Get Updates And Install Os Tasks; Obtaining Oracle System Assistant - Oracle Server X5-2 Installation Manual

Oracle System Assistant resides inside the server as an embedded storage device (USB flash
drive) and is factory configured with a server-specific version of tools and drivers that is
maintained as such through use of online updates.
For more information about Oracle System Assistant, see the following topics:
"Get Updates and Install OS Tasks" on page 23
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"Obtaining Oracle System Assistant" on page 23
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For more information about Oracle System Assistant, refer to the Oracle X5 Series Servers
Administration Guide at http://www.oracle.com/goto/x86AdminDiag/docs.

Get Updates and Install OS Tasks

If you want to use Oracle System Assistant to update the OS drivers and other firmware
components (such as BIOS, Oracle ILOM, HBAs, and expanders, if applicable), you should
perform the Get Updates task before you install the OS.
The Oracle System Assistant application's Install OS task provides a guided installation of a
supported OS. You supply the OS installation media, and Oracle System Assistant guides you
through the installation process. It then retrieves the appropriate drivers based on your server
hardware configuration.

Obtaining Oracle System Assistant

Since your server supports Oracle System Assistant, the Oracle System Assistant USB flash
drive might be already installed in your server. If it is installed, you can update to the latest
software release using the Oracle System Assistant Get Updates task. If Oracle System
Assistant is installed in your server, but it has been corrupted or overwritten, then download the
Oracle System Assistant Updater image from the My Oracle Support web site. For download
instructions, refer to "Firmware and Software Updates" in Oracle Server X5-2 Installation
Guide.
For more information about how to determine if your server has Oracle System Assistant
or how to perform updates and recovery procedures, refer to the Oracle X5 Series Servers
Administration Guide at http://www.oracle.com/goto/x86AdminDiag/docs.
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