Oracle System Assistant; Oracle Ilom - Oracle sun X4-8 Installation Manual

Oracle System Assistant

"Oracle
ILOM" on page 26
"Oracle Hardware
Management
Pack" on page 27
"UEFI
BIOS" on page 27
For more details on about these tools, see the Oracle x86 Administration Guide for X4 Series
Servers at:
Oracle System Assistant
Oracle System Assistant is a task-based server provisioning tool that allows you to perform
initial server setup and maintenance for Oracle x86 servers. Using Oracle System Assistant,
you can install a supported Oracle Solaris, Oracle VM, Linux, or Windows operating system,
update your server to the latest software release, and configure server hardware. Oracle System
Assistant is a factory-installable option available when you purchase your server. If your server
includes Oracle System Assistant, it resides on an internal USB flash drive.

Oracle ILOM

Oracle ILOM is a built-in feature of your server used to monitor and manage server module
components.
Oracle ILOM software functions include:
Configuring network information
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accessed from the host operating system using a
file browser.
Preinstalled service processor (SP) utility. No
installation required. Some initial configuration
is required.
Operates independently of the host.
Provides a web interface and a command-line
interface (CLI).
Add-on software pack. Get it from Oracle
System Assistant or download from
www.oracle.com/goto/system-management.
Provides commands and agents that operate
at the operating system level, and can be used
across multiple systems.
Accessed by booting system and interrupting
the boot process. Provides a simple graphical
user interface.
http://www.oracle.com/goto/x86AdminDiag/docs
Configure and manage server
components locally or remotely.
Connect to a dedicated network port, a
sideband port, or a local serial port.
Monitor hardware through the host
operating system, either remotely
http://
using SNMP or locally using
command-line interface tools.
Provides hardware-level management
of system functionality.