Restore Oracle System Assistant Software

If Oracle System Assistant has been erased or corrupted, you can download the image file that is available from the My Oracle Support site to restore it to the USB device. Restore Oracle System Assistant software after replacing a USB drive, or as required.

1. Download the appropriate image file from the My Oracle Support web site.

   Download the image that is specific to your server. The package name for the update image for the server is: X6270 M3 SW version -- Oracle System Assistant

   For example, for the Netra Blade X3-2B, you could download the update image: Sun_Blade_X6270_M3-1.0.0.75555-ORACLE_SYSTEM_ASSISTANT_UPDATER_ 4G.iso. This file name is an example, and you need to download the correct file.

   For information about accessing My Oracle Support and downloading this image, see Netra Blade X3-2B Product Notes.

2. Make the update image available to the blade. Do one of the following:
   • Use the image file to burn a physical DVD image.

     Install the DVD in a DVD drive attached to the server.

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     Note - You can also make the DVD available to the server as a redirected DVD by using Oracle ILOM Remote Console application.

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   • Make the update image file available to the server as an ISO image using Oracle ILOM Remote Console application.
3. Reset or power on the server.

   Choose one of the following methods:

   • From the local server, press the Power button (approximately 1 second) on the server front panel to power off the server, then press the Power button again to power on the server.
   • From Oracle ILOM web interface, click Host Management > Power Control, and select Reset from the Select Action list box.
   • From Oracle ILOM CLI on the server SP, type reset /System.

   The BIOS screen is displayed.

   
   

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   Note - The next events occur very quickly; therefore, focused attention is needed for the following steps. Please watch carefully for these messages as they appear only briefly on the screen.

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4. In the BIOS screen, press F8 to specify a temporary boot device for the Oracle System Assistant installation.

   The Please Select Boot Device screen is displayed.

   
   
5. Depending on the method you used to make the recovery image available to the server, perform one of the following steps:

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   Note - The items listed in the Please Select Boot Device menu might differ, depending on whether the system was booted in Legacy BIOS or UEFI Boot mode.

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   • If you chose to burn a recovery DVD and have placed the DVD into an attached DVD drive, select SATA:HDD:P4:TSSTcorp CDDVDW TS-T633C as shown in the Please Select Boot Device menu, then press Enter
   • If you chose to use Oracle ILOM Remote Console application to make the recovery image available to the server as a redirected DVD or as an ISO image, select USB:VIRTUAL:AMI Virtual CDROM 1.00 as shown in the Please Select Boot Device menu, then press Enter.
   
   

   A message is displayed, and a prompt asks whether you want to continue the recovery process.

6. To recover the Oracle System Assistant image, type yes, then press Enter.

   The following message is displayed, indicates the progress of the recovery process, and, when it completes, asks whether the recovered Oracle System Assistant USB flash drive must be verified to ensure that it was programmed correctly.

   
   
7. To perform an integrity check of the USB device, type yes, then press Enter.
   

   The following screen is displayed and indicates that the Oracle System Assistant USB device was verified successfully. The system then reboots and launches the Oracle System Assistant application.

   
   
   • If you do not want to perform an integrity verification of the USB device, type no, then press Enter.

   The confirmation screen is displayed and indicates that the recovery is complete. The system then reboots and launches the Oracle System Assistant application.

   
   

Related Information

• Overview of Oracle System Assistant