Establish Initial Communication With ILOM

You can establish communication with ILOM through a console connection to the serial management port on the Server Module or CMM, or through an Ethernet connection to the network management port on the Server Module or CMM.

The type of connection you establish to ILOM determines which type of system management tasks you can perform. For example, to remotely access the full range of system management functionality in ILOM, you will require both an Ethernet connection and an IP assignment to the server SP and the CMM.

Note

If you choose not to use the management port to manage your server through ILOM, many of the advanced features, such as environmental monitoring, IPMI management, and the web interface, will be unavailable. You can use the data port of the host operating system to access third-party network management applications, SNMP tools, or operating system utilities, however these solutions only have a limited management view of the Sun Blade 8000 or 8000 P Modular System.

For information about how to setup up ILOM for system management communication, consult the following topics: