Configure a Dedicated Network Management Connection to Oracle ILOM

Before You Begin:

Review Management Services and Network Default Properties.
The Management Port property in Oracle ILOM is, by default, set to route all management traffic through the physical network management port (NET MGT) on the managed device.

Note:
The dedicated network management connection is designed to be implemented independent of a sideband network management connection. However, either of these network management connections (dedicated or sideband) can coexist with the standard local serial management connection and (or) the internal high-speed interconnect management connection.
To maintain the most reliable and secure environment for Oracle ILOM, the dedicated network management port on the server must always be connected to an internal trusted network or dedicated secure management/private network.
The Management Port property for Oracle ILOM is configurable from the Oracle ILOM CLI and web interface. It is also configurable for x86 servers, from the BIOS Utility.
If you modify the Management Port property from Oracle ILOM, you must log in using either the default root account or a user account with Admin (a) role privileges. For log in instructions, see Log In to the Oracle ILOM SP.

To verify or configure a dedicated network management connection to Oracle ILOM, follow these steps:

On the physical server verify that a LAN connection was established to the physical management port (NET MGT).
If a physical LAN connection to the NET MGT port is not established, attach an Ethernet cable between the network switch and the physical NET MGT port on the device. For further instructions, see the cabling section in the installation guide for the Oracle server.

Note:
When an active LAN connection is attached to the NET MGT port on the managed server, Oracle ILOM automatically detects an IP address for the SP from the IP routing device on your network. For guidelines for determining the IP address assigned to the Oracle ILOM SP, see Usage Guidelines for IP Network Management Address.
Set the communication speed for the network switch port to auto-negotiate.

Note:
If the network switch port speed is not set to auto-negotiate, you could experience a network communication error when connecting to Oracle ILOM.

To verify that the default Management Port property is set for the Oracle ILOM SP, perform the following steps using the applicable user interface.

User Interface	Step	Task: Verify or reset default management port property for SP
Oracle ILOM CLI	1:	Log in to the Oracle ILOM CLI and use the `show` command to view the network properties for the managed device, for example, type either: `show /SP/network` For login instructions, see Log In to the Oracle ILOM SP.
	2:	Verify that the `/network` output displays the default Management Port property for the SP, for example: SP output: `managementport=MGMT`
	3:	If necessary, reset the default Management Port property for the SP. For SP, type: `set /SP/network pendingmanagementport=MGMT` `commitpending=true`
Oracle ILOM web interface	1:	Log in to the Oracle ILOM web interface and click ILOM Administration > Connectivity. For login instructions, see Log In to the Oracle ILOM SP.
Oracle ILOM web interface	2:	In the Network Settings page, verify that the Management Port list box for the SP is set to `MGMT`.
BIOS Setup Utility (only available for x86 servers)	1:	Access the BIOS Setup Utility on the managed x86 server, then in the BIOS Setup Utility dialog, click Advanced > IPMI 2.0 Configuration > Set LAN Configuration.
BIOS Setup Utility (only available for x86 servers)	2:	In the LAN Configuration menu, verify that the default Management Port property is set to `MGMT`. If necessary, reset the default Management Port property to `MGMT`, and then commit the change.

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