Configure a Host Storage Device Redirection Session

Use the Host Storage Device feature in Oracle ILOM to mount a remote image file on the server service processor (SP), and then redirect the file to the host server. The image appears to the host server as an attached storage device.

The Host Storage Device feature is useful in the following situations:

  • You want to boot multiple Oracle servers from a single (ISO) image file that is stored on a remote server.

  • You want to update multiple Oracle servers using a single (VFAT) image file that is stored on a remote server.

You can only redirect one image file at a time from any of the Oracle ILOM interfaces. Additionally, you cannot use the Host Storage Device feature while another type of redirection is in progress. If you attempt to redirect an image file when another storage redirection session is in progress on the SP, the storage redirection attempt will fail and an error message will appear.

  1. Ensure that the following requirements are met:
    • You have Admin (a) role privileges in Oracle ILOM.
    • If required, you have user credentials on the NFS or SAMBA central repository server where the image file is located.
  2. To configure a host storage device redirection in the Oracle ILOM web interface:
    1. Log in to the Oracle ILOM web interface.
    2. In the navigation pane, click Remote Control → Host Storage Device.
    3. Select Remote from the Mode menu.
    4. Enter the location of the image on the remote server using either the NFS or Samba protocol.

      • To enter a URI using NFS, use the format: nfs://server:/path/file

        For example:

        nfs://192.0.2.22:/export/netadmin1/biosimage.img

      • To enter a URI using Samba, use the format: smb://server:/path/file or smb://server/path/file.

        For example:

        smb://192.0.2.22/netadmin1/biosimage.img
    5. Click Save.

      The status of the redirection appears in the Status field.

    6. When you are done, to disable redirection, select Disabled from the Mode menu and click Save.
  3. To configure a host storage device redirection in the Oracle ILOM command-line interface (CLI):
    1. Log in to the Oracle ILOM CLI.
    2. To set the location of the image file, type set /SP/services/kvms/host_storage_device/remote/server_URI=NFS_or_Samba_URI_file_location [username=username] [password=password].
    3. To enable storage redirection, type set /SP/services/kvms/host_storage_device/ mode=remote.
    4. To view the status of redirection, type show /SP/services/kvms/host_storage_device/ status.

      Note:

      Redirection is active if the status is set to either Operational or Connecting.
    5. When you are done, to disable redirection type set /SP/services/kvms/host_storage_device/ mode=disabled.

    For details, refer to Redirecting a Remote Image File, Oracle ILOM Administrator's Guide for Configuration and Maintenance, Firmware Release 5.0 at Systems Management Documentation