size and type SAS or SATA 6 Click the Create Volume button The Creating RAID Volume message appears 7 If...

Page 63: ...vice for the HBA 12 Click Save Settings See Also Accessing Oracle System Assistant on page 147 Configure RAID Oracle Hardware Management Pack The Oracle Hardware Management Pack raidconfig tool allows you to configure RAID in band from the operating system command line Before You Begin Verify that your HBA is supported for your server and review Oracle s recommendations for drive slot population a...

Page 64: ...elected for display create Create a RAID volume delete Delete a RAID volume add Add a specified disk or spare remove Remove a specified disk or spare modify Modify a RAID volume or a disk start Start a maintenance task stop Stop a maintenance task restore Find the RAID configuration saved on a disk and restores it clear Clear the RAID configuration saved on the disks of a defined controller export...

Page 65: ...ess Ctri I The Intel Matrix Storage Manager option ROM dialog box appears 5 Create or configure your RAID volume s as required and then select EXIT After a confirmation dialog the RAID volumes are configured 6 Select F10 to save your changes and exit Modifying iSCSI Virtual Drive Properties This section describes how to configure iSCSI virtual drives using the BIOS Setup Utility iSCSI screens It i...

Page 66: ...fy iSCSI Virtual Drive Properties in UEFI Boot Mode BIOS on page 72 Provide iSCSI target parameters The following table shows examples Item Example Target name iqn 1988 12 com oracle platform target iSCSI initiator name iqn 1988 12 com oracle 0010E02E458F Note iSCSI requires iSCSI Qualified Names iqn formats for its initiator and target names Logical Unit Number LUN 0 IP address of iSCSI server 19...

Page 67: ...you do not see Legacy iSCSI on the Advanced menu select the IO menu and then select Legacy iSCSI The Launch Legacy iSCSI window appears 3 Select Launch Legacy iSCSI OpROM and then select Enabled 4 Press F10 The system boots POST messages appear Configuring Storage Resources 67 ...

Page 68: ...SI option ROM The iSCSI Port Selection screen appears The following figure shows an example 6 Select the network adapter MAC address configured in the iSCSI server and Type P to change its state to Boot PRIMARY 7 Press Return to enter the network adapter MAC address for iSCSI configuration 68 Oracle X4 Series Servers Administration Guide April 2016 ...

Page 69: ...rties in Legacy BIOS Boot Mode BIOS The iSCSI Port Configuration window appears 8 Select iSCSI Boot Configuration Note If you do not see iSCSI boot configuration select iSCSI Port Configuration instead Configuring Storage Resources 69 ...

Page 70: ...name in iSCSI Qualified Name iqn format For example iqn 1988 12 com oracle 0010e02e458f c If the initiator is not going to use DHCP fill in the other network information If the initiator is going to use DHCP these selections are unavailable d Select Use DHCP for iSCSI Target information if you want DHCP to provide the iSCSI target parameters Otherwise fill in the Target IP Target Port and Boot LUN...

Page 71: ...the Target IP Target Port and Boot LUN g Select OK The iSCSI Port Configuration window appears 10 Select iSCSI CHAP Configuration The iSCSI CHAP Configuration window appears 11 Enter the following items a Select one of the CHAP options If you use CHAP fill in the User Name and Target Secret If you use Mutual CHAP fill in the Initiator Secret Configuring Storage Resources 71 ...

Page 72: ...side on an external server and that function as the local server host operating system iSCSI virtual drives must be configured in the UEFI BIOS Setup Utility iSCSI screens Before You Begin You should be familiar with iSCSI theory of operation and with iSCSI server setup procedures Refer to the operating system documentation to verify that iSCSI targets can be mounted on a client You need access to...

Page 73: ...ogical Unit Number LUN 0 IP address of iSCSI server 192 167 1 24 IPv4 Port number 3260 1 Access the BIOS Setup Utility a Boot the system Boot messages scroll across the console screen b Press the F2 key or Ctrl E from a serial terminal continuously The BIOS Setup Utility main screen appears 2 In the BIOS Setup Utility menus select Advanced Note Ensure Legacy BIOS Boot Mode is not enabled Configuri...

Page 74: ... list of all controllable devices appears 3 To access the iSCSI screen select UEFI iSCSI Configuration The UEFI Driver Control screen appears 4 Enter the iSCSI Initiator Name a Select iSCSI Initiator Name 74 Oracle X4 Series Servers Administration Guide April 2016 ...

Page 75: ...oot Mode BIOS The iSCSI Initiator Name dialog box appears b Type the initiator name in iSCSI Qualified Name iqn format For example iqn 1988 12 com oracle 0010e02e458f 5 Select Add an Attempt and then do the following Configuring Storage Resources 75 ...

Page 76: ...ties in UEFI Boot Mode BIOS a Select the first iSCSI NIC port MAC address 6 To connect to the iSCSI drive select the appropriate NIC port MAC address for example 0010e02e458f 76 Oracle X4 Series Servers Administration Guide April 2016 ...

Page 77: ...es a Set the iSCSI mode to Enabled b Set the Internet Protocol to IPv4 c Set the Connection Retry Count to 1 d Set the Enable DHCP value to Enabled or Disabled as required Enabled is preferred If DHCP is enabled the Initiator IP address Initiator Subnet Mask and Gateway settings are removed Configuring Storage Resources 77 ...

Page 78: ...oot Mode BIOS e If you set DHCP to disabled Type the Initiator IP address Type the Initiator Subnet Mask Type the Gateway Note Use the same subnet 8 Set the Target Name a Select Target Name 78 Oracle X4 Series Servers Administration Guide April 2016 ...

Page 79: ... IP address dialog box appears b Type the target IP address of the iSCSI server in dotted decimal notation for example 192 168 1 24 10 Set the Target port a Select Target port b Type the target port of the iSCSI server for example 3260 Note When iSCSI is enabled on a network port PXE is disabled for that port 11 Set the Logical Unit Number a Select Boot LUN The Boot LUN dialog box appears b Type t...

Page 80: ...the server 16 Press the F8 key or Ctrl P from a serial connection when prompted while the BIOS is running the power on self test POST checkpoints The Please Select Boot Device dialog box appears 17 Verify that the iSCSI target entry appears in the boot list 18 For instructions on installing an operating system on an iSCSI drive refer to the supported operating system installation documentation 80 ...

Page 81: ... iSCSI Virtual Drive Properties in UEFI Boot Mode BIOS See Also Access the BIOS Setup Utility Menus on page 190 Select UEFI Boot Mode or Legacy BIOS Boot Mode BIOS on page 198 Configuring Storage Resources 81 ...

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Page 83: ...tem Assistant on page 165 Configuring Oracle ILOM Network Settings on page 87 Configure SP Network Settings Oracle System Assistant on page 88 Modify Oracle ILOM SP Network Settings Oracle ILOM on page 90 Configure SP Network Address BIOS on page 92 Adding Oracle ILOM User Accounts on page 93 Add Modify or Delete Oracle ILOM User Account Oracle System Assistant on page 93 Add Local User Account fo...

Page 84: ...ad Oracle Hardware Management Pack Oracle System Assistant on page 99 Assigning System Identification Information System identification information is stored in Oracle ILOM but is used to identify aspects of the entire system It includes Hostname the name assigned to Oracle ILOM This can be mapped by a DNS server and used to login to Oracle ILOM System Identifier additional information about the s...

Page 85: ...ion tab 3 Click Identification Information from the drop down list The Identification Information view appears 4 Modify the following information as required SP Hostname System Identifier SP System Contact SP System Location 5 Click Apply Settings Assign System Identification Information Oracle ILOM When using Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager ILOM to deploy or manage an Oracle system you can o...

Page 86: ...or SP and a chassis monitoring module CMM To set server identification labels From the Web interface a Click ILOM Administration Identification b Set the appropriate identification labels and then click Save From the CLI a To view the identification labels type show SP CMM b Issue the set command to set system identification labels For example set SP CMM hostname hostname system_identifier id syst...

Page 87: ...P Hostname System Identifier SP System Contact SP System Location See Also For details see the Oracle Hardware Management Pack Documentation Library at http www oracle com goto ohmp docs Configuring Oracle ILOM Network Settings These tasks configure the network settings used by Oracle ILOM to access networks They include Configure SP Network Settings Oracle System Assistant on page 88 Modify Oracl...

Page 88: ...Select Network Configuration from the drop down list The Network Configuration appears 4 Set the network settings to the desired values Enter the following values for IPv4 a IP Discovery Mode Select whether the system uses Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP or a static IP assignment b IP Address If you selected a static IP assignment provide the IP address of the SP c Netmask If you selected...

Page 89: ...n When enabled the None state will only set the Link Local address in Oracle ILOM d Static IP Address This is the static IP address for the SP e Link Local IP Address This is a non routable address that you can use to connect to the SP from another IPv6 enabled node on the same network f Gateway This is the gateway address for IPv6 g Dynamic IP List This field is read only Oracle System Assistant ...

Page 90: ...ork connection only or a dual stack network connection where IPv4 and IPv6 are both enabled Refer to your product notes to determine which Oracle ILOM release supports these enhancements 1 Log in to Oracle ILOM as an Administrator For instructions on how launch Oracle ILOM from the CLI or web interface see Accessing Oracle ILOM on page 38 2 To modify the SP network settings perform one of the foll...

Page 91: ...tatic dhcp pendingipaddress value pendingipgateway value pendingipnetmask value IPv6 Example set SP network ipv6 state enabled disabled pending_static_ipaddress value subnet_mask_valuepending_static_ipgatewayaddress value Note For servers that include the enhanced version of Oracle ILOM the SP network state enabled command does not enable IPv6 Instead use the command SP network ipv6 state enabled ...

Page 92: ... the Advanced menu 3 Select BMC Network 4 Select Dynamic or Static 5 Select IPv4 or IPv6 The screen expands to show the IPv4 or IPv6 address settings Some selections are grayed out if for example you chose Dynamic IP assignment If you selected IPv4 a Select Dynamic or Static IP addressing b If you selected Static IP addressing specify an IPv4 Address IPv4 Subnet Mask and IPv4 Default Gateway If yo...

Page 93: ...al user accounts remotely using a separate authentication server Creating a local Oracle ILOM user account involves assigning a user name and password and assigning one or more user roles You can create local user accounts using the Oracle ILOM command line interface CLI or web interface You can also create a local Oracle ILOM user account for the SP using Oracle System Assistant For more details ...

Page 94: ...leted If you need to create or manage this account use Oracle ILOM If you select a user and then click Modify User the user configuration information appears in the window Modify it and then click Modify User If you select a user and then click Delete User a dialog box asks you to confirm Select Yes to confirm or No to exit without changing 5 When you are done click Apply Settings Oracle System As...

Page 95: ... set SP CMM users username password password b To assign either individual user roles or a predefined user profile to the user name specified in Step 1 type set SP CMM users username role a u c r o s Operator Administrator See Also Managing User Credentials Oracle ILOM Configuration and Maintenance Guide for firmware version 3 1 or 3 2 Add New Users to Oracle ILOM Oracle ILOM Quick Start Guide for...

Page 96: ... 3 Select Clock Settings from the drop down list The Clock Settings screen appears 4 View or modify the following clock settings a Date Use the drop down list to select the month day and year b Time Use the drop down list to set the time using 24 hour format c Timezone Use the drop down list to select the time zone d Synchronize Time Using NTP Click the check box to enable synchronization with a N...

Page 97: ...ock properties From the Web interface a Perform one of the following To configure the clock properties to represent the local date and time that is associated with the host operating system clock configure the date and time properties and then configure the time zone property To do this click ILOM Administration Date and Time Clock or Timezone To configure the Oracle ILOM clock to synchronize with...

Page 98: ...or Oracle ILOM using Oracle System Assistant 1 Access Oracle System Assistant See Accessing Oracle System Assistant on page 147 for details 2 Click Configure Hardware and then click the Service Processor Configuration tab The Service Processor Configuration screen appears 3 Select DNS Configuration from the drop down list The DNS Configuration screen appears 4 Fill in or select the following DNS s...

Page 99: ... Assistant For details see Accessing Oracle Hardware Management Pack on page 47 2 Download the software update as described in Update Oracle System Assistant and the Firmware Files on the Oracle System Assistant USB Drive Oracle System Assistant Release 1 1 on page 225 The software update should include the latest version of Oracle Hardware Management Pack If the operating system is already instal...

Page 100: ... automatically Configure TPM Properties BIOS If you intend to use the Windows Server 2008 Trusted Platform Module TPM feature set you must configure the server to support this feature TPM enables you to administer the TPM security hardware in your server For additional information about implementing this feature refer to the Windows Trusted Platform Module Management documentation provided by Micr...

Page 101: ...ort and make your selection in the dialog box 4 To verify that your choice is implemented a Power the server off and on b Navigate back to Advanced Trusted Computing c Verify that your choice is implemented See Also For BIOS screen details see your server service manual Performing Initial Setup Actions for Server Management 101 ...

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Page 103: ...g down the host For details see Setting Server Cooling Down Policies Oracle ILOM on page 112 Force blade chassis NEMs to run SAS2 capable links at a slower rate For details see Forcing Blade To Be SAS2 Capable Oracle ILOM on page 113 Set the low line AC override mode policy on Sun Server X4 4 For details see Set Low Line Power Override Mode Policy for Sun Server X4 4 on page 115 Setting System Wid...

Page 104: ...peeds by setting fan speed policies For more details about these policies see Set Power Supply Fan Speed Policies on CMM on page 110 Set Power Target Limit Property on Server SP You can control the amount of power an Oracle server is permitted to consume by setting the Power Target Limit property in Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager ILOM Before You Begin Log in to Oracle ILOM For instructions o...

Page 105: ...mmit_pending true Where the value represents the target limit value in watts or as a percentage Note The Target Limit should be set between the minimum power drawn by the installed hardware components and the maximum power the managed server is permitted to consume peak permitted See Also Set SP Power Target Limit Properties Oracle ILOM Configuration and Maintenance Guide for firmware version 3 1 ...

Page 106: ...ne a power capping policy for the Oracle ILOM managed server From the Web interface a Click Power Management Limit b In the Advanced Settings panel select one of the Policy options Soft Cap default or Hard Cap c Select a policy violation action in the Violation Actions list box None or Hard Power Off d Click Save to apply your changes From the CLI to set a power capping policy type set SP powermgm...

Page 107: ...00 watts the maximum slot limit Note The blade slot grant limit should not be set lower than the wattage already granted by the CMM to the blade slot Setting the blade slot grant limit to 0 prevents an installed blade server module from powering on This procedure provides both web and command line interface CLI instructions for the CMM To define a blade slot grant limit in an Oracle blade chassis ...

Page 108: ... chassis system from losing power in the event of a power supply failure by setting a Power Supply Redundancy Policy Before You Begin Log in to Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager ILOM For instructions on how to log in to Oracle ILOM see Launch and Log In to Oracle ILOM on page 39 This procedure provides both web and command line interface CLI instructions for the chassis monitoring module CMM To...

Page 109: ...ns on how to log in to Oracle ILOM see Launch and Log In to Oracle ILOM on page 39 The default settings for the Light Load Efficiency Policies in Oracle ILOM include the following The Light Load Efficiency Mode is Disabled by default The Monitor Power Supply 0 Side 0 or Monitor Power Supply 0 Side 1 properties are Enabled by default The Monitor Power Supply 1 Side 0 or Monitor Power Supply 1 Side ...

Page 110: ...nfigurable from CMM Oracle ILOM Configuration and Maintenance Guide for firmware version 3 1 or 3 2 Set Power Supply Fan Speed Policies on CMM When necessary you can force the speed of the blade chassis power supply fans to high or low Before You Begin Log in to Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager ILOM For instructions on how to log in to Oracle ILOM see Launch and Log In to Oracle ILOM on page 3...

Page 111: ...nce Guide for firmware version 3 1 or 3 2 Setting SP Policy for Host Power at Boot Oracle ILOM To control the behavior of the host power at boot you can set a host power policy Before You Begin Log in to Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager ILOM For instructions on how to log in to Oracle ILOM see Launch and Log In to Oracle ILOM on page 39 Ensure that you have Admin a role privileges in Oracle IL...

Page 112: ...ion and Maintenance Guide for firmware version 3 1 or 3 2 Setting Server Cooling Down Policies Oracle ILOM To satisfy cooler operating requirements for the server set a cooling down policy for either the host or the installed PCIe cards Before You Begin Log in to Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager ILOM For instructions on how to log in to Oracle ILOM see Launch and Log In to Oracle ILOM on page ...

Page 113: ...ctions list box From the CLI type set SP policy ENHANCED_PCIE_COOLING_MODE enabled disabled HOST_COOLDOWN enabled disabled See Also Power On and Cooling Down Policies Configurable From the Server SP Oracle ILOM Configuration and Maintenance Guide for firmware version 3 1 or 3 2 Forcing Blade To Be SAS2 Capable Oracle ILOM Enable this policy at the blade level to force the NEM s to run the SAS link...

Page 114: ...blade to be SAS2 capable at 3Gbps for the appropriate blade server module and then select Enable or Disable in the Actions list box c Click Save to apply your changes From the CLI type set CH BLn policy FORCE_SAS2_3GBPS enabled disabled See Also Set CMM Blade Slot Grant Limit Property Oracle ILOM Configuration and Maintenance Guide for firmware version 3 1 or 3 2 Setting the Low Line AC Override M...

Page 115: ...tem to light This fault is to be expected it clears automatically once you go back to high line power For more information refer to the Sun Server X4 4 documentation library at http www oracle com goto x4 4 docs Set Low Line Power Override Mode Policy for Sun Server X4 4 To modify low line power override on a Sun Server X4 4 with four processors Note This action is only available on a Sun Server X...

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Page 117: ...installation guide for details Install an Operating System Oracle System Assistant on page 118 Note To install an operating system on multiple servers see the Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops Center product information page at http www oracle com technetwork oem ops center index html Preparing to Install an Operating System Before you install the operating system you must perform a number of actions ...

Page 118: ...ng Oracle System Assistant as well as other options RAID Configuration Options on page 59 RAID Configuration Options on page 59 Install the Operating System Install an Operating System Oracle System Assistant on page 118 See your operating system installation guide Install an Operating System Oracle System Assistant Oracle System Assistant is the preferred method of installing an operating system ...

Page 119: ...the desired BIOS mode for booting operating system portion of the screen select UEFI or Legacy BIOS mode The choice of BIOS modes is available only if the target operating system supports booting in UEFI mode See Legacy BIOS Boot Mode and UEFI Boot Mode on page 196 4 In the Select your install media location portion of the screen select the location of your operating system installation media Opti...

Page 120: ...nstallation environment and the components required to install the operating system Caution Data loss The operating system installation erases the contents of the disk 6 To confirm your selection of the boot device click Yes 7 Click View Installation Options The Operating System Installation Details dialog box displays the operating system and driver software components Deselect any components you...

Page 121: ... the system information and inventory using Oracle ILOM or Oracle System Assistant View Server Information and Inventory Oracle System Assistant on page 121 View Server or Blade System Information and Inventory Oracle ILOM on page 123 View Server Information and Inventory Oracle System Assistant The System Overview and System Inventory screens provide information about the contents of your system ...

Page 122: ...t the system Product name Serial number System type System identifier BIOS version ILOM version ILOM IP address ILOM MAC address Host IP address Host MAC address 3 Click the System Inventory tab The System Inventory screen appears 4 To view detailed information click on one of the entries 5 To expand or collapse information for all entries click Expand All or Collapse all 122 Oracle X4 Series Serv...

Page 123: ...r service processor SP and the chassis monitoring module CMM To collect basic configuration information or hardware inventory information for an Oracle system Using the Web interface a In the SP or CMM navigation pane click the name of the subsystem for which you want to view information For instance Server SP options include Summary Processors Memory Networking PCI Devices and Firmware CMM option...

Page 124: ...r system and how to locate information about resolving detected hardware issues see View and Resolve Open Problems Oracle ILOM on page 124 View Event Log Entries Oracle ILOM on page 125 Monitor Open Problems Oracle Hardware Management Pack on page 126 View and Resolve Error Messages at POST on page 127 View and Resolve Open Problems Oracle ILOM Discover and resolve problems through the Oracle Inte...

Page 125: ...ems b Navigate to the Reference Document URL located in the problem description for each entry in a web browser to view the suggested corrective action See Also Administering Open Problems Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager ILOM User s Guide for firmware release 3 1 or 3 2 Setting Up Alert Notifications Oracle ILOM Configuration and Maintenance Guide for firmware version 3 1 or 3 2 View Event Lo...

Page 126: ...nistration Logs Event To use the CLI type show SP CMM Logs event lists See Also Managing Oracle ILOM Log Entries Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager ILOM 3 1 User s Guide for firmware release 3 1 or 3 2 Setting Up Alert Notifications Oracle ILOM Configuration and Maintenance Guide for firmware version 3 1 or 3 2 Monitor Open Problems Oracle Hardware Management Pack Use the Oracle Hardware Managem...

Page 127: ...POST follow these instructions 1 Connect a terminal to the physical server or establish a remote KVMS redirection session to the server from Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager ILOM For details on how to locally connect a terminal refer to your server installation guide For details on how to establish a remote KVMS connection through Oracle ILOM see Launching Oracle ILOM Remote Redirection Sessio...

Page 128: ...le ILOM 3 1 and Oracle ILOM 3 2 x BIOS POST At system startup the system BIOS performs a power on self test POST that checks the hardware on your server to ensure that all components are present and functioning properly It displays the results of this test on the system console To launch the power on self test and view the test output reset the power on the server Refer to the BIOS POST section in...

Page 129: ... manual Type the following in the Oracle ILOM CLI help HOST diag Service processor Oracle ILOM Oracle ILOM displays the status of system components You can then replace failed components which often resolves the problem See Monitoring and Resolving Open Problems on page 124 The Run Diagnostics on Boot name appears in Oracle ILOM for UEFI BIOS systems The PC Check tool name appears in Oracle ILOM f...

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Page 131: ...Oracle server use Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager ILOM to do the following Back up the BIOS configuration to prevent the loss of the current working configuration For more details see Back Up the Current BIOS Firmware Configuration Oracle ILOM on page 132 Recover from unwarranted configuration changes by restoring the BIOS configuration to its last saved working or factory default configurati...

Page 132: ...privileges in Oracle ILOM This procedure provides web and command line interface CLI instructions for a server service processor SP To create a backup copy of the current BIOS configuration From the Web interface a Click System Management BIOS b Select a Transfer Method for the Backup process c Click Start Backup From the CLI type set SYSTEM BIOS Config dump_uri transfer_method username password i...

Page 133: ...39 Ensure that you have Reset and Host Control r and Admin a role privileges in Oracle ILOM This procedure provides web and command line interface CLI instructions for a server service processor SP To restore the BIOS configuration with settings from a backup configuration file or with factory default settings do one of the following From the Web interface a Click System Management BIOS b Perform ...

Page 134: ... 3 1 or 3 2 Reset BIOS Configuration to Factory Defaults Oracle ILOM Configuration and Maintenance Guide for firmware version 3 1 or 3 2 Sync the Host BIOS Firmware Configuration Oracle ILOM If the BIOS configuration settings in the host data store become out of sync with the settings stored by Oracle ILOM it might be necessary to manually sync the host settings with Oracle ILOM To use Oracle ILOM...

Page 135: ...nc status type show System BIOS Config To manually sync the host BIOS settings with Oracle ILOM type reset System See Also Performing BIOS Configuration Tasks Oracle ILOM Configuration and Maintenance Guide for firmware version 3 1 or 3 2 For BIOS screen details see your server service manual Backing Up Restoring or Replicating the Oracle ILOM Firmware Configuration When the Oracle Integrated Ligh...

Page 136: ...mware Configuration on Other Oracle Systems Oracle ILOM on page 140 Back Up the Current Oracle ILOM Firmware Configuration Oracle ILOM Use Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager ILOM to prevent the loss of service processor SP or chassis monitoring module CMM configuration settings by backing up the current Oracle ILOM configuration Before You Begin Log in to Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager ILO...

Page 137: ... available with Oracle ILOM 3 2 6 or newer use set passphrase value include_faultdata true false Where passphrase is a passphrase used to encrypt sensitive data in the backup file If you specify a passphrase the passphrase is required to restore the backed up configuration If you do not specify a passphrase sensitive data is not included in the backup file include_faultdata true includes fault dat...

Page 138: ...e Integrated Lights Out Manager ILOM firmware configuration no longer work use Oracle ILOM to restore the service processor SP or chassis monitoring module CMM configuration with either 1 settings saved in a backup configuration file or 2 default settings shipped from the factory Before You Begin Log in to Oracle ILOM For instructions see Launch and Log In to Oracle ILOM on page 39 Ensure that you...

Page 139: ...ult data in a backup you can select Include Fault Data to restore it This selection is reserved for Oracle service personnel when they replace the SP It requires a passphrase v Click Run to start the restore process Note While the Restore operation is taking place client sessions to the Oracle ILOM SP or CMM are suspended The sessions resume after the Restore operation is complete From the CLI per...

Page 140: ...M Firmware Configuration on Other Oracle Systems Oracle ILOM Use Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager ILOM to enhance consistency and standardize the service processor SP or chassis monitoring module CMM configuration on multiple Oracle systems by 1 capturing the configuration settings from a model server SP or CMM and 2 replicating the captured configuration on other server SPs or CMMs Before You...

Page 141: ... refer to the Oracle ILOM Configuration and Maintenance Guide for firmware version 3 1 or 3 2 4 Provision the target server SP or CMM with a copy of the model Oracle ILOM configuration by using the Configuration Restore operation in Oracle ILOM For details see Restore the Backed Up Oracle ILOM Configuration or Reset the Configuration to Factory Defaults Oracle ILOM on page 138 Backup Restore and R...

Page 142: ...ude Local drive TFTP FTP SFTP SCP HTTP HTTPS 5 For the file based options browse for a file location 6 For the file based options click Run for the Restore to Factory option click Apply Changes to the BIOS settings are applied during the next server boot See Also For BIOS screen details see your server service manual Importing and Exporting Hardware Configuration Oracle System Assistant 1 2 This s...

Page 143: ...g configurations The xml files are delivered in a single zip file Exported configurations can be used To back up a system export the configuration and then import the zip file to the originating system to restore the settings To replicate the settings on a different system export the configuration and then import the zip file to the new system To import the settings Import Hardware Configuration O...

Page 144: ...iles should be generated using the Export Hardware Configuration function described in Export Hardware Configuration Oracle System Assistant 1 2 on page 143 Before You Begin You must have an xml file for each configuration that you import and these must be included in a single zip file The content of the xml files must be accurate and complete The system used to export the file must match the syst...

Page 145: ... the required details 4 Select Import The system imports the configuration information from zipped xml files identified by the transfer method If the files are not configured correctly the system displays a warning message and asks if you to confirm or exit Backing Up and Restoring Firmware Configurations and BIOS Settings 145 ...

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Page 147: ...e Configuration Oracle System Assistant 1 2 on page 142 Note For information about potential problems and workarounds for Oracle System Assistant see Oracle System Assistant Known Issues on page 178 and your platform product notes Accessing Oracle System Assistant Use Oracle System Assistant to prepare a new system for operation and to perform maintenance tasks such as upgrading software and firmw...

Page 148: ...the server is in standby mode or Full power mode 2 Verify that a monitor keyboard and mouse are attached to the server either locally or through a remote KVM session For details see Launch a Remote System Console Redirection Session on page 43 3 Boot the server Boot messages appear on the monitor 4 When prompted press the F9 function key You can also press CTRL O on a serial keyboard Tip If you ar...

Page 149: ...icense Agreement SLA dialog box appears click Accept in the SLA dialog box to continue The Launching Oracle System Assistant screen appears followed by the System Overview screen See Also BIOS Key Mappings on page 194 Troubleshooting Oracle System Assistant on page 177 Controlling Server Power on page 51 Using Oracle System Assistant 149 ...

Page 150: ... Oracle System Assistant Ensure that the requirements for launching and using the Oracle ILOM Remote System Console are met For more information about these requirements see Launch a Remote System Console Redirection Session on page 43 This procedure provides instructions for accessing Oracle System Assistant from a remote KVM session on the Oracle ILOM SP To launch Oracle System Assistant From th...

Page 151: ...ype n to cancel the operation The Oracle System Assistant window appears Note If the Software License Agreement SLA dialog box appears instead of the Oracle System Assistant window click Accept in the SLA dialog box to continue launching Oracle System Assistant Click the Help button on the individual Oracle System Assistant pages for further information about performing server setup tasks from the...

Page 152: ...nt User Interface The Oracle System Assistant user interface UI is divided into three sections the left side Task pane the center Main pane and the Platform Documentation Help and Exit pane which is located at the bottom of the UI Task and Main Pane Oracle System Assistant is organized by tasks The eight task buttons are located on the left side of the interface in the Task pane 152 Oracle X4 Seri...

Page 153: ... button populates the center Main pane Some tasks contain tabs that allow you to access additional task screens The following figure shows the organization of the Oracle System Assistant functions and the various sub tabs and tasks Using Oracle System Assistant 153 ...

Page 154: ...view screen is the Oracle System Assistant home screen The home screen is the first screen that appears when you launch Oracle System Assistant and it provides an overview of important server hardware identifier information and server system firmware versions 154 Oracle X4 Series Servers Administration Guide April 2016 ...

Page 155: ...the installed platform software release The readme file contains Release Notes which provide information about Oracle System Assistant including information specific to your software release 1 Access Oracle System Assistant For details see Accessing Oracle System Assistant on page 147 The System Overview task screen appears Using Oracle System Assistant 155 ...

Page 156: ...Support and by browsing to the top level of the flash drive For details see Accessing Files on the Oracle System Assistant Flash Drive on page 157 3 Click other buttons to display help as required View Platform Documentation 1 Access Oracle System Assistant For details see Accessing Oracle System Assistant on page 147 156 Oracle X4 Series Servers Administration Guide April 2016 ...

Page 157: ...tent on page 159 Mount Oracle System Assistant Flash Drive on Solaris 10 Host on page 161 Mount Oracle System Assistant Flash Drive on Oracle VM Host on page 162 Mount Oracle System Assistant Flash Drive on a Linux Host on page 163 The Oracle System Assistant flash drive contains firmware software and product documentation files These can be accessed by navigating to the drive using the command li...

Page 158: ...e Oracle System Assistant BIOS on page 171 If you can see the flash drive but cannot not access it you must mount it This might be necessary with Oracle Solaris 10 and Oracle VM operating systems but is normally not necessary on Windows Linux operating systems or the Solaris 11 operating system Oracle Solaris Mount Oracle System Assistant Flash Drive on Solaris 10 Host on page 161 Oracle VM Mount ...

Page 159: ...Accessing Oracle System Assistant on page 147 The System Overview task screen appears Caution Data loss or loss of Oracle System Assistant functionality Only advanced users should use the Oracle System Assistant shell 2 Click Advanced Tasks and then click the Shell tab The Shell screen appears Using Oracle System Assistant 159 ...

Page 160: ...y present on Oracle System Assistant 1 2 or newer 3 Click the Start Shell button The Oracle System Assistant command line shell window appears 4 To view content on the Oracle System Assistant flash drive type cd sysroot 160 Oracle X4 Series Servers Administration Guide April 2016 ...

Page 161: ... system you must mount the Oracle System Assistant USB flash drive before you use the file system to display or access its contents 1 To turn off the volfs service type svcadm disable volfs 2 To identify the USB flash drive type rmformat l The system displays a list of devices Looking for devices 1 Logical Node dev rdsk c1t0d0p0 Physical Node pci 0 0 pci108e 484e 1a hub 1 storage 2 disk 0 0 Connec...

Page 162: ... is shown below lsscsi 0 0 0 0 disk SEAGATE ST360057SSUN600G 0805 dev sda 0 0 1 0 disk SEAGATE ST32000SSSUN2 0T 0313 dev sdb 0 0 2 0 disk SEAGATE ST32000SSSUN2 0T 0313 dev sdc 0 0 3 0 disk ATA INTEL SSDSA2BZ30 0362 dev sdd 0 0 4 0 enclosu ORACLE BLADE14 0903 7 0 0 0 disk SUN StorEdge 3511 421F dev sde 7 0 0 1 disk SUN StorEdge 3511 421F dev sdf 7 0 0 2 disk SUN StorEdge 3511 421F dev sdg 7 0 0 3 d...

Page 163: ...B device use the partition name determined in Step 3 and an existing mount point or the mount point that you created in Step 4 Here is an example of a mount command mount t vfat o codepage 850 dev sdo1 mnt OSA ls mnt OSA boot Firmware LiveOS OracleVM syslinux cfg Documentation ldlinux sys manifest xml readme html Versions txt EFI Linux Oracle Solaris Windows The Oracle System Assistant USB flash d...

Page 164: ... Linux drwxr xr x 2 root root 4096 Oct 26 21 05 LiveOS rwxr xr x 1 root root 787672 Nov 21 08 17 manifest xml drwxr xr x 2 root root 4096 Nov 21 08 00 Oracle rwxr xr x 1 root root 78879 Nov 21 07 42 readme html drwxr xr x 4 root root 4096 Nov 21 07 41 Solaris rwxr xr x 1 root root 263 Oct 26 21 05 syslinux cfg rwxr xr x 1 root root 3755 Nov 21 07 42 Versions txt drwxr xr x 3 root root 4096 Nov 21 ...

Page 165: ...tem Assistant for Updates Before you can update the system using Oracle System Assistant you must Configure the network interface See Configure Network Interface Settings Oracle System Assistant on page 165 Configure My Oracle Support to entitle your server to get the updates See Configure MOS to Enable Oracle System Assistant Updates on page 168 Configure Network Interface Settings Oracle System ...

Page 166: ...e a working network connection before you can use the Get Updates task Before You Begin Obtain your network information such as the name server for a static IP and the proxy information 1 Access Oracle System Assistant See Accessing Oracle System Assistant on page 147 for details 2 Click the Configure Network task button If your server is connected to the network through a proxy that requires auth...

Page 167: ...e server Disabled Do not allow network access for this device DHCP Automatically assign an IP address to the server using Dynamic Host Control Protocol DHCP When this option is selected you can select the Auto DNS via DHCP option to automatically assign the name server IP address and search domain If you do not select the Auto DNS via DHCP option you must also provide the following information Nam...

Page 168: ...Yes to proceed See Also Accessing Oracle System Assistant on page 147 Configure MOS to Enable Oracle System Assistant Updates Before downloading a platform software release update Oracle System Assistant verifies that the server is entitled to obtain downloads from My Oracle Support MOS In order for the update to take place the server serial number must be associated with a valid MOS Customer Supp...

Page 169: ...ne under Personal click Accounts Privileges 4 Click the Request Access button in the Support Identifiers window The Request Access to a Support Identifier window appears 5 Do one of the following If you have the CSI enter it in the Support Identifier field of the Request Access tab and click Request Access Approval might be required but once access is granted the Oracle System Assistant Get Update...

Page 170: ...nt Get Updates capability is enabled for all servers associated with the CSI Note If you cannot obtain the CSI or are unable to download updates for the server using Oracle System Assistant contact Oracle Support Enabling and Disabling Oracle System Assistant This section provides instructions for performing tasks that affect the operation and status of Oracle System Assistant It includes Disable ...

Page 171: ...em Assistant tab The Disable Oracle System Assistant screen appears 2 Click Disable Oracle System Assistant 3 To confirm click Yes The system reboots See Also Accessing Oracle System Assistant on page 147 Select UEFI Boot Mode or Legacy BIOS Boot Mode BIOS on page 198 Enable or Disable Oracle System Assistant BIOS on page 171 Enable or Disable Oracle System Assistant BIOS Use the Oracle System Ass...

Page 172: ...IOS To enable or disable the Oracle System Assistant USB device 1 Access the server BIOS Setup Utility See Access the BIOS Setup Utility Menus on page 190 2 Navigate to the Boot screen 172 Oracle X4 Series Servers Administration Guide April 2016 ...

Page 173: ...s Enter 5 To save and exit the BIOS utility press F10 The server boots See Also Accessing the BIOS Setup Utility on page 48 For BIOS screen details see your server service manual Set Oracle System Assistant Keyboard Language The Keyboard Language task enables you to select the keyboard language for Oracle System Assistant Managing Oracle System Assistant 173 ...

Page 174: ...nish and Swedish 3 Click Save Setting See Also Accessing Oracle System Assistant on page 147 Configuration Management Oracle System Assistant Use the Configuration Management screen to make global changes to the Oracle ILOM settings 1 Access Oracle System Assistant See Accessing Oracle System Assistant on page 147 for details 2 Click Configure Hardware and then click the Service Processor Configur...

Page 175: ...s Oracle System Assistant 1 2 Oracle System Assistant release 1 2 allows you to export usage log files to a USB drive an FTP server or a network location using Secure Copy SCP These files contain tracking information for each Oracle System Assistant task They are useful for fixing problems Caution Information Security The usage log files might contain secure information and should be protected fro...

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Page 177: ...cle System Assistant installed The opt out option occurs during the server order process You can launch and operate Oracle System Assistant manually while located at the serve or you can launch and operate it remotely from Oracle ILOM using the Remote Console application Regardless of the launch method the server must boot into Oracle System Assistant Oracle System Assistant is installed on an emb...

Page 178: ...7 19870253 If you use Oracle System Assistant to install Oracle VM 3 3 1 the network and boot loader configuration screens do not appear during the installation process The boot loader default values are applied to the installation Workaround Do one of the following If you want to configure the network and boot loader during installation use a different method to install Oracle VM 3 3 1 If you wis...

Page 179: ...ubleshoot and Verify Oracle System Assistant Your server supports Oracle System Assistant and unless you have opted out it is preinstalled in the server If Oracle System Assistant is not visible from the file system or if you are unable to launch it it could be offline corrupted or not installed Use this procedure to determine the state of Oracle System Assistant and to verify that it is installed...

Page 180: ...Troubleshoot and Verify Oracle System Assistant For instructions see Launch Oracle System Assistant at Startup on page 34 2 Boot the server 180 Oracle X4 Series Servers Administration Guide April 2016 ...

Page 181: ... in the BIOS Setup Utility See Enable or Disable Oracle System Assistant BIOS on page 171 If Oracle System Assistant is NOT disabled check to see if it is physically present in the server Check your hardware documentation for details and contact Oracle Support 6 Perform one of the following actions If Oracle System Assistant is enabled in BIOS and physically present but you still cannot launch it ...

Page 182: ...cle System Assistant 1 2 checks the master boot record Oracle System Assistant 1 1 does not If your version of Oracle System Assistant is damaged download the Oracle System Assistant updater image file for your server from the My Oracle Support site For more information see Restore Oracle System Assistant Software on page 183 Use this procedure to verify the integrity of the Oracle System Assistan...

Page 183: ...ime See Also Restore Oracle System Assistant Software on page 183 Accessing Oracle System Assistant on page 147 Restore Oracle System Assistant Software If the Oracle System Assistant software has been overwritten erased or corrupted you can download the image file that is available from the My Oracle Support site to restore Oracle System Assistant to the USB device Use this procedure to restore t...

Page 184: ...ssistant USB Drive Oracle System Assistant Release 1 1 on page 225 2 To make the update image available to the server do one of the following Use the image file to burn a physical DVD image Install the DVD in a DVD drive attached to the server Make the update image file available to the server as an ISO image using the Oracle ILOM Remote Console application 3 Reset or power on the server Choose on...

Page 185: ... reset System Note These events occur very quickly Please watch carefully for these messages as they appear only briefly on the screen 4 In the BIOS screen press F8 to specify a temporary boot device for the Oracle System Assistant installation Troubleshooting Oracle System Assistant 185 ...

Page 186: ... into an attached DVD drive select SATA HDD P4 TSSTcorp CDDVDW TS T633C as shown in the Please Select Boot Device menu and then press Enter If you chose to use the Oracle ILOM Remote Console application to make the recovery image available to the server as a redirected DVD or as an ISO image select USB VIRTUAL AMI Virtual CDROM 1 00 as shown in the Please Select Boot Device menu and then press Ent...

Page 187: ... USB drive 7 At the verification prompt do one of the following The following screen appears and indicates that the Oracle System Assistant USB device was verified successfully The system then reboots and launches the Oracle System Assistant application To skip a verification of the USB drive type no and then press Enter The server boots to Oracle System Assistant To verify the USB drive type yes ...

Page 188: ...store Oracle System Assistant Software The verification process starts When the process is finished the server boots to Oracle System Assistant 188 Oracle X4 Series Servers Administration Guide April 2016 ...

Page 189: ...ot Mode so UEFI BIOS provides the ability to select boot modes The default is Legacy BIOS Boot Mode See your server documentation for more details about the BIOS Setup Utility BIOS Setup Utility This section describes how to access and use the BIOS Setup Utility BIOS Setup Utility Menu Overview The BIOS Setup Utility is accessed by starting or resetting the system and then pressing F2 to interrupt...

Page 190: ...re present to the user Save and Exit Save changes and exit discard changes and exit discard changes or load optimal or fail safe defaults Related Information Access the BIOS Setup Utility Menus on page 190 Navigate the BIOS Setup Utility Menus on page 193 Access the BIOS Setup Utility Menus Before You Begin Select one of the following access interfaces Use a USB keyboard and VGA monitor connected ...

Page 191: ...utton again to power on the server From the Oracle ILOM web interface Click Host Management Power Control and select Reset from the Select Action drop down list From the Oracle ILOM CLI on the server SP Type reset System The POST sequence begins Refer to your server service manual for more details 2 To enter the BIOS Setup Utility press the F2 key Ctrl E from a serial connection when prompted Sett...

Page 192: ...to the top level Save Exit menu 2 Use the up and down arrows to select the exit action you want 3 To select the option press the Enter key A confirmation dialog box appears 4 To exit the BIOS Setup Utility select OK in the confirmation dialog box Save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility or select an alternative exit option 192 Oracle X4 Series Servers Administration Guide April 2016 ...

Page 193: ...a screen use the arrow keys The options or fields that you can configure on a menu appear in color For further instructions on how to navigate and change settings in the BIOS Setup Utility refer to the online navigation information provided on lower right side of the menu The upper right side of the menu provides information about the menu selection 1 Access the BIOS Setup Utility a Boot the syste...

Page 194: ...s F10 To save your changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility you can select the Save Exit menu and then select Save Changes and Reset Note After you modify any BIOS settings and select Save Changes and Reset from the Save Exit menu the subsequent reboot might take longer than a typical reboot where no settings were modified The additional delay is required to ensure that changes to the BIOS settings...

Page 195: ...e current Boot Option Priority list for this one time boot method Activate Load Optimal Values dialog box menu Not applicable to the UEFI Driver Control Menu F10 Ctrl S Not applicable Activate the Save and Exit dialog box menu Not applicable to UEFI Driver Control Menu F12 Ctrl N Activate Network boot Not applicable See Also Access the BIOS Setup Utility Menus on page 190 Set UEFI Late Synchroniza...

Page 196: ...l Legacy BIOS Boot Mode and UEFI Boot Mode Your system is equipped with UEFI BIOS which is based on the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface UEFI specification UEFI BIOS offers advantages over legacy versions of BIOS but the way it boots is not compatible with some operating systems and it might not be the best choice for some configurations For this reason the system can be configured to boot in...

Page 197: ...vers Choose Legacy BIOS Boot Mode If your operating system does not support booting in UEFI Boot Mode To allow HBAs and Express Module devices to use option ROM Other BIOS Boot Mode Considerations Choosing Legacy BIOS Boot Mode allows HBAs and Express Module devices to use option ROMs Choosing UEFI Boot Mode uses UEFI drivers Note The operating system can only boot with the boot mode property valu...

Page 198: ...ork with either mode However once an operating system is installed it must use the boot mode that was used during the installation Viewing and Changing the Boot Mode You can view or set the boot mode on your server using the following interfaces BIOS Setup Utility You can use the BIOS Setup Utility to view or set the target boot mode For further details see Select UEFI Boot Mode or Legacy BIOS Boo...

Page 199: ...ve this issue you must change the boot mode property value back to its initial setting To view or set the target boot mode on your server using the BIOS Setup Utility follow these steps 1 Access the BIOS Setup Utility a Boot the system Boot messages scroll across the console screen b Press the F2 key or Ctrl E from a serial terminal continuously The BIOS Setup Utility main screen appears 2 From th...

Page 200: ...order list with devices that support the chosen boot mode 4 Use the up and down arrows to select Legacy BIOS Boot Mode or UEFI Boot Mode and then press Enter 5 To save the changes and exit the screen press F10 See Also Legacy BIOS Boot Mode and UEFI Boot Mode on page 196 For BIOS screen details see your server service manual 200 Oracle X4 Series Servers Administration Guide April 2016 ...

Page 201: ...OS Boot Mode Systems configured to use UEFI Boot Mode do not normally encounter option ROM or I O space limitations This section includes Determine Whether You Need to Allocate Option ROM and I O Space on page 201 Configure Option ROM and I O Space Allocation on page 202 Determine Whether You Need to Allocate Option ROM and I O Space If you add a PCIe express card to your server when the server bo...

Page 202: ...is depends on the position of each device in the probe order 3 Decide whether you need to configure option ROM or I O space allocation for one of the following reasons Error messages inform you that a device that you wish boot from has not been allocated option ROM and or I O space You wish to be able to run a utility such as a RAID configuration utility on a device that has not been allocated opt...

Page 203: ...rs Use the arrow and tab keys to navigate through the BIOS setup utility Use the Enter key to make selections When you are done press F10 or navigate to the Exit menu screen to exit and save your changes 2 Select one of the following For PCIe cards select Select IO Add In Cards For Net 0 1 2 or 3 select IO Internal Devices The corresponding IO screen appears The following figures shows the IO Add ...

Page 204: ...ver Enable to enable or disable option ROM for the device in the selected slot Option ROM only applies to servers configured to use legacy boot mode UEFI Driver Enable only applies to servers configured to use UEFI Boot Mode 5 Use the enter key to toggle the Enabled Disabled function 6 When you have made all of your selections select F10 to save your changes and exit The BIOS enables or disables o...

Page 205: ...Configure Option ROM and I O Space Allocation See Also For BIOS screen details see your server service manual Option ROM and I O Space Allocation 205 ...

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Page 207: ...you to pre select a processor that is optimized for only one fixed workload Oracle servers with the Intel Xeon E7 8895 v2 processor allow you to dynamically adjust to your enterprise or database workload at runtime to enable maximum performance at all times Oracle firmware and operating systems have been extended to allow you to take advantage of the elastic capabilities of the Intel Xeon E7 8895v...

Page 208: ...ad to order your server with a processor designed to have the optimal core count and frequency for your specific workload Elastic computing gives you the ability to configure a single server dynamically to meet the needs of many types of workloads You can activate or deactivate cores using the Solaris or Oracle Linux OS or the BIOS Setup Utility Using the OS commands you can activate and deactivat...

Page 209: ... 3 or 7 Each socket has 15 cores numbered 0 through 14 Each core has one or two virtual processors associated with it depending on whether hyperthreading is enabled or not To deactivate a core you must deactivate both virtual processors associated with that core You can also use operating system commands to display virtual processor numbers See Configure Elastic Computing Oracle Solaris Operating ...

Page 210: ... obtain the core number divide the first virtual processor number by 15 The quotient is the socket number The remainder is the core number For example 32 15 2 with a remainder of 2 Virtual processor 32 runs on socket 2 core 2 Note To calculate the remainder using a calculator 1 Divide the core number by the number of processors per core This produces a whole number and a decimal For example 32 15 ...

Page 211: ... 2 virtual processors 0 60 Socket 0 core 0 VPs 0 60 The core has 2 virtual processors 1 61 The core has 2 virtual processors 2 62 The core has 2 virtual processors 3 63 The core has 2 virtual processors 4 64 The core has 2 virtual processors 5 65 The core has 2 virtual processors 6 66 The core has 2 virtual processors 7 67 The core has 2 virtual processors 8 68 The core has 2 virtual processors 9 ...

Page 212: ...sing the instructions in Calculate Socket and Core Numbers on page 209 2 To activate or deactivate cores use the psradm command to activate or deactivate the corresponding virtual processors To activate cores use psradm f to deactivate individual virtual processors To deactivate a core when hyperthreading is enabled you must deactivate both virtual processors associated with the target core For ex...

Page 213: ... 1 To find out how many logical processors your server has use the command ls sys devices system cpu cpu online wc l If hyperthreading is enabled this returns the number of sockets x 30 If hyperthreading is disabled this returns the number of sockets x 15 2 To find the logical processor mapping use the command grep sys devices system node cpulist Note You can also find the logical processor and co...

Page 214: ...lowing sample shows the commands to deactivate the last core on every socket of a four socket server with hyperthreading enabled echo 0 sys devices system cpu cpu14 online echo 0 sys devices system cpu cpu74 online echo 0 sys devices system cpu cpu29 online echo 0 sys devices system cpu cpu89 online echo 0 sys devices system cpu cpu44 online echo 0 sys devices system cpu cpu104 online echo 0 sys d...

Page 215: ... select how many cores are active 1 through 15 It does not allow you to select individual cores or ranges of cores Before You Begin Elastic computing requires Intel Speed Step which can be enabled or disabled in the Advanced CPU Power Management Configuration screen This setting is enabled by default 1 Start the BIOS Setup Utility 2 Select Advanced Processor Configuration 3 Use the Active Processo...

Page 216: ...Check Advanced CPU Power Management Configuration and verify that Intel Speed Step is enabled 5 After you are finished select F10 to save your work and exit the BIOS Setup Utility See Also Understanding Elastic Computing on page 208 BIOS Setup Utility on page 189 For BIOS screen details see your server service manual 216 Oracle X4 Series Servers Administration Guide April 2016 ...

Page 217: ... Hardware Management Pack Use Oracle Hardware Management Pack to install firmware updates Updating SP and BIOS Firmware and HBA Firmware Oracle Hardware Management Pack on page 232 My Oracle Support Get updates from My Oracle Support Getting Firmware and Software From MOS on page 233 Updates and Tools Overview Firmware and software for your server are updated periodically These updates are availab...

Page 218: ... Downloads The following tables explain the downloads and the tools used with them The following table lists and describes the different types of downloads The next table lists the tools and for each tool lists the types of download and installs the tool supports and the environment it requires Download Name Description OS PACK Includes a package of all tools drivers and utilities for a specific o...

Page 219: ...capability to install them See Getting Firmware and Software From MOS on page 233 Oracle System Assistant Downloads everything that is out of date except DIAGNOSTICS Out of band System must be booted to Oracle System Assistant Installation options allow you to install selected updates or to install all of them See Updating System Software and Firmware Oracle System Assistant on page 220 Oracle ILO...

Page 220: ...nt USB Drive Oracle System Assistant 1 2 or Newer on page 222 Note Downloading updates using Oracle System Assistant applies any updates to Oracle System Assistant itself Other updates such as firmware are made available on the Oracle System Assistant USB drive but are NOT applied 2 Install all or some of the updates See Update Software and Firmware Oracle System Assistant on page 226 Oracle Syste...

Page 221: ...1 Obtain a copy of the ORACLE SYSTEM ASSISTANT UPDATER patch For details see Getting Firmware and Software From MOS on page 233 If the server you are updating is not connected to the network after you get the bootable updater ISO file make it available to the server using a CD DVD drive network location or USB drive 2 Configure BIOS to boot from the updater ISO file For details see Access the BIOS...

Page 222: ...nt and the Firmware Files on the Oracle System Assistant USB Drive Oracle System Assistant Release 1 1 on page 225 Before You Begin This task requires Oracle System Assistant 1 2 or newer If you are going to use the local updates option obtain a copy of the non bootable ISO file To update a server that is not connected to the web make the ISO file available on the unconnected server using a CD DVD...

Page 223: ...gn in process stops it might be because your user name and password do not match or because My Oracle Support is not configured to enable your server to get updates To configure My Oracle Support to enable your server to get updates see Configure MOS to Enable Oracle System Assistant Updates on page 168 The server downloads the updates and then displays a message asking to reboot the server f Sele...

Page 224: ...ser appears c In the browser select the update you want to install and then click Get Updates For best results keep your version of Oracle System Assistant synchronized with the latest version available from My Oracle Support The server reboots and restarts Oracle System Assistant To install the updated firmware sofrware and drivers see Update Software and Firmware Oracle System Assistant on page ...

Page 225: ...re Files on the Oracle System Assistant USB Drive Oracle System Assistant 1 2 or Newer on page 222 When you perform this task Oracle System Assistant connects with My Oracle Support and downloads a single bundle containing all the software for your system Before You Begin Configure Oracle System Assistant to access the web before you can complete this task For details see Configure Network Interfa...

Page 226: ...nfigure My Oracle Support to enable your server to get updates see Configure MOS to Enable Oracle System Assistant Updates on page 168 The server downloads the updates and then displays a message asking to reboot the server 6 Select OK The server reboots and restarts Oracle System Assistant To install the updated firmware sofrware and drivers see Update Software and Firmware Oracle System Assistan...

Page 227: ...setting in Oracle ILOM is configured as host managed true it uses the internal Host to ILOM interconnect This is the default and it is the fastest If the Local Host Interconnect setting in Oracle ILOM is configured as host managed false it takes longer Before You Begin Prepare Oracle System Assistant for updates For details see Preparing Oracle System Assistant for Updates on page 165 Use Oracle S...

Page 228: ...mware Update Install Changes dialog box appears 5 View the list of firmware components that need updates and compare current and available version numbers You can also review the Component Name Device Name Firmware BIOS Installed and Firmware BIOS Available 6 To proceed select one of the following To perform a selective firmware update select the firmware updates that you want to install and then ...

Page 229: ...uption and loss of functionality Do not interrupt the firmware update process The server might reboot automatically several times Do not interrupt it until you are certain that it is done See Also Accessing Oracle System Assistant on page 147 Updating Server or Blade Chassis Firmware Oracle ILOM Use Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager ILOM to update the system BIOS service processor SP or chassis...

Page 230: ...eges in Oracle ILOM The following procedure provides web and command line interface CLI instructions for both a service processor SP and a chassis monitoring module CMM Note The firmware update process takes several minutes to complete During this time do not perform any operations on the target server SP or CMM To update the firmware for a single system SP or for a CMM From the Web interface a Cl...

Page 231: ...racle ILOM session From the CLI a To update the firmware on the server SP or CMM type load source protocol username password server_ip path_to_image pkg Where protocol can be http https ftp tftp sftp or scp b Type Y to load image and then type Y to enable the applicable firmware update options When the firmware process completes the system reboots to apply the new firmware image c Select the follo...

Page 232: ...acle ILOM session If you did not select Delay BIOS Upgrade the system power cycles and terminates your Oracle ILOM session See Also Update the Server SP or CMM Firmware Image Oracle ILOM Configuration and Maintenance Guide for firmware version 3 1 or 3 2 Update Blade Chassis Component Firmware Images Oracle ILOM Configuration and Maintenance Guide for firmware version 3 1 or 3 2 Updating SP and BI...

Page 233: ...atch Search pane appears at the right of the screen 4 Within the Search tab area click Product or Family Advanced The Search tab area appears with search fields 5 In the Product field select the product from the drop down list Alternatively type a full or partial product name for example Sun Server X4 2 until a match appears 6 In the Release field select a software release from the drop down list ...

Page 234: ...rmation about the Add to Plan option click the associated button and select Why use a plan 9 To review the readme file for this patch click readme 10 To download the patch for the software release click Download 11 In the File Download dialog box click the patch zip file name The patch for the software release downloads 234 Oracle X4 Series Servers Administration Guide April 2016 ...

Page 235: ...2 overview of Setup Utility menus 189 selecting UEFI Boot Mode or Legacy BIOS Boot Mode 198 Setup Utility function and control keys 194 updating through Oracle System Assistant 226 BIOS POST 127 BIOS settings backing up and restoring 131 BIOS Setup Utility See BIOS accessing 48 blade slot grant limit property CMM setting 107 boot order changing 55 browsing files Oracle System Assistant 158 C Chass...

Page 236: ... system installation using Oracle System Assistant 118 server task overview 17 IPv4 and IPv6 settings for Oracle ILOM 87 iSCSI virtual drive configuration in BIOS 72 virtual drive properties 65 K keyboard language setting in Oracle System Assistant 173 known issues Oracle System Assistant 178 L Late Synchronization UEFI 195 Legacy BIOS 189 Legacy BIOS Boot Mode 198 Linux installing using Oracle Sy...

Page 237: ... System Assistant 118 mounting flash drive 161 Oracle System Assistant access flash drive files 157 accessing 33 147 accessing shell 159 browsing files 158 check media integrity 182 configuring network interface settings 165 configuring RAID 60 disabling 171 downloading an update 222 225 enabling 177 enabling or disabling from BIOS 171 F9 function key 34 148 installing an operating system 118 know...

Page 238: ...policy CMM 108 power target limit 104 SP clock properties 95 SP cooling down policies 113 SP Policy for Host Power at Boot 111 system wide power management settings 103 software downloading updates for Oracle System Assistant 222 225 restoring the Oracle System Assistant image 183 Solaris operating system installing using Oracle System Assistant 118 SP clock properties 95 DNS 98 network address 92...

Page 239: ...e System Assistant problems 177 U U Boot 127 UEFI Late Synchronization 195 UEFI BIOS 189 198 UEFI Boot Mode 198 UEFI diag 127 user accounts Oracle ILOM 93 V viewing event log 125 virtual drive iSCSI 65 virtual processor 207 W Windows installing using Oracle System Assistant 118 239 ...

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