C H A P T E R  4

Updates to the ILOM 3.0.6 Firmware

This chapter describes the new features and functionality that have been added to the Oracle ILOM 3.0.6 firmware release. Procedures to implement the new functionality are explained. Resolved issues and known issues are also described. In addition, references to the ILOM 3.0 documents in which the new features are described in detail are provided.

Topics in the chapter include:


New Features for ILOM 3.0.6

The following table identifies new features available in the ILOM 3.0.6 release. References to the appropriate guides in the ILOM 3.0 Documentation Collection that describe the features are also provided.


Topics

Description

Refer To:

New storage monitoring properties for HDDs and RAID configurations

  • Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 3.0 Concepts Guide, Storage Monitoring and Zone Management
  • Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 3.0 CLI Procedures Guide, Monitoring Storage Components and Zone Manager

Enhancements to power management

  • Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 3.0 Concepts Guide, Power Monitoring and Management of Hardware Interfaces
  • Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 3.0 CLI Procedures Guide, Power Monitoring and Management of Hardware Interfaces
  • Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 3.0 Web Interface Procedures Guide, Power Monitoring and Management of Hardware Interfaces

New root password warning message

  • Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 3.0 Concepts Guide, ILOM Overview

Updated list of network ports used by ILOM

  • Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 3.0 Concepts Guide, ILOM Network Configurations


Resolved Issues as of ILOM 3.0.6

This section describes the issues that have been resolved as of the ILOM 3.0.6. Specific change request (CR) identification numbers for these fixed issues are provided, where available.


Topics

Description

Links

Unexpected SMTP test email notification behavior

Unexpected behavior drill-down behavior from CMM to blade

Unexpected power management event behavior


Inability to Send SMTP Test Alert Email Notification

CR 6850298

Issue: After pressing Test (on SMTP page) the test email notification was not sent and there was no entry found in event log for this event.

Update: This issue has been resolved as of ILOM 3.0.6.

Inability to Navigate From CMM to Server Module After Disabling SSH

CR 6837359

Issue: After disabling SSH on a server module it was impossible to navigate to the server module from the CMM.

Update: This issue has been resolved as of ILOM 3.0.6.

Power Management Events Are Not Recorded in Log File

CR 6831492

Issue: Power management was not triggering an event after crossing a threshold.

Update: This issue has been resolved as of ILOM 3.0.6.


Known Issues as of ILOM 3.0.6

This section describes known issues and workarounds as of ILOM 3.0.6. Specific change request (CR) identification numbers and workarounds for these issues are provided, where available.


Topics

 

Description

Links

ILOM web interface known issues

IPMI interface known issue

Back up and restore known issue


Unable to Retrieve Host Power State After Upgrading ILOM Firmware From 2.0 to 3.0

CR 6858008

Issue: When the SP firmware is updated from ILOM 2.0 to 3.0, the ILOM web interface might not be able to retrieve the remote host power state after the upgrade completes. If this occurs, a blank page appears on the Remote Power Control tab.

Workaround: Perform one of the following actions:

or

Access Page Error Appears After Configuring Unknown Sensor LED Status When Monitoring System From IPMItool

CR 6848980

Issue: Unknown sensor LED statuses are shown in the ILOM web interface when using IPMItool to monitor Oracle servers. This issue is likely to occur when concurrently running the SP and the IPMI KCS interface from the operating system (OS). As a result of this configuration, the IPMI messages are overloaded to the SP.

Workaround: To enable the ILOM web interface sufficient time to read the IPMI sensors, you should limit the rate of KCS message responses to the host OS by inserting the command sleep 1 between commands in your host IPMItool script.

Console Error Appears After Performing Backup and Restore

CR 6847309

Issue: The following console error message might appear after backing up and restoring the ILOM configuration.

bind (udp): Address already in use

Workaround: None. This is a benign error message.

Windows Server 2008 R2 Generates System Event Log Warning Messages When Power Is Being Limited by ILOM Power Management

CR 6881284

Issue: When power is being limited by the ILOM Power Management feature, the Windows Server 2008 R2 operating system will generate warning messages in the System Event Log informing the user that the processor(s) are being restricted. Example Event:

The Speed of Processor xx in group x is being limited by system firmware. The processor has been in this reduced performance state for xxxx seconds since last report.

Workaround. None needed. These are expected events and are not indicative of a problem.