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Oracle® SuperCluster M8 and SuperCluster M7 Security Guide

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Updated: June 2020
 
 

Oracle Engineered Systems Hardware Manager

Oracle Engineered Systems Hardware Manager is a BUI-based rack-level hardware management tool intended for use by Oracle Service personnel. For details, refer to the Oracle SuperCluster M8 and SuperCluster M7 Administration Guide.

Oracle Engineered Systems Hardware Manager includes two sets of authentication information:

  • SuperCluster M8 and SuperCluster M7 Component Passwords

    Oracle Engineered Systems Hardware Manager keeps a secure store of passwords for all of the factory accounts for all of the SuperCluster M8 and SuperCluster M7 hardware. The software uses these passwords to manage the SuperCluster M8 and SuperCluster M7 components.

    When any of these passwords change, you must update the Oracle Engineered Systems Hardware Manager application with the new passwords.

  • Local Authentication

    Oracle Engineered Systems Hardware Manager has two local user accounts. One account is used by customers to tailor Oracle Engineered Systems Hardware Manager for their environment and to manage the service account. The other account is used by Oracle Service personnel to configure, support, and service SuperCluster M8 and SuperCluster M7 hardware.

Oracle Engineered Systems Hardware Manager provides the following local management resources.

  • Password Policy – The ability to configure the application passwords according to your corporate policies ensures that the passwords conform to your corporate standards.


    Note -  Consult with your Corporate Security Officer for password policy settings.
  • Certificates – Oracle Engineered Systems Hardware Manager uses certificates to secure communication between the compute servers and the Oracle Engineered Systems Hardware Manager server and BUI. These certificates are created automatically during installation and are unique to each SuperCluster instance, however, they can be replaced with customer-provided certificates and keys.

  • Ports – The networking ports used by Oracle Engineered Systems Hardware Manager are configurable in case there is a conflict with your corporate policy. Ports 8001 through 8004 (inclusive) are used.

For configuration instructions, refer to the Oracle SuperCluster M8 and SuperCluster M7 Administration Guide.