As of Oracle ILOM 3.0.12, a communication channel known as the Host-to-ILOM Interconnect allows you to communicate locally with Oracle ILOM from the host operating system (OS) without the use of a network management connection (NET MGT) to the server. The Host-to-ILOM Interconnect, which is available on the latest Oracle servers, can be used to perform the following Oracle ILOM tasks locally:
All server management functions in Oracle ILOM that you typically perform from the command line, web, or IPMI interfaces through the network management (NET MGT) port on the server.
All data transfers, such as firmware upgrades, to Oracle ILOM that you typically perform from the host over a Keyboard Controller Style (KCS) interface using IPMI flash tools. For these types of data transfers, the Host-to-ILOM Interconnect provides a more reliable and faster data transfer rate than traditional KCS interfaces.
All future server monitoring and fault detection operations that you typically perform from the host OS through the use of Oracle enabled software tools and agents installed on the server.