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Sun Blade X8400 Server Module Installation Guide • March 2008
Managing the Sun Blade Server Module
With ILOM
Sun Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) is system management firmware that
you can use to monitor, manage, and configure the Sun Blade server module. The
ILOM firmware is preinstalled on the service processor (SP) of each Sun Blade server
module and initializes as soon as you apply power to the system. You can access
ILOM through several interfaces, such as web browsers, a command-line interface
(CLI), a Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) interface, and an Intelligent
Platform Management Interface (IPMI). ILOM will continue to run regardless of the
state of the host operating system, making it a “lights-out” management system.
For information about configuring and using ILOM, refer to the
Sun Blade 8000 Series
Online Information System
(OIS). You can download this online information system
from:
http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/coll/blade8000
Service Processor
The
service processor
(SP) is the ILOM firmware. It has its own Internet Protocol (IP)
address and media access control (MAC) address and is capable of operating
regardless of the state of the other system hardware. For instance, the Sun Blade
server module SP can operate whether the server module is fully operational,
powered-down, or in standby mode.
Chassis Monitoring Module
The Sun Blade Modular System, or
chassis
, has its own service processor, called a
chassis monitoring module
(CMM). CMM ILOM is a modified version of ILOM
firmware that is preinstalled for the SP.
Before installing the Sun Blade server module, you should have already installed
and configured the CMM(s) in the Sun Blade 8000 Series Chassis. For more
information, refer to the
Sun Blade 8000 Series Installation Guide
at:
http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/819-5647-15
Note –
The URL presented above might change as updated versions of the
Sun
Blade 8000 Series Installation Guide
are posted to the Sun documentation site. To
ensure you locate the latest version of this guide, search for the title or part number
(819-5647) of the guide on the Sun documentation site (
https://docs.sun.com
).
