Single-System Management Tools

The following table describes Oracle single-system management tools, and provides links to an overview of each.

For an overview of multiple-system management tools, see Multiple-System Management Tools.

Tool	Description	Function
Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM)	Preinstalled service processor (SP) with integrated firmware. No installation is required but initial configuration is required. Operates independently of the host. Provides a web interface and a command-line interface (CLI).	Configure and manage server components locally or remotely. Connect to a dedicated network port, sideband port, or local serial port.
Oracle Hardware Management Pack	Provides commands and agents that run at the operating system level, across multiple systems. Is included as part of the Oracle Solaris OS starting with Oracle Solaris 11.2, or as a standalone product for other supported operating systems. Refer to Support Matrices for Oracle Hardware Management Pack.	Monitor hardware through the host operating system, either remotely using SNMP or locally using command-line interface tools.
BIOS Setup Utility	Graphical setup utility included with the BIOS firmware. Accessed by booting the system and interrupting the boot process.	View system information and configure boot-related properties.

Tool

Description

Function

Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM)

Preinstalled service processor (SP) with integrated firmware. No installation is required but initial configuration is required.
Operates independently of the host.
Provides a web interface and a command-line interface (CLI).

Configure and manage server components locally or remotely.
Connect to a dedicated network port, sideband port, or local serial port.

Oracle Hardware Management Pack

Provides commands and agents that run at the operating system level, across multiple systems.
Is included as part of the Oracle Solaris OS starting with Oracle Solaris 11.2, or as a standalone product for other supported operating systems. Refer to Support Matrices for Oracle Hardware Management Pack.

Monitor hardware through the host operating system, either remotely using SNMP or locally using command-line interface tools.

BIOS Setup Utility

Graphical setup utility included with the BIOS firmware. Accessed by booting the system and interrupting the boot process.

View system information and configure boot-related properties.

Each system management tool has unique capabilities, but some of the functions of the tools overlap. The following table lists common system management tasks and the tools you can use to perform each task.

Task	Oracle ILOM	Oracle Hardware Management Pack	BIOS Setup Utility	Documentation
Power the server on and off remotely.	✓			Controlling Server Power
Configure the service processor.	✓	✓		Monitoring Server Information
Modify and configure boot properties	✓		✓	Modifying Boot Properties
Monitor hardware components.	✓	✓		Monitoring Server Information
Configure RAID.		✓		Configuring Storage Resources
See how much power the server is consuming at any given time.	✓			Monitor Server Power Consumption and Component Temperatures
Update BIOS or Oracle ILOM firmware.	✓	✓		Getting Firmware and Software
Update HBA firmware.		✓		Getting Firmware and Software
Reset the server BIOS or Oracle ILOM to default values.	✓	✓	✓	Resetting BIOS to Default Values
Download software and firmware.	✓	✓		Getting Firmware and Software