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Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) Administration Guide for ILOM 1.1.1

For ILOM 1.1.1

820-0280-12



Contents

Preface

1. ILOM and System Management Overview

1.1 Introduction

1.1.1 Common Tasks That You Can Perform With ILOM

1.1.2 ILOM Default Settings

1.1.3 ILOM and Sun Blade 6000 Systems

1.2 About Sun N1 System Manager

2. Connecting and Initial Setup

2.1 Connecting to the ILOM

2.1.1 Connecting to the ILOM Using an Ethernet Connection

2.1.2 Connecting to the ILOM Using a Serial Connection

2.1.3 Connecting to the ILOM through the CMM

2.2 Configuring the ILOM IP Address

2.2.1 Viewing the ILOM IP Address

2.2.2 Using DHCP to Assign an IP Address

2.2.3 Configuring the IP Address Using the BIOS Setup Utility

2.2.4 Configuring the ILOM Using the CLI

2.2.5 Configuring the IP Address Using the WebGUI

3. Using the Command-Line Interface

3.1 Using CLI Commands

3.1.1 CLI Namespace

3.1.2 Privilege Levels

3.1.3 CLI Command Syntax

3.1.3.1 Command Verbs

3.1.3.2 Command Options

3.1.3.3 Command Targets

3.1.3.4 Command Properties

3.2 Command Syntax

4. Using the WebGUI

4.1 Overview of WebGUI Requirements, Users, Tasks, and Features

4.1.1 Browser and Software Requirements

4.1.2 Users and Privileges

4.1.3 WebGUI Tasks

4.1.4 WebGUI Features

4.2 Logging In to the WebGUI

5. Managing User Accounts

5.1 User Accounts Overview

5.2 Managing User Accounts Using the CLI

5.2.1 Adding a User Account

5.2.2 Deleting a User Account

5.2.3 Displaying User Accounts

5.2.4 Configuring User Accounts

5.2.4.1 Syntax

5.2.4.2 Targets, Properties, and Values

5.3 Managing User Accounts Using the WebGUI

5.3.1 Adding User Roles and Setting Privileges

5.3.2 Modifying User Accounts

5.3.3 Deleting User Accounts

6. Managing the ILOM Using the CLI

6.1 Configuring the Serial Port

6.1.1 Displaying Serial Port Settings

6.1.2 Configuring Serial Port Settings

6.1.2.1 Syntax

6.1.2.2 Targets, Properties, and Values

6.2 Configuring ILOM Network Settings

6.2.1 Displaying Network Settings

6.2.2 Configuring Network Settings

6.2.2.1 Syntax

6.2.2.2 Targets, Properties, and Values

6.3 Setting the ILOM Clock

6.3.1 Displaying Clock Settings

6.3.2 Configuring the Clock to Use NTP Servers

6.3.2.1 Syntax

6.3.2.2 Targets, Properties, and Values

6.3.3 Interpreting ILOM Clock Settings

6.4 Resetting the ILOM

6.5 Resetting the ILOM and BIOS Passwords

6.6 Updating the ILOM Firmware

6.7 Enabling HTTP or HTTPS Web Access

6.7.0.1 Targets, Properties, and Values

6.8 Viewing ssh Settings

6.9 Displaying ILOM Information

6.9.1 Displaying Version Information

6.9.2 Displaying Available Targets

7. Managing the ILOM Using the WebGUI

7.1 Configuring the Serial Port

7.2 Configuring ILOM Network Settings

7.3 Setting the ILOM Clock

7.3.1 Setting the ILOM Clock Manually

7.3.2 Synchronizing the ILOM Clock with an NTP Server

7.3.3 Interpreting ILOM Clock Settings

7.4 Resetting the ILOM

7.5 Resetting the ILOM and BIOS Passwords

7.6 Upgrading the ILOM Firmware

7.7 Enabling HTTP or HTTPS Web Access

7.8 Uploading a New SSL Certificate

7.9 Setting the ILOM Session Timeout Period

7.10 Viewing Active Connections to the ILOM

8. Managing the Host Using the CLI

8.1 Controlling Power to the Host Server

8.2 Starting and Stopping the Host Console

8.3 Viewing System Components, Indicators, and Sensors

8.4 Setting the Locate LED

8.5 Managing ILOM Alerts

8.5.1 Displaying Alerts

8.5.2 Configuring Alerts

8.5.2.1 Syntax

8.5.2.2 Targets, Properties, and Values

8.5.3 Sending Test Alerts

8.6 Viewing and Clearing Event Logs

8.7 Sending Logs to Other Machines

9. Managing the Host Using the WebGUI

9.1 Controlling Power to the Host Server

9.2 Viewing Replaceable Component Information

Hot-Swappable and Hot-Pluggable Components

9.3 Viewing Sensors

9.4 Viewing Indicator LEDs and Controlling the Locate LED

9.5 Managing Alerts

9.5.1 Viewing Alert Destinations

9.5.2 Configuring an Alert

9.6 Viewing and Clearing the System Event Log

9.6.1 Interpreting the System Event Log (SEL) Time Stamps

9.7 Viewing ILOM Hardware, Firmware, and IPMI Versions

10. Using The Remote Console Application

10.1 About the Remote Console Application

10.1.1 Installation Requirements

10.1.2 CD and Diskette Redirection Operational Model

10.1.3 Remote Console Security

10.2 Starting the Remote Console Application From the WebGUI

10.3 Redirecting Keyboard, Video, Mouse, or Storage Devices

10.3.1 Redirecting Keyboard and Mouse Devices

10.3.2 Redirecting Storage Devices

11. Using Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI)

11.1 About IPMI

11.1.1 IPMItool

11.2 Supported IPMI 2.0 Commands

12. Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)

12.1 LDAP Servers Directory Organization

12.2 LDAP Clients and Servers

12.3 Configuring LDAP

12.3.1 Configuring the LDAP Server

12.3.2 Configuring the ILOM

12.3.2.1 Configuring the ILOM Using the CLI

12.3.2.2 Configuring the ILOM Using the WebGUI

13. RADIUS

13.1 RADIUS Overview

13.2 Configuring RADIUS Settings

13.2.1 Configuring RADIUS Using the WebGUI

13.2.2 Configuring RADIUS Using the CLI

13.2.3 RADIUS Parameters

13.3 RADIUS Commands

13.3.1 show /SP/clients/radius

13.3.2 set /SP/clients/radius

13.3.3 show /SP/clients

14. Using Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)

14.1 About SNMP

14.1.1 How SNMP Works

14.2 SNMP Management Information Base (MIB) Files

14.3 MIBs Integration

14.4 About SNMP Messages

14.5 About ILOM and SNMP

14.5.1 Integrating the MIBs

14.5.2 Adding Your Server to Your SNMP Environment

14.5.3 Configuring Receipt of SNMP Traps

14.6 Managing SNMP Users With the CLI

14.6.1 Adding a User Account

14.6.2 Deleting a User Account

14.6.3 Configuring User Accounts

14.6.3.1 Syntax

14.6.3.2 Targets, Properties, and Values

14.6.3.3 Examples

14.7 Managing SNMP With the WebGUI

14.7.1 Configuring SNMP Settings

14.7.2 Adding or Editing SNMP Users

14.7.3 Deleting an SNMP user

14.7.4 Adding and Editing SNMP Communities

14.7.5 Deleting an SNMP community

A. Command-Line Interface Reference

A.1 CLI Command Quick Reference

A.2 CLI Command Reference

A.2.1 Using the cd Command

A.2.2 Using the create Command

A.2.3 Using the delete Command

A.2.4 Using the exit Command

A.2.5 Using the help Command

A.2.6 Using the load Command

A.2.7 Using the reset Command

A.2.8 Using the set Command

A.2.9 Using the show Command

A.2.10 Using the start Command

A.2.11 Using the stop Command

A.2.12 Using the version Command

B. ILOM Ports

Glossary

Index