2 Introduction to the Oracle Hardware Management Pack
Oracle Hardware Management Pack (HMP) provides components that you install on your servers and use to manage and configure those servers. It includes:
| Tool | Documentation | Description |
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Command line tools |
Oracle Hardware Management Pack 2.4 Server CLI Tools User's Guide |
Upgrade your server components' firmware. Configure BIOS, UEFI BIOS, RAID volumes and the Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) service processors (SP) on your servers. View hardware configuration information and the status of your Oracle servers. Configure zoning on supported servers running the Oracle Solaris operating system (OS). |
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Management agents |
Oracle Hardware Management Pack 2.4 Server Management Agents User's Guide |
Provide information about storage and domains to Oracle ILOM. Enable in-band monitoring of your Oracle hardware at the OS level using the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). You can use this information to integrate your Oracle servers into your data center management infrastructure. Configure an ILOM trap proxy that forwards SNMP traps from your Oracle ILOM SP over the Host-to-ILOM Interconnect to a destination of your choice. |
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Watchdog Timer |
Oracle Hardware Management Pack 2.4 Server Management Agents User's Guide |
Monitor the host and the SP and reset either if it becomes unresponsive. |
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IPMI |
Access server SPs and perform management tasks using the IPMI protocol. |
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Fault monitoring in Linux systems |
Oracle Hardware Management Pack 2.4 Linux Fault Management Architecture Software User's Guide |
Manage faults on servers running Oracle Linux 6.5 and above using an agent and a command-line tool.. |
The following sections provide an overview of the Oracle Hardware Management Pack features: