Configure a Dedicated Network
Management Connection to Oracle ILOM
Before You Begin:
Review Management Services and Network Default Properties.
The Management Port property in Oracle ILOM is,
by default, set to route all management traffic through the physical
network management port (NET MGT) on the managed device.
Note - The dedicated network management connection is designed
to be implemented independent of a sideband network management connection.
However, either of these network management connections (dedicated
or sideband) can coexist with the standard local serial management
connection and (or) the internal high-speed interconnect management
connection.
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.
The Management Port property for Oracle ILOM is
configurable from the Oracle ILOM CLI and web interface. It is also
configurable for x86 servers, from the BIOS Utility.
If you modify the Management Port property from Oracle ILOM,
you must log in using either the default root account
or a user account with Admin (a) role privileges. For log in instructions,
see Log In to the Oracle ILOM SP or CMM.
To verify or configure a dedicated network management connection
to Oracle ILOM, follow these steps:
- On the
physical server or CMM verify that a LAN connection was established
to the physical management port (NET MGT).
If a physical LAN connection to the NET MGT port is not established,
attach an Ethernet cable between the network switch and the physical
NET MGT port on the device. For further instructions, see the cabling
section in the installation guide for the Oracle server or CMM.
Note - When an active LAN connection is attached to the NET
MGT port on the managed server or CMM chassis, Oracle ILOM automatically
detects an IP address for the SP or CMM from the IP routing device
on your network. For guidelines for determining the IP address assigned
to the Oracle ILOM SP or CMM, see
Usage Guidelines for IP Network Management Address.
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Set the communication speed for the network switch port to
auto-negotiate.
Note -
If the network switch port speed is not set to auto-negotiate,
you could experience a network communication error when
connecting to Oracle ILOM.
- To verify that the default Management
Port property is set for the Oracle ILOM SP or CMM, perform the
following steps using the applicable user interface.
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Oracle ILOM
CLI
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Log in to the Oracle ILOM
CLI and use the show command to view the network properties
for the managed device, for example, type either:
show /SP/network show /CMM/network
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Verify that the /network output
displays the default Management Port property for the SP or CMM,
for example:
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If necessary, reset the
default Management Port property for the SP or CMM.
For SP, type:
set /SP/network pendingmanagementport=MGMT commitpending=true
For CMM, type:
set /CMM/network pendingswitchconf=port0 commitpending=true |
Oracle ILOM
web interface
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Log in to the Oracle ILOM
web interface and click ILOM Administration > Connectivity.
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In the Network Settings
page, verify that the Management Port list box for the SP is set
to MGMT or the CMM Management Network Switch
list box is set to Port 0.
If necessary, reset the default Management Port property by
selecting MGMT for SP or Port0 for
CMM, then click Save. |
BIOS Setup Utility
(only available for x86 servers) |
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Access the BIOS Setup Utility
on the managed x86 server, then in the BIOS Setup Utility dialog,
click Advanced > IPMI 2.0 Configuration > Set LAN Configuration. |
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In the LAN Configuration menu, verify
that the default Management Port property is set to MGMT.
If necessary, reset the default Management Port property to MGMT,
and then commit the change. |
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