Establish a First-Time Management Connection to Oracle ILOM

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Prior to accessing Oracle ILOM for the first time, you must establish a physical network connection or a local serial management connection to Oracle ILOM. See the following instructions:

Note - Chassis Monitoring Module (CMM) is a hot-pluggable monitoring module that works with the service processor (SP) on each blade to form a complete chassis management system.

To establish a local or remote management connection to Oracle ILOM, do one of the following:

Preferred Connection	Instructions
Dedicated Remote Network Management Connection Note - Use a dedicated internal network for the service processor (SP) to separate it from the general network. To maintain the most reliable and secure environment for Oracle ILOM, the dedicated network management port on the server must always be connected to an internal trusted network or dedicated secure management/private network.	Attach an Ethernet cable to the network switch and the NET MGT port on the server or blade chassis. By default, the dynamic IP address for the server service processor (SP) or chassis monitoring module (CMM) is assigned by the DCHP router. Determine the IP address assigned to the server SP or the CMM. To determine the dynamic IP address in Oracle ILOM, establish a serial connection to Oracle ILOM, and then view the properties under the SP or CMM `/network` and `/network/ipv6` targets using the CLI `show` command. Establish a network connection to Oracle ILOM using the IP address assigned to the SP or CMM. For further instructions, see Launch and Log In to Oracle ILOM.
Dedicated Local Serial Management Connection	Attach a serial cable to a console (workstation or terminal) and the SER MGT port on the server or blade chassis. The physical connection provides your initial communication with the server service processor (SP) or chassis monitoring module (CMM). You must set the terminal device communication properties to these values: 9600 baud, 8 bit, no parity, 1 stop bit (9600/8-N-1). To create a local connection to Oracle ILOM, press Return. The Oracle ILOM prompt (>) appears. For further instructions, see Launch and Log In to Oracle ILOM.
Dedicated Interconnect SP Management Connection (also known as embedded USB over LAN)	Choose to auto-configure or manually configure a dedicated local interconnect connection between the server service processor (SP) and the host operating system client. For instructions, refer to “Dedicated Interconnect SP Management Connection” in the Oracle ILOM Configuration and Maintenance Guide for firmware version 3.1 or 3.2.
Shared Sideband Network Connection Note - Using sideband management simplifies cable management and network configuration by preventing the need for two separate network connections. However, it also means that Oracle ILOM traffic could potentially be sent over an untrusted network if the sideband management port is not connected to a trusted network.	Choose to connect to Oracle ILOM through the standard data port provided on the server chassis. Note - Implementing a sideband management connection to Oracle ILOM eliminates the need to support two separate network connections for host and management traffic. However, this approach could: (1) potentially decrease the connection performance to Oracle ILOM, and (2) potentially provide risks by transmitting Oracle ILOM traffic over an untrusted network. For instructions, see Sideband Network Management Connection in the Oracle ILOM Configuration and Maintenance Guide for firmware version 3.1 or 3.2.