Oracle System Assistant is a single-server system management tool for Oracle x86 servers. Oracle System Assistant integrates Oracle's single system management products, its own Oracle System Assistant functionality, and a selection of related software to provide a suite of tools that allow for the quick and convenient configuration and management of your server.
You can access Oracle System Assistant locally, using a local console connection, or remotely, using the Oracle ILOM Remote System Console Plus application.
If you just completed the installation of the server, then using Oracle System Assistant locally (while physically present at the server) can be a fast and efficient method of configuring the server. Once the server is operational, you can conveniently access Oracle System Assistant remotely while still retaining full-featured functionally.
The components of Oracle System Assistant include:
Oracle System Assistant application
Oracle Hardware Management Pack
User interface access to configuration and maintenance provisioning tasks (including the Install OS task)
Oracle System Assistant command-line environment
Operating system software, drivers, and tools
Server-specific firmware
Oracle System Assistant resides inside the server as an embedded storage device (USB flash drive). The drive is factory configured with a server-specific version of Oracle System Assistant that is maintained as such by using online updates for all components.
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For more information, refer to the Oracle X5 Series Servers Administration Guide at http://www.oracle.com/goto/x86AdminDiag/docs.
If you want to use Oracle System Assistant to update the OS drivers and other firmware components (such as BIOS, Oracle ILOM, HBAs, and expanders, if applicable), you should perform the Get Updates task before you install the OS. By doing the Get Updates task, you ensure that you are using the latest version of the OS drivers.
Oracle System Assistant's Install OS task provides a guided installation of a supported OS. You supply the OS installation media, and Oracle System Assistant guides you through the installation process. It then retrieves the appropriate drivers based on your server hardware configuration. The Install OS task is not available for all server supported operating systems.
For more information, see the Oracle X5 Series Servers Administration Guide at http://www.oracle.com/goto/x86AdminDiag/docs.
Since your server supports Oracle System Assistant, the Oracle System Assistant USB flash drive might be already installed in your server. If it is installed, you can update to the latest software release using the Oracle System Assistant Get Updates task. If Oracle System Assistant is installed in your server, but it has been corrupted or overwritten, then download the Oracle System Assistant Updater image from the My Oracle Support web site. For download instructions, refer to Getting Server Firmware and Software in Oracle Server X5-4 Installation Guide.
For more information about how to determine if your server has Oracle System Assistant or how to perform updates and recovery procedures, refer to the Oracle X5 Series Servers Administration Guide at http://www.oracle.com/goto/x86AdminDiag/docs.
Oracle X5 Series Servers Administration Guide at: http://www.oracle.com/goto/x86AdminDiag/docs