Chapter 1
Before You Begin the Installation
5
Remote Manageability With ALOM
CMT
The Sun Advanced Lights Out Management (ALOM CMT) feature is a system
controller that enables you to remotely manage and administer the Sun Blade T6300
server module.
The ALOM CMT software is preinstalled as firmware, and initializes as soon as you
apply power to the system. You can customize ALOM CMT to work with your
particular installation.
ALOM CMT enables you to monitor and control your server over a network, or by
using a dedicated serial port for connection to a terminal or terminal server. ALOM
CMT provides a command-line interface that you can use to remotely administer
geographically distributed or physically inaccessible machines. In addition, ALOM
CMT enables you to run diagnostics (such as POST) remotely that would otherwise
require physical proximity to the server’s serial port.
You can configure ALOM CMT to send email alerts of hardware failures, hardware
warnings, and other events related to the server or to ALOM CMT. The ALOM CMT
circuitry runs independently of the server, using the server’s standby power.
Therefore, ALOM CMT firmware and software continue to function when the server
operating system goes offline or when the server is powered off. ALOM CMT
monitors the following Sun Blade T6300 server module components:
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CPU temperature conditions
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Disk drive status
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Fan speed and status
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Voltage conditions
For information about configuring and using the ALOM system controller, refer to
the
Advanced Lights Out Management (ALOM) CMT v1.3 Guide
(819-7981).
