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

Oracle System Assistant Overview

Oracle System Assistant is a single-server system management tool for Oracle x86 servers.
Oracle System Assistant integrates Oracle's single system management products, its own Oracle
System Assistant functionality, and a selection of related software to provide a suite of tools that
allow for the quick and convenient configuration and management of your server.
You can access Oracle System Assistant locally, using a local console connection, or remotely,
using the Oracle ILOM Remote System Console Plus application.
If you just completed the installation of the server, then using Oracle System Assistant locally
(while physically present at the server) can be a fast and efficient method of configuring the
server. Once the server is operational, you can conveniently access Oracle System Assistant
remotely while still retaining full-featured functionally.
The components of Oracle System Assistant include:
Oracle System Assistant application
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Oracle Hardware Management Pack
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User interface access to configuration and maintenance provisioning tasks (including the
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Install OS task)
Oracle System Assistant command-line environment
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Operating system software, drivers, and tools
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Server-specific firmware
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Server related documentation
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Oracle System Assistant resides inside the server as an embedded storage device (USB flash
drive). The drive is factory configured with a server-specific version of Oracle System Assistant
that is maintained as such by using online updates for all components.
For more information, refer to the following topics:
"Get Updates and Install OS Tasks" on page 21
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"Obtaining Oracle System Assistant" on page 22
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For more information, refer to the Oracle X5 Series Servers Administration Guide at
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.
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