Get Updates And Install Os Tasks - Oracle X5-2 Installation Manual

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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With the exception of Oracle Solaris, operating system 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) 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 21
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"Obtaining Oracle System Assistant" on page 22
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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.
Oracle System Assistant'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.
Oracle System Assistant Overview
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