Uploading a New Solaris Miniroot Package From SP to Host
Use the Miniroot properties in Oracle ILOM to manage the Solaris Miniroot package that is currently installed on a host server. Supported management actions include:
- Viewing the Solaris Miniroot version installed on the host server.
- Recovering an existing Solaris Miniroot image on a host server by uploading a new Solaris Miniroot package to the SP and connecting it automatically to the host server.
Before You Begin
- The Admin (a) role is required to load a new version of the Solaris Miniroot package on the SP.
- Oracle ILOM firmware release 3.2.5.5 or later must be installed on the Oracle SPARC supported server (for instance, SPARC M7, T7. and T8 series server, S7-2L, or next generation SPARC). servers).
- The Miniroot feature applies only to SPARC servers with a pre-installed Solaris Miniroot image.
- To automatically connect the new miniroot.iso file to the host server, the Mode property on the Remote Control > Host Storage Device page must be set to Miniroot.
- The Host Management > Keyswitch property in Oracle ILOM must be set to Normal. Otherwise, if the Keyswitch property is set to Locked, the Load button on the Miniroot page will be disabled.
- The System Management Miniroot properties are accessible from the active SP. The
host storage redirection mode is set on the Host Storage Device page (or the
host_storage_device
CLI target). - For information about how to update the Solaris mini-root image, see the instructions for "How to Update the Fallback Mini-root Image" in the Solaris documentation (How to Update the Fallback Image ).
Follow these steps to manage the Solaris Miniroot package from the Oracle ILOM SP web interface:
Note:
For Miniroot CLI properties, see System Management Miniroot Property Descriptions, as well as the Mode property that is described in CLI and Web Host Storage Device Properties.-
To view the version of the Solaris Miniroot image installed on the managed
server, perform the following:
- In the Oracle ILOM web interface, click System Management > Miniroot.
- The installed version of the Solaris Miniroot package installed on the managed server appears on the Miniroot page.
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To upload a new Solaris Miniroot package to the SP and have it
automatically connect to the host server, perform the following: