This section describes the accessibility features that are part of Oracle x86 hardware, firmware, and related documentation.
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Oracle x86 hardware has color-coded labels, component touch points, and status indicators (LEDs) that provide information about the system. These labels, touch points, and indicators can be inaccessible features for sight-impaired users. The product HTML documentation provides context and descriptive text available to assistive technologies to aid in interpreting status and understanding the system. System-level descriptions and status indicator interpretation can be found in the product Service Manual. The documentation also provides diagrams and screenshots that do not rely on color. Within the diagrams, callouts indicate the referenced component information. The callout descriptions are mapped within a table. All images and tables in the documentation include descriptive alternative text.
Another method to obtain information about the system is to use the built-in Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM). Oracle ILOM provides a browser-based interface and a command-line interface that support assistive technologies for real-time viewing of system status, indicator interpretation, and system configuration. For details, see "Oracle ILOM Accessibility."
You can access the accessible HTML documentation for Oracle x86 hardware products at:
You can use the Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) browser user interface (BUI) to monitor and manage the server hardware. The Oracle ILOM BUI does not require a special accessibility mode; rather, its accessibility features are always available. The BUI was developed using standard HTML and JavaScript and its features conform to accessibility guidelines.
To navigate a BUI page and select items or enter commands, you can use standard keyboard inputs, such as using the Tab key to go to a selection, or the up and down arrow keys to scroll through the page. You can also make menu selections by using standard keyboard combinations.
For example, using the Oracle ILOM Open Problems BUI page, you can identify faulted memory modules (DIMMs) or processors (CPUs) that would otherwise be identified by a lit LED indicator on the motherboard. Likewise, you can use the Oracle ILOM BUI to monitor the hardware power states that are also indicated by flashing LED indicators on the hardware.
The Oracle ILOM command-line interface (CLI) is an alternative and equivalent way to access the Oracle ILOM BUI features and functionality. Because the operating systems that run on the Oracle server hardware support assistive technologies to read the content of the screen, you can use the CLI as an equivalent means to access the color-based, mouse-based, and other visual-based utilities that are part of the BUI. For example, you can use a keyboard to enter CLI commands to identify faulted hardware components, check system status, and monitor system health.
You can use the Oracle ILOM Remote Console Plus to access both a text-based serial console and a graphics-based video console that enable you to remotely redirect host server system keyboard, video, mouse, and storage devices. Note, however, that the Oracle ILOM Java Remote Console does not support scaling of the video frame within the Java application. You need to use assistive technology to enlarge or reduce the content in the Java Remote Console Plus display.
As an alternative method to using the BIOS Setup Utility to configure BIOS settings, Oracle ILOM provides a set of configurable properties that can help you manage the BIOS configuration parameters on an Oracle x86 server. Using Oracle ILOM, you can:
Back up a copy of the BIOS configuration parameters to an XML file using the Oracle ILOM BUI.
Edit the XML file using a standard XML editor. The BIOS XML tags correlate directly to the BIOS screen labels.
Restore the XML file of the backed up or edited configuration parameters to BIOS.
The BUI and CLI methods for using Oracle ILOM are described in the accessible HTML documentation for Oracel ILOM at:
Oracle Hardware Management Pack software is a set of command-line interface (CLI) tools. Oracle Hardware Management Pack software does not include product-specific accessibility features. Using a keyboard, you can run the CLI tools as text commands from the operating system of a supported Oracle server. All output is text-based.
Additionally, most Oracle Hardware Management Pack tools support command output to a text log file or XML file, which can be used for text-to-speech conversion. Accessible manual pages (man pages) are available that describe the Hardware Management Pack tools on the system on which those tools are installed.
Installation and uninstallation of Oracle Hardware Management Pack can be performed manually, using text commands entered from the CLI. Assistive technology products such as screen readers, digital speech synthesizers, or magnifiers can be used to read the content of the screen.
Refer to the assistive technology product documentation for information about operating system and command-line interface support.
The CLI tools for using the software are described in the accessible HTML documentation for Hardware Management Pack at:
When viewing BIOS output from a terminal using the serial console redirection feature, some terminals do not support function key input. However, BIOS supports the mapping of function keys to Control key sequences when serial redirection is enabled. Descriptions of the function key to Control key sequence mappings are provided in the product documentation, typically within the server Service Manual. You can navigate the BIOS Setup Utility by using either a mouse or keyboard commands.
As an alternative method of configuring BIOS settings using the BIOS Setup Utility screens, Oracle ILOM provides a set of configurable properties that can help you manage the BIOS configuration parameters on an Oracle x86 server. For more information, see "Oracle ILOM Accessibility."
BIOS information and its functions are typically documented in the product Service Manual or Installation Guide.
Documentation for Oracle hardware is provided in HTML and PDF formats. The HTML documents are accessible using standard operating system controls and assistive technology. PDF documents are also provided; however, PDF is not an accessible format. PDF documents are considered support documents because the PDF content is available in accessible HTML format.
Product documentation provides figures, other types of images, and screenshots that do not rely on color for interpretation. Within the figures, callouts indicate the referenced component information. The callouts are mapped within a table to provide text descriptions of the referenced parts of the figures. In addition, alternative text is provided for all tables and images that provides the context of the information and images.
Note that screen readers might not always correctly read the code examples in the documentation. The conventions for writing code require that closing braces should appear on an otherwise empty line. However, some screen readers might not always read a line of text that consists solely of a bracket or brace.
The documentation might contain links to web sites of other companies and organizations that Oracle does not own or control. Oracle neither evaluates nor makes any representations regarding the accessibility of these web sites.
You can access the accessible HTML documentation for Oracle x86 products at: