Overview Of System Administration Tools; Single-System Management Tools - Oracle X7 series Administration Manual

Overview of System Administration Tools

This section describes the tools used to manage Oracle servers.
Task
Review brief descriptions of the tools available to
manage a single server.
Review brief descriptions of the tools available to
manage multiple servers.
Read about the tasks you can perform with each tool and
where you can find documentation.

Single-System Management Tools

The following table describes Oracle's single-system management tools, and provides links to
an overview of each.
For an overview of multiple-system management tools, see
Tools" on page
Tool
"Oracle Integrated
Lights Out Manager
(ILOM)" on page 16
15.
Description
Preinstalled service processor (SP) with
integrated firmware. No installation required.
Some initial configuration is required.
Operates independently of the host.
Provides a web interface and a command-line
interface (CLI).
Link
"Single-System Management Tools" on page 13
"Multiple-System Management Tools" on page 15
"Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager
(ILOM)" on page 16
"Oracle Hardware Management Pack" on page 17
"BIOS Setup Utility" on page 19
"Multiple-System Management
Function
Configure and manage server
components locally or remotely.
Connect to a dedicated network
port, a sideband port, or a local
serial port.
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