Recover Oracle System Assistant Software

If the Oracle System Assistant software has been overwritten, erased, or corrupted, you can download the recovery (updater) ISO image file that is available from the My Oracle Support (MOS) site to recover Oracle System Assistant to the USB device. Additionally, if your server does not have online access and cannot use the Get Updates task to access the MOS site, you can use the recovery file to update Oracle System Assistant to the latest version.

Use this procedure to recover the Oracle System Assistant software.

Before You Begin

• Local or remote view and response access to the server boot messages is required. For more information, refer to Cabling the Server Module in Sun Blade X3-2B (formerly Sun Blade X6270 M3) Installation Guide.

1. Review the server Product Notes document for issues and announcements related to Oracle System Assistant.
2. Download the appropriate image file from the My Oracle Support Web site.

   Download the image that is specific to your server. The package name for the update image for the server is: X6270 M3 SW version -- Oracle System Assistant

   For example, for the Sun Blade X3-2B, you could download the update image: Sun_Blade_X6270_M3-1.0.0.75555-ORACLE_SYSTEM_ASSISTANT_UPDATER_ 4G.iso. This file name is an example, and you need to download the correct file.

   For information about accessing My Oracle Support and downloading this image, see Download Firmware and Software Using My Oracle Support.

3. To make the update image available to the server, do one of the following:
   • Use the image file to burn a physical DVD image.

     Install the DVD in a DVD drive attached to the server.

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     Note - You can also make the DVD available to the server as a redirected DVD by using Oracle ILOM Remote Console application.

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   • Make the update image file available to the server as an ISO image using Oracle ILOM Remote Console application.
4. Reset or power on the server.

   Choose one of the following methods:

   • From the local server, press the Power button (approximately 1 second) on the server front panel to power off the server, and then press the Power button again to power on the server.
   • From Oracle ILOM Web interface, click Host Management > Power Control, and select Reset from the Select Action list box.
   • From Oracle ILOM CLI on the server SP, type reset /System.
   
   

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   Note - The next events occur very quickly; therefore, focused attention is needed for the following steps. Please watch carefully for these messages as they appear only briefly on the screen.

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5. In the BIOS screen, press F8 to specify a temporary boot device for the Oracle System Assistant installation.

   The Please Select Boot Device screen appears.

   
   
6. Depending on the method you used to make the recovery image available to the server, perform one of the following steps:

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   Note - The items listed in the Please Select Boot Device menu might differ, depending on whether the system was booted in Legacy BIOS or UEFI Boot mode.

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   • If you chose to burn a recovery DVD and have placed the DVD into an attached DVD drive, select SATA:HDD:P4:TSSTcorp CDDVDW TS-T633C as shown in the Please Select Boot Device menu, and then press Enter.
   • If you chose to use Oracle ILOM Remote Console application to make the recovery image available to the server as a redirected DVD or as an ISO image, select USB:VIRTUAL:AMI Virtual CDROM 1.00 as shown in the Please Select Boot Device menu, and then press Enter.
   
   

   A message appears, and a prompt asks whether you want to continue the recovery process.

   
   
7. To recover the Oracle System Assistant image, type yes, and then press Enter.

   The following message appears, indicating the progress of the recovery process. Do not interrupt the recovery process.

   
   

   When the recovery process is finished, you have the option to verify the integrity of the files on the USB drive.

8. At the verification prompt, do one of the following:

   The following screen appears and indicates that the Oracle System Assistant USB device was verified successfully. The system then reboots and launches the Oracle System Assistant application.

   • To skip a verification of the USB drive, type no, and then press Enter.

     The server boots to Oracle System Assistant.

   • To verify the USB drive, type yes, and press Enter.

     The verification process starts. When the task is finished, the server boots to Oracle System Assistant.

     
     

Next Steps

• Setting Up Oracle System Assistant and Updating the Server