Revisions Of Oracle System Assistant - Oracle X4 series Administration Manual

Oracle System Assistant is delivered on a USB storage device embedded in the system. It
includes everything you need to start using the server with a supported operating system except
for the operating system installation media.
Oracle System Assistant components are updated over the network. The embedded storage
drive is factory-configured with a server-specific version of Oracle System Assistant that you
maintain by using an online update feature for all components. Alternatively, you can download
an UPDATER ISO image from the My Oracle Support web site.
Oracle continually strives to improve its products. To send comments about Oracle System
Assistant, contact
server-sysmgmt-feedback_ww_grp@oracle.com
Related Information
"Using Oracle System Assistant" on page 147
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"Managing Oracle System Assistant" on page 165
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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.
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Sun Server X4-4 and Sun Server X4-8 use Oracle System Assistant 1.2.
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Versions of Oracle System Assistant installed on a platform are subject to change.
Note -
Oracle System Assistant 1.2 supports all the features present in Oracle System Assistant 1.1,
and includes some new features. The new features are identified in the text as being available
only on Oracle System Assistant 1.2.
The new features in Oracle System Assistant 1.2 include:
Ability to download and install release from local media.
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Support for RAID 5.
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Ability to use Oracle System Assistant to get multiple versions of software releases.
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DHCP Renew function.
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Ability to install Linux OS from media on network servers.
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Export usage logs to external media.
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Oracle System Assistant Overview
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