Storing Customer Information

This section describes ILOM features that enable you to store information (for purposes such as inventory control or site resource management) on the SP and FRU PROMs.

Change Customer FRU Data (CLI)

Use the /SP customer_frudata property to store information in all FRU PROMs.

Type:
-> set /SP customer_frudata=”data”
Note - The data string (data) must be enclosed in quote marks.

Change System Identification Information (CLI)

Use the /SP system_identifier property to store customer identification information.

Type:
-> set /SP system_identifier=”data”
Note - The data string (data) must be enclosed in quote marks.

Change Customer Identification Information (Web Interface)

ILOM provides features that enable you to store information on FRUs and the SP.

Select System Information -> Identification Information.

Edit the Customer FRU data field, if desired.

Edit the SP Hostname, if desired.

Edit the SP System Identifier field, if desired.

Edit the SP System Contact field, if desired.

Edit the SP System Location field, if desired.

View the SP System Description.

Click Save.

Displaying Console History (CLI)

This section describes displaying the host server console output buffer.

The console buffer can contain up to 1 Mbyte of information. If ILOM senses a host server reset, it writes boot information and initialization data into the console buffer until ILOM is notified by the server that the Solaris OS is up and running.

Note - You must have Administrator level user permission to use this command.

Display Console History (CLI)

Type:

-> set /SP/console/history property=option[...]
-> show /SP/console/history

where property can be:

line_count – This option accepts a value within the range of 1 to 2048 lines. Specify "" for an unlimited number of lines. The default is all lines.
pause_count – This option accepts a value of 1 to any valid integer or "" for infinite number of lines. The default is not to pause.

start_from – The options are:

end – The last line (most recent) in the buffer (the default).
beginning – The first line in the buffer.

If you type the show /SP/console/history command without having set any arguments with the set command, ILOM displays all lines of the console log, starting from the end.

Note - Timestamps recorded in the console log reflect server time. These timestamps reflect local time, and the ILOM console log uses UTC (Coordinated Universal Time). The Solaris OS system time is independent of the ILOM time.

Change Console Escape Characters (CLI)

Use the /SP/console escapechars property to change the escape character sequence to switch from a system console session back to ILOM.

Type:
-> set /SP/console escapechars=xx
where property can be any printable characters.

The sequence is limited to two characters. The default value is #. (Hash-Period). You can customize the sequence.

Note - Changing the escape character does not take effect in a currently active console session.

Changing Configuration Policy Settings

This section describes managing configuration system policies using ILOM.

Specify Backup of the User Database (CLI)

The /SP/policy BACKUP_USER_DATA property specifies whether the local user database on ILOM (that is, user, password, and permission information) should be backed up. When this property is set to enabled, this data is backed up on the removable system configuration card (SCC PROM) on the system.

Type:
-> set /SP/policy BACKUP_USER_DATA=value
where value can be:
- enabled – Backs up the user database to the SCC (This is the default value).
- disabled – No backup.
  
  For example, if you want the local user database on ILOM to be backed up, type:
  -> set /SP/policy BACKUP_USER_DATA=enabled

Restore Host Power State at Restart (CLI)

Use the /SP/policy HOST_LAST_POWER_STATE property to control the behavior of the server after an unexpected power outage. When external power is restored, the ILOM service processor starts to run automatically. Normally, the host power is not turned on until you use ILOM to turn it on.

ILOM records the current power state of the server in nonvolatile storage. If the HOST_LAST_POWER_STATE policy is enabled, ILOM can restore the host to the previous power state. This policy is useful in the event of a power failure, or if you physically move the server to a different location.

For example, if the host server is running when power is lost and the /SP/policy HOST_LAST_POWER_STATE property is set to disabled, the host server remains off when power is restored. If the /SP/policy HOST_LAST_POWER_STATE property is set to enabled, the host server restarts when the power is restored.

Type:
-> set /SP/policy HOST_LAST_POWER_STATE=enabled
where value can be:
- enabled – When power is restored, returns the server to the state it was in before the power was removed.
- disabled – Keeps the server off when power is applied (the default).
  
  If you enable HOST_LAST_POWER_STATE, you should also configure /SP/policy HOST_POWER_ON_DELAY. For further information, see Disable or Re-Enable Power-On Delay (CLI) .

Specify Host Power State at Restart (CLI)

Use /SP/policy HOST_AUTO_POWER_ON to power on the host automatically when the service processor has been booted. If this policy is set to enabled, the service processor sets HOST_LAST_POWER_STATE to disabled.

Type:
-> set /SP/policy HOST_AUTO_POWER_ON=value
where value can be:
- enabled – When power is applied, automatically powers on the host when the SP has been booted.
- disabled – Keeps the host power off when power is applied (the default).

Disable or Re-Enable Power-On Delay (CLI)

Use the /SP/policy HOST_POWER_ON_DELAY property to cause the server to wait for a short time before powering on automatically. The delay is a random interval of one to five seconds. Delaying the server power on helps minimize current surges on the main power source. This power-on delay is important when multiple servers in racks power on after a power outage.

Type:
-> set /SP/policy HOST_POWER_ON_DELAY=value
where value can be:
- enabled
- disabled (the default)

Manage Configuration Policy Settings (Web Interface)

Select Configuration -> Policy.

Select an Action value to apply the Action (enable or disable) you have chosen.

Managing Network Access

This section describes managing network access to the SP using ILOM.

Disable or Re-Enable Network Access to the SP (CLI)

Use the /SP/network state property to enable or disable the service processor’s network interface.

Type:
-> set /SP/network state=value
where value can be:
- enabled (the default)
- disabled

Display the DHCP Server’s IP Address (CLI)

To display the IP address of the DHCP server that provided the dynamic IP address requested by the service processor, view the dhcp_server_ip property. To see the dhcp_server_ip property, use the following procedure.

Type:

-> show /SP/network
 
  /SP/network
     Targets:
 
     Properties:
         commitpending = (Cannot show property)
         dhcp_server_ip = 10.8.31.5
         ipaddress = 10.8.31.188
         ipdiscovery = dhcp
         ipgateway = 10.8.31.248
         ipnetmask = 255.255.252.0
         macaddress = 00:14:4F:7E:83:4F
         pendingipaddress = 10.8.31.188
         pendingipdiscovery = dhcp
         pendingipgateway = 10.8.31.248
         pendingipnetmask = 255.255.252.0
         state = enabled
 
     Commands:
         cd
         set
         show

Managing the Service Processor

Storing Customer Information

Displaying Console History (CLI)

Changing Configuration Policy Settings

Managing Network Access