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Sun Blade X3-2B (formerly Sun Blade X6270 M3) Administration Guide
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Using This Documentation

Sun Blade X3-2B Model Name Change

Getting the Latest Firmware and Software

Documentation and Feedback

About This Documentation

Support and Training

Contributors

Change History

About the User Administration Guide

Terminology

Planning the System Management Environment

Choosing Tools for Single System Management

Choosing Tools for Multiple System Management

System Management Tools Overview

Oracle System Assistant

Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM)

Oracle Hardware Management Pack

Common System Management Tasks

Common System Administrative Tasks

Evaluating the Server Environment

Accessing System Management Tools

Access Oracle System Assistant

Access Oracle ILOM

Access Oracle Hardware Management Pack

Setting Up Oracle System Assistant and Updating the Server

Setting Up Oracle System Assistant

Provisioning the Server for Operation

Keeping the Server Up to Date

Oracle System Assistant Administrative Tasks

Troubleshooting and Verifying Oracle System Assistant

Performing Advanced Maintenance, Security, and Configuration Tasks

Setting Up Software and Firmware

Set Up Software and Firmware Using Oracle System Assistant

Set Up Software and Firmware Using Oracle ILOM

Set Up Software and Firmware Using Oracle Hardware Management Pack

Managing Server Policies Using Oracle ILOM

Oracle ILOM Features

Oracle ILOM Features for x86 Sun Servers

Sideband Management

Service Processor Power-On Policies

Power Management Policies Supported

Diagnostics Using Pc-Check and NMI

Control Next Boot Device

FRU TLI Auto-Update

Switch Serial Port Output to Host Management Console

Back Up and Restore BIOS Configuration

Administer Open Problems

Clear Server Faults

Configure Management Policies Using Oracle ILOM Web Interface

Configure Management Policies Using Oracle ILOM CLI

Configuring RAID

Supported HBA REMs

Oracle Recommendations for Drive Slot Population and Virtual Drive Creation

Creating a RAID Volume Before Installing an Operating System

Creating a RAID Volume After Installing an Operating System

Setting Up the Server With BIOS Setup Utility

Access BIOS Setup Utility Menus

Navigate BIOS Setup Utility Menus

BIOS Key Mappings

BIOS Setup Utility Menu Overview

Selecting Legacy and UEFI BIOS

Configuring the UEFI BIOS Boot Mode

Selecting Legacy BIOS or UEFI Boot Mode

UEFI BIOS Advantages

Configuration Utilities for Add-In Cards

Select UEFI or Legacy BIOS Boot Mode

Common BIOS Setup Utility Tasks

Verify BIOS Factory Default Settings

Select the Boot Device

Configure TPM Support

Configure SP Network Settings

Legacy BIOS Option ROM Allocation Considerations

Configuring Option ROM Settings

Modify Device Configuration

Allocating I/O Resources

Enable or Disable I/O Resource Allocation

Configuring iSCSI Virtual Drives

Exit BIOS Setup Utility

BIOS Setup Utility Screen Reference

BIOS Main Menu Selections

BIOS Advanced Menu Selections

BIOS IO Menu Selections

BIOS Boot Menu Selections

BIOS UEFI Driver Control Menu Selections

BIOS Save & Exit Menu Selections

BIOS LSI MegaRAID Configuration Utility Screen Reference

Accessing BIOS LSI MegaRAID Configuration Utility Controller Management Menus

BIOS LSI MegaRAID Configuration Utility Controller Management Selections

BIOS LSI MegaRAID Configuration Utility Drive Management Menu Selections

BIOS LSI MegaRAID Configuration Utility Virtual Drive Management Menu Selections

BIOS LSI MegaRAID Configuration Utility Enclosure Management Menu Selections

Identifying Hardware Components and SNMP Messages

Identifying System Hardware Components

Table Legend

System Board Components (Sensors)

Sensors

Field Replaceable Units (FRUs)

SNMP and PET Traps

Getting Server Firmware and Software

Firmware and Software Updates

Firmware and Software Access Options

Available Software Release Packages

Accessing Firmware and Software

Installing Updates

Index

Oracle Hardware Management Pack

Oracle Hardware Management Pack features two components: an SNMP monitoring agent and a suite of command-line interface tools (CLI Tools) for managing your servers.

With the Hardware Management Agent SNMP Plugins, you can use SNMP to monitor Oracle servers and server modules in your data center with the advantage of not having to connect to two management points, the host and Oracle ILOM. This functionality enables you to use a single IP address (the host's IP) to monitor multiple servers and server modules.

Hardware Management Agent SNMP Plugins run on the host operating system of Oracle servers. The SNMP Plugins use the Oracle Hardware Storage Access Libraries to communicate with the service processor. Information about the current state of the server is fetched automatically by the Hardware Management Agent.

You can use the Oracle Server CLI Tools to configure Oracle servers. The CLI Tools work with Oracle Solaris, Oracle Linux, Oracle VM, other variants of Linux, and Windows operating systems. The following table describes the tasks that you can perform using the CLI Tools.

CLI Tool
System Management Task From Host OS
ubiosconfig
Configure BIOS settings, device boot order, and some SP settings.
fwupdate
Update Oracle ILOM and BIOS.

Query, update, and validate firmware versions on supported SAS storage devices, embedded SAS storage controllers, SAS storage expanders, and storage drives.

ilomconfig
Restore, set, and view Oracle ILOM configuration settings, as well as viewing and setting Oracle ILOM properties that are associated with network management, clock configuration, and user management.
raidconfig
View or create RAID volumes on storage drives that are attached to RAID controllers, including storage arrays.
hwmgmt
Monitor system health.

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