C H A P T E R 1 |
Introduction |
This manual describes the differences between the common ILOM and the ILOM as implemented for the Sun Fire X4600 M2 Server.
This chapter consists of the following sections.
Additional information is provided in the following chapter:
The Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) is system management firmware that allows you to manage your Sun server when the host system is powered down. This is possible because the ILOM runs on a separate Service Processor (SP) that is powered by the host system’s standby power.
The following interfaces provide network access to the ILOM: command-line interface (CLI), web interface, SNMP, and IPMI.
The ILOM also supports remote access to the host’s system console through a network remote keyboard video and mouse (RKVM). The host’s I/O to optical and floppy drives can be redirected to real and virtual drives on the network. This allows a remote user to perform most maintenance operations, including installing an operating system.
Not all common ILOM features are supported on every platform. On the Sun Fire X4600 M2 Server,the following features are not supported:
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