Initial Setup Worksheet For ILOM

Use the following worksheet to gather the information that you will need to initially establish communication with ILOM.

Information for Setup

Requirement

Descritpion

Local Serial Console Connection

Optional - if using DHCP to assign initial IP address.

Manadatory - if DHCP server is not utilized to assign initial IP address.

If you are not utilizing a DHCP server to assign IP addresses to the server SP or CMM, you must establish a local serial console connection to ILOM via the serial management port on the server or Chassis Monitoring Module (CMM).

For more information about how to attach a serial console to a server or CMM, see Attach Serial Console to Chassis Monitoring Module or see Attach Local Devices to a Sun Blade Server Module.

Remote Ethernet Management Connection

Optional

To access ILOM’s full range of management functionality, you must connect your local area network to the network management port of a server or Chassis Monitoring Module (CMM).

Note that a network management port is provided on all Sun rackmount standalone servers. However, this port is not provided on Sun Blade Server Modules. Ethernet communication with blade server modules is through the network management port on the CMM.

SP and CMM IP Assignment

Mandatory

Decide whether to assign DHCP or static IP address(es) to the server SP(s) or CMM(s). All remote system management communication with ILOM is through the server SP or CMM management network.

For more information, see the following topics:

ILOM Interface

Manadatory

When establishing (or modifying) an IP address on a server SP or CMM, you will use one of the following ILOM Interfaces:

  • Command-line interface (CLI) - Use to establish the initial IP address. If an IP address has not been assigned to the server SP or CMM, you can connect to ILOM to assign the IP address via a local serial console. The CLI is typically used for all tasks performed in ILOM over a serial connection (local serial console, terminal emulation application, or remote SSH connection).

  • Web interface - Use to edit an existing IP address. If an IP address has been assigned to the server SP or CMM and a LAN connection is established to the MGT port, you can connect to ILOM to edit the existing IP address(es) assigned via the Web interface.

    The Web interface is typically used for all tasks performed in ILOM over an Ethernet management connection.

For more information about the ILOM interfaces, see:

ILOM Firewall Access

Optional

Consult ILOM’s network port usage for Ethernet networks requiring firewall access. For more information, see ILOM Firewall Security Access via Network Ports and Protocols.

SP Hostname Assignment

Optional

You can optionally assign a meaningful hostname to a server SP. For more information see Hostname Identifier for System SP and CMM.

System Identifier Assignment

Optional

You can optionally assign a system identifier (meaningful name) to a Sun server. For more information, see System Identifier Text String for Sun Servers.