Netra Server X5-2 Platform Preparation - Oracle Netra Server X5-2 Installation Manual

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Netra Server X5-2 Platform Preparation

Oracle Communications produces a variety of software products that run on the Netra X5-2
for Communications platform, including Oracle session delivery applications.
Use your Hardware documentation to install and establish system management by way of
ILOM. Then use the steps below to prepare the Netra X5-2 for session delivery software
installation.
Note:
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Confirm applicable firmware on the server.
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Upgrade or downgrade the firmware on the server as necessary. Go to https://
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docs.oracle.com/cd/E37444_01/index.html for ILOM upgrade instructions.
Configure the BIOS settings. (Settings navigation may differ based on the BIOS version.)
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Connect ILOM to the Netra X5 for Communications
To check the firmware versions installed in the server, go to the Oracle Integrated
Lights Out Manager (ILOM) web interface, and navigate to System Information,
Firmware.
Review your session delivery product Release Notes for qualified software and
firmware versions.
Observe the boot procedure and use the documented key sequence to interrupt the
boot and display the BIOS configuration dialogs. For example, pressing the F2 key is
a common way to enter BIOS configuration from a terminal application that supports
function keys.
Navigate to the Boot menu and, depending on the software distribution you are
using, set the USB or CD as the first device followed by the disk controller.
Disable Hyper-Threading.
Note:
Refer to Hyperthreading and CPU Affinity
of Hyper-threading.
Disable CPU power limit.
Disable C6 Reporting.
Disable the UEFI Stack.
Change Energy Performance to Performance. (For example, set
"ENERY_PERF_BIAS_CFG" mode to "PERF".)
also displays ILOM cabling.
for Oracle guidelines on the use
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