Sun Blade X6250 Server Module ELOM Overview

C H A P T E R 1

This chapter serves as an overview to the Sun Blade X6250 server module’s Embedded Lights Out Manager (ELOM).

ELOM Features

The ELOM provides a dedicated system of hardware and supporting software that enables you to manage your Sun server independently of the operating system and through several interfaces. The following sections describe some of the features of the Sun Blade X6250 server module service processor’s ELOM:

Embedded Lights Out Manager Common Tasks

Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Default Settings

About the Preconfigured Administrator Account

Locator LED for Server Module

Responding to LED Indicators

Embedded Lights Out Manager Common Tasks

The following table shows common tasks and the management interfaces used to perform each task.

TABLE 1-1 Common Tasks
Task	IPMI	Web GUI	CLI	SNMP
Redirect the system graphical console to a remote client browser.	-	Yes	-	-
Connect a remote drive to the system as a virtual drive.	-	Yes	-	-
Connect a remote CD-ROM drive to the system as a virtual CD-ROM drive.	-	Yes	-	-
Monitor system fans, temperatures, and voltages remotely.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Monitor system BIOS messages remotely.	Yes	Yes	Yes	-
Monitor system operating system messages remotely.	Yes	Yes	Yes	-
Interrogate system components for their IDs and serial numbers.	Yes	-	Yes	Yes
Redirect the system serial console to a remote client.	Yes	-	Yes	-
Monitor system status (health check) remotely.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Interrogate system network interface cards remotely for MAC addresses.	Yes	Yes	Yes	-
Manage user accounts remotely.	Yes	Yes	Yes	-
Manage system power status remotely (power on, power off, power reset).	Yes	Yes	Yes	-
Monitor and manage environmental settings for key system components (CPUs, motherboards, and fans).	Yes	Yes	Yes	Monitor only

Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Default Settings

Sun has configured the SP controller and SP firmware on your server to reflect the most common default settings used in the field. It is unlikely that you will need to change any of these defaults.

TABLE 1-2 Default Settings
System Component	Default Status	Action Required
Service Processor card	Preinstalled	None
Service Processor firmware	Preinstalled	None
IPMI interface	Enabled	None
Web-based interface	Enabled	None
Command-line interface (CLI)	Enabled	None
SNMP interface	Enabled	None

About the Preconfigured Administrator Account

The ELOM is shipped with one preconfigured administrator account:

User name: root
Password: changeme

The preconfigured administrator account, known as root, cannot be deleted. You can only change the account password. The root account offers built-in administrative privileges (read and write access) to all service processor features and commands. To increase security, change the default password to a new, unique password. See Chapter 5 for details.

Note - The Chassis Manager Module (CMM) Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) is shipped with an identical preconfigured administrator account, with user name root and the default password set to changeme.

Locator LED for Server Module

The Locator LED (also called the system indicator LED) is a small light on the front panel. Use the LED to help you locate the server module from among many other server modules in a chassis in a data center.

Responding to LED Indicators

The front panel of your Sun Blade X6250 server module has a Fault Indicator LED. You can use the state of the Fault Indicator LED to determine the status of your server. For normal server operation, the LED is off (not lit). A solidly lit amber LED indicates critical error, and a blinking LED indicates a warning. Use the ELOM to troubleshoot the system when the Fault Indicator LED is blinking (see Managing the System Indicator and Fault LED).

1. If the amber LED on the front panel is solidly lit, power off the server module, and remove it from the chassis or rack.

Caution - To remove the server module from the chassis, follow the procedures detailed in the Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Service Manual.

2. Open the unit, and locate the two blue or red push buttons.

One of these, when pressed, will light up the LED failure indicators next to any defunct Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM).

Similarly if one of the two CPUs in the Sun Blade X6250 server module is triggering the front panel Fault Indicator LED, then the indicator next to the defunct CPU will light up.

For instructions and cautions concerning handling and servicing the Sun Blade X6250 server module hardware, refer to the Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Service Manual.