Before You Begin
The system chassis must be in the rack and already cabled with the power cords plugged in.
For single 4-socket systems and single 8-socket systems, perform this procedure for system A.
For dual 4-socket systems, perform this procedure for system A and system B.
Each server should be in Standby power mode with the front OK indicator blinking (on for 100ms, off for 2900ms).
The AC OK power supply LED indicators are lit, the green SP OK LED is steady on, and the System OK LED flashes slowly.
The green System OK indicator LED is steady on, and the server is in Main power mode.
The Oracle ILOM Login prompt appears.
The default Oracle ILOM user name is root and the default password is changeme.
For example:
host-name login: root Password: changeme
The Oracle ILOM command prompt (->) appears.
-> start /System Are you sure you want to start /System (y/n/)? y
The host boots and the server enters Main power mode. The following actions occur:
The green System OK LED on the server front panel flashes slowly, indicating that the host is booting.
The green System OK LED lights steady on when the host is fully booted and the server is in Main power mode.
-> start /HOST/console
The serial management port (SER MGT) output is automatically routed to the server's host serial local console.
The Oracle ILOM login screen appears.
The Summary Information page appears, indicating you have successfully logged in to Oracle ILOM. For example:
The default Oracle ILOM user name is root and the default password is changeme.
The host boots and the server enters Main power mode. The following actions occur:
The green System OK LED on the server front panel flashes slowly, indicating that the host is booting.
The green System OK LED lights steady on when the host is fully booted and the server is in Main power mode.
When the server boots and goes to Main power mode, the following actions occur:
The Power State icon turns green.
Other subsystem states (except for Storage which requires additional host software) should read OK.
ssh root@hostname
Where hostname can be the DNS name or the IP addresss for the server.
The Oracle ILOM Login prompt appears.
The default Oracle ILOM user name is root and the default password is changeme.
For example:
host-name login: root Password: changeme
The Oracle ILOM command prompt (->) appears.
-> start /System Are you sure you want to start /System (y/n/)? y
The host boots and the server enters Main power mode. The following actions occur:
The green System OK LED on the server front panel flashes slowly, indicating that the host is booting.
The green System OK LED lights steady on when the host is fully booted and the server is in Main power mode.
-> start /HOST.console
For more information about powering on the server, see Power On the Server.