Introduction

C H A P T E R 1

Introduction

This manual describes the differences between the common ILOM and the ILOM as implemented for the Sun Fire X4600 M2 Server.

This chapter consists of the following sections.

Overview of the ILOM on the Sun Fire X4600 M2 Server

Common ILOM Features Not Supported

Additional information is provided in the following chapter:

Chapter 2, Sensors and Indicators

Overview of the ILOM on the Sun Fire X4600 M2 Server

The Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) is system management firmware that allows you to manage your Sun server when the host system is powered down. This is possible because the ILOM runs on a separate Service Processor (SP) that is powered by the host system’s standby power.

The following interfaces provide network access to the ILOM: command-line interface (CLI), web interface, SNMP, and IPMI.

Note - In order to establish a serial connection to the ILOM, you must connect a serial cable to a management connector on the rear of the server. Refer to the Sun Fire X4600 M2 Server Service Manual for more information.

The ILOM also supports remote access to the host’s system console through a network remote keyboard video and mouse (RKVM). The host’s I/O to optical and floppy drives can be redirected to real and virtual drives on the network. This allows a remote user to perform most maintenance operations, including installing an operating system.

Common ILOM Features Not Supported

Not all common ILOM features are supported on every platform. On the Sun Fire X4600 M2 Server,the following features are not supported:

Chassis Management Module (CMM) and Chassis ILOM are features of Sun Blade modular systems. Rack mount systems do not utilize this technology.

Power Policy, which allows the user to control of the way power is utilized, is not supported. Power Policy should not be confused with Power Monitoring, which is supported.