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Updates to ILOM 3.0.8 Firmware

This chapter describes the new features and functionality that have been added to the Oracle ILOM 3.0.8 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 3.0.8

The following table identifies new features available in the ILOM 3.0.8 release. References to the appropriate guides in the ILOM 3.0 Documentation Collection that describe the features are also provided.


Topics

Description

Refer To:

Enhanced web interface page that enables you to view and manage system summary information and power-on settings from one page

  • Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 3.0 Web Interface Procedures Guide, Web Interface Overview

New power management terminology and web layout for SP

  • 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 Web Interface Procedures Guide, Power Monitoring and Management of Hardware Interfaces

New IPMI power capping (Power Limit) capability and new IPMI procedures for:

  • Set Power-Limit Budget Activation State
  • Get Power-Limit Budget Wattage
  • Set Power Limit Budget Wattage
  • Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 3.0 Management Protocols Reference Guide, IPMI Overview

New power capping (Power Limit) capability for SNMP implementations

For more information, see the Hardware Control MIB for power management data objects

  • Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 3.0 Management Protocols Reference Guide, IPMI Overview

New functionality added in ILOM for system banner messages

  • Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 3.0 Concepts Guide, ILOM Overview
  • Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 3.0 CLI Procedures Guide, Logging In to and Out of ILOM
  • Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 3.0 Web Interface Procedures Guide, Logging In to and Out of ILOM

New ILOM web interface support for Storage Monitoring

  • Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 3.0 Web Interface Procedures Guide, Monitoring Storage Components and Zone Manager

New functionality added in ILOM to support WS-Management and CIM as a standard management interface

  • Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 3.0 Concepts Guide, ILOM Overview
  • Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 3.0 Management Protocols Reference Guide, Server Management Using WS-Management and CIM

New SP History Log functionality added in ILOM for Oracle x86 servers

Note - This content is applicable to Oracle SPARC servers as well.

  • Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 3.0 CLI Procedures Guide, Monitoring System Components

New TPM management for SPARC servers

  • Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 3.0 CLI Procedures Guide, Managing TPM and LDom States on SPARC Servers
  • Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 3.0 Web Interface Procedures Guide, Managing TPM and LDom States on SPARC Servers


Resolved Issues as of ILOM 3.0.8

This section describes the issues that have been resolved in the ILOM 3.0.8 release. Specific change request (CR) identification numbers and workarounds for the issues are provided, where available.


Topics

Description

Links

Time zone CLI setting issue resolved

Snapshot properties are not persistent after resetting the SP


Invalid Time Zone Settings in ILOM CLI

CR 6871128

Issue: Incomplete time zone names were accepted by ILOM for the CLI target: SP/clock/timezone. An incomplete time zone name could cause the system to use the time zone for Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Update: This issue is fixed in the ILOM 3.0.8 release. The ILOM CLI only accepts and validates complete time zone names.

Snapshot Properties Are Not Persistent After a Reset

Issue: If you use the CLI to change the Snapshot property values and then reset the SP, the Snapshot property values revert to their default property values.

Update: The Snapshot feature in ILOM is working as designed. The Snapshot properties are not persistent after resetting the SP.


Known Issues as of ILOM 3.0.8

This section describes known issues and workarounds as of ILOM 3.0.8. Specific change request (CR) identification numbers and workarounds for these issues are provided, where available.


Topics

Description

Links

The 64-bit JRE is not supported for Storage Redirection

Long delay populating storage monitoring devices after performing upgrade

ILOM version not shown when upgrading ILOM using Oracle Hardware Installation Assistant and an inband management interface


Storage Redirection Not Supported With 64-bit JRE

CR 6800702 and CR 6805732

Issue: An attempt to start Storage Redirection might fail when using a 64-bit Java runtime environment (JRE). Since the 64-bit JRE is the default on a 64-bit system, you will need to have the 32-bit JRE installed as well. When using a 64-bit JRE to start Storage Redirection, the following error message appears:

"Unsupported platform"

Workaround: Install a 32-bit JRE on the 64-bit system. JREs can be downloaded from this site: http://java.com/en/download/index.jsp

5-Minute Delay to View Storage Monitoring Information

CR 6870530

Issue: You might experience up to a 5-minute delay before storage monitoring information is present or up to date in the ILOM CLI or the web interface. This delay typically occurs after:

or



Note - The Storage Monitoring feature is not available on all Oracle servers. To determine whether your server is enabled to support this feature, refer to the ILOM Supplement guide or Administration guide for your server.




Note - If the Storage Monitoring feature is available on your server, a System Management Pack is required to be installed prior to using the Storage Monitoring feature. For more information about the System Management pack required for your server, refer to the ILOM Supplement guide or Administration guide for your server.


Workaround: There is no workaround. This 5-minute delay only occurs after installation of the required System Management Pack or after RAID or disk updates have been made to the system.

ILOM Version Not Shown When Using HIA to Upgrade ILOM From an Inband Management Interface

CR 6867109

Issue: When upgrading ILOM from the Oracle Hardware Installation Assistant (HIA) using the inband interface, HIA might not (on some Oracle servers) display the running version of ILOM.

Workaround:Use the ILOM web interface to determine the running version of ILOM.