Oracle X4 series, Administration Manual

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Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) Overview
Feature Description
Power Consumption
Management
Monitor the power consumption of a server or a blade chassis. Choose to configure power consumption
policies to help control the system power usage.
Fault Management and Alert
Notification.
Identify hardware errors on a system as they occur. Troubleshoot and resolve problems by viewing event
messages captured in log files or by navigating to knowledge articles. You can also choose to set up
email notifications to alert you or others when errors occur.
Host Server Management
Actions
Manage the server by performing these types of actions:
■ Select the next boot device.
■ Manage the host power state.
■ Launch Oracle System Assistant.
■ Assign server identification labels.
■ Configure the diagnostics.
■ Make a backup copy of the BIOS and service processor (SP) configuration.
■ Restore backed up configuration properties.
KVMS Consoles for Host
Server Redirection
Launch the Oracle ILOM Remote Console (or the Oracle ILOM Remote Console Plus) to gain full
control of the host server operating system desktop, and connect peripheral devices such as keyboard,
video, mouse, and storage devices (KVMS).
Gain command-line access to the host server through a text-based serial console.
Firmware Updates Take advantage of bug fixes and enhancements and improve the overall quality and security of your
system by updating to the latest firmware image available for the system BIOS and Oracle ILOM.
Update the service processor (SP) and BIOS firmware for a rackmounted server or blade server module;
or, perform firmware updates for one or more upgradeable devices installed 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.
Choice of Network
Management Connection
When setting up your system for the first time, establish a physical network management connection to
Oracle ILOM through one of these supported methods:
■ A dedicated network management port (NET MGT) located on the server or blade chassis
■ A shared network management port (NET) located on the server or blade chassis
■ A local serial management port (SER MGT) located on the server or blade chassis
■ An internal dedicated USB over LAN management link between the server service processor (SP)
and the host operating system client
Role-Based User Management
Accounts
Authenticate users and authorize user access to Oracle ILOM functions through role-based user accounts.
Create and store up to 10 local accounts on a server service processor (SP) or chassis monitoring module
(CMM). Or configure a centralized authentication service to permit additional user accounts.
Embedded Help for the
Command-Line Interface (CLI)
and Page-Level Help for the
Web Interface (Oracle ILOM
3.2.1 or later only)
Obtain answers to questions about Oracle ILOM features by accessing embedded CLI help for
commands and most properties or by accessing the help page associated with each Oracle ILOM web
page.
View embedded CLI help by issuing the command:
show /help
<target> . Or, access web-based help on
systems with Oracle ILOM 3.2.1 or later by clicking the More details link on each web page.
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