This section provides information about the default network settings on the service processor (SP), as well as procedures for viewing and modifying those settings in Oracle ILOM:
The SP network settings may also be viewed and modified from Oracle System Assistant or the BIOS Setup Utility. For more information about alternative methods of configuring the SP network interface, or to configure the Ethernet controller network settings, see the Oracle X5 Series Servers Administration Guide at http://www.oracle.com/goto/x86admindiag/docs.
The Oracle Server X5-2L supports dual-stack IPv4 and IPv6 settings, which enable Oracle ILOM to fully operate in an IPv4 or IPv6 network environment.
For IPv4 configurations, DHCP is enabled by default, allowing a DHCP server on the network to automatically assign network settings to the service processor.
For IPv6 configurations, IPv6 stateless auto-configuration is enabled by default, allowing an IPv6 router on the network to assign the network settings.
In a typical configuration, you will accept the default settings. However, if you want to modify the service processor network settings, follow these procedures: