Configure Hardware for Oracle ILOM SP

Oracle System Assistant allows you to view or modify a subset of Oracle ILOM settings, such as identification information, network configuration, user accounts, system clock, and DNS.

Use this procedure to view and modify Oracle ILOM settings from Oracle System Assistant.

1. Click Configure Hardware, and then click the Service Processor Configuration tab.

   The Server Processor Configuration screen appears.

   
   
2. From the Select Task drop-down list, select a task:

   • Identification Information— See Step 3.

   • Network Configuration— See Step 4.

   • User Account Settings— See Step 5.

   • Clock Settings— See Step 6.

   • DNS Configuration— See Step 7.

   • Configuration Management— See Step 8.

3. View or modify the following identification information:
   1. SP Hostname

      Type Oracle ILOM hostname.

      The hostname must start with a letter and can contain up to 60 alphanumeric characters, hyphens, and underscores.

   2. System Identifier

      Type the name that identifies the system. Use any characters except quotation marks.

   3. SP System Contact

      Type the name of the person to contact. Use any characters except quotation marks.

   4. SP System Location

      Type the name of the physical location of the system. Use any characters except quotation marks.

   
   
4. To view or modify the following network configuration information for IPv4 or IPv6:
   1. IP Discovery Mode

      Select whether the system uses Dynamic Host Control Protocol (DHCP) or a static IP assignment.

   2. IP Address

      If you selected a static IP assignment, provide the IP address of the SP.

   3. Netmask

      If you selected a static assignment, provide the netmask for the SP.

   4. Gateway

      If you selected a static assignment, provide the gateway address of the SP.

   
   
5. To view or modify the following user accounts information:

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   Note - Oracle System Assistant does not support the creation of a user account with the user name, “user.” However, Oracle ILOM supports the creation of an account named as such, and while such an account can be viewed in Oracle System Assistant, it cannot be modified or deleted. If you need to create or manage this account, use Oracle ILOM.

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   1. Add User

      Click to add a new user account. Type a unique user name, select the role (Basic or Advanced) from the drop-down list, set privileges, and type the password.

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      Note - If you want to choose specific privileges (not pre-set) for the user, choose Advanced.

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   2. Modify User

      Highlight a user account in the list, and click Modify User to review or change the user account settings.

   3. Delete User

      Highlight a user account in the list, and click Delete User to delete a user account.

6. View or modify the following clock settings:
   1. Date

      Use the drop-down list to select the month, day, and year.

   2. Time

      Use the drop-down list to set the time using 24-hour format.

   3. Timezone

      Use the drop-down list to select the time zone.

   4. Synchronize Time Using NTP

      Click the check box to enable synchronization with a Network Time Protocol (NTP) server.

   5. Server 1, Server 2

      Enter the information for the NTP servers.

   
   
7. View or modify the following DNS Settings:
   1. Auto DNS via DHCP

      Check enabled or disabled.

   2. DNS Name Server

      Edit this only if Auto DNS is disabled.

      Enter up to three comma separated name server IP addresses in preferred order, for example: 1.2.3.4,5.6.7.8.

   3. DNS Search Path

      Edit this only if Auto DNS is disabled.

      Enter up to six comma separated search suffixes in preferred order, for example: abc.efg.com, efg.com.

   4. DNS Timeout

      Enter a value between 1 and 10. The default is 5.

   5. DNS Retries

      Enter a value between 0 and 4. The default is 1.

   
   
8. Restore or delete the SP configuration using the following options:
   • None: Nullifies previously applied option if a SP reset has not occurred.
   • All: Delete all the SP configuration information at next SP reset.
   • Factory: Restore SP configuration to the factory-loaded (default) values including deleting all log files at next SP reset.
9. Click Save Settings.

Related Information

• Organization of Oracle System Assistant

• Oracle ILOM 3.1 Documentation Collection