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1. Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc 168 Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Changes and Reset TABLE BIOS Save amp Exit Menu Options Setup Options Description Save Changes and Reset Save changes and then reset the system Discard Changes and Exit Exit the BIOS Setup Utility without saving any changes Discard Changes Discard changes made to the setup options so far Restore Defaults Restore and load all default setup options for BIOS Related Information BIOS Main Menu Selections on page 142 BIOS Advanced Menu Selections on page 147 BIOS IO Menu Selections on page 158 BIOS Boot Menu Selections on page 162 UEFI Driver Control Menu Selections on page 166 BIOS Setup Utility Menu Options 9 170 Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 Monitoring Components and Identifying SNMP Messages This section includes information about monitoring components and identifying SNMP messages for the Sun Server X3 2 The following topics are discussed Description Links Review how Oracle ILOM monitors Monitoring Component Health and Faults component health and faults Using Oracle ILOM on page 171 Review information about system Monitoring System Components on components and
2. BMC Status BMC Firmware Revision Product Information gt gt CPU Information gt DIMM Information gt Security Setting Version 2 15 1229 Copyright Healthy 3 1 2 42 r84477 fe Project Version t8 1 66 25 Set the Date Use Tab System Date Sat 07 16 2011 to switch between Data System Time 19 58 46 elements CPU Thread Count 32 QPI Link Speed 8 0 GT s Total Memory 16 GB DDR3 Current Memory Speed 1333 MHz USB Devices 1 Drive 1 Keyboard 1 Mouse 3 Hubs lt gt Select Screen v Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F7 Discard Changes F9 Optimized Defaults F10 Save amp Exit ESC Exit C 2012 American Megatrends Inc 142 Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 Setup Utility Copyright TABLE BIOS Main Menu Options 2012 American Inc Setup Options Product Version R O System Date Options Defaults Description BIOS version is displayed This string is a unique identifier used to reference a specific BIOS release Format is XXYYZZPP which decodes to e XX Unique project platform code YY BIOS major release e ZZ BIOS minor release PP Build number Example 18 01 04 01 Current date is displayed You can change the date setting Example Thu 10 20 2011 System Time Current time is displayed You can change the time setting
3. Example 13 38 27 CPU Thread Count R O Number of logical processor threads is displayed BIOS Setup Utility Menu Options 3 TABLE BIOS Main Menu Options Continued Setup Options Options Defaults Description QPI Link Speed R O SLOW Intel Quick Path Interconnect 6 4GT s QPD operational speed is 7 2GT s displayed 8 0GT s Total Memory R O Memory in gigabytes is displayed Example 16GB DDR3 Current Memory Speed R O USB Devices R O Memory speed is displayed Example 1333 MHz Detected USB devices are displayed Example 1 keyboard 1 mouse 3 hubs BMC Status R O BMC Firmware Revision R O PRODUCT INFORMATION R O Product Name Product Serial Number Displays the service processor health status Example Healthy Displays the service processor firmware version Example 3 1 00r6933 Product information is displayed Product name is displayed Example Sun Server X3 2 Product serial number is displayed Example 1134FMLO00V Board Serial Number CPU INFORMATION R O Board serial number is displayed Example 0328MSL 1132U900 Defines the attributes of a single processor CPU A separate information structure is provided for each processor supported in the system Most of the values are dependent on the processor 144 Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 TABLE BIOS Main Menu Options Continued
4. Setup Options Description Socket 0 CPU Information If CPU socket 0 is populated displays the options listed Otherwise displays Not Present Intel CPU 2 70 GHz Processor s ID brand is displayed CPU Signature Processor CPU information is displayed Example 206d5 Microcode Patch Software update microcode patch information is displayed Example 512 Max CPU Speed Min CPU Speed Maximum non turbo speed of the processor is displayed Example 2700 MHz Minimum speed of the processor is displayed Example 1200 MHz Processor Cores Intel HT Technology Number of available processor cores is displayed Example 8 Indicates whether Intel Hyper Threading is supported Intel VT x Technology Indicates whether Intel Virtualization Technology is supported L1 Data Cache Example 32 kB x 8 L1 Code Cache Example 32 kB x 8 L2 Cache L3 Cache Example 256 kB x 8 Example 20480 kB Socket 1 CPU Information DIMM INFORMATION R O If CPU socket 1 is populated displays the same options as Socket 0 CPU Information Otherwise displays Not Present Memory module DIMM presence and size information is displayed BIOS Setup Utility Menu Options 145 TABLE BIOS Main Menu Options Continued Setup Options Options Defaults Description Information CPU Socket 0 DIMM If DIMM is present displays memo
5. 2 Connect to Oracle ILOM For instructions see Accessing Oracle ILOM on page 24 Also refer to the Sun Server X3 2 Installation Guide Connecting to Oracle LOM on page 65 3 Apply full power to the server using the Oracle ILOM web interface or command line interface CLI Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 To apply power using the Oracle ILOM web interface on the System Information gt Summary screen next to Power State click Turn On To apply power using the Oracle ILOM CLI from the server SP CLI type start System The Power OK LED on the front panel of the server illuminates a slow blink while the server is booting The LED then illuminates a steady on green light after the server has successfully powered on indicating that the host is fully booted into the operating system 4 Update and configure Oracle ILOM and BIOS Refer to the Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager ILOM 3 1 Documentation Library 5 Perform additional setup tasks that are not available from Oracle ILOM a Update disk expander or HBA firmware Refer to Update Firmware on page 49 b Configure RAID See Configuring RAID on page 101 c Install an operating system or configure a preinstalled operating system Refer to a Sun Server X3 2 Installation Guide for Oracle Solaris Operating System About Oracle Solaris Operating System Installs on page 1 a Sun Server X3 2 Installation Guide for
6. Identifying SNMP Trap Messages It is possible to configure Oracle ILOM to generate Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP traps when hardware problems occur For information about how to configure SNMP alert rule destinations to start receiving these traps refer to the Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager ILOM 3 1 Documentation Library at http www oracle com pls topic lookup ctx ilom31 The following table lists the set of SNMP traps that are generated from Oracle ILOM Messages and Descriptions Sensor Name GENERIC HOST EVENTS SNMP Message sunHwTrapComponentError SYS HOST_ERR Oracle ILOM Message Assert Severity and Description Major A sensor has detected an error This generic component trap is generated when the SNMP agent does not recognize the component type SNMP Message sunHwTrapComponentError SYS HOST_ERR Oracle ILOM Message Deassert Severity and Description Major A sensor has detected an error This generic component trap is generated when the SNMP agent does not recognize the component type ENVIRONMENTAL EVENTS SNMP Message sunHwTrapTempFatalThresholdExceeded SYS PSO0 T_OUT Oracle ILOM Message Lower fatal threshold exceeded SYS PS1 T_OUT Severity and Description Critical A temperature sensor has reported that SYS MB T_IN_ZONEO its value has gone above an upper fatal threshold setting or below a lower SYS MB T_OUT_ZONEO fatal threshold setting SYS MB T_IN_ZONE1 Th
7. A system reboot is required to properly populate the Boot Device Priority list with devices that support the chosen boot mode 4 Use the up and down arrow keys 0 select the appropriate Legacy or UEFI mode then press Enter 5 Press F10 to save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility 120 Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 Related Information BIOS Setup Utility Menus on page 108 BIOS Key Mappings page 109 Select the Boot Device The Boot Options Priority list contents depend on which BIOS mode is selected When UEFI Boot Mode is selected only UEFI boot candidates will be initialized and displayed in the Boot Options Priority list When Legacy BIOS is selected only Legacy BIOS boot candidates are initialized and displayed In addition to using the F2 key to view or edit the system BIOS settings you can use the F8 key during the BIOS startup to specify a temporary boot device This selected boot device is in effect only for the current system boot The permanent boot device specified using the F2 key will be in effect after booting from the temporary boot device 1 Reset or power on the server From the local server press the Power button on the front panel of the server to power off the server then press the Power button again to power on the server From the Oracle ILOM web interface click Host Management gt Power Control and select Reset from the Select Action lis
8. Exit From Oracle System Assistant on page 40 View System Information on page 41 View System Inventory Information on page 43 Configure Network Settings on page 44 Get Platform Software Release Updates on page 45 Update Firmware on page 49 Configure Hardware for RAID on page 54 Configure Hardware for the Oracle ILOM SP on page 56 Install an Operating System on page 64 Set Preferences to Disable Oracle System Assistant on page 67 Set Preferences for Keyboard Language on page 68 Perform Advanced Tasks to Access Oracle System Assistant Shell on page 70 Perform Advanced Tasks to Check Media Integrity on page 71 View Files on the Oracle System Assistant USB Flash Drive on page 73 View Documentation From Oracle System Assistant on page 74 Setting Up the Server Using Oracle System Assistant 39 View Oracle System Assistant ReadMe File Follow these steps to view the Oracle System Assistant ReadMe file Release Notes for the installed platform software release 1 Access Oracle System Assistant See Accessing Oracle System Assistant on page 17 The System Overview task screen appears 2 At the bottom of the System Overview task screen click the Help button The ReadMe file appears with information about Oracle System Assistant and your platform software release ORACLE System Assistant About Oracle System Assistant
9. Messages and Descriptions Sensor Name SNMP Message sunHwTrapTempFatalThresholdExceeded Oracle ILOM Message Upper fatal threshold exceeded Severity and Description Critical A temperature sensor has reported that its value has gone above an upper fatal threshold setting or below a lower fatal threshold setting The sunHwTrapThresholdType object indicates whether the threshold was an upper or lower SNMP Message sunHwTrapTempFatalThresholdDeasserted Oracle ILOM Message Upper fatal threshold no longer exceeded Severity and Description Informational A temperature sensor has reported that its value has gone below an upper fatal threshold setting or above a lower fatal threshold setting The sunHwTrapThresholdType object indicates whether the threshold was an upper or lower SYS MB T_CORE_NET01 SYS MB T_CORE_NET23 SYS MB T_IN_PSO SYS MB T_IN_PS1 SYS MB T_CORE_NET01 SYS MB T_CORE_NET23 SYS MB T_IN_PSO SYS MB T_IN_PS1 HARD DISK DRIVE EVENTS SNMP Message sunHwTrapSlotOrConnectorError SYS DBP HDD0 STATE Oracle ILOM Message Assert SYS DBP HDD1 STATE Severity and Description Major A sensor associated with a slot or SYS DBP HDD2 STATE connector has detected an error SYS DBP HDD3 STATE SYS DBP HDD4 STATE SYS DBP HDD5 STATE SYS DBP HDD6 STATE SYS DBP HDD7 STATE SNMP Message sunHwTrapSlotOrConnectorOk SYS DBP HDD0 STATE Oracle ILOM Message Deassert SYS DBP HDD1 STATE Severity and Descripti
10. Mounting the Oracle System Assistant USB Flash Drive Before you can access the Oracle System Assistant USB flash drive on the Oracle VM 3 0 or the Oracle Solaris 10 and Linux operating systems you must first mount the USB flash drive If you are using the Windows Server operating system or the Oracle Solaris 11 operating system you do not need to mount the USB flash drive because Windows and Oracle Solaris 11 will auto mount this drive so that it is visible using the filesystem browser Note Currently you cannot mount the Oracle System Assistant USB flash drive using the VMware ESXi 5 0 virtual machine software Go to My Oracle Support to retrieve the required drivers for VMware ESXi software The procedures for mounting the drive are provided in the following sections Mount the Oracle System Assistant USB Flash Drive on Oracle VM 3 0 on page 75 Mount the Oracle System Assistant USB Flash Drive on a Linux Operating System on page 77 m Mount the Oracle System Assistant USB Flash Drive on an Oracle Solaris 0 Operating System on page 78 Related Information View Files on the Oracle System Assistant USB Flash Drive on page 73 Mount the Oracle System Assistant USB Flash Drive on Oracle VM 3 0 If the server is running Oracle VM 3 0 software you must mount the Oracle System Assistant USB flash drive before you use the filesystem to display or access its contents This procedure shows
11. Software Releases Software releases on My Oracle Support are grouped by product family such as Sun Fire then the product the specific server or blade and finally the software release version A software release contains all the updated software or firmware for your server or blade as a set of downloadable files patches including firmware drivers tools and utilities all tested together to be compatible with your server Each path is a zip file that contains a ReadMe file and a set of subdirectories containing firmware or software files The ReadMe file provides details on the components that have changed since the prior software release and bugs that are fixed My Oracle Support provides the set of software releases for your server as described in the following table You can obtain these software releases by downloading the files from My Oracle Support or by submitting to Oracle a physical media request PMR Alternatively you can download the firmware and software for your server using Oracle System Assistant Package Name Description When to Download This Package Sun Server X3 2 X4170 All the system firmware You need the latest firmware M3 SWoersion Firmware including Oracle ILOM Pack BIOS and option card firmware Sun Server X3 2 X4170 An OS Pack is available for You need to update M3 SWeersion OS Pack each supported operating OS specific drivers tools or system version Each OS utilities Pack includ
12. View or create RAID volumes on storage drives that are raidconfig attached to RAID controllers including storage arrays Monitor the health of the system hwmgmtcli Related Information Oracle Hardware Management Pack Documentation Library at http www oracle com pls topic lookup ctx ohmp Planning the System Management Environment 7 8 Common System Management Tasks Each system management tool has unique capabilities but some of the functions of the tools overlap You can use each tool independently or depending on your platform you can use the tools together for more comprehensive system management Each system management tool is freely available The following table gives examples of common system management tasks that you can perform with the available system management tools Oracle Hardware Oracle System Management Task Assistant Oracle ILOM Pack Update BIOS firmware Yes Yes Yes Update Oracle ILOM firmware Yes Yes Yes Configure Oracle ILOM Yes Yes Yes Update HBA firmware Yes No Yes Update expander firmware Yes No Yes Install Windows operating system and Yes No No drivers Install Linux operating system and drivers Yes No No Install Oracle VM software and drivers Yes No No Monitor hardware components No Yes Yes Configure RAID Yes No Yes Related Information System Management Tools Overview on page 3 Evaluating the Server Environment on page 12 Installing
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14. 98 setting up software and firmware 30 sideband management 94 switching serial port output to host console 98 top level indicator for FRUID auto update feature 97 Oracle System Assistant advantages 5 checking for disabled or offline status 81 checking for installation 80 configuring RAID 102 directory structure of 87 disabling the application 67 managing the server with 35 organization of 37 ReadMe file 39 42 setting up software and firmware 29 using to access the command line shell 70 using to check the media integrity 71 using to configure network settings 44 using to configure the server 39 using to create a RAID volume 54 104 using to install an operating system 64 using to modify service processor settings 56 using to restore image 83 using to set keyboard language 68 using to update firmware 49 using to update to a new release 45 using to view documentation 73 74 using to view system information 41 verifying installation 80 Oracle System Assistant shell accessing from Oracle System Assistant 70 P power on server 110 power unit components 177 processor components 178 Q quick reference for common administrative tasks 9 for common management tasks 8 R RAID configuration options 102 configuring for server 101 configuring using Oracle System Assistant 54 102 creating after operating system installation 104 creating before operating system installation 103 support for H
15. F9 Ctrl O Launches Oracle System Activate Load Optimal Values Assistant BIOS boots to Oracle pop up menu Not applicable System Assistant bypassing the to UEFI Driver Control menu current Boot Priority List for this one time boot method F10 Ctrl S Not applicable Activate Save and Exit pop up menu Not applicable to UEFI Driver Control menu F12 Ctrl N Activate Network boot Not applicable Related Information m Access BIOS Setup Utility Menus on page 110 m Navigate BIOS Setup Utility Menus on page 111 V Access BIOS Setup Utility Menus You can access BIOS Setup Utility screens from the following interfaces Use a USB keyboard and VGA monitor connected directly to the server A mouse is not required to access the BIOS Setup Utility Use a terminal or terminal emulator connected to a computer through the serial port on the back panel of the server Connect to the server using the Oracle ILOM Remote System Console application 1 Reset or power on the server From the local server press the Power button on the front panel of the server to power off the server then press the Power button again to power on the server From the Oracle ILOM web interface click Host Management gt Power Control and select Reset from the Select Action list box From the Oracle ILOM CLI on the server SP type reset System The power on self test POST sequence begins 2 To enter the BIOS Setup Uti
16. ILOM CLI Targets SYS MB P 0 1 SYS MB P 0 1 PRSN T SYS MB P 0 1 SERVI CE SYS MB P 0 1 V_DI MM IPMI Type FRU Discrete sensor Indicator Static sensor Description Host CPU FRU Host CPU is present Host CPU Service LED CPU s DIMM bank operating voltage Values if applicable O1h ENTITY_PRESENT 02h ENTITY_ABSENT Color Amber Location Mainboard Off Normal On Processor was diagnosed as faulty LVDIMM 1 3V non LVDIMM 1 5V Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 Related Information System Chassis Components on page 173 Cooling Unit Components page 175 Disk Backplane Components on page 176 Memory Device Components on page 176 Power Unit Components on page 177 System Board Components on page 179 System Firmware Components on page 181 Hard Disk Drive Components on page 181 System Board Components The following table lists the system board components Component Name Oracle ILOM CLI Targets SYS MB SYS MB NET 0 3 SYS MB PCIE 1 6 PRS NT SYS MB T_OUT_ZONE 0 2 SYS MB T_IN_ZONE 0 2 SYS MB T_CORE_NET01 SYS MB T_CORE_NET23 SYS MB T_IN_PS 0 1 SYS MB SASEXP SYS MB SASEXP PRSN T IPMI Type FRU FRU Discrete sensor Threshold sensor Threshold sensor Threshold sensor Threshold sensor FRU Discre
17. Note This window contains important read me information about this version of Oracle System Assistant Please review the entire document The Oracle System Assistant application is a task based server provisioning tool that allows you to perform initial server setup and maintenance for Oracle x86 servers Using Oracle System Assistant you can install 8 supported Linux or Windows operating system update your server to the latest software release and configure server hardware Your version of Oracle System Assistant is factory configured with a server specific software release tools drivers and firmware To keep your server software release current and in sync with the version available from My Oracle Support use the Get Updates task e Tools drivers firmware and recovery packets are available online from My Oracle Support To download packets go to http support oracle com The most up to date information about your server is available in the server Product Notes document C Related Information m Accessing Oracle System Assistant on page 17 V Exit From Oracle System Assistant Follow these steps to exit from Oracle System Assistant 40 Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 1 From within Oracle System Assistant click the Exit button to quit the application session The Exit dialog appears Are you sure you want tO exit 2 Choose whether you want to reboot or power off the sys
18. Oracle ILOM Message Upper noncritical threshold no longer exceeded SYS VPS_MEMORY Severity and Description Informational A sensor has reported that its value is in the normal operating range The generic sensor trap is generated when the SNMP agent does not recognize the component type SNMP Message sunHwTrapComponentFault SYS MB Oracle ILOM Message event fault cpu intel quickpath link_slow Severity and Description Major component is suspected of causing a fault This generic component trap is generated when the SNMP agent does not recognize the component type SNMP Message sunHwTrapComponentFaultCleared SYS MB Oracle ILOM Message event fault cpu intel quickpath link_slow Severity and Description Informational A component fault has been cleared This generic component trap is generated when the SNMP agent does not recognize the component type Monitoring Components and Identifying SNMP Messages 9 Messages and Descriptions Sensor Name SNMP Message sunHwTrapComponentFault SYS MB Oracle ILOM Message event fault cpu intel quickpath unknown errcode Severity and Description Major A component is suspected of causing a fault This generic component trap is generated when the SNMP agent does not recognize the component type SNMP Message sunHwTrapComponentFaultCleared SYS MB Oracle ILOM Message event fault cpu intel quickpath unknown errcode Severity and Description Informatio
19. Properties Select to change controller properties Save Controller Events Select to save controller events Port Configuration Menu NIC Configuration Port configuration information is displayed Select to view the network device port setting FCoE Configuration Select to view the Fibre Channel over Ethernet port setting BIOS Setup Utility Menu Options 7 Related Information BIOS Main Menu Selections on page 142 BIOS Advanced Menu Selections on page 147 BIOS IO Menu Selections on page 8 BIOS Boot Menu Selections on page 162 BIOS Save amp Exit Menu Selections on page 168 BIOS Save amp Exit Menu Selections This section includes a searchable text based representation and an on screen image of the BIOS Save amp Exit Menu The options that are available from the Save amp Exit Menu are described in the table that follows Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Main Advanced IO Boot UEFI Driver Control Save amp Exit PRESSE ai a a ee Save Changes and Reset Reset the system after Discard Changes and Exit saving the changes Discard Changes Restore Defaults gt lt Select Screen v Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F7 Discard Changes F9 Optimized Defaults F10 Save amp Exit ESC Exit
20. See Access Oracle ILOM Using the CLI on page 25 2 Type stop System to power off the host 3 In the Oracle ILOM CLI type start HOST provisioning system assistant The following prompt appears Are you sure that you want to start HOST provisioning system assistant y n 4 Type y to launch Oracle System Assistant or type n to cancel the operation Oracle ILOM launches Oracle System Assistant The Oracle System Assistant System Overview task screen appears 5 Perform the tasks using Oracle System Assistant as required Related Information Oracle System Assistant on page 4 Setting Up the Server Using Oracle System Assistant on page 35 m Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager ILOM 3 1 Documentation Library at http www oracle com pls topic lookup ctx ilom31 Accessing System Management Tools 23 Accessing Oracle ILOM Choose one of the following methods to access Oracle ILOM m Access Oracle ILOM Using the Web Interface on page 24 m Access Oracle ILOM Using the CLI on page 25 V Access Oracle ILOM Using the Web Interface Use the following procedure to log in to the Oracle ILOM web interface 1 Connect the server cables and set up the IP addresses for the server See the Sun Server X3 2 Installation Guide About the Installation Procedure on page 1 2 Type the IP address of the server s service processor SP into the web browser s address field 3 Type your u
21. The server must have download entitlement with MOS If the sign in process halts because Oracle System Assistant cannot verify entitlement you need to configure MOS to enable Oracle System Assistant updates See Configure MOS to Enable Oracle System Assistant Updates on page 47 After the updates are downloaded the system reboots Related Information Organization of Oracle System Assistant on page 37 Configure MOS to Enable Oracle System Assistant Updates Before allowing the server to download a platform software release update Oracle System Assistant first verifies that the server has download entitlement with My Oracle Support MOS A server has entitlement when the server serial number has an association with a valid MOS Customer Support Identifier CSI If this association has not been made prior to attempting the Get Updates task Oracle System Assistant will not be able to verify entitlement and the update process halts at the Get Updates Sign In screen disallowing server access to MOS GET UPDATES Current Software Release 10 0 Build Date To check for a new software release click the Check for Updates button To review the Oracle privacy policy go to oracle com privacy C Automatically check for Cas Signin The following Software Rele Enter your credentials for My Oracle Support Oracle Sun Servi username Build Date Sat jul 28 5 Contents Password Oracle VM Server 3 0 3 Su
22. This completes the physical media request It can take up to seven business days to receive the physical media Getting Server Firmware and Software 203 204 V Request Physical Media By Phone Gather the information described in Gathering Information for the Physical Media Request on page 202 before making the request 1 Call Oracle support using the appropriate number from the Oracle Global Customer Support Contacts Directory at http www oracle com us support contact 068555 html 2 Tell Oracle support that you want to make a physical media request PMR for the Sun Server X3 2 If you are able to access the specific software release and patch number information from My Oracle Support provide this information to the support representative If you are unable to access the software release information request the latest software release for the Sun Server X3 2 Installing Updates Using Other Methods In addition to using Oracle System Assistant and My Oracle Support you can install updated firmware and software using one of the following methods Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops Center You can use Ops Center Enterprise Controller to automatically download the latest firmware from Oracle or firmware can be loaded manually into the Enterprise Controller In either case Ops Center can install the firmware onto one or more servers blades or blade chassis For more information go to http www o
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24. on page 130 Related Information m Accessing Oracle System Assistant on page 17 V Set Preferences for Keyboard Language The Keyboard Language task enables you to configure the keyboard language for Oracle System Assistant Follow these steps to set the keyboard language using Oracle System Assistant 1 Click the Preferences task button then click the Keyboard Language tab The Keyboard Language screen appears 68 Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 ORACLE System Assistant SOFTWARE RELEASE 1 0 0 Disable Oracle System Assistant Keyboard Language System Information Configure Network Get Updates Select your Keyboard Language from the drop down list Click Save Setting to apply the change Update Firmware English US i Configure Hardware Install OS Advanced Tasks Save Setting Help Exit 2 From the drop down list select the keyboard language Options include English US French German Italian Spanish and Swedish 3 Click Save Settings 4 If desired click Exit to quit Oracle System Assistant and reboot or power off the server Related Information m Accessing Oracle System Assistant on page 17 Setting Up the Server Using Oracle System Assistant 69 V Perform Advanced Tasks to Access Oracle System Assistant Shell This task provides Linux root level access to the Oracle System Assistant filesystem Use the
25. refer to the Sun Server X3 2 Product Notes at http www oracle com pls topic lookup ctx SunServerX3 2 Only devices that support the selected mode are listed on the BIOS Boot screen If you select UEFI Boot Mode only boot candidates that support UEFI are listed in the Boot Options Priority list If you select Legacy BIOS Boot Mode only boot candidates that support Legacy BIOS are listed in the Boot Options Priority list When an operating system is installed using Legacy BIOS Boot Mode the operating system can be booted only in Legacy BIOS Boot Mode When an operating system is installed using UEFI Boot Mode the operating system can be booted only in UEFI Boot Mode Related Information m Switching Between Legacy BIOS and UEFI on page 114 UEFI Boot Mode Advantages on page 114 Setting Up BIOS Configuration Parameters 3 114 Configuration Utilities for Add In Cards on page 115 Switching Between Legacy BIOS and UEFI When switching between Legacy BIOS Boot Mode and UEFI Boot Mode either direction BIOS settings that affect the Boot Options Priority list settings will be changed If the boot mode is changed the boot candidates from the previous boot mode disappear The boot candidates for the newly changed boot mode appear after you save your changes and reset the host and in the next boot to the BIOS Setup Utility Note When switching between Legacy and UEFI modes Boot Options Priority
26. the latest software release version and view available software release packages patches After viewing the list of patches you can navigate away from the Patch Advanced Search Results page if you do not want to continue with the download steps If you do not have access to My Oracle Support Use the information in Software Releases on page 199 to determine which packages you want and then request those packages for the latest software release Have the shipping information ready You will need to provide a contact phone number email address company name and shipping address as part of the request V Request Physical Media Online Gather the information described in Gathering Information for the Physical Media Request on page 202 before making the request 1 2 3 Go to the following web site http support oracle com Sign in to My Oracle Support Click on the Contact Us link in the upper right corner of the page The Create Service Request Problem screen appears Describe your request as follows a In the Problem Summary field type PMR for latest software release for Sun Server X3 2 From the Problem Type drop down list select Software amp OS Media Request In the Support Identifier field type the Customer Support Identifier associated with your support contract Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 5 Skip the Create Service Request Selections scree
27. 1 Current channel number is displayed IPv4 Assignment Static Dynamic Static View whether the service processor is assigned a static IPv4 address or assigned a dynamic IPv4 address using Dynamic Host Control Protocol DHCP Current IPv4 Address in BMC R O Current IPv4 address of the service processor is displayed Example 192 0 2 86 Current IPv4 MAC Address in BMC R O Current IPv4 MAC address for the service processor is displayed Example 00 12 46 BE 0A 02 Current IPv4 Subnet Mask in BMC R O Current IPv4 subnet mask address for the service processor is displayed Example 255 255 255 0 Refresh Select Refresh to update to the current settings IPv4 Address If IPv4 Assignment is set to Static set the IPv4 address for the service processor Example 192 0 2 86 154 Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 TABLE BIOS Advanced Menu Options Continued Setup Options Description IPv4 Subnet Mask If the IPv4 Assignment is set to Static set the IPv4 subnet mask Example 255 255 255 0 IPv4 Default Gateway If the IP Assignment is set to Static set the IPv4 default gateway Example 192 0 2 254 IPv6 Configuration R O Commit the IPv4 configuration settings Current configuration of the IPv6 settings is displayed IPv6 addresses are written with hexadecimal digits and colon separators For example 2001 db8 000 82a1 0000 000
28. 12 Evaluating the Server Environment This section can help you to decide which type of system management tool or combination of tools is best for your server environment The evaluation covers the following information Planning for Operating System Installation on page 12 Planning for System Component Updating and Monitoring on page 13 Planning for Modular System Management on page 14 Related Information System Management Tools Overview on page 3 Common System Management Tasks on page 8 Common System Administrative Tasks on page 9 Installing System Management Tools on page 15 Planning for Operating System Installation Most of the system management tools will work with most operating systems that are supported for Oracle servers However there are some exceptions that are important to note See the following table for detailed information For a list of the supported operating systems for your server refer to the Sun Server X3 2 Product Notes at http www oracle com pls topic lookup ctx SunServerX3 2 Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 System Management Tool Operating System Limitations Oracle System Assistant Using Oracle System Assistant you can install Windows and Linux Oracle Linux Red Hat Enterprise Linux SUSE Linux Enterprise Server operating systems as well as Oracle VM software If you have Oracle Solaris or VMw
29. 173 Boot BIOS screen checking for Oracle System Assistant installation 81 options available 162 boot device selecting 121 boot mode preserving settings when switching modes 114 selecting 119 6 chassis components 173 choosing multiple system tools 3 CLI Tools in Hardware Management Pack 7 components and nomenclature 173 cooling unit components 175 D default boot mode 119 directory structure of Oracle System Assistant 87 disk backplane components 176 disk components 181 disk controllers supported 101 documentation for server management tools 15 Oracle Hardware Management Pack x Oracle ILOM x server x viewing from Oracle system Assistant 73 74 E evaluating server environment 12 F feedback for documentation x firmware components 173 function keys within BIOS Setup Utility 109 205 H hard disk drive components 181 IO allocation address space 117 enabling and disabling resources 138 minimizing resource exhaustion 117 IO BIOS screen 158 IP address assigning using Oracle System Assistant 45 IP address setting 134 IPMI type 172 K keyboard language setting for Oracle System Assistant 68 L Legacy BIOS boot mode selecting 113 switching between UEFI boot mode 114 LSI utilities used to create RAID volumes 104 M Main BIOS screen 142 management policies configuring PCIe cooling mode 98 management strategy determining 1 management tasks administrati
30. Enable Enable or disable Option ROM Disabled enabled IO Enable Disabled Enabled Enable or disable the I O for the add in card OpROM Enable Disable Enable Enable or disable Option ROM Related Information BIOS Main Menu Selections on page 142 BIOS Advanced Menu Selections on page 147 a BIOS Boot Menu Selections on page 162 UEFI Driver Control Menu Selections on page 166 BIOS Save amp Exit Menu Selections on page 168 BIOS Setup Utility Menu Options 1 BIOS Boot Menu Selections This section includes a searchable text based representation and an on screen image of the BIOS Boot Menu The options that are available from the Boot Menu are described in the table that follows Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Main Advanced IO Boot UEFI Driver Control Save amp Exit opposer ces Pe SRS See Soh Sa SCS eases POS SSE oP SSeS Eee UEFI BIOS Boot Mode Legacy BIOS UEFI Only UEFI Boot Joptions are initialized Retry Boot List Disabled land present to user Network Boot Retry Enabled Legacy BIOS Only gt OSA Configuration legacy boot options are initialized and present Boot Option Priority user PXE NETO IBA XI PXE NET1 IBA XI PXI Slot 4000 v2193 Slot 4001 v2193 NET2 IBA XE Slot 8800 v2193
31. ILOM interfaces refer to View Open Problems Detected on a Managed Device and Manage Sun Hardware Faults Through Oracle ILOM Fault Management Shell in Oracle ILOM 3 1 User s Guide For the Sun Server X3 2 the following types of faults must be cleared manually after the faulty component is replaced PCIe faults network ports and PCIe cards Processor CPU faults For instructions refer to Managing Sun Hardware Faults Through the Oracle ILOM Fault Management Shell in the Oracle ILOM 3 1 User s Guide In addition the following fault does not require replacement of a faulty component however user action is required to clear the fault m fault security integrity compromised sys sp This fault is generated when the server s top cover is removed while the AC power cords are still connected to the power supply and standby power is still applied to the server service processor To clear the fault security integrity compromised sys sp fault replace the server s top cover and then either reboot the Oracle ILOM SP or remove the AC power cords and then reconnect the power cords Managing the Server Using Oracle ILOM 99 100 Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 Configuring RAID This section contains information about configuring redundant array of independent disks RAID volumes for the server The following topics are discussed Description Links Review which HBA disk controllers
32. Name Oracle ILOM CLI Values Targets IPMI Type Description if applicable SYS MB RHDDJ 0 1 OK2RM Indicator Rear hard Color Blue disk drive Location Rear HDD to LED Off Normal cee On Ready to remove SYS MB RHDD 0 1 STATE Discrete Writable FAULT Asserts sensor multistate SERVICE slot connect IDENTIFY Blinks or sensor OK2RM See per OK2RM Asserts MI OK2RM SYS DBP 0 2 HDD 0 x FRU Hard disk From host drive FRU SYS DBP 0 2 HDD 0 y PRSNT Discrete Hard disk 01h ENTITY_PRESEN sensor drive T presence 02h ENTITY_ABSENT SYS DBP 0 2 HDD 0 y SERVICE Indicator Hard disk drive Service LED SYS DBP 0 2 HDD 0 y OK2RM Indicator Hard disk drive OK to Remove LED SYS DBP 0 2 HDD 0 y STATE Discrete Writable sensor multistate slot connect or sensor type per IPMI Color Amber Location HDD Off Normal On Hard disk drive was diagnosed as faulty Color Blue Location HDD Off Normal On Ready to remove FAULT Asserts SERVICE IDENTIFY Blinks OK2RM OK2RM Asserts OK2RM Related Information System Chassis Components on page 173 Cooling Unit Components on page 175 Disk Backplane Components on page 176 Memory Device Components on page 176 Power Unit Components on page 177 182 Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 Processor Components on page 178 System Board Components on page 179 System Firmware Components on page 181
33. Oracle Hardware Management Pack Related Information Updates and configures Oracle ILOM and BIOS firmware Updates and configures HBA and expander firmware Assists in operating system and driver installation Configures RAID Updates Oracle ILOM and BIOS firmware Updates and configures Oracle ILOM and BIOS firmware Updates HBA and expander firmware Configures RAID System Management Tools Overview on page 3 Provides minimal system status information Monitors component status and reports faults Monitors component status and reports faults Planning for Modular System Management You can use all of the system management tools to manage modular systems blades or rack servers However only Oracle ILOM can be used to manage blade server modules from both the chassis monitoring module CMM of the modular system and blade server interfaces Related Information System Management Tools Overview on page 3 Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 Installing System Management Tools The following table describes how you can install the system management software tools System Management Tool How to Access the Tool Oracle System Assistant Preinstalled Embedded in the server No installation required Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager Preinstalled Embedded on system service Oracle ILOM processor No installation required Oracle Hardware Management Pack Get fr
34. Oracle ILOM Message event fault memory intel dimm category unknown Severity and Description Informational A memory component fault has been cleared ENTITY PRESENCE EVENTS SNMP Message sunHwTrapComponentError Oracle ILOM Message ENTITY_PRESENT ASSERT Severity and Description Major A sensor has detected an error This generic component trap is generated when the SNMP agent does not recognize the component type SNMP Message sunHwTrapComponentError Oracle ILOM Message ENTITY_PRESENT DEASSERT Severity and Description Major A sensor has detected an error This generic component trap is generated when the SNMP agent does not recognize the component type SNMP Message sunHwTrapComponentError Oracle ILOM Message ENTITY_ABSENT ASSERT Severity and Description Major A sensor has detected an error This generic component trap is generated when the SNMP agent does not recognize the component type SNMP Message sunHwTrapComponentError Oracle ILOM Message ENTITY_ABSENT DEASSERT Severity and Description Major A sensor has detected an error This generic component trap is generated when the SNMP agent does not recognize the component type SYS MB P D SYS MB P D SYS MB P D SYS MB P D SYS MB P0 PRSNT SYS MB P1 PRSNT SYS MB P0 PRSNT SYS MB P1 PRSNT SYS MB P0 PRSNT SYS MB P1 PRSNT SYS MB P0 PRSNT SYS MB P1 PRSNT 194 Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April
35. Oracle System Assistant 65 Operating System installation Details Install Oracle Linux 6 Update 1 ON Use Oracle recommended drivers 8 Click Close to exit the dialog The Install Operating system screen appears 9 Click the Install OS button 10 Follow the process and respond to the prompts until the process finishes After the installation is complete the server boots Related Information Accessing Oracle System Assistant on page 17 Using Legacy BIOS or UEFI on page 112 66 Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 V Set Preferences to Disable Oracle System Assistant If you are already booted into Oracle System Assistant you can use the Disable Oracle System Assistant task to put the Oracle System Assistant USB device in an offline state so that it is unavailable to the server operating system OS This protects the device from accidental erasure and overwrite When the device is offline it is not bootable and the tools drivers and files that reside on the Oracle System Assistant device are inaccessible Note To enable Oracle System Assistant see Enable or Disable Oracle System Assistant on page 130 To put the device in an online state available to the OS use the Configure OSA setting in the server BIOS Setup Utility Boot menu To disable Oracle System Assistant when you are booted into Oracle System Assistant do the following 1 Click the Preference
36. SSM on Oracle VM and Linux operating systems and ORACLE_SSM on the Oracle Solaris operating system Note If the Oracle System Assistant USB flash drive is mounted but is still is not visible Oracle System Assistant might be disabled To enable Oracle System Assistant from the BIOS Setup Utility access the Boot gt OSA Configuration screen and change the setting to Enabled For instructions for enabling Oracle System Assistant see Enable or Disable Oracle System Assistant on page 130 4 To view the contents of the ORACLE SSM or ORACLE SSM drive double click on the drive The Oracle System Assistant USB flash drive directory appears and lists the contents of the drive Related Information Mounting the Oracle System Assistant USB Flash Drive on page 75 m Accessing Oracle System Assistant on page 17 Organization of Oracle System Assistant on page 37 Setting Up the Server Using Oracle System Assistant 73 74 V View Documentation From Oracle System Assistant Oracle System Assistant contains product documentation for your server The documentation is accessible through the filesystem Updated documentation is downloaded with every software release update using the Get Updates task within Oracle System Assistant Note The latest and most up to date documentation for your server also is available online at the Oracle documentation library page at http www oracle com pls topic loo
37. System Components The tables in this section identify the system components and describe the naming conventions applied to the components of the Sun Server X3 2 Each section corresponds to an IPMI entity ID and lists sensors indicators and field replaceable units FRUs related to that entity The tables contain the following fields Component Name The user visible component name used in management interfaces to refer to a specific sensor indicator or FRU The IPMI name is a shortened form of the component name and is indicated by the boldface portion of the component name IPMI Type Indicates the type of sensor indicator or FRU represented Description Textual description of this particular component name reference Values Defines the states of the sensor indicator or FRU entity and any specific units or values that are expected if applicable Some component names are hidden from the Oracle ILOM user interfaces These names are marked as hidden in the tables This section includes information for the following server components System Chassis Components on page 173 Cooling Unit Components on page 175 Disk Backplane Components on page 176 Memory Device Components on page 176 Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 Power Unit Components on page 177 Processor Components on page 178 System Board Components on pag
38. Updates Get Updates Ta Attention if a server reboot is required for the firmware updates to take effect the system will 4 reboot automatically Install OS j Preferences Advanced Tasks 2 To view the hardware components that can be updated using Oracle System Assistant click the Check for Firmware Updates button The system performs the firmware update check and the Firmware Update Check progress box appears Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 ORACLE System Assistant SOFTWARE RELEASE 1 0 UPDATE FIRMWARE System Information Supported hardware can be updated to the latest available firmware via Oracle System Assistant Configure Network To check if any hardware components can be updated using the Oracle System Assistant click Check for Firmware Updates Get Updates Po Attention if a server reboot is required for the firmware updates to take effect the system will Arot automatically Install OS Preferences Preview Changes Install All Updates 0 Help Exit 3 Optional Click the Preview Changes button The Firmware Update Install Changes dialog box appears Setting Up the Server Using Oracle System Assistant 51 52 ORACLE System Assistant SOFTWARE RELEASE 1 0 System Information UPDATE FIRI ARE Firmware updates are available for some server components Configure Netwark To view
39. and Description Major power supply sensor has detected an error SNMP Message sunHwTrapPowerSupplyError SYS PS0 STATE Oracle ILOM Message PS_INPUT_RANGE_ERROR DEASSERT SYS PS1 STATE Severity and Description Major power supply sensor has detected an error SNMP Message sunHwTrapPowerSupplyError SYS PS0 STATE Oracle ILOM Message PS_CONFIG_ERROR ASSERT SYS PS1 STATE Severity and Description Major power supply sensor has detected an error SNMP Message sunHwTrapPowerSupplyError SYS PS0 STATE Oracle ILOM Message PS_CONFIG_ERROR DEASSERT SYS PS1 STATE Severity and Description Major power supply sensor has detected an error SNMP Message sunHwTrapSensorNonCritThresholdExceeded SYS VPS Oracle ILOM Message Upper noncritical threshold exceeded Severity and Description Minor A sensor has reported that its value has gone above an upper non critical threshold setting or below a lower non critical threshold setting The generic sensor trap is generated when the SNMP agent does not recognize the component type The sunHwTrapThresholdType object indicates whether the threshold was an upper or lower SNMP Message sunHwTrapSensorThresholdOk SYS VPS Oracle ILOM Message Upper noncritical threshold no longer exceeded Severity and Description Informational A sensor has reported that its value is in the normal operating range The generic sensor trap is generated when the SNMP agent does not recognize
40. are Supported HBA Disk Controllers on supported page 101 Review RAID configuration options and RAID Configuration Options on page 102 requirements Create a RAID volume before installing an Creating a RAID Volume Before Installing an operating system Operating System on page 103 Create a RAID volume after installing an Creating a RAID Volume After Installing an operating system Operating System on page 103 Monitor storage devices using Oracle Using Oracle ILOM to Monitor Storage ILOM Devices on page 104 Related Information m Accessing Oracle System Assistant on page 17 Supported HBA Disk Controllers The following table lists the available host bust adapter HBA disk controllers for the Sun Server X3 2 and the RAID levels available for each controller These HBA disk controllers can be ordered with the server or ordered separately For instructions on installing the disk controllers and connecting storage drives see the Sun Server X3 2 Service Manual Servicing PCIe Cards CRU on page 88 101 Disk Controller HBA Part Number RAID Levels Supported Sun Storage 6 Gb SAS PCIe SGX SAS6 INT Z Hardware 0 1 10 HBA Internal 8 port Sun Storage 6 Gb SAS PCIe SGX SAS6 R INT Z Hardware 0 1 5 6 10 50 60 RAID HBA Internal 8 port and 512 MB memory Note If you are using Oracle System Assistant to configure RAID for a disk controller you can configure only RAID
41. available only if the target OS supports booting in UEFI mode See Selecting Legacy BIOS or UEFI Boot Mode on page 113 4 In the Select your install media location portion of the screen indicate the location of the installation media This is the location of the OS distribution media Options are CD DVD devices Click the Refresh button to update the list of devices Note If you are installing the OS remotely using KVM choose the KVM menu option Devices and click CD ROM to get the remote CD ROM to appear Then on the Oracle System Assistant screen click Refresh and select the CD DVD location 5 In the Select the boot disk portion of the screen select the boot device from the Boot disk drop down list This is the device on which you install the OS If you chose a Linux distribution the Select the boot disk portion of the screen appears If you chose a Windows distribution the Select the boot disk portion of the screen does not appear Caution Loss of data The OS installation erases the contents of the disk All data on the selected disk is erased 6 To confirm your selection of the boot device click Yes 7 Click View Installation Options The Operating System Installation Details dialog appears The OS and Drivers software components are listed Deselect any components that you do not want to install For most operating systems all components that are listed are required Setting Up the Server Using
42. causing a fault SNMP Message sunHwTrapMemoryFaultCleared Oracle ILOM Message event faultmemory intel dimm disable quadrank Severity and Description Informational A memory component fault has been cleared SNMP Message sunHwTrapMemoryFault Oracle ILOM Message event faultmemory intel dimm population invalid Severity and Description Major memory component is suspected of causing a fault SNMP Message sunHwTrapMemoryFaultCleared Oracle ILOM Message event faultmemory intel dimm population invalid Severity and Description Informational A memory component fault has been cleared SYS MB P D SYS MB P D SYS MB P D SYS MB P D SYS MB P D SYS MB P D SYS MB P D SYS MB P D SYS MB P D Monitoring Components and Identifying SNMP Messages 193 Messages and Descriptions Sensor Name SNMP Message sunHwTrapMemoryFault Oracle ILOM Message event fault memory intel dimm out of order Severity and Description Major A memory component is suspected of causing a fault SNMP Message sunHwTrapMemoryFaultCleared Oracle ILOM Message event fault memory intel dimm out of order Severity and Description Informational A memory component fault has been cleared SNMP Message sunHwTrapMemoryFault Oracle ILOM Message event fault memory intel dimm category unknown Severity and Description Major A memory component is suspected of causing a fault SNMP Message sunHwTrapMemoryFaultCleared
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44. day year hour and minute from drop down lists To synchronize the Service Processor clock with an NTP server select the Enable check box then type the addresses of the NTP servers to use To modify the timezone select a timezone from the drop down list Click Save Settings for the modified values to be applied Install OS Preferences Current Date and Time Fri Jan 6 21 14 41 2012 GMT Advanced Tasks Date jan 1 06 2012 Time iv Gi Timezone is Synchronize Time Using NTP LJ Enabled Server 1 0 0 0 0 Server 2 0 0 0 0 Save Settings Help Exit 7 To view or modify DNS settings complete the following information a Auto DNS via DHCP Check enabled or disabled b DNS Server Name Edit this only if Auto DNS is disabled Enter up to three comma separated name server IP addresses in preferred order For example 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 c DNS Search Path Edit this only if Auto DNS is disabled Enter up to six comma separated search suffixes in preferred order For example abc efg com efg com d DNS Timeout Enter a value between 1 and 10 The default is 5 62 Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 e DNS Retries Enter a value between 0 and 4 The default is 1 ORACLE System Assistant SOFTWARE RELEASE View or modify a subset of Service Processor settings Configure Network A Select a task from drop down list you wish to view or modify Get Updates ONS U
45. from the server s host operating system Oracle Solaris Oracle Linux other variants of Linux or Windows You can also configure Oracle ILOM to integrate with other management tools in your data center You can easily integrate the Oracle ILOM SNMP interface and IPMI management interfaces with other management tools and processes that you might have working already with your servers such as Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops Center For more information about Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops Center go to http www oracle com technetwork oem ops center index html In addition you can integrate Oracle ILOM with several enterprise management third party tools such as CA Unicenter HP OpenView Operations BMC Patrol and IBM Tivoli For more information about which tools are supported go to http www oracle com technetwork server storage servermgmt tech isv hardware connectors index html Related Information Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager ILOM 3 1 Documentation Library at http www oracle com pls topic lookup ctx ilom31 Oracle Hardware Management Pack Oracle Hardware Management Pack is available for your server and for many other Oracle x86 based servers and some SPARC based servers Oracle Hardware Management Pack features two components an SNMP monitoring agent and a family of cross operating system command line interface tools CLI Tools for managing your servers Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2
46. gt USB Ports Parameters gt Serial Port Console Redirection gt Trusted Computing gt Network Stack gt UEFI Configuration Synchronization gt BMC Network oe Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc lt gt Select Screen v Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F7 Discard Changes F9 Optimized Defaults F10 Save amp Exit ESC Exit BIOS Setup Utility Menu Options 7 Aptio Setup Utility gt Processors TABLE BIOS Advanced Menu Options Copyright 2012 American Megatrends Inc Setup Options Options Defaults Description PROCESSORS Enable or disable processor CPU features Hyper threading Disabled Enabled Enabled When enabled two threads are available per enabled core When disabled only one thread per enabled core is available Execute Disable Bit Disabled Enabled Enabled When enabled execute disable bit can prevent certain classes of malicious buffer overflow attacks when combined with a supporting OS for example Windows Server 2003 SP1 Windows XP SP2 SUSE Linux 9 2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Update 3 Hardware Prefetcher Adjacent Cache Line Prefetcher Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Enabled Enabled 148 Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 Enable the mi
47. oracle com pls topic lookup ctx ilom31 m Oracle Hardware Management Pack Documentation Library at http www oracle com pls topic lookup ctx ohmp V Set Up Software and Firmware Using Oracle System Assistant 1 Connect to Oracle System Assistant See Accessing Oracle System Assistant on page 17 29 2 Perform setup tasks using Oracle System Assistant See Configure the Server Using Oracle System Assistant on page 39 For example a Configure the server network settings See Configure Network Settings on page 44 b Get updates for server firmware drivers software and documentation See Get Platform Software Release Updates on page 45 c Update server firmware See Update Firmware on page 49 d Configure the server SP network settings user accounts and clock settings See Configure Hardware for the Oracle ILOM SP on page 56 e Configure RAID volumes See Configure Hardware for RAID on page 54 f Install an operating system See Install an Operating System on page 64 Related Information Setting Up the Server Using Oracle System Assistant on page 35 30 V Set Up Software and Firmware Using Oracle ILOM 1 Ensure that the server is in standby power mode In standby mode the Power OK LED on the server illuminates the standby blink approximately every three seconds In standby power mode the server is not yet initialized or powered on
48. page 201 Download Firmware and Software Using My Oracle Support 1 Go to the following web site http support oracle com 2 Sign in to My Oracle Support 3 At the top of the page click the Patches amp Updates tab The Patch search pane appears at the right of the screen 4 Within the Search tab area click Product or Family Advanced Search The Search tab area appears with search fields Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 10 11 In the Product field select the product from the drop down list Alternatively type a full or partial product name until a match appears for example Sun Server X3 2 formerly Sun Fire X4170 M3 In the Release field select a software release from the drop down list Expand the list to see all available software releases Click Search The Patch Advanced Search Results screen appears listing the patches for the software release See Software Releases on page 199 for a description of the available downloads To select a patch for a software release click the patch number next to the software release version You can use the Shift key to select more than one patch A pop up action panel appears The pop up panel contains several action options including the ReadMe Add to Plan and Download options For information about the Add to Plan option click on the associated drop down button and select Why use a plan To review the ReadMe f
49. pls topic lookup ctx acc amp id infoor visit http www oracle com pls topic lookup ctx acc amp id trsif you are hearing impaired Using This Documentation xi xii Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 Planning the System Management Environment Note The Sun Server X3 2 was formerly named the Sun Fire X4170 M3 server This former name might still appear in the software The new product name does not indicate any change in system features or functionality This section includes information about the management tools that are available to manage a single Oracle server or multiple Oracle servers and how to select the best tool to use The following topics are discussed Description Review descriptions of the tools available to manage a single server Review descriptions of tools available to manage multiple servers Review advantages of the system management tools View a list of common system management tasks to see which tool you can use View a list of common system administrative tasks to see which tool you can use Evaluate which tool fits your server environment Review how system management tools are installed Locate system management documentation Links Choosing Tools for Single System Management on page 2 Choosing Tools for Multiple System Management on page 3 System Management Tools Overview on page 3 Common System Management Tasks on
50. power off the server then press the Power button again to power on the server From the Oracle ILOM web interface click Host Management gt Power Control and select Reset from the Select Action list box m From the Oracle ILOM CLI on the server SP type reset System The BIOS screen appears Setting Up the Server Using Oracle System Assistant 83 Y Sun ORACLE Note The next events occur very quickly therefore focused attention is needed for the following steps Please watch carefully for these messages as they appear only briefly on the screen 4 In the BIOS screen press F8 to specify a temporary boot device for the Oracle System Assistant installation The Please Select Boot Device screen appears 5 Depending on the method you used to make the update image available to the server perform one of the following steps Note The items listed in the Please Select Boot Device menu might differ depending on whether the system was booted in Legacy BIOS or UEFI Boot Mode The following screens reflect a Legacy BIOS boot If you chose to burn a DVD and placed the DVD into the server s DVD drive or into an attached DVD drive select SATA HDD P4 TSSTcorp CDDVDW TS T633C as shown in the following Please Select Boot Device menu then press Enter 84 Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 ct boot VDH TS T AID Adapter e to boot using defaults If you chose to us
51. remotely using page 6 SNMP or locally using command line interface tools Related Information System Management Tools Overview on page 3 Evaluating the Server Environment on page 12 Accessing System Management Tools on page 17 Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 Choosing Tools for Multiple System Management If you need to perform system management functions across multiple systems simultaneously you should consider using Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops Center Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops Center might be included with your server as part of a server support contract You also can order Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops Center software from Oracle Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops Center is a highly scalable unified management platform for physical and virtual environments Use Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops Center to manage multiple Oracle x86 and SPARC systems that are distributed throughout a global data center and to integrate those systems with existing tools sets Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops Center facilitates many aspects of compliance reporting ITIL and data center automation enabling you to manage thousands of systems simultaneously Refer to the Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops Center product information at http www oracle com technetwork oem ops center index html Related Information System Management Tools Overview on page 3 System Management Tools Overvi
52. root and the default password is changeme After you have successfully logged in to Oracle ILOM the default CLI prompt appears gt 5 Perform Oracle ILOM tasks using the CLI as required Related Information m Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager Oracle ILOM on page 5 m Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager ILOM 3 1 Documentation Library at http www oracle com pls topic lookup ctx ilom31 26 Accessing Oracle Hardware Management Pack Choose one of the following methods to access Oracle Hardware Management Pack m Access Oracle Hardware Management Pack From Oracle System Assistant on page 26 m Access Oracle Hardware Management Pack From My Oracle Support on page 27 Access Oracle Hardware Management Pack From Oracle System Assistant The Oracle Hardware Management Pack files are within the operating system OS directories in the Oracle System Assistant filesystem Browse to the applicable OS directory in the filesystem then to the subdirectory for drivers and tools where the Oracle Hardware Management Pack files are located Then run the Oracle Hardware Management Pack installer application Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 To install the Oracle Hardware Management Pack perform the following steps 1 After your OS is installed access the Oracle Hardware Management Pack files on the Oracle System Assistant device from your filesystem Note If you are running the Ora
53. server Perform one of the following actions depending on the server power state If the server is in standby power mode press the Power button on the front of the server If the server is in full power mode power the server off and on The BIOS screen appears with boot messages ican Megatrends Inc 4 When prompted press the F9 function key to start Oracle System Assistant Note If you use KVMS to access the server remotely press F9 several times otherwise the server might miss the signal due to delays Power on self test messages are displayed as well as a line that states Oracle System Assistant Selected The Oracle System Assistant application is launched The Launching Oracle System Assistant screen appears Then the System Overview task screen appears If the Oracle System Assistant screen does not appear see Troubleshooting Oracle System Assistant on page 80 20 Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 ORACLE System Assistant SOFTWARE RELEASE 1 0 0 cms 2e een ner Product Name Configure Network 2 Serial Number 1118P0002Y Get Updates System Type Rack Mount TT System Identifier Otem y BIOS Version 17010624 Configure Hardware ILOM Version 3 1 0 0 r69496 ILOM IP Address naos tom MAC Address Preferences Host IP Address l Advanced Tasks Oracle System Assistant allows you to get latest software firmware updates update firmwa
54. table identifies the Oracle ILOM 3 1 features and functions that are supported on Oracle x86 servers For complete information about these features and functions refer to the documents in the Oracle ILOM 3 1 Documentation Library Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 TABLE Oracle ILOM 3 1 Features Supported for Oracle x86 Servers Oracle ILOM 3 1 Feature Sideband management Power control policies Power management policy Local host interconnect management connection Diagnostics using Pc_Check and non maskable interrupt Control next boot device FRU top level indicator auto update Switch serial port output to host management console Back up and restore BIOS configuration Set PCle cooling mode policy Administer open problems and clear server faults For Complete Information and Procedures See Setting Up a Management Connection to Oracle ILOM and Logging In in the Oracle ILOM 3 1 Configuration and Maintenance Guide Controlling Host Server Management Actions in the Oracle ILOM 3 1 Configuration and Maintenance Guide Setting SP Power Target Limit Properties in the Oracle ILOM 3 1 Configuration and Maintenance Guide Set Advanced Power Capping Policy in the Oracle ILOM 3 1 Configuration and Maintenance Guide Establishing a Management Connection to Oracle ILOM in the Oracle ILOM 3 1 Configuration and Maintenance Guide Enabling the Local Interconnect In
55. task verifies the integrity of the internal Oracle System Assistant media files and displays a report You should perform this task when the USB device produces errors or when requested by Oracle Service personnel If your version of Oracle System Assistant is damaged download the Updater ISO image file for your server from the My Oracle Support site For more information see Restore Oracle System Assistant on page 83 Follow these steps to verify that the USB media for Oracle System Assistant is working properly 1 Click the Advanced Tasks task button then click the Media Integrity Check tab The Media Integrity Check screen appears Setting Up the Server Using Oracle System Assistant 71 ORACLE System Assistant SOFTWARE RELEASE 1 0 This task performs the integrity check on the embedded media files and displays the report System Information Configure Network Total size of the media files bytes 1 840 058 334 Get Updates Total time required to perform the integrity check 2 minutes 41 seconds Update Firmware Check Integrity Configure Hardware r Install OS Preferences Help Exit 2 Click the Check Integrity button The system tests the internal Oracle System Assistant USB device and generates a report The test provides an estimated run time You can cancel the test at any time 3 If desired click Exit to quit Oracle System Assistant and reboot or power off the ser
56. the BMC network settings with the latest values 7 Press F10 to save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility Related Information m BIOS Setup Utility Menus page 108 m Exit BIOS Setup Utility on page 138 V Configure Option ROM Settings 1 Access the BIOS Setup Utility menus See Access BIOS Setup Utility Menus on page 110 2 In the BIOS Setup Utility menus navigate to the IO Menu The IO Menu screen appears 136 Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 on 2 14 1219 Co 3 Select the internal device or add in card slot for which you want to enable or disable Option ROM The Option ROM screen for that device or add in card slot appears OpROM Enable Enabled Setting Up BIOS Configuration Parameters 7 138 4 5 Do one of the following m Select Enabled to enable the Option ROM setting m Select Disabled to disable the Option ROM setting Press the F10 key to save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility Related Information Legacy Option ROM Allocation on page 116 Access BIOS Setup Utility Menus on page 110 BIOS Setup Utility Menus on page 108 Exit BIOS Setup Utility on page 138 Vv Configure IO Resource Allocation 1 5 Access the BIOS Setup Utility menus See Access BIOS Setup Utility Menus on page 110 In the BIOS Setup Utility menus navigate to the IO Menu The IO Menu screen appears Select the desired ad
57. the boot list then your server has Oracle System Assistant To launch the application see Accessing Oracle System Assistant on page 17 m If the device is physically present in the server but does not appear in the boot list then Oracle System Assistant might be disabled and offline Use the next step to check whether Oracle System Assistant is disabled and offline 4 Check whether Oracle System Assistant is disabled and offline See Enable or Disable Oracle System Assistant on page 130 If Oracle System Assistant is disabled and offline enable it to make it visible and bootable 5 Perform a physical check of the server Oracle System Assistant is installed on an USB device inside the server For the location of the internal USB ports for your server refer to the Sun Server X3 2 Service Manual Servicing the Internal USB Flash Drives CRU on page 99 If the device is present try to launch the application see Accessing Oracle System Assistant on page 17 m If the device is present but cannot be seen from the operating system it might be disabled and offline See Enable or Disable Oracle System Assistant on page 130 m If the application does not launch it might contain corrupt data See Restore Oracle System Assistant on page 83 Setting Up the Server Using Oracle System Assistant 81 82 V Troubleshoot Oracle System Assistant Launch From Oracle ILOM When you launch Oracle Sy
58. the component type SNMP Message sunHwTrapPowerSupplyError SYS PWRBS Oracle ILOM Message Assert Severity and Description Major A power supply sensor has detected an error SNMP Message sunHwTrapPowerSupplyOk SYS PWRBS Oracle ILOM Message Deassert Severity and Description Informational A power supply sensor has returned to its normal state Monitoring Components and Identifying SNMP Messages 7 Messages and Descriptions Sensor Name SNMP Message sunHwTrapComponentError SYS ACPI Oracle ILOM Message ACPI_ON_WORKING ASSERT Severity and Description Major A sensor has detected an error This generic component trap is generated when the SNMP agent does not recognize the component type SNMP Message sunHwTrapComponentError SYS ACPI Oracle ILOM Message ACPI_ON_WORKING DEASSERT Severity and Description Major A sensor has detected an error This generic component trap is generated when the SNMP agent does not recognize the component type SNMP Message sunHwTrapComponentError SYS ACPI Oracle ILOM Message ACPI_SOFT_OFF ASSERT Severity and Description Major A sensor has detected an error This generic component trap is generated when the SNMP agent does not recognize the component type SNMP Message sunHwTrapComponentError SYS ACPI Oracle ILOM Message ACPI_SOFT_OFF DEASSERT Severity and Description Major A sensor has detected an error This generic component trap
59. you want to install then click the Install Updates button Note Components that are up to date cannot be updated and therefore are not selectable To install all firmware updates if you did not click the Preview Changes button click the Install All Updates button on the Update Firmware screen Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 ORACLE System Assistant SOFTWARE RELEASE 1 0 0 System Information UPDATE FIRMWARE Firmware updates are available for some server components Configure Network To view the version information for the available firmware updates click Preview Changes To update firmware for available components click Install All Updates Get Updates palate Firmware Firmware Update Install Changes x Configure Hardware To update component firmware to a new version select the components and click Install Updates Components with up to date firmware are not selectable Install OS Note Oracle System Assistant does not support updating firmware for components that are part of a RAID Configuration with the exception of HBAs Attention if a server reboot is required for the firmware updates to take effect the system will reboot automatically Preferences Advanced Tasks Sel Component Typ 4 DISK DISK DISK 8 DISK H1060305DSUN300G lot 6 A2B0 A2B0 DISK H1060305DSUN300Glot 7 A2B0 A2B0 DISK H1060305DSUN300G lot 0 A2B0
60. 0 1234 abcd IPv6 addresses are composed of two parts a 64 bit subnet prefix and a 64 bit host interface ID To shorten the IPv6 address you can 1 omit all leading zeros and 2 replace one consecutive group of zeros with a double colon For example 2001 db8 0 82a1 1234 abcd Channel Number R O Current IPv6 State R O Current channel number is displayed Current IPv6 state is displayed Current IPv6 Auto Configuration R O Current IPv6 autoconfiguration parameters are displayed Link Local IPv6 Address R O Current link local IPv6 address is displayed Example fe80 214 4fff feca 5f7e 64 Static IPv6 Address R O Current static IPv6 address is displayed Example 2001 db8 000 82a1 0000 0000 1234 abcd BIOS Setup Utility Menu Options 155 TABLE BIOS Advanced Menu Options Continued 156 Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 Setup Options Options Defaults Description IPv6 Gateway R O Current IPv6 gateway address is displayed Example fe80 211 5dff febe 5000 128 Dynamic IPv6 Address 1 Current dynamic IPv6 address is R O displayed Example fec0 a 8 b7 214 4fff feca 5f7e 4 Dynamic IPv6 Address 2 If the IPv6 address is moved in R O the network packets will be routed to the first IPv6 address Dynamic IPv6 Address n If the IPv6 address is moved in R O the network packets will be routed to the first IPv6 address D
61. 0 64 Emulation Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Enable or disable Enhanced Host Controller Interface EHCI hand off support Enable I O port 60h 64h emulation support Enable this setting for the complete USB keyboard legacy support for non USB aware operating systems All USB Devices Rear Port 0 Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enable or disable all USB devices Enable or disable USB Port 0 Rear Port 1 Disabled Enabled Enabled Enable or disable USB Port 1 Front Port 0 Disabled Enabled Enabled Enable or disable USB Port 2 Front Port 1 Internal Port 0 Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enable or disable USB Port 3 Enable or disable USB Port 4 150 Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 TABLE BIOS Advanced Menu Options Continued Setup Options Options Defaults Description Internal Port 1 Disabled Enabled Enabled SERIAL PORT CONSOLE REDIRECTION External Serial Port System BMC Enable or disable USB Port 9 Provides the capability to redirect console output input to the serial port Graphic output is not redirected BIOS serial console redirection lets you monitor BIOS POST messages and navigate the BIOS Setup menus and Option ROMs from a terminal connected to the server using a serial connection Control whether the external serial po
62. 014 With the Hardware Management Agent SNMP Plugins you can use SNMP to monitor Oracle servers and server modules in your data center with the advantage of not having to connect to two management points the host and Oracle ILOM This functionality enables you to use a single IP address the host s IP to monitor multiple servers and server modules Hardware Management Agent SNMP Plugins run on the host operating system of Oracle servers The SNMP Plugins use the Oracle Hardware Storage Access Libraries to communicate with the service processor Information about the current state of the server is fetched automatically by the Hardware Management Agent You can use the Oracle Server CLI Tools to configure Oracle servers The CLI Tools work with Oracle Solaris Oracle Linux Oracle VM other variants of Linux and Windows operating systems The following table describes the tasks that you can perform using the CLI Tools System Management Task From Host OS CLI Tool Configure BIOS settings device boot order and some SP ubiosconfig settings Update Oracle ILOM and BIOS fwupdate Query update and validate firmware versions on supported SAS storage devices embedded SAS storage controllers SAS storage expanders and storage drives Restore set and view Oracle ILOM configuration settings as ilomconfig well as view and set Oracle ILOM properties that are associated with network management clock configuration and user management
63. 1 FRU Power supply FRU SYS PS 0 1 PRS Discrete Power supply is present 01h ENTITY_PRESENT NT sensor 02h ENTITY_ABSENT SYS PS 0 1 STA Discrete Multistate power supply Presence detected TE sensor sensor type per IPMI Failure detected Predictive failure Power supply input lost Power supply input lost or out of range Power supply input out of range Configuration error SYS PS 0 1 P_I Power Input power draw Watts N sensor SYS PS 0 1 P_O Power Output power Watts UT sensor SYS PS 0 1 V_I Voltage Input voltage Volts N sensor SYS PS 0 1 V_1 Voltage 12V rail voltage Volts 2V sensor Monitoring Components and Identifying SNMP Messages 177 178 Component Name Oracle ILOM CLI Targets IPMI Type Description Values if applicable SYS PS 0 1 V_3 Voltage V3 sensor SYS PS 0 1 T_O Temperat UT ure sensor Related Information 3 3V rail voltage Ambient temperature System Chassis Components on page 173 Cooling Unit Components on page 175 Disk Backplane Components on page 176 Memory Device Components on page 176 Processor Components on page 178 System Board Components on page 179 System Firmware Components on page 181 Hard Disk Drive Components page 181 Processor Components Volts Degrees C The following table lists the processor CPU components Component Name Oracle
64. 14 8 Determine whether you want to set DHCP to enabled or disabled DHCP is disabled by default If you keep DHCP disabled continue to Step 9 If you set DHCP to enabled continue to Step 10 9 If DHCP is set to disabled manually enter the following settings then press Enter to save your changes Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C Enable iSCSI Disabled a Select Target Name then type the iqn target name For example iqn 1988 12 oracle com x4170 m3 target b Select Target IP Address then type the target IP address of the ISCSI server in dotted decimal notation For example 192 0 2 1 c Select the Target Port then type the target port of the iSCSI server For example 3260 default target port setting Note When iSCSI is enabled on a network port PXE is disabled for the port Setting Up BIOS Configuration Parameters 7 d Select the Boot LUN then type the hexadecimal representation of the logical unit number LUN For example 0 10 To set DHCP to enabled do the following then press Enter to save your changes a Select the DHCP setting then press the or key plus or minus key to change the setting to Enabled You do not need to enter the settings for the Initiator and the related fields are hidden b Select the Get target info via DHCP setting and toggle the setting to Enabled The Target information is retrieved from the DHCP service and the related fields are hidden Inc Enab
65. 2 Administration Guide April 2014 BIOS Setup Utility Menu Options This section includes searchable text based representations and on screen images of the main menus in the BIOS Setup Utility for the Sun Server X3 2 Following the text and on screen menus is a table of the options available from that menu The following topics are discussed Description Links Review the BIOS Main Menu selections BIOS Main Menu Selections on page 142 Review the BIOS Advanced Menu BIOS Advanced Menu Selections on selections page 147 Review the BIOS IO Menu selections BIOS IO Menu Selections on page 158 Review the Boot Menu selections BIOS Boot Menu Selections on page 162 Review the BIOS UEFI Driver Control UEFI Driver Control Menu Selections on Menu selections page 166 Review the BIOS Save amp Exit Menu BIOS Save amp Exit Menu Selections on selections page 168 Related Information Setting Up BIOS Configuration Parameters on page 107 141 BIOS Main Menu Selections This section includes a searchable text based representation and an on screen image of the BIOS Main Menu The options that are available from the Main Menu are described in the table that follows Options in the table that are marked as R O are read only information and cannot be changed Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2012 American Megatrends Inc Main Advanced IO Boot UEFI Driver Control Save amp Exit
66. 2014 Messages and Descriptions Sensor Name SNMP Message sunHwTrapComponentError SYS MB P0 PRSNT Oracle ILOM Message ENTITY_DISABLED ASSERT SYS MB P1 PRSNT Severity and Description Major A sensor has detected an error This generic component trap is generated when the SNMP agent does not recognize the component type SNMP Message sunHwTrapComponentError SYS MB P0 PRSNT Oracle ILOM Message ENTITY_DISABLED DEASSERT SYS MB P1 PRSNT Severity and Description Major A sensor has detected an error This generic component trap is generated when the SNMP agent does not recognize the component type PHYSICAL SECURITY EVENTS SNMP Message sunHwTrapSecurityIntrusion SYS INTSW Oracle ILOM Message Assert SYS SP SP_NEEDS_REBOOT Severity and Description Major An intrusion sensor has detected that someone may have physically tampered with the system SNMP Message sunHwTrapSecurityIntrusion SYS INTSW Oracle ILOM Message Deassert SYS SP SP_NEEDS_REBOOT Severity and Description Major An intrusion sensor has detected that someone may have physically tampered with the system Monitoring Components and Identifying SNMP Messages 5 196 Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 Getting Server Firmware and Software This section explains the options for accessing server firmware and software Description Links Learn about server firmware and software Firmware and Software Updates
67. 6 Memory Device Components on page 176 Power Unit Components on page 177 Processor Components on page 178 System Firmware Components on page 181 Hard Disk Drive Components on page 181 180 Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 System Firmware Components The following table lists the system firmware components Component Name Oracle ILOM CLI Target IPMI Type Description SYS MB BIOS FRU BIOS FRU Related Information System Chassis Components on page 173 Cooling Unit Components on page 175 Disk Backplane Components on page 176 Memory Device Components on page 176 Power Unit Components on page 177 Processor Components on page 178 m System Board Components on page 179 Hard Disk Drive Components on page 181 Hard Disk Drive Components The following table lists the hard disk drive HDD components Component Name Oracle ILOM CLI Values Targets IPMI Type Description if applicable SYS MB RHDD 0 1 FRU Rear hard From host disk drive FRU SYS MB RHDD 0 1 PRSNT Discrete Rear hard 01h ENTITY_PRESEN sensor disk drive T presence 02h ENTITY_ABSENT SYS MB RHDD 0 1 SERVICE Indicator Rear hard Color Amber disk drive Location Rear HDD Service LED On Hard disk drive was diagnosed as faulty Monitoring Components and Identifying SNMP Messages 1 Component
68. A2B0 CONTROLLER x4242A x4243A 2 7 8130 2 7 8130 hware BIOS Available Sa La Cancel insgllupastes Help 6 If you are prompted to log in to Oracle ILOM to perform the update you must log in using an account with full administrator or root privileges such as The Oracle ILOM root account A user account assigned the Administrator role which includes the aurco roles m A user account customized with the aurco roles Note A user account with only the admin a role will not provide enough privileges to perform the update from Oracle System Assistant Note If the update process proceeds without prompting you to log in to Oracle ILOM a different update method is used which can take longer to complete up to 40 minutes 7 Wait while the system updates the firmware The Update Firmware progress bar appears If a system reboot is required for the firmware updates to take effect the system will reboot automatically Setting Up the Server Using Oracle System Assistant 53 54 Related Information m Accessing Oracle System Assistant on page 17 Vv Configure Hardware for RAID The RAID Configuration task allows you to configure RAID 0 or RAID 1 for the server Note Perform this task before installing an operating system Follow these steps to configure RAID using Oracle System Assistant 1 Click the Configure Hardware ta
69. AID Volume After Installing an Operating System RAID configuration is most often completed before installing an operating system and for the boot disk However it is possible to create a RAID volume on other non boot disks after installing an operating system Configuring RAID 3 To create RAID volumes after an OS is installed you can choose from among these tools for creating and managing the RAID resources in your server Oracle System Assistant You can use Oracle System Assistant to create RAID 0 or 1 level volumes and prepare drives for OS installation See Configure Hardware for RAID on page 54 and refer to the Sun Server X3 2 Installation Guide Configuring Server Drives for OS Installation on page 91 a Oracle Hardware Management Pack You can use the raidconfig commands contained in this software s Oracle Server CLI Tools component to create and manage RAID volumes on your server See Accessing Oracle Hardware Management Pack on page 26 and refer to the Oracle Hardware Management Pack documentation at http www oracle com pls topic lookup ctx ohmp SGX SAS6 INT Z only LSI SAS2 Integration RAID Configuration Utility You can use the sas2ircu commands contained in the LSI SAS2 Integrated RAID Configuration Utility to configure and manage RAID volumes on your server You can download the SAS2IRCU software for your operating system from the Utilities section at the following location http www lsi
70. BA disk controllers 101 using LSI utilities to create RAID volumes 104 restore Oracle System Assistant image 83 5 Save amp Exit BIOS screen 8 screens BIOS Setup Utility 108 110 server environment evaluating 12 server management tools See management tools server power on 110 service processor configuring settings using Oracle System Assistant 56 network settings configuring 134 setting up software and firmware using Oracle Hardware Management Pack 32 using Oracle ILOM 30 using Oracle System Assistant 29 setting up the server using Oracle System Assistant 44 shortcut key sequences in BIOS Setup Utility 109 Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP Traps entity presence events 194 environmental events 183 fan events 188 generated by system 183 generic host events 183 hard disk drive events 185 memory events 189 physical security events 195 power events 185 software and firmware access options ix setting up using Oracle ILOM 30 updating using Oracle System Assistant 49 system board components 179 system chassis components 173 system components and nomenclature 172 system firmware components 181 system information viewing from Oracle System Assistant 41 T tools and documentation downloading 15 tools and drivers updating using Oracle System Assistant 45 Trusted Platform Module TPM configuring support for 131 U UEFI boot mode advantages of using 114 selecting 113 Inde
71. Configure TPM Support If you intend to use the Windows Server Trusted Platform Module TPM feature set you must configure the server to support this feature Note TPM enables you to administer the TPM security hardware in your server For additional information about implementing this feature refer to the Windows Trusted Platform Module Management documentation provided by Microsoft 1 Access the BIOS Setup Utility menus See Access BIOS Setup Utility Menus on page 110 Setting Up BIOS Configuration Parameters 1 132 2 In the BIOS Setup Utility menus navigate to the Advanced Menu The Advanced Settings screen appears 3 In the Advanced Settings screen select Trusted Computing The TPM Configuration screen appears Aptio Setup Utility Copyright 1 erican rends Inc TPM SUPPORT Disable 4 If the TPM State is listed as Disabled select TPM Support and press Enter A TPM Support dialog appears Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 Utility Copyr TPM SUPPORT 2011 American 5 In the dialog set TPM Support to Enable then press Enter The updated TPM Configuration screen appears Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American TPM SUPPORT Enable t C 2011 American Setting Up BIOS Configuration Parameters 133 134 6 Press F10 to save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility Related Information BIOS Setup Utility Menus on page 108
72. Description Major A component is suspected of causing a fault This generic component trap is generated when the SNMP agent does not recognize the component type SNMP Message sunHwTrapComponentFaultCleared SYS MB Oracle ILOM Message event fault memory intel dimm quadrank 3rd slot Severity and Description Informational A component fault has been cleared This generic component trap is generated when the SNMP agent does not recognize the component type 190 Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 Messages and Descriptions Sensor Name SNMP Message sunHwTrapComponentFault SYS MB Oracle ILOM Message event fault memory intel dimm ddr3u unsupported Severity and Description Major A component is suspected of causing a fault This generic component trap is generated when the SNMP agent does not recognize the component type SNMP Message sunHwTrapComponentFaultCleared SYS MB Oracle ILOM Message event fault memory intel dimm ddr3u unsupported Severity and Description Informational A component fault has been cleared This generic component trap is generated when the SNMP agent does not recognize the component type SNMP Message sunHwTrapComponentFault SYS MB Oracle ILOM Message event faultmemory intel mrc unknown errcode Severity and Description Major A component is suspected of causing a fault This generic component trap is generated when the SNMP agent does not recognize
73. Exit BIOS Setup Utility on page 138 Microsoft s Windows Trusted Platform Module Management documentation V Configure SP Network Settings Choose one of the following methods to specify service processor SP network settings BIOS Assign the IP address for the server SP from the BIOS Setup Utility on the Advanced Menu Oracle ILOM For instructions on setting the IP address for the server SP using Oracle ILOM refer to the Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager ILOM 3 1 Documentation Library at http www oracle com pls topic lookup ctx ilom31 Oracle System Assistant For instructions on using Oracle System Assistant to configure SP network settings see Configure Network Settings on page 44 Access the BIOS Setup Utility menus See Access BIOS Setup Utility Menus on page 110 In the BIOS Setup Utility menus navigate to the Advanced Menu The Advanced Settings screen appears Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 Aptio Setup Utility Copyrign 1 erican Megatrends Inc gt Refresh 3 In the Advanced Menu select BMC Network The BMC Network Configuration screen appears The BMC is the Baseboard Management Controller 4 In the BMC Network Configuration screen you can view and configure network settings for IPv4 Assignment or IPv6 Assignment Setting Up BIOS Configuration Parameters 5 5 Select Refresh to display the current BMC network settings 6 Select Commit to update
74. I Driver Manage PCle drivers for all configurable devices Menu is only available Control when operating in UEFI Boot Mode Save amp Exit Save changes and exit discard changes and exit discard changes or restore the default BIOS settings See BIOS Setup Utility Menu Options on page 141 for examples of each of these screens Related Information BIOS Setup Utility Menu Options on page 141 m Navigate BIOS Setup Utility Menus on page 111 BIOS Key Mappings When viewing the BIOS output from a terminal using the serial console redirection feature some terminals do not support function keys BIOS supports the mapping of function keys to Control key sequences when serial redirection is enabled The following table provides a description of the function key to Control key mappings TABLE Function Key to Control Key Sequence Mapping Function Control Key Key Sequence BIOS POST Function BIOS Setup Function F1 Ctrl Q Not applicable Activate the Setup Utility Help menu F2 Ctrl E Enter BIOS Setup Utility while Not applicable the system is performing the power on self test POST F7 Ctrl D Not applicable Discard changes Not applicable to UEFI Driver Control menu F8 Ctrl P Activate the BIOS Boot Menu Not applicable Setting Up BIOS Configuration Parameters 109 110 TABLE Function Key to Control Key Sequence Mapping Continued Function Control Key Key Sequence BIOS POST Function BIOS Setup Function
75. ILOM user account Install OS ILOM offers upto 10 local GETA accounts L Preferences User Name Role Privileges Advanced Role Admin User Management Console Reset and Host Control Read 0 Advanced Tasks aus re eo n veus adminuser Administrator Admin User Management Console Reset and Host Control Read Only user2 Advanced Role Read Only user1 Advanced Role Admin User Management Console Reset and Host Control Read Only Service Add User J Modify User Delete User Help Exit 6 To view or modify Clock Settings complete the following information a Date Use the drop down list to select the month day and year b Time Use the drop down list to set the time using 24 hour format c Timezone Use the drop down list to select the timezone d Synchronize Time Using NTP Click the check box to enable synchronization with a Network Time Protocol NTP server e Server 1 Server 2 Enter the information for the NTP servers Setting Up the Server Using Oracle System Assistant 61 ORACLE System Assistant SOFTWARE RELEASE View or modify a subset of Service Processor settings Configure Network Select a task from drop down list you wish view or modify 6500006 7 CrckSenings D Epose Clock Settings panel helps to view or modify Service Processor clock To set the Service Processor clock manually Configure Hardware select momh
76. LI and web browser 7 Optional Configure BIOS Use the ubiosconfig tool as required Note Alternative methods to update BIOS include using Oracle System Assistant and Oracle ILOM CLI and web browser 8 Optional Explore and configure RAID Use the raidconfig tool as required Note Alternative methods to configure RAID include using Oracle System Assistant and Oracle ILOM CLI and web browser LSI MegaRAID Storage Manager application and LSI HBA BIOS utilities WebBIOS configuration utility MegaCLI and sas2ircu 9 Query update and validate firmware versions on supported SAS storage drives embedded SAS storage controllers LSI SAS storage expanders and storage drives Use the fwupdate tool as required Related Information Oracle Hardware Management Pack Documentation Library at http www oracle com pls topic lookup ctx ohmp Setting Up Software and Firmware 33 34 Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 Setting Up the Server Using Oracle System Assistant This section describes the organization of Oracle System Assistant and how to set up your server using Oracle System Assistant The following topics are discussed Description Link Review the organization of Oracle System Assistant Review procedures to configure the server View the Oracle System Assistant ReadMe File Exit from the Oracle System Assistant application View system summary
77. Linux Operating Systems About Linux Operating System Installs on page 1 a Sun Server X3 2 Installation Guide for Oracle VM About Oracle VM Installs on page 1 a Sun Server X3 2 Installation Guide for Windows Operating Systems About Microsoft Windows Server Operating System Installs on page 1 a Sun Server X3 2 Installation Guide for VMware ESXi About VMware ESXi Installs on page 1 Related Information Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager ILOM 3 1 Documentation Library at http www oracle com pls topic lookup ctx ilom31 Setting Up Software and Firmware 31 32 V Set Up Software and Firmware Using Oracle Hardware Management Pack This procedure assumes that you have Installed the operating system and optionally configured RAID See Configuring RAID on page 101 Installed Oracle Hardware Management Pack See Accessing Oracle Hardware Management Pack on page 26 If not already done connect data and network cables to the server For instructions refer to the Sun Server X3 2 Installation Guide About the Installation Procedure on page 1 If the server is not powered on press the Power button on the server front panel to power on the server to full power mode The Power OK LED on the front panel of the server illuminates a steady on green light after the server has successfully powered on indicating that the host is ready for normal operation Install or configu
78. NET3 IBA XE Slot 8801 v2193 gt lt Select Screen v Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F7 Discard Changes F9 Optimized Defaults F10 Save amp Exit ESC Exit PXI Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc 162 Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 Aptio Setup Utility Copy C 2011 American Megatrends Inc UEFI BIOS Boot Mode BIOS Setup Utility Menu Options 3 TABLE BIOS Boot Menu Options Setup Options UEFI BIOS Boot Mode Options Legacy BIOS UEFI Defaults Legacy BIOS Description Select either Legacy BIOS or UEFI as the boot mode Enable UEFI Only UEFI boot options are initialized and present to user Enable Legacy BIOS Only Legacy BIOS boot options are initialized and present to user Retry Boot List Disabled Enabled Enabled If enabled BIOS automatically retries to boot from the top of the Boot Priority List when all devices have been attempted and failed Network Boot Retry 164 Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 Disabled Enabled Enabled If enabled BIOS automatically retries the PXE list present in the system when all PXE attempts have failed If set to disabled the system halts and displays the error message Network Boot Failed when all PXE boots failed If set to Boot L
79. Oracle Hardware Management Pack by typing commands as required Accessing System Management Tools 27 Related Information Oracle Hardware Management Pack on page 6 Oracle Hardware Management Pack installation instructions at http www oracle com goto system management m Oracle Hardware Management Pack Documentation Library at http www oracle com pls topic lookup ctx ohmp 28 Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 Setting Up Software and Firmware This section includes information about using Oracle System Assistant Oracle ILOM and Oracle Hardware Management Pack to set up the server software and firmware In most cases use Oracle System Assistant to set up your server s software and firmware Alternatively you can update firmware for your server using either Oracle ILOM or Oracle Hardware Management Pack The following topics are discussed Description Links Set up software and firmware using Oracle System Assistant Set up software and firmware using Oracle ILOM Set up software and firmware using Oracle Hardware Management Pack Set Up Software and Firmware Using Oracle System Assistant on page 29 Set Up Software and Firmware Using Oracle ILOM on page 30 Set Up Software and Firmware Using Oracle Hardware Management Pack on page 32 Related Information Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager ILOM 3 1 Documentation Library at http www
80. Release Updates on page 45 m Click Update Firmware to update firmware See Update Firmware on page 49 Click Configure Hardware gt RAID Configuration to configure RAID See Configure Hardware for RAID on page 54 Follow these steps to install an operating system using Oracle System Assistant 1 Click the Install OS task button The Install Operating System screen appears ORACLE System Assistant SOFTWARE RELEASE 1 0 0 System Information INSTALL OPERATING SYSTEM Configure Network Select the Operating System to Install Get Updates Supported OS Select Operating System ar Update Firmware PEER Current BIOS mode Legacy BIOS SS Select the desired BIOS mode for booting OS JEH amp Preferences Advanced Tasks Select your install media location Insert the first CD DVD of the 05 to be installed Click Refresh List if you have attached a new CD drive and do not see it in the CD DVD location CD DVD Location Select from the available CD DVDs T Refresh List 64 Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 2 From the Supported OS drop down list select the OS to install The list contains only the supported operating systems that can be installed using the Install OS task 3 In the Select the desired BIOS mode for booting OS portion of the screen select the BIOS mode UEFI or Legacy BIOS that you want to use for the OS installation The choice of BIOS modes is
81. Request Physical Media Online 202 v Request Physical Media By Phone 204 Installing Updates Using Other Methods 204 Index 205 Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 Using This Documentation This administration guide describes the tools that are available to manage the Sun Server X3 2 from Oracle and the Oracle ILOM features specific to the server Note The Sun Server X3 2 was formerly named the Sun Fire X4170 M3 server This former name might still appear in the software The new product name does not indicate any change in system features or functionality This document is written for technicians system administrators authorized service providers and users who have experience configuring and administering servers This section describes how to obtain the latest software and firmware documentation and feedback and support and accessibility information Getting the Latest Software and Firmware on page ix About This Documentation on page x Related Documentation on page x m Feedback on page m Access to Oracle Support on page xi Getting the Latest Software and Firmware Firmware drivers and other hardware related software for each Oracle x86 server server module blade and blade chassis are updated periodically You can obtain the latest version in one of three ways Oracle System Assistant This is a new factory installed option for Oracl
82. Selections on page 168 BIOS Setup Utility Menu Options 7 BIOS IO Menu Selections This section includes a searchable text based representation and an on screen image of the BIOS IO Menu The options that are available from the IO Menu are described in the table that follows Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2012 American Megatrends Inc Main Advanced IO Boot UEFI Driver Control Save amp Exit Internal Devices NETO 1 NET2 3 Add In Cards gt PCI Subsystem Settings PCI PCI X and PCI gt IO Virtualization Express Settings gt IOAT gt Slot 1 gt Slot 2 lt gt Select Screen gt Slot 3 v Select Item gt Slot Internal Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F7 Discard Changes F9 Optimized Defaults F10 Save amp Exit ESC Exit Version 2 15 1229 Copyright C 2012 American Megatrends Inc Note NET 2 NET 3 and Slot 1 are nonfunctional in single processor systems 158 Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 0 Setup Utility Copy en D 01 erican Megatrends Inc gt PCI Subs Note NET 2 NET 3 and Slot 1 are nonfunctional in single processor systems TABLE BIOS IO Menu Options Setup Options Options Defaults Description PCI SUBSYSTEM Configure PCI PCI X and PCI SETTINGS Express settings PCI 64 Bit Resources Disabled Enabled Enabled Enable or
83. Sun Server X3 2 formerly Sun Fire X4170 M3 Administration Guide SS R Sun T ORACLE April 2014 Copyright 2013 2014 Oracle and or its affiliates All rights reserved This software and related documentation are provided under a license agreement containing restrictions on use and disclosure and are protected by intellectual property laws Except as expressly permitted in your license agreement or allowed by law you may not use copy reproduce translate broadcast modify license transmit distribute exhibit perform publish or display any part in any form or by any means Reverse engineering disassembly or decompilation of this software unless required by law for interoperability is prohibited The information contained herein is subject to change without notice and is not warranted to be error free If you find any errors please report them to us in writing If this is software or related software documentation that is delivered to the U S Government or anyone licensing it on behalf of the U S Government the following notice is applicable U S GOVERNMENT END USERS Oracle programs including any operating system integrated software any pos installed on the hardware and or documentation delivered to U S Government end users are commercial computer software pursuant to the applicable Federal Acquisition Regulation and agency specific supplemental regulations As such use duplication disclosure modification a
84. System Management Tools on page 15 Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 Common System Administrative Tasks The following table includes information about common administrative tasks that you can perform using the system management tools Task Oracle System Assistant Oracle ILOM Oracle Hardware Management Pack Other Set up software and firmware Set power on and cooling policies Update BIOS or Oracle ILOM firmware Update HBA and expander firmware Configure a preinstalled OS Install Linux OS Set Up Software and Firmware Using Oracle System Assistant on page 29 Not applicable Update Firmware Update Firmware Not applicable Install OS Set Up Software and Firmware Using Oracle ILOM on page 30 Managing the Server Using Oracle ILOM on page 91 CLI load Web interface ILOM Administration gt Maintenance gt Firmware Upgrade Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Set Up Software and Firmware Using Oracle Hardware Management Pack on page 32 Not applicable fwupdate fwupdate Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Sun Server X3 2 Installation Guide About the Installation Procedure on page 1 Sun Server X3 2 Installation Guide for Linux Operating Systems About Linux Operating System Installs on page 1 Pla
85. Tools for Single System Management 2 Choosing Tools for Multiple System Management 3 System Management Tools Overview 3 Oracle System Assistant 4 Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager Oracle ILOM 5 Oracle Hardware Management Pack 6 Common System Management Tasks 8 Common System Administrative Tasks 9 Evaluating the Server Environment 12 Planning for Operating System Installation 2 Planning for System Component Updating and Monitoring 13 Planning for Modular System Management 14 Installing System Management Tools 15 System Management Documentation 15 Accessing System Management Tools 17 Accessing Oracle System Assistant 7 v Enable Oracle System Assistant From BIOS 18 v Access Oracle System Assistant at Startup 19 y Access Oracle System Assistant From Oracle ILOM Using the Web Interface 21 v Access Oracle System Assistant Using the Oracle ILOM CLI 3 Accessing Oracle ILOM 4 v Access Oracle ILOM Using the Web Interface 24 v Access Oracle ILOM Using the CLI 25 Accessing Oracle Hardware Management Pack 26 v Access Oracle Hardware Management Pack From Oracle System Assistant 26 v Access Oracle Hardware Management Pack From My Oracle Support 27 Setting Up Software and Firmware 29 v Set Up Software and Firmware Using Oracle System Assistant 9 v Set Up Software and Firmware Using Oracle ILOM 0 v Set Up Software and Firmware Using Oracle Hardware Management Pack 32 Setting Up the Server Using Oracle System Assistant 35 Orga
86. Utility using the F2 key are permanent until the next time you change the settings Before you begin ensure that the following requirements are met A hard disk drive or solid state drive is properly installed in the server console connection is established to the server 1 Reset or power on the server Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 m From the local server press the Power button on the front panel of the server to power off the server and then press the Power button again to power on the server From the Oracle ILOM web interface click Host Management gt Power Control and select Reset from the Select Action list box From the Oracle ILOM CLI on the server SP type reset System The server resets 2 When prompted press the F2 key to access the BIOS Setup Utility 3 To ensure that the factory defaults are set do the following a Press the F9 key to automatically load the factory default settings A message appears prompting you to continue this operation by selecting OK or to cancel the operation by selecting Cancel b In the message highlight OK then press Enter The BIOS Setup Utility screen appears with the cursor highlighting the first value on the screen 4 Press F10 to save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility Alternatively you can save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility by navigating to the Save amp Exit menu and selecting Save Changes and Reset Relat
87. YS LOCATE SYS HOST_ERR SYS PS_FAULT SYS FAN_FAULT Indicator Indicator Indicator Discrete sensor Indicator Indicator OK LED Service LED Locate LED Writable digital OEM reserved sensor type per IPMI Power Supply Service LED Top Fan Fault LED Color Green Location Front panel Off Power is off Fast blink SP is booting Slow blink Host is in BIOS On Host is booting OS Color Amber Location Front panel Off Server is OK On Server requires service Color White Location Front and rear panels Off Normal Fast blink Locate function is activated Self extinguishes after 30 minutes 0x02 asserts SYS SERVICE 0x01 deasserts SYS SERVICE Color Amber Location Mainboard Off Normal On General power supply fault Color Amber Location Mainboard Off Normal On General fan fault Related Information Cooling Unit Components on page 175 Disk Backplane Components on page 176 Memory Device Components on page 176 Power Unit Components on page 177 Processor Components on page 178 174 Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 System Board Components on page 179 System Firmware Components on page 181 Hard Disk Drive Components on page 181 Cooling Unit Components The system has 1 57 inch 40 mm fan modules with two fans in each module The following ta
88. are ESXi installed on the server you can update firmware and perform additional system management tasks Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager There are no operating system limitations Oracle ILOM with Oracle ILOM because the software runs on the system service processor not on the operating system Oracle Hardware Management Pack To confirm which operating systems are supported with the Oracle Hardware Management Pack components refer to the Support Matrix at http www oracle com technetwork s erver storage servermgmt tech hardw are management pack index html Related Information a System Management Tools Overview on page 3 Planning for System Component Updating and Monitoring Use the system management tools to update or monitor server software or components The easiest way to obtain and update firmware and software is by using Oracle System Assistant See Set Up Software and Firmware Using Oracle System Assistant on page 29 Alternatively you can obtain the latest firmware and software from the My Oracle Support web site or by requesting physical media For more information see Getting Server Firmware and Software on page 197 The following table lists the main functions of each tool Planning the System Management Environment 13 14 System Management Tool Update Functions Monitoring Functions Oracle System Assistant Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager Oracle ILOM
89. as been erased overwritten or corrupted you can download the image file that is available from the My Oracle Support web site to restore an update image of Oracle System Assistant to the USB device 1 Download the appropriate image file from the My Oracle Support web site The package name for the update image for the server is Sun Server X3 2 X4170 M3 SWversion Oracle System Assistant Download the image that is specific to your server For example you could download the image Sun_Server_X3 2 Sun_Fire_X4170_M3 x x x yyyyy ORACLE_SYSTEM_ASSISTANT_UPDATER i so Where x x x is the release number and yyyyy is the build number of Oracle System Assistant For information about accessing My Oracle Support and downloading this image see Download Firmware and Software Using My Oracle Support on page 200 2 Make the update image available to the server in either of the following ways m Use the image file to burn a physical DVD image Install the DVD in the server s DVD drive or ina DVD drive attached to the server You can also make the DVD available to the server as a redirected DVD by using the Oracle ILOM Remote System Console application Make the update image file available to the server as an ISO image using the Oracle ILOM Remote System Console application 3 Reset or power on the server For example From the local server press the Power button approximately 1 second on the server front panel to
90. ble lists the system cooling unit components Component Name Oracle Values ILOM CLI Targets IPMI Type Description if applicable SYS MB FM 0 3 FRU Fan module FRU SYS MB FM 0 3 PRSNT Discrete Fan module is O1h ENTITY_PRESENT sensor present 02h ENTITY_ABSENT SYS MB FM 0 3 F 0 1 T Thresho Fan module fan RPM ACH Id speed sensor SYS MB FM 0 3 SERVI Indicato Fan Module Fault Color Amber CE r LED Location Mainboard Off Normal On Fan module was diagnosed as faulty SYS MB FM 0 3 OK Indicato Fan Module OK LED Color Green 2 Location Mainboard On Normal Off Fan module is offline Related Information System Chassis Components on page 173 Disk Backplane Components on page 176 Memory Device Components on page 176 Power Unit Components page 177 Processor Components on page 178 System Board Components on page 179 a System Firmware Components on page 181 Hard Disk Drive Components on page 181 Monitoring Components and Identifying SNMP Messages 5 Disk Backplane Components The following table lists the disk backplane DBP components Component Name Oracle ILOM CLI Targets IPMI Type Description SYS DBP 0 2 FRU Disk backplane FRUs for a multiple DBP configuration SYS DBP FRU Disk backplane FRU for a single DBP configuration Related Information System Chassis Components on page 173 m Co
91. ce Exhausted message which means that one or more devices cannot load Option ROMs For example if you install a SAS PCle card you might encounter the following message in the Oracle ILOM event log Option ROM Space Exhausted Device XXX Disabled By default all on board Legacy Options ROMs are enabled in the BIOS However you can disable most of these Option ROMs unless they are required to support booting from the associated device or to provide some other boot time function For example it is not necessary to load the Option ROM for the on board network ports unless you want to boot from one or more network ports even then you can disable the Options ROMs for the remaining ports To minimize server boot time and reduce the likelihood of exhausting the available Option ROM address space disable the Option ROMs for all devices that you do not intend to boot from Enable Option ROMs only for those devices from which you intend to boot If Option ROMs are enabled for more than one boot device you might encounter an Option ROM space exhausted condition Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 If you encounter the Option ROM space exhausted condition even after disabling all devices from which you do not intend to boot then disable additional Option ROMs Under some circumstances it might be necessary to disable Option ROMs for all devices except for the primary boot device Related Information m Access BIOS Setu
92. cement module is programmed by Oracle ILOM to contain the same TLI as the other two modules Managing the Server Using Oracle ILOM 97 98 Switch Serial Port Output to Host Management Console Oracle ILOM by default streams local management traffic through the serial management port SER MGT However you can configure Oracle ILOM to stream the console output directly to the host console port COM1 This feature is beneficial to Windows kernel debugging as it enables you to view non ASCII character traffic from the host console For more information about prerequisites and instructions for switching the serial port output between the serial port and host console refer to Serial Management Port Owner in the Oracle ILOM 3 1 Configuration and Maintenance Guide Back Up and Restore BIOS Configuration The BIOS configuration back up and restore feature in Oracle ILOM makes it easy for maintaining your host data store BIOS configuration parameters Use this feature to back up the BIOS parameters from the host data store to Oracle ILOM or to restore the saved parameters from Oracle ILOM to the host data store Additionally you can sync the BIOS parameters between the host data store and Oracle ILOM and reset the BIOS parameters in the host data store to their factory defaults For more information about this feature and instructions on how to perform these operations in Oracle ILOM refer to Maintaining x86 BIOS Configuration Param
93. cle VM 3 0 virtual machine software a Linux operating system or the Oracle Solaris 10 Operating System you must mount the Oracle System Assistant USB flash drive before you can access it using your filesystem For mounting instructions see Mounting the Oracle System Assistant USB Flash Drive on page 75 2 Run the Oracle Hardware Management Pack installer application from the Oracle System Assistant USB flash drive For installation instructions refer to the Oracle Hardware Management Pack 2 2 x Documentation Library at http www oracle com pls topic lookup ctx ohmp Related Information Oracle Hardware Management Pack on page 6 m Oracle Hardware Management Pack installation instructions at http www oracle com goto system management Oracle Hardware Management Pack Documentation Library at http www oracle com pls topic lookup ctx ohmp Access Oracle Hardware Management Pack From My Oracle Support Use the following procedure to download Oracle Hardware Management Pack from the My Oracle Support web site 1 Download Oracle Hardware Management Pack by following the instructions in Getting Server Firmware and Software on page 197 2 Install Oracle Hardware Management Pack by following the instructions in the Oracle Hardware Management Pack library After Oracle Hardware Management Pack is installed you can access all of the Oracle Hardware Management Pack tools 3 Perform tasks using
94. com sep Pages oracle sg_x_sas6 int z aspx SGX SAS6 R INT Z only LSI MegaCLI or MegaRAID Storage Manager You can use the LSI MegaCLI command line tool or the MegaRAID Storage Manager graphical interface to configure and manage RAID volumes for the SGX SAS6 R INT Z disk controller You can download the LSI MegaCLI and MegaRAID Storage Manager software for your operating system from the Utilities section at following location http www lsi com sep Pages oracle sg_x_sas6 r int z aspx 104 Using Oracle ILOM to Monitor Storage Devices You can use Oracle ILOM 3 1 to view information and health status for installed storage devices To view information and health details for system storage in the Oracle ILOM web interface click System Information gt Storage To view similar information in the Oracle ILOM command line interface type show System Storage System information presented in the Oracle ILOM interfaces includes number of installed storage devices storage size health status configured disks controllers volumes and expanders Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 For further information about viewing system component activity refer to Collecting System Information Monitoring Health Status and Initiating Host Management Actions in the Oracle ILOM 3 1 User s Guide Related Information Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager ILOM Documentation Library at http www oracle com pls topic lookup
95. command line shell to access tools and files that reside on the internal Oracle System Assistant USB device Caution Possible loss of data or loss of Oracle System Assistant functionality Only advanced users or system administrators should access and use the Oracle System Assistant shell Follow these steps to access the command line shell using Oracle System Assistant 1 Click the Advanced Tasks task button then click the Shell tab The Shell screen appears ORACLE System Assistant SOFTWARE RELEASE 1 0 0 Shel Media integrity check Media Integrity Check System Information l J Configure Network To start the Oracle System Assistant shell click the Start Shell button Get Updates After you are done use the exit command in the shell to switch back to the Oracle System Assistant GUI Update Firmware Configure Hardware Start Shell jJ Install OS Preferences Help Exit 2 Click the Start Shell button The Oracle System Assistant command line shell window appears 70 Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 3 To leave the shell and return to Oracle System Assistant user interface type exit at the shell command line prompt 4 If desired click Exit to quit Oracle System Assistant and reboot or power off the server Related Information Accessing Oracle System Assistant on page 17 Perform Advanced Tasks to Check Media Integrity The Media Integrity Check
96. ctx ilom31 Configuring RAID 5 106 Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 Setting Up BIOS Configuration Parameters This section provides an overview of BIOS configuration management Legacy BIOS UEFI BIOS and the BIOS Setup utility The following topics are discussed Description Links Learn about the tools available to manage Managing the BIOS Configuration on the BIOS configuration page 107 Learn how to access the BIOS Setup Utility Accessing the BIOS Setup Utility on page 108 Learn about Legacy BIOS and UEFI BIOS Using Legacy BIOS or UEFI on page 112 Learn how BIOS allocates Option ROM Using BIOS for Resource Allocation on and I O resources page 116 Learn how to perform common BIOS setup Common BIOS Setup Utility Tasks on procedures page 118 Related Information BIOS Setup Utility Menu Options on page 141 Managing the BIOS Configuration The BIOS configuration parameters on an Oracle x86 server are manageable from the BIOS Setup Utility and Oracle ILOM You can also download the BIOS firmware using Oracle System Assistant For information about using these tools to manage the BIOS configuration see Oracle System Assistant Update Firmware on page 49 107 a Oracle ILOM Managing x86 BIOS Configuration Parameters in the Oracle ILOM 3 1 Configuration and Maintenance Guide BIOS Setup Utility Common BIOS Setup Utility Tas
97. d in card Do one of the following Select Enabled to enable I O resource allocation for the add in card Select Disabled to disable the I O resource allocation for the add in card Press F10 to save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility Related Information IO Resource Allocation on page 117 Access BIOS Setup Utility Menus on page 110 BIOS Setup Utility Menus on page 108 Exit BIOS Setup Utility on page 138 V Exit BIOS Setup Utility 1 2 Use the left and right arrow keys to navigate to the top level Save amp Exit menu Use the up and down arrow keys to select the desired action Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 Save Changes and Exit 3 Press the Enter key to select the option A confirmation dialog box appears 4 In the confirmation dialog box select OK to proceed and exit the BIOS Setup Utility or select Cancel to stop the exit process Note After modifying any BIOS settings and selecting Save Changes and Reset from the Save amp Exit Menu the subsequent reboot might take longer than a typical reboot where no settings were modified The additional delay is required to ensure that changes to the BIOS settings are synchronized with Oracle ILOM Related Information Access BIOS Setup Utility Menus page 110 BIOS Setup Utility Menus on page 108 Setting Up BIOS Configuration Parameters 9 140 Sun Server X3
98. d level cache L2 streamer prefetcher Enable the mid level cache L2 prefetching of adjacent cache lines TABLE BIOS Advanced Menu Options Continued Setup Options Options Defaults Description DCU Streamer Prefetcher Disabled Enabled DCP IP Prefetcher Disabled Enabled Enabled Enable prefetch of next L1 data line based on multiple loads in same cache line Enable prefetch of next L1 line based on sequential load history Intel Virtualization Disabled Enabled Technology When enabled a Virtual Machine Manager VMM can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Intel Vanderpool Technology CPU Power Management Configuration Disabled Enabled Efficient Custom Power Technology Intel SpeedStep Disabled Enabled Efficient Enabled Displays processor CPU information BIOS provides C states P states and T states support in order for the OS to manage the power utilization of the system Power management is also controlled by the service processor based on system policies Enable the power management features The following options are not displayed if Power Technology is set to Disabled Displays only if Power Technology is set to Custom Enable or disable Intel SpeedStep The Intel technology used to support P state transitions is referred to as Intel SpeedStep Turbo Mode Disabled Enabled Enabled Displays only if Power Technology is s
99. date all firmware components It is highly recommended that you choose to update all firmware components Some firmware components require a server reboot immediately following a firmware update If required the server might automatically reboot when the update process finishes Setting Up the Server Using Oracle System Assistant 49 50 For updates to Oracle ILOM the actual time it takes to perform the update depends on the Local Host Interconnect setting in Oracle ILOM A quicker method using an internal USB Ethernet connection is used by Oracle System Assistant when the Local Host Interconnect setting in Oracle ILOM is configured as host managed true which is the default If the Oracle ILOM Local Host Interconnect setting is not configured as host managed a slower method is used by Oracle System Assistant for the update Note Before you begin the firmware update use the Get Updates task to download the most recent platform software release from Oracle Follow these steps to update firmware using Oracle System Assistant 1 In Oracle System Assistant click the Update Firmware task button The Update Firmware screen appears ORACLE System Assistant SOFTWARE RELEASE 1 0 0 Sein UPDATE FIRMWARE Supported hardware can be updated to the latest available firmware via Oracle System Assistant Configure Network To check if any hardware components can be updated using the Oracle System Assistant click Check for Firmware
100. de the following Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 m Avoids Legacy Option ROM address constraints For more information see Legacy Option ROM Allocation on page 116 Supports operating system boot partitions greater than 2 terabytes 2 TB in size For more information about limitations for supported operating systems refer to the Sun Server X3 2 Product Notes at http www oracle com pls topic lookup ctx SunServerX3 2 PCle device configuration utilities are integrated within the BIOS Setup Utility menus For more information see BIOS Setup Utility Menu Options on page 141 Bootable operating system images will appear in the boot list as labeled entities for example Windows boot manager label versus raw device labels Related Information Selecting Legacy BIOS or UEFI Boot Mode on page 113 m Select the Boot Device on page 121 Configuration Utilities for Add In Cards The method for interacting with configuration utilities for add in cards and system resident I O adapters differs depending on whether Legacy BIOS Mode or UEFI Boot Mode is used In Legacy BIOS Mode I O adapter utilities are invoked during BIOS POST progression using hot keys identified by the adapter s Option ROM during POST When the hot key is pressed the adapter s specific configuration utility interface is presented Often the interface will have a vendor specific design In UEFI Boot Mode the config
101. default No override in the BIOS setting Also clears any previously chosen selection PXE Host will boot from the network following the PXE specification Disk Host will boot from the first disk as determined by BIOS Diagnostic Host will boot into the diagnostic partition if configured CD ROM Host will boot from the attached CD ROM or DVD device BIOS Host will boot into the BIOS Setup screen For information on how to configure the Next Boot Device setting in Oracle ILOM refer to Setting Next Boot Device on x86 Host Server in the Oracle ILOM 3 1 Configuration and Maintenance Guide FRU TLI Auto Update Oracle ILOM includes a top level indicator TLI auto update feature that ensures that the TLI stored in the server s field replaceable units FRUs is always correct The TLI which is unique to each server is used to track the server s service entitlement and warranty coverage When a server requires service the server s TLI is used to verify that the server s warranty has not expired The TLI is stored in the FRUID field replaceable unit identifiers of these components power supply 0 PS0 motherboard MB and disk backplane 0 DBP0 The TLI components stored in each component FRUID include Product name PPN product part number m PSN product serial number When a server FRU that contains the TLI is removed and a replacement module installed the TLI of the repla
102. disable 64 bit capable Allocation devices to be decoded in above 4G address space This setting is available only if system supports 64 bit decoding VIRTUALIZATION Configure single root I O virtualization settings Disabled Enabled Enabled Enable or disable Intel Virtualization Technology VT d for directed I O If enabled ensures improved isolation of 1 0 resources for greater reliability security and availability BIOS Setup Utility Menu Options 9 TABLE BIOS IO Menu Options Continued Setup Options Options Defaults Description SR IOV Disabled Enabled Enabled Single Root I O Virtualization SR IOV is used to configure devices into multiple virtual devices that can be used on virtual OS installation If supported by hardware and set to enabled all devices within the system that are SR IOV capable will be configured to support SR IOV and I O resources are allocated to the device as normal If set to disabled I O resources are not allocated to the device ARI I OAT Disabled Enabled Disabled If Alternate Routing ID ARI is supported by hardware and set to enabled devices are permitted to locate virtual functions VFs in function numbers 8 to 255 of the captured bus number instead of normal function numbers 0 to 7 Configure settings for the Intel I O Acceleration Technology I OAT Intel I OAT Disabled Enabled Enabled Enable or di
103. drives that you want to add to the RAID configuration If a volume already exists on the disk it appears in the Created Volumes section If necessary highlight and delete the existing volume 5 Click the Create Volume button The Creating RAID Volume information box appears 6 Wait for the RAID Volume to be created The Volume Details dialog box appears Information about the highlighted volume is displayed 7 In the Volume Details dialog box enter the volume name in the Volume Name box then click the Save Changes button The RAID Configuration screen appears This completes the RAID configuration 8 Continue with the next steps if you want to delete a RAID volume or configure a bootable volume If you want to delete a RAID volume in the RAID Configuration screen select the RAID volume then click the Delete Volume button This action deletes all data on the existing volume If you want to create a bootable volume in the RAID Configuration screen select the RAID volume then click the Set Volume for Boot button The RAID Configuration screen now indicates the bootable volume The server then boots from this volume if selected to boot from the RAID controller Note Your disk controller might not support this feature Setting Up the Server Using Oracle System Assistant 55 9 Click Save Settings 10 If desired click Exit to quit Oracle System Assistant and reboot or power off the server Related Inf
104. e To access the Oracle System Assistant filesystem see Access the Oracle System Asistant Filesystem on page 89 Top Level Directory File Information or Directory Contents boot Oracle Linux Runtime boot files e Oracle System Assistant application Oracle The platform xml file Common Content not appropriate for other directories Documentation Server related documentation Firmware Firmware for Oracle ILOM BIOS HBAs etc Linux Tools and drivers specific to Linux Oracle_VM Tools and drivers specific to Oracle VM readme html HTML formatted ReadMe file Setting Up the Server Using Oracle System Assistant 87 88 Top Level Directory File Information or Directory Contents Solaris Versions txt VMware Windows Legal_notices Tools and drivers specific to Oracle Solaris List of driver and tool versions for all operating systems Tools and drivers specific to VMware Tools and drivers specific to Windows Content required by Oracle Legal Related Information Organization of Oracle System Assistant on page 37 Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 V Access the Oracle System Asistant Filesystem To access the Oracle System Assistant files use the following procedure 1 Click the Advanced Task button and click the Shell tab 2 Click the Start Shell button The Oracle System Assistant command line shell window appears 3 Go to the root directory by
105. e x86 64 bit Processors Installed Maximum Processor Summary Two Intel Xeon Processor E5 Series Memory VY OK Installed RAM Size 16GB DIMMs installed Maximum Power VY OK Permitted Power Consumption 589 watts PSUs Installed Maximum Actual Power Consumption 117 watts Cooling g OK Inlet Air Temperature 22 C Fans Installed Maximum Exhaust Air Temperature 30 C Storage A Not Available Installed Disk Size Not Available Internal Disks Installed Maximum Disk Controllers Not Available Networking VP OK installed Ethernet NICs 22 Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 3 Click the Launch button for Oracle System Assistant The Launching Oracle System Assistant screen appears Then the Oracle System Assistant System Overview task screen appears If the Oracle System Assistant screen does not appear see Troubleshooting Oracle System Assistant on page 80 4 Perform tasks using Oracle System Assistant as required Related Information Oracle System Assistant on page 4 Setting Up the Server Using Oracle System Assistant on page 35 m Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager ILOM 3 1 Documentation Library at http www oracle com pls topic lookup ctx ilom31 Access Oracle System Assistant Using the Oracle ILOM CLI Use the following procedure to access Oracle System Assistant using the Oracle ILOM command line interface CLI 1 Access the Oracle ILOM CLI
106. e 179 System Firmware Components on page 181 Hard Disk Drive Components on page 181 System Chassis Components The following table lists the system chassis components Component Name Oracle ILOM CLI Targets SYS SYS UUID SYS ACPI SYS PWRBS SYS VPS SYS VPS_CPUS SYS VPS_MEMO RY SYS VPS_FANS SYS INTSW SYS T_AMB SYS TEMP_FAUL T IPMI Type FRU FRU State sensor Discrete sensor Threshold sensor Threshold sensor Threshold sensor Threshold sensor Discrete sensor Threshold sensor Indicator Description General host FRU Unique system ID Precondition for sensors that need to know if the host is on Power budget status Virtual power sensor Virtual power sensor CPUs Virtual power sensor Memory Virtual power sensor Fans Chassis intrusion switch System ambient temperature Temperature Fault LED Monitoring Components and Identifying SNMP Messages Values if applicable Derived from host MAC address Use for PXE boot and licensing hidden 01h ACPT_ON_WORKING 20h ACPI_SOFT_OFF 01h DEASSERTED 02h ASSERTED Watts Watts Watts Watts 01h DEASSERTED 02h ASSERTED Degrees C Color Amber Location Mainboard Off Normal On Chassis overtemp fault 173 Component Name Oracle ILOM CLI Targets IPMI Type Description Values if applicable SYS OK SYS SERVICE S
107. e Hardware CLI ilomconfig Not applicable ILOM network gt Service Processor set SP network settings Configuration lt property gt lt value gt Web interface ILOM Administration gt Network Settings Configure RAID Configure Hardware Not applicable raidconfig Configuring gt RAID RAID on Configuration page 101 Power on the server Not applicable CLI Not applicable Not applicable remotely Power off the server remotely Reset the SP to default values Monitor hardware components for faults Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Related Information start System Web interface System Information gt Summary CLI stop System Web interface System Information gt Summary CLI set SP reset_to_default s all Web interface ILOM Administration gt Configuration Management gt Reset Defaults CLI show System Open_Pro blems Web interface System Information Not applicable ilomconfig hwmgmtcli Hardware Management Agent Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable m Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager ILOM 3 1 Documentation Library at http www oracle com pls topic lookup ctx ilom31 Oracle Hardware Management http www oracle com pls topic lookup ctx ohmp Pack Documentation Library at Planning the System Management Environment 11 Sun Server X3 2 Installation Guide About the Installation Procedure on page 1
108. e host a Select Host Management gt Power Control b In the Select Action drop down list select Graceful Shutdown and Power Off c Click Save Note The host operating system must have power shutdown enabled 2 Go to the Oracle ILOM web interface System Information gt Summary page See Access Oracle ILOM Using the Web Interface on page 24 1 Warming ORACLE Integrated Lights Out Manager User adminuser Role Administrator SP Hostna System Information Summary Processors Memory Power Cooling Storage Networking PCI Devices Firmware Open Problems 0 gt Remote Control Host Management gt System Management gt Power Management gt ILOM Administration Summary View system summary information You may also change power state and view system status and fault information System Type Rack Mount Power State Tum of Model SUN FIRE X4170 M3 RE Part Number 07011490 SEMOE mattor oF Timor Serial Number 1118P0002Y Oracle System Assistant System Identifier ban64uut202 Version 1 0 0 0 Cu System Firmware Version ILOM 3 1 0 0 BIOS 17010624 System Firmware Update CT RE Primary Operating System Not Available Host Primary MAC Address Not Available Remote Console D SET veau ILOM Address 10 153 55 202 ILOM MAC Address 00 21 28 D5 C0 CE Overall Status OK Total Problem Count 0 Subsystem Status Details Inventory Processors VY OK Processor Architectur
109. e sunHwTrapThresholdType object indicates whether the threshold was SYS MB T_OUT_ZONE1 1 p 2 SYS MB T_IN_ZONE2 SYS MB T_OUT_ZONE2 Monitoring Components and Identifying SNMP Messages 3 Messages and Descriptions Sensor Name SNMP Message sunHwTrapTempFatalThresholdDeasserted Oracle ILOM Message Lower fatal threshold no longer exceeded Severity and Description Informational A temperature sensor has reported that its value has gone below an upper fatal threshold setting or above a lower fatal threshold setting The sunHwTrapThresholdType object indicates whether the threshold was an upper or lower SNMP Message sunHwTrapTempFatalThresholdExceeded Oracle ILOM Message Upper fatal threshold exceeded Severity and Description Critical A temperature sensor has reported that its value has gone above an upper fatal threshold setting or below a lower fatal threshold setting The sunHwTrapThresholdType object indicates whether the threshold was an upper or lower SNMP Message sunHwTrapTempFatalThresholdDeasserted Oracle ILOM Message Upper fatal threshold no longer exceeded Severity and Description Informational A temperature sensor has reported that its value has gone below an upper fatal threshold setting or above a lower fatal threshold setting The sunHwTrapThresholdType object indicates whether the threshold was an upper or lower SNMP Message sunHwTrapTempFatalThresholdExceeded Oracle ILOM Mes
110. e the Oracle ILOM Remote System Console application to make the image available to the server as a redirected DVD or as an ISO image select USB VIRTUAL AMI Virtual CDROM 1 00 as shown in the following Please Select Boot Device menu then press Enter A message appears and a prompt asks whether you want to continue the restore process Setting Up the Server Using Oracle System Assistant 85 6 To restore the Oracle System Assistant image type yes then press Enter The following message appears indicating the progress of the restore process and when the process completes asks whether the restored Oracle System Assistant USB flash drive should be verified to ensure that it was programmed correctly The embedded storage device is being recovered lease do not reboot or power off the server uring this process ry is complete you may optionally perform an integrity verification f the device to insure that it was correctly programmed Would you like to verify the device yes or nol 7 If you want to perform an integrity check of the USB device type yes then press Enter If you do not want to perform an integrity check proceed to Step 8 It is recommended that you perform this integrity check of the USB device The following screen appears indicating that the Oracle System Assistant USB device was verified successfully The system then reboots and launches the Oracle System Assistant application he embedded stora
111. e x86 servers It has all the tools and drivers you need and is built into the server My Oracle Support http support oracle com m Physical media request For more information see Getting Server Firmware and Software on page 197 About This Documentation This documentation set is available in both PDF and HTML formats The information is presented in topic based organization similar to online help and therefore does not include chapters appendices or section numbering A PDF version that includes all information on a particular topic subject such as hardware installation or product notes can be generated by clicking the PDF button in the upper left corner of the HTML page Related Documentation Documentation Link All Oracle documentation http www oracle com documentation Sun Server X3 2 http www oracle SunServerX3 2 com pls topic lookup ctx Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager Oracle ILOM 3 1 http www oracle ilom31 com pls topic lookup ctx Oracle Hardware Management Pack 2 2 http www oracle ohmp com pls topic lookup ctx Feedback You can provide feedback on this documentation at Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 http www oracle com goto docfeedback Access to Oracle Support Oracle customers have access to electronic support through My Oracle Support For information visit http www oracle com
112. ed Maximum Power VY OK Permitted Power Consumption 589 watts PSUs Installed Maximum Actual Power Consumption 117 watts Cooling 9 OK Inlet Air Temperature 22 C Fans Installed Maximum Exhaust Air Temperature 30 C Storage Not Available Installed Disk Size Not Available Internal Disks Installed Maximum Disk Controllers Not Available Networking Installed Ethernet NICs 5 Perform Oracle ILOM tasks using the web interface or launch Oracle System Assistant as required Related Information Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager Oracle ILOM on page 5 Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager ILOM 3 1 Documentation Library at http www oracle com pls topic lookup ctx ilom31 V Access Oracle ILOM Using the CLI Use the following procedure to log in to the Oracle ILOM command line interface CLI 1 Connect the server cables and set up the IP addresses for the server See the Sun Server X3 2 Installation Guide About the Installation Procedure on page 1 Accessing System Management Tools 25 2 Open a terminal window 3 Log in to the server s service processor SP using a Secure Shell SSH session For example type the following command ssh username SP_IPaddress Where username is a user account with administrative privileges and SP_IPaddress is the IP address of the Oracle ILOM SP 4 Enter your user name and password at the prompt The default user name is
113. ed Information Access BIOS Setup Utility Menus page 110 BIOS Setup Utility Menus on page 108 BIOS Key Mappings on page 109 Select Legacy BIOS or UEFI Boot Mode The BIOS firmware supports both Legacy BIOS Boot Mode and UEFI Boot Mode The default setting is Legacy BIOS Boot Mode Because some operating systems OS support both Legacy BIOS and UEFI and some operating systems support only Legacy BIOS you have the following options If the OS being installed supports only Legacy BIOS you must ensure that the boot mode is set to Legacy BIOS before you do the OS installation If the OS being installed supports both Legacy BIOS and UFFI you can set the boot mode to either Legacy BIOS or UEFI before you do the OS installation The following operating systems do not support UFFI m Oracle Linux 5 x Setting Up BIOS Configuration Parameters 9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 x Oracle VM 3 0 and 3 1 1 Access the BIOS Setup Utility menus See Access BIOS Setup Utility Menus on page 110 2 From the BIOS Main menu screen select Boot The Boot Menu screen appears 3 From the Boot Menu screen use the up and down arrow keys to select UEFI Legacy BIOS Boot Mode then press Enter The UEFI BIOS dialog appears Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 UEFI BIOS Boot Mode Legacy BIOS Note You cannot configure the boot device priority after switching the boot mode
114. ed a static IP assignment provide the gateway address for the SP 58 Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 ORACLE System Assistant SOFTWARE RELEASE ee 0000000 View or modify a subset of Service Processor settings Configure Network Select a task from drop down list you wish to view of modify Get Updates Network ork Configuration nn Update Firmware Network panel helps to Mew or modify network settings for the Service Processor Click Save Configure Hardware Settings for the modified values to be applied instali OS IPv4 IPv6 Preferences IP Discovery Mode O DHCP Static State W Enabled TRES IP Address Autoconfig stateless None Netmask DHCPV6 Autocontig O Stateless O None Gateway Static IP Address Unk Local IP Address Gateway Dynamic IP Uist None e State IPv6 Click the Enabled check box to enable IPv6 network settings f Autoconfig IPv6 When enabled the IPv6 Stateless autoconfiguration is run to learn the IPv6 address 5 DHCPv6 Autoconfig IPv6 When enabled the DHCPv6 Stateless autoconfiguration is run to learn the DNS and domain information When enabled the DHCPv6 Stateful autoconfiguration is run to learn the IPv6 addresses and DNS information When enabled the None state will only set the Link Local address in Oracle ILOM h Static IP Address IPv6 This is the static IP address for the SP i Link Local IP Address IPv6 This is a non rou
115. ent Console on page 98 Back Up and Restore BIOS Configuration on page 98 Set PCIe Cooling Mode on page 98 Administer Open Problems and Clear Server Faults on page 99 Sideband Management The sideband management feature is one of four ways you can establish a management connection to Oracle ILOM By default Oracle ILOM is set to transmit all traffic through the secure dedicated management port NET MGT on the Oracle x86 server chassis However if you prefer to support only one network connection to Oracle ILOM for both management and host traffic you can configure a sideband management connection For more information about special considerations requirements and instructions for configuring a sideband management connection in Oracle ILOM refer to Setting Up a Management Connection to Oracle ILOM and Logging In in the Oracle ILOM 3 1 Configuration and Maintenance Guide Power Control Policies In Oracle ILOM 3 1 the following power features are enabled for Oracle x86 servers Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 TABLE Power Control Policies for Oracle x86 Servers Power Feature Remote Power Control Power On Policies Description Configure the power state for the server remotely from an Oracle ILOM interface Available power states include Removing power from the system Shutting down the system gracefully Powering on the system with full power For ins
116. es a package of all tools drivers and utilities for that version of the OS Software includes Oracle Hardware Management Pack and LSI MegaRAID software For the Windows OS this OS Pack also includes Intel Network Teaming and Install Pack Sun Server X3 2 X4170 Includes the Firmware Pack You need to update a M3 SWoersion All Packs all OS Packs and all combination of system documents firmware and OS specific This pack does not include software Oracle VTS or the Oracle System Assistant image Getting Server Firmware and Software 9 Package Name Description When to Download This Package Sun Server X3 2 X4170 Oracle VTS diagnostics You need the Oracle VTS M3 SWeersion image diagnostics image Diagnostics Sun Server X3 2 X4170 Oracle System Assistant You need to manually M3 SWeersion Oracle recovery and ISO update recover or update Oracle System Assistant image System Assistant 200 Getting Firmware and Software from MOS or PMR You can use Oracle System Assistant to easily download and use the latest software release For further information see Setting Up the Server Using Oracle System Assistant on page 35 You can also obtain updated firmware and software by using My Oracle Support MOS or by submitting to Oracle a physical media request PMR For information see Download Firmware and Software Using My Oracle Support on page 200 Requesting Physical Media on
117. essage sunHwTrapMemoryFaultCleared Oracle ILOM Message event fault memory intel dimm 4gb fused Severity and Description Informational A memory component fault has been cleared SNMP Message sunHwTrapMemoryFault Oracle ILOM Message event fault memory intel dimm 8gb fused Severity and Description Major A memory component is suspected of causing a fault SNMP Message sunHwTrapMemoryFaultCleared Oracle ILOM Message event fault memory intel dimm 8gb fused Severity and Description Informational A memory component fault has been cleared SNMP Message sunHwTrapMemoryFault Oracle ILOM Message event fault memory intel dimm incompatible Severity and Description Major A memory component is suspected of causing a fault SNMP Message sunHwTrapMemoryFaultCleared Oracle ILOM Message event fault memory intel dimm incompatible Severity and Description Informational A memory component fault has been cleared SNMP Message sunHwTrapMemoryFault Oracle ILOM Message event fault memory intel dimm incompatible maxranks Severity and Description Major A memory component is suspected of causing a fault SNMP Message sunHwTrapMemoryFaultCleared Oracle ILOM Message event fault memory intel dimm incompatible maxranks Severity and Description Informational A memory component fault has been cleared SNMP Message sunHwTrapMemoryFault Oracle ILOM Message event fault memory intel dimm incompatible quadrank Severity and De
118. et to Custom and Intel SpeedStep is set to enabled and Turbo Mode is supported in the CPU Enable or disable Turbo Mode CPU C3 Report Disabled Enabled Disabled Displays only if Power Technology is set to Custom and power state C3 is supported in the CPU Enable or disable CPU C3 ACPI C2 report to operating system BIOS Setup Utility Menu Options 9 TABLE BIOS Advanced Menu Options Continued Setup Options Options Defaults Description CPU C6 Report Disabled Enabled Enabled Displays only if Power Technology is set to Custom and power state C6 is supported in the CPU Enable or disable CPU C6 ACPI C3 report to operating system CPU C7 Report Disabled Enabled Enabled Displays only if Power Technology is set to Custom and power state C7 is supported in the CPU Enable or disable CPU C7 ACPI C3 report to operating system Package C States Disabled Enabled Enabled Displays only if Power Technology is set to Custom The power state control is referred to as C State Enable or disable the Package C State limit Energy Performance USB PORTS Performance Balanced Performance Balanced Energy Energy Efficient Balanced Performance Optimize between performance and power savings Windows 2008 and later operating systems override this value according to its power plan Set USB port configuration parameters EHCI Hand off Port 6
119. eters in the Oracle ILOM 3 1 Configuration and Maintenance Guide Set PCIe Cooling Mode The Enhanced PCIe Cooling Mode Policy setting is provided to satisfy the cooler operating temperature requirement for certain PCIe cards Enabling this policy lowers the chassis output temperature sensor thresholds that are used by the system s fan control algorithm to keep the PCle cards operating within their required temperature range Enable this policy when it is desirable to keep the chassis even cooler than necessary For information about how to set the PCIe Cooling Mode Policy refer to Power On and Cooling Down Policies Configurable From the Server SP in the Oracle ILOM 3 1 Configuration and Maintenance Guide Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 Administer Open Problems and Clear Server Faults Oracle ILOM automatically detects system hardware faults and environmental conditions on a managed system If a problem occurs on a managed system Oracle ILOM will automatically Illuminate the Service Action indicator LED on the managed device Identify the faulted condition in an easy to read Open Problems table Record system information about the fault condition in the event log After the component is repaired or replaced Oracle ILOM automatically clears the fault state from the Open Problems table For further information about administering hardware faults that are detected and reported in the Oracle
120. ew These sections briefly describe the following system management tools Oracle System Assistant on page 4 Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager Oracle ILOM on page 5 Oracle Hardware Management Pack on page 6 Related Information Common System Management Tasks on page 8 Common System Administrative Tasks on page 9 Evaluating the Server Environment on page 12 Planning the System Management Environment 3 4 Installing System Management Tools on page 15 Oracle System Assistant Oracle System Assistant allows you to get the latest software and firmware updates update firmware configure hardware and install supported operating systems Oracle System Assistant is a management tool that integrates Oracle s system management products and related software It is highly recommended that you use Oracle System Assistant to update your system to the latest software release before you use the system You can get the latest available system BIOS Oracle ILOM firmware and drivers from Oracle by performing the Get Updates task in Oracle System Assistant For instructions on how to use the Get Updates task see Get Platform Software Release Updates on page 45 An Internet connection is required You also can download the latest firmware and software updates from My Oracle Support at http support oracle com For information about downloading firmware and software
121. from My Oracle Support see Getting Server Firmware and Software on page 197 You can start Oracle System Assistant from the BIOS or from Oracle ILOM Oracle System Assistant then displays a graphical user interface application from which you can access features and complete tasks with or without an operating system installed on the server After the operating system is running on the server the tools drivers and documentation appear as files on a typical storage device allowing you to use Oracle System Assistant as resource media With Oracle System Assistant you can m Get the latest available system BIOS Oracle ILOM firmware and drivers from Oracle an Internet connection is required Update system BIOS Oracle ILOM and Oracle certified device drivers for optional accessory cards and other system hardware Configure RAID 0 or RAID 1 for servers that contain a supported disk controller Configure the Oracle ILOM service processor including modifying identification information configuring network settings IPv4 and IPv6 and DNS adding deleting or modifying users and setting the service processor clock Install supported operating systems with the latest drivers and supported tools Display system overview and hardware inventory information m Set the keyboard language m Access the Oracle System Assistant Linux shell terminal window allowing use of the runtime environment Sun Server X3 2 Ad
122. ge device is being recovered Please do not reboot or power off the server uring this process gt 1887 ecovery is complete you may optionally perform an integrity verification pf the device to insure that it was correctly programmed ould you like to verify the device yes or nol yes erifying erification Succeeded ebooting to start Oracle System Assistant connected Use D to exit gt set HOST provisioning system assistant _setboot system assistant 8 If you do not want to perform an integrity verification of the USB device type no then press Enter The following screen appears indicating that the restore process is complete The system then reboots and launches the Oracle System Assistant application 86 Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 The embedded storage device is being recovered Please do not reboot or power off the server during this process 225mm gt 1887 ecovery is complete you may optionally perform an integrity verification f the device to insure that it was correctly programmed ould you like to verify the device yes or nol no ebooting to start Oracle System Assistant connected Use D to exit Related Information Getting Server Firmware and Software on page 197 Accessing the Oracle System Assistant Filesystem The following table shows the directory structure of Oracle System Assistant on the internal USB driv
123. hat you can run from Oracle ILOM Enabled Run a predefined set of diagnostics when the server starts up Extended Run a comprehensive test suite of diagnostics when the server starts up Manual Run only the diagnostics that you specify when the server starts up Disabled Do not run Pc Check diagnostics when the server starts up You can also send a non maskable interrupt NMI to the host operating system using Oracle ILOM Note that sending an NMI to the host operating system could cause the host to stop responding and wait for input from an external debugger Therefore you should use this feature only when instructed to do so by Oracle Services personnel For more information about Pc Check diagnostics refer to the Oracle x86 Servers Diagnostics Applications and Utilities Guide for Servers with Oracle ILOM 3 1 at http www oracle com pls topic lookup ctx x86diag For instructions on how to run Pc Check and how to generate an NMI from Oracle ILOM refer to Troubleshooting Oracle ILOM Managed Devices in the Oracle ILOM 3 1 User s Guide Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 Control Next Boot Device Using Oracle ILOM you can remotely control what the next boot device will be at the next power on Available states for the Next Boot Device setting include the following These settings take effect at the next host boot and will bypass the current BIOS boot order settings No Override
124. how to mount the Oracle System Assistant USB flash drive on a server running Oracle VM software 1 Connect to your Oracle VM 3 0 server as the root user Setting Up the Server Using Oracle System Assistant 75 2 To determine the device mapping of the Oracle System Assistant USB flash drive enter the 1sscsi command An example of how this command displays the storage devices on the server is shown below lsscsi 0 0 0 0 disk SEAGATE ST360057SSUN600G 0805 dev sda 0 0 1 0 disk SEAGATE ST32000SSSUN2 0T 0313 dev sdb 0 0 2 0 disk SEAGATE ST32000SSSUN2 0T 0313 dev sdc 0 0 3 0 disk ATA INTEL SSDSA2BZ30 0362 dev sdd 0 0 4 0 enclosu ORACLE CONCORD14 0903 7 0 0 0 disk SUN StorEdge 3511 421F dev sde 7 1 disk SUN StorEdge 3511 421F dev sdf 7 0 0 2 disk SUN StorEdge 3511 421F dev sdg 7 0 0 3 disk SUN StorEdge 3511 421F dev sdh 9 0 0 0 disk SUN CSM200_R 0660 dev sdi 9 0 0 1 disk SUN CSM200_R 0660 dev sdj 9 0 0 2 disk SUN CSM200_R 0660 dev sdk 9 0 0 3 disk SUN CSM200_R 0660 dev sdl 9 0 0 4 disk SUN CSM200_R 0660 dev sdm 9 0 0 5 disk SUN CSM200_R 0660 dev sdn 11 0 0 0 disk ORACLE SSM PMAP dev sdo The Oracle System Assistant USB flash drive is the disk labelled ORACLE SSM and in this example is mapped to dev sdo 3 To determine the name of the partition on the Oracle System Assistant USB device enter the fdisk 1 dev sdo command An example of the output produced by this command is sh
125. ield is a link to a sub screen a description of the sub menu content appears in the right column 4 Modify the setup field by pressing the or keys plus or minus keys or by pressing Enter and selecting the desired option from the pop up menus 5 Press the Esc key to return from a sub menu to the previous menu screen Pressing Esc from a top level menu is equivalent to selecting the Discard Changes and Exit option from the Save amp Exit Menu 6 Modify parameters as needed 7 Press F10 to save your changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility Alternatively you can select the Save amp Exit Menu and then select the Save Changes and Reset to save your changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility Note After modifying any BIOS settings and selecting Save Changes and Reset from the Save amp Exit Menu the subsequent reboot might take longer than a typical reboot where no settings were modified The additional delay is required to ensure that changes to the BIOS settings are synchronized with Oracle ILOM Related Information BIOS Setup Utility Menus on page 108 BIOS Key Mappings on page 109 BIOS Setup Utility Menu Options on page 141 112 Using Legacy BIOS or UEFI The BIOS firmware controls the system from power on until an operating system is booted The BIOS supports booting from both Legacy BIOS and Unified Extensible Firmware Interface UEFI depending on which operating system you are u
126. ile for the patch click ReadMe To download the patch for the software release click Download The File Download dialog box appears In the File Download dialog box click the patch zip file name The patch for the software release downloads Requesting Physical Media If your processes do not allow downloads from Oracle web sites you can receive the latest software release packages by submitting to Oracle a physical media request PMR The preferred method for submitting a PMR is through the My Oracle Support MOS web site The high level tasks for submitting a physical media request are described in these sections Gathering Information for the Physical Media Request on page 202 Request Physical Media Online on page 202 Request Physical Media By Phone on page 204 Getting Server Firmware and Software 1 202 Gathering Information for the Physical Media Request You must have a warranty or support contract for your server in order to make a physical media request PMR Before you make the PMR gather the following information Obtain product name software release version and patches required It will be easier to make the request if you know the latest software release and the name of the download packages patches that you are requesting If you have access to My Oracle Support Follow the instructions in Download Firmware and Software Using My Oracle Support on page 200 to determine
127. information View system inventory information Configure network settings for the server that are used to get updates for Oracle System Assistant Update to the latest software release including firmware drivers software and documentation Update supported hardware to the latest firmware version Configure RAID for the server Configure settings for the Oracle ILOM SP Install Linux or Windows operating systems or Oracle VM software Organization of Oracle System Assistant on page 37 Configure the Server Using Oracle System Assistant on page 39 View Oracle System Assistant ReadMe File on page 40 Exit From Oracle System Assistant on page 40 View System Information on page 41 View System Inventory Information on page 43 Configure Network Settings on page 44 Get Platform Software Release Updates on page 45 Update Firmware on page 49 Configure Hardware for RAID on page 54 Configure Hardware for the Oracle I LOM SP on page 56 Install an Operating System on page 64 35 Description Link Disable Oracle System Assistant Set the keyboard language for Oracle System Assistant Access the Oracle System Assistant shell Check the integrity of the Oracle System Assistant media View and access the firmware and software on the Oracle System Assistant USB Flash drive View product documentation Review requ
128. ing Oracle ILOM on page 24 Learn how to access Oracle Hardware Accessing Oracle Hardware Management Management Pack Pack on page 26 Related Information Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager ILOM 3 1 Documentation Library at http www oracle com pls topic lookup ctx ilom31 Oracle Hardware Management Pack Documentation Library at http www oracle com pls topic lookup ctx ohmp Accessing Oracle System Assistant Choose one of the following methods to access Oracle System Assistant Enable Oracle System Assistant From BIOS on page 8 m Access Oracle System Assistant at Startup on page 19 m Access Oracle System Assistant From Oracle ILOM Using the Web Interface on page 21 m Access Oracle System Assistant Using the Oracle ILOM CLI on page 23 17 18 Vv Enable Oracle System Assistant From BIOS To enable the Oracle System Assistant USB storage device in an online state available to the operating system use the Configure OSA setting in the server BIOS Setup Utility Boot menu You can also use the Configure OSA setting in BIOS to disable the USB storage device in an offline state so that it is unavailable to the server operating system This protects the device from accidental erasure and overwrite When the device is offline it is not bootable and the tools drivers and files that reside on the Oracle System Assistant device are inaccessible You can also disable Oracle System A
129. irements for mounting the Oracle System Assistant USB flash drive Mount the USB flash drive on Oracle VM 3 0 Mount the USB flash drive on a Linux operating system Mount the USB flash drive on an Oracle Solaris 10 operating system Troubleshoot Oracle System Assistant installation Check whether Oracle System Assistant is available on the server Troubleshoot issues when launching Oracle System Assistant from Oracle ILOM Restore Oracle System Assistant Review the directory structure of the Oracle System Assistant filesystem Access the filesystem Set Preferences to Disable Oracle System Assistant on page 67 Set Preferences for Keyboard Language on page 68 Perform Advanced Tasks to Access Oracle System Assistant Shell on page 70 Perform Advanced Tasks to Check Media Integrity on page 71 View Files on the Oracle System Assistant USB Flash Drive on page 73 View Documentation From Oracle System Assistant on page 74 Mounting the Oracle System Assistant USB Flash Drive on page 75 Mount the Oracle System Assistant USB Flash Drive on Oracle VM 3 0 on page 75 Mount the Oracle System Assistant USB Flash Drive on a Linux Operating System on page 77 Mount the Oracle System Assistant USB Flash Drive on an Oracle Solaris 10 Operating System on page 78 Troubleshooting Oracle System Assistant on page 80 Verify Oracle System Assi
130. is enabled Current TPM Status displays TPM Enabled Status e TPM Active Status e TPM Owner Status Configure network stack settings Network Stack Disabled Enabled Enabled Enable or disable the network stack PXE and UEFI IPv4 PXE Support Disabled Enabled Enabled Enabled or disable IPv4 PXE boot support IPv6 PXE Support Disabled Enabled Disabled UEFI CONFIGURATION SYNCHRONIZATION Enabled or disable IPv6 PXE boot support Change the BIOS configuration synchronization setting Disabled Enabled Enabled Synchronization Late BMC NETWORK If Synchronization Late is enabled the BIOS configuration stored in Oracle ILOM is updated before BIOS passes control to the host OS or after exiting the BIOS menu Configure Baseboard Management Controller BMC network parameters BMC Network Current Active Management Port R O Active management port settings are displayed BIOS Setup Utility Menu Options 3 TABLE BIOS Advanced Menu Options Continued Setup Options Options Defaults Description Refresh Refresh current BMC network information with the latest information from the service processor Active Management Port NETMGT Change the management port NETO that is currently active NET1 NET2 NET3 Commit Commit the current BMC network information IPv4 Configuration R O Current configuration of the IPv4 settings is displayed Channel Number R O
131. is generated when the SNMP agent does not recognize the component type FAN EVENTS SNMP Message sunHwTrapFanSpeedCritThresholdExceeded SYS MB FM0 F0 TACH Oracle ILOM Message Lower Critical threshold exceeded SYS MB FM0 F1 TACH Severity and Description Major A fan speed sensor has reported that its SYS MB FM1 F0 TACH value has gone above an upper critical threshold setting or below a lower SYS MB FM1 F1 TACH critical threshold setting SYS MB FM2 F0 TACH The sunHwTrapThresholdType object indicates whether the threshold was SYS MB EM2 F1 TACH ARA PPE ORGE SYS MB FM3 F0 TACH SYS MB FM3 F1 TACH SNMP Message sunHwTrapFanSpeedCritThresholdDeasserted SYS MB FM0 F0 TACH Oracle ILOM Message Lower Critical threshold no longer exceeded SYS MB FM0 F1 TACH Severity and Description Informational A fan speed sensor has reported SYS MB FM1 F0 TACH that its value has gone below an upper critical threshold setting or above a SYS MB FM1 F1 TACH lower critical threshold setting SYS MB FM2 F0 TACH The sunHwTrapThresholdType object indicates whether the threshold was SYS MB EM2 F1 TACH SYS MB FM3 F0 TACH SYS MB FM3 F1 TACH 188 Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 Messages and Descriptions Sensor Name SNMP Message sunHwTrapFanSpeedFatalThresholdExceeded SYS MB FM0 F0 TACH Oracle ILOM Message Lower fatal threshold exceeded SYS MB FM0 F1 TACH Severity and Description Critical A fan s
132. ist fail over to the main Boot Option Priority list TABLE BIOS Boot Menu Options Continued Setup Options Description OSA Configuration Configure whether the operating system recognizes Oracle System Assistant at boot OSA Internal Support Disabled Enabled Enabled Enable or disable internal USB port for Oracle System Assistant boot If enabled the Oracle System Assistant media is recognized by the system If disabled the Oracle System Assistant media will not be seen by the system Boot Option Priority Set the system boot order Example PXE NETO IBA XESlot 2000 v2193 PXE NETO IBA XESlot 2001 v2193 PXE NETO IBA XESlot 8800 v2193 PXE NETO IBA XESlot 8801 v2193 Disabled Related Information BIOS Main Menu Selections on page 142 BIOS Advanced Menu Selections on page 147 BIOS IO Menu Selections on page 158 UEFI Driver Control Menu Selections on page 166 BIOS Save amp Exit Menu Selections on page 168 BIOS Setup Utility Menu Options 5 UEFI Driver Control Menu Selections This section includes a searchable text based representation and an on screen image of the UEFI Driver Control Menu The options that are available from the UEFI Driver Control Menu are described in the table that follows Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Main Advanced IO Boot UEFI Driver Control Save amp Exit Configure
133. it Stop Bits 01 02 11 1 Stop bits indicate the end of a serial data packet A start bit indicates the beginning of a serial packet The standard setting is 1 stop bit Communication with slow devices may require more than 1 stop bit Flow Control None Hardware None RTS CTS TRUSTED COMPUTING Flow control can prevent data loss from buffer overflow When sending data if the receiving buffers are full a stop signal can be sent to stop the data flow Once the buffers are empty a start signal can be sent to restart the flow Hardware flow control uses two wires to send start and stop signals If you intend to use the Windows Server Trusted Platform Module TPM feature set you must configure the server to support TPM The TPM feature is used by the OS for proof that BIOS code has not been tampered with 152 Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 TABLE BIOS Advanced Menu Options Continued Setup Options Options Defaults Description TPM Support Disabled Enabled Enabled Enable or disable TPM support Only UEFI BIOS implements this setup option If disabled the OS will not show TPM Reset of the platform is required TPM State Disabled Enabled Disabled Current TPM Status Information R O NETWORK STACK Displays if TPM Support is enabled If TPM Support is disabled Current TPM Status displays TPM SUPPORT OFF If TPM Support
134. ks on page 118 Related Information m Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager ILOM 3 1 Documentation Library at http www oracle com pls topic lookup ctx ilom31 Accessing the BIOS Setup Utility The BIOS Setup Utility provides six main menus that you can use to view product information and to configure enable and disable or manage system components This section provides the following information BIOS Setup Utility Menus on page 108 BIOS Key Mappings on page 109 m Access BIOS Setup Utility Menus on page 110 m Navigate BIOS Setup Utility Menus on page 111 BIOS Setup Utility Menus The following table provides descriptions for the top level BIOS Setup Utility menus TABLE BIOS Setup Utility Menus Summary Menu Description Main General product information including memory time date security settings system serial number and CPU and DIMM information Advanced Configuration information for the CPU trusted computing USB and other information Set the IP address for the server SP Boot Enable or disable Oracle System Assistant support set the boot mode to Legacy BIOS or UEFI BIOS and configure the boot device priority 108 Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 TABLE BIOS Setup Utility Menus Summary Continued Menu Description IO Manage configuration settings for I O devices such as I O virtualization settings and enable and disable Option ROMs UEF
135. kup ctx SunServerxX3 2 This procedure describes how to access the HTML documentation that resides within Oracle System Assistant To view the documentation you need a web browser or an HTML viewer 1 Ensure that the server is powered on and the operating system is running 2 Use a filesystem browser to navigate to the internal Oracle System Assistant USB device The label for the device is ORACLE_SSM on Oracle Solaris and Linux operating systems and ORACLE SSM on Oracle VM systems See View Files on the Oracle System Assistant USB Flash Drive on page 73 Note If the USB device is not visible Oracle System Assistant might be disabled To enable Oracle System Assistant from the BIOS Setup Utility access the Boot gt OSA Configuration screen and change the setting to Enabled For more information see Enable or Disable Oracle System Assistant on page 130 3 Navigate to the Documentation directory The documentation directory is at the top level on the USB device See Accessing the Oracle System Assistant Filesystem on page 87 4 To view the library page right click on the index html file and select Open With 5 View the documentation using an HTML viewer or browser The documentation library page appears Related Information m Accessing Oracle System Assistant on page 17 Organization of Oracle System Assistant on page 37 Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014
136. le DHCP Enab led 11 Select a Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol CHAP Type to enable password security None Default setting CHAP disabled and not required m One Way Also known as unidirectional required information is CHAP Name and CHAP Secret CHAP Name User configurable Typically the name of the Initiator but can be any name Must also be set at the target to authenticate the Initiator 128 Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 CHAP Secret User configurable password Must be set on the target and the initiator Mutual Also known as bidirectional required information is CHAP Name CHAP Secret Reverse CHAP Name and Reverse CHAP Secret Reverse CHAP Name Set 8 CHAP name for the target as a parameter of the target Reverse CHAP Secret Set a password for the target Note The target must be configured to acknowledge a CHAP and the parameters used Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc CHAP Type None One way Mutual CHAP Type Mutual 12 Verify that your settings match the iSCSI target server information 13 Save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utilities See Exit BIOS Setup Utility on page 138 14 Restart the server 15 Press the F8 key or Ctrl P from a serial console when prompted while the BIOS is running the power on self test POST checkpoints The Please Select Boot device dialog ap
137. le device and you are encountering a PCI resource exhaustion event for that specific device then it is necessary to disable I O allocation for some of the other Setting Up BIOS Configuration Parameters 7 card slots in the system In general it is safe but not typically required to disable I O resource allocation for any cards not intended to be used as bootable devices similar to the disabling of Option ROMs Related Information m Access BIOS Setup Utility Menus on page 110 Configure IO Resource Allocation on page 138 118 Common BIOS Setup Utility Tasks This section presents the procedures for some of the BIOS setup tasks that you will typically perform when setting up and managing the server m Verify BIOS Factory Default Settings on page 118 Select Legacy BIOS or UEFI Boot Mode on page 119 m Select the Boot Device on page 121 Configure iSCSI Virtual Drives on page 122 Enable or Disable Oracle System Assistant on page 130 Configure TPM Support on page 131 Configure SP Network Settings on page 134 Configure Option ROM Settings on page 136 Configure IO Resource Allocation on page 138 Exit BIOS Setup Utility on page 138 Verify BIOS Factory Default Settings In the BIOS Setup Utility you can restore factory defaults as well as view and edit settings as needed Any changes that you make in the BIOS Setup
138. le properties for power limiting and power granting on the server Oracle ILOM provides power capping policy properties that help enforce the system target power limit by enabling system administrators to set soft caps with grace period and violation actions or to set hard caps to keep the peak permitted power consumption under the target power limit For further information refer to the power management topics in the Oracle ILOM 3 1 Configuration and Maintenance Guide Managing the Server Using Oracle ILOM 95 96 Local Host Interconnect Management Connection The Local Host Interconnect property in Oracle ILOM enables you to optionally establish a dedicated and secure communication channel between the managed server host operating system and the Oracle ILOM service processor It is recommended that you use the Oracle Hardware Management Pack version 2 2 or later to automatically configure this optional management connection for you For further information refer to Establishing a Management Connection to Oracle ILOM in the Oracle ILOM 3 1 Configuration and Maintenance Guide and also refer to Enabling the Local Interconnect Interface in the Oracle Hardware Management Pack 2 2 Installation Guide Diagnostics Using Pc Check and NMI Pc Check is a DOS based diagnostic utility that is integrated into Oracle ILOM that enables you to detect and test all motherboard components ports and slots Pc Check has four operating modes t
139. list settings will not be preserved Typically once a boot mode is selected there is no need to switch boot modes However there is one notable exception the Pc Check utility must be run in Legacy BIOS Boot Mode If boot settings are customized while in UEFI Boot Mode and you need to run Pc Check you should use the BIOS Backup and Restore feature to capture the customized settings prior to switching the boot mode to Legacy BIOS Boot Mode to run Pc Check When you return to UEFI Boot Mode you can use the Oracle ILOM Backup and Restore feature to reinstate your saved settings Because the settings for a given mode do not persist after a transition between modes you should use the BIOS Backup and Restore feature to capture and preserve the BIOS configuration if you intend to switch back to the previous BIOS mode and want to retain your previous BIOS settings For information about the BIOS Backup and Restore feature refer to the Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager ILOM 3 1 Documentation Library at http www oracle com pls topic lookup ctx ilom31 Related Information m Selecting Legacy BIOS or UEFI Boot Mode on page 113 UEFI Boot Mode Advantages on page 114 Configuration Utilities for Add In Cards on page 115 UEFI Boot Mode Advantages When the option is available to choose between a Legacy BIOS or UEFI Boot Mode operating system installation the advantages to choosing a UEFI Boot Mode installation inclu
140. lity press the F2 key Ctrl E from a serial connection when prompted and while the BIOS is running the power on self tests POST The BIOS Setup Utility Main Menu screen appears Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 Aptio Setup Utility Copyright 2011 American Megatrends Inc System Date Related Information BIOS Setup Utility Menus on page 108 BIOS Key Mappings on page 109 BIOS Setup Utility Menu Options on page 141 V Navigate BIOS Setup Utility Menus To navigate the menus or options listed on a menu use the arrow keys The currently selected option or sub menu is highlighted For further instructions on how to navigate and change settings in the BIOS Setup Utility refer to the online information provided on the menu 1 Access the BIOS Setup Utility See Access BIOS Setup Utility Menus on page 110 2 Use the left and right arrow keys to select the different primary menu options As you select each menu option the top level screen for that menu option appears Setting Up BIOS Configuration Parameters 1 3 To select an option on a top level screen use the up and down arrow keys to navigate the options presented Only options that can be modified are highlighted when you press the up and down arrow keys Ifa field can be modified as you select the option user instructions for modifying the option appear in the right column of the screen Ifa f
141. m 4 If desired click Exit to quit Oracle System Assistant and reboot or power off the server Related Information m Accessing Oracle System Assistant on page 17 Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 Vv View System Inventory Information Follow these steps to view system inventory information using Oracle System Assistant 1 Click the System Information task button then select the System Inventory tab The System Inventory screen appears ORACLE System Assistant SOFTWARE RELEASE 1 0 0 Stem formation sy Configure Network Get Updates Update Firmware Configure Hardware Install OS System Overview syste m Invent ory Expand All v System Information Product Information Chassis Information Processor Information ILOM and BIOS Versions gt Memory Devices Storage Controllers DYD CD ROM Drives Storage Devices gt Network Adapters Preferences Advanced Tasks Help Exit 2 Click on one of the entries to view detailed information 3 Click the Expand All button to view information for all entries 4 Click the Collapse button to contract the system information 5 If desired click Exit to quit Oracle System Assistant and reboot or power off the server Related Information m Accessing Oracle System Assistant on page 17 Setting Up the Server Using Oracle System Assistant 43 Vv Configure Network Settings The Config
142. ministration Guide April 2014 m Access Oracle Hardware Management Pack using the Oracle System Assistant shell Access product documentation Oracle System Assistant is delivered on a storage device embedded in the system as an integral part of your server and is ready to use as soon as you power on This embedded storage device includes everything you need to start using the server with your choice of supported operating system and hardware You provide the operating system installation media Oracle System Assistant provides everything else Oracle System Assistant components are updated online The embedded storage drive is factory configured with a server specific version of Oracle System Assistant that you maintain as such by using an online update feature for all components In addition the components can be updated using an UPDATER ISO image that you can obtain from the My Oracle Support web site The components of Oracle System Assistant include Oracle System Assistant application Operating system specific software drivers and tools m Server specific firmware m Oracle Hardware Management Pack Oracle System Assistant Linux command line environment m Server specific and related documentation Oracle continually strives to improve its products To send comments about Oracle System Assistant contact server sysmgmt feedback_ww oracle com Related Information Setting Up the Server Using Oracle Sys
143. n by clicking the Next button in the upper right corner of the screen twice The Create Service Request More Details screen appears 6 Provide more information about your request as follows a In the Additional Information section answer the questions listed in the following table Question Your Answer Is this a physical software media shipment request Which product line does the media request involve Are you requesting a required password for a patch download Are you requesting a patch on CD DVD If requesting a patch on CD DVD please provide the patch number and OS platform List the product name and version requested for the physical media shipment What is the OS platform for the requested media Are any languages required for this shipment Yes Sun Products No Yes Enter the patch number for each download that you want from the software release Product Name Sun Server X3 2 Version Latest software release number If you are requesting OS specific downloads specify the OS here If you are requesting system firmware only enter Generic No b Fill in the Ship To contact information which includes a contact name phone number email address company name and shipping address 7 Click the Next button The Create Service Request Severity Contact screen appears 8 Enter your contact phone number and preferred method of contact 9 Click the Submit button
144. nal A component fault has been cleared This generic component trap is generated when the SNMP agent does not recognize the component type SNMP Message sunHwTrapComponentFault SYS MB Oracle ILOM Message event fault memory intel dimm none Severity and Description Major A component is suspected of causing a fault This generic component trap is generated when the SNMP agent does not recognize the component type SNMP Message sunHwTrapComponentFaultCleared SYS MB Oracle ILOM Message event fault memory intel dimm none Severity and Description Informational A component fault has been cleared This generic component trap is generated when the SNMP agent does not recognize the component type SNMP Message sunHwTrapComponentFault SYS MB Oracle ILOM Message event fault memory intel dimm memtest failed Severity and Description Major A component is suspected of causing a fault This generic component trap is generated when the SNMP agent does not recognize the component type SNMP Message sunHwTrapComponentFaultCleared SYS MB Oracle ILOM Message event fault memory intel dimm memtest failed Severity and Description Informational A component fault has been cleared This generic component trap is generated when the SNMP agent does not recognize the component type SNMP Message sunHwTrapComponentFault SYS MB Oracle ILOM Message event fault memory intel dimm quadrank 3rd slot Severity and
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146. nd select the Keyboard Language tab To send comments about Oracle System Assistant please contact server sysmgmt feedback_ ww oracle com Help Exit The following figure shows the organization of the Oracle System Assistant functions Setting Up the Server Using Oracle System Assistant 37 38 System Overview Apply Network Settings Check Updates Install All Updates RAID Configuration Installation Options Disable Oracle System Assistant System Information Configure Network Get Updates Update Firmware Configure Hardware Install OS System Inventory SP Configuration Change Oracle System Assistant Keyboard Language Check Oracle System Assistant Media Integrity Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 Configure the Server Using Oracle System Assistant You can configure your new system easily using Oracle System Assistant 1 2 4 Power on the system Boot to Oracle System Assistant For information see Accessing Oracle System Assistant on page 17 From the Oracle System Assistant System Overview task screen click the Help button to display the ReadMe file Release Notes for the installed platform software release Use Oracle System Assistant to set configure the server Use the following procedures for initial setup and configuration of the server View Oracle System Assistant ReadMe File on page 40
147. need to download and unpack firmware and software packages from a download site or use a Tools and Drivers CD DVD or ISO image Use this procedure to update Oracle System Assistant Ensure that the server has Setting Up the Server Using Oracle System Assistant 45 External web access to enable downloading of a new platform software release Download entitlement at My Oracle Support MOS See Configure MOS to Enable Oracle System Assistant Updates on page 47 1 Click the Get Updates task button The Get Updates screen appears ORACLE System Assistant SOFTWARE RELEASE 1 0 0 System Information SETURPATES Current Software Release 1 0 0 Build Date Sat Nov 12 08 14 30 PST 2011 Update Firmware Configure Hardware To check for a new software release click the Check for Updates button Install OS 1 Automatically check for updates on start up Preferences Check for Updates Advanced Tasks Note To automatically check for updates each time the system is started click the check box 2 To check for a new software release click the Check for Updates button If an update is available the update s ReadMe file appears 3 To get the update click the Download and Apply Updates button The Get Updates Sign In screen appears 4 Provide your MOS credentials Enter your MOS credentials username and password 46 Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 Note
148. nization of Oracle System Assistant 37 Configure the Server Using Oracle System Assistant 39 View Oracle System Assistant ReadMe File 40 Exit From Oracle System Assistant 40 View System Information 41 View System Inventory Information 43 Configure Network Settings 44 Get Platform Software Release Updates 45 Configure MOS to Enable Oracle System Assistant Updates 47 Update Firmware 49 Configure Hardware for RAID 54 q 04 44 44 A 4 Configure Hardware for the Oracle ILOM SP 6 Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 Install an Operating System 4 Set Preferences to Disable Oracle System Assistant 67 Set Preferences for Keyboard Language 68 Perform Advanced Tasks to Access Oracle System Assistant Shell 70 Perform Advanced Tasks to Check Media Integrity 71 lt lt 4 View Files on the Oracle System Assistant USB Flash Drive 3 v View Documentation From Oracle System Assistant 74 Mounting the Oracle System Assistant USB Flash Drive 75 v Mount the Oracle System Assistant USB Flash Drive on Oracle VM 3 0 75 v Mount the Oracle System Assistant USB Flash Drive on a Linux Operating System 77 v Mount the Oracle System Assistant USB Flash Drive on an Oracle Solaris 10 Operating System 8 Troubleshooting Oracle System Assistant 80 v Verify Oracle System Assistant Is Installed 80 Troubleshoot Oracle System Assistant Launch From Oracle ILOM 2 v Restore Oracle System Assistant 83 Accessing the Oracle Sy
149. nning the System Management Environment 9 Task Oracle System Assistant Oracle Hardware Oracle ILOM Management Pack Other Install Windows OS Install Oracle VM software Install Oracle Solaris OS Install VMware ESXi software Display server SP IP address Display the host MAC address Install OS Install OS Not applicable Not applicable System Overview System Overview Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable CLI Not applicable show System ilom_address Web interface System Information gt Summary CLI show System Not applicable host_primary_mac _address Web interface System Information gt Summary Sun Server X3 2 Installation Guide for Windows Operating Systems About Microsoft Windows Server Operating System Installs on page 1 Sun Server X3 2 Installation Guide for Oracle VM About Oracle VM Installs on page 1 Sun Server X3 2 Installation Guide for Oracle Solaris Operating System About Oracle Solaris Operating System Installs on page 1 Sun Server X3 2 Installation Guide for VMware ESXi About VMware ESXi Installs on page 1 Not applicable Not applicable 10 Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 Oracle System Oracle Hardware Task Assistant Oracle ILOM Management Pack Other Configure Oracle Configur
150. nomenclature page 172 Review SNMP traps generated by the Identifying SNMP Trap Messages on server page 183 Related Information Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager ILOM 3 1 Documentation Library at http www oracle com pls topic lookup ctx ilom31 Monitoring Component Health and Faults Using Oracle ILOM Oracle ILOM 3 1 interfaces provide easy to view access to information about the health status of system components From the web interface or the Oracle ILOM System target you can collect system specific information about the server determine the health state of discrete components and view open problems if detected on the server Oracle ILOM automatically detects system hardware faults and environmental conditions on the server If a problem occurs on the server Oracle ILOM will automatically do the following 171 m Illuminate the Service Action Required LED indicator on the server front and back panels m Identify the faulted component in the Open Problems table Record system information about the faulted component or condition in the event log For further information about administering open problems that are detected and reported by Oracle ILOM refer to Administering Open Problems in the Oracle ILOM 3 1 User s Guide Related Information m Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager ILOM 3 1 Documentation Collection at http www oracle com pls topic lookup ctx ilom31 172 Monitoring
151. nstallation do the following 1 Verify Oracle System Assistant installation using Oracle ILOM In the Oracle ILOM web interface go to the Summary page to check whether Oracle System Assistant is installed in the server See Access Oracle ILOM Using the Web Interface on page 24 Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 2 Verify Oracle System Assistant installation from the operating system Open a filesystem browser or command line terminal navigate to the computer or devices directory and check whether the Oracle System Assistant USB device is present The Oracle System Assistant USB device is labeled ORACLE_SSM or ORACLE SSM Double click the device to ensure that it is accessible If the device is present and accessible launch the application see Accessing Oracle System Assistant on page 17 If the device is not present to the OS perform a physical check of the server If the device is present but not accessible it might contain corrupt data See Restore Oracle System Assistant on page 83 3 Verify whether Oracle System Assistant appears in the BIOS Boot Priority list Access the server BIOS Setup Utility and navigate to the Boot Menu For information about accessing your server BIOS Setup Utility see Setting Up BIOS Configuration Parameters on page 107 The Oracle System Assistant device label is ORACLE _SSM or ORACLE SSM If the correctly labeled device appears on
152. ntact Oracle Support If you have the server serial number but do not have the CSI do the following a Click the Find a Support Identifier tab 48 Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 Request Access to a Support Identifier Request Access Find a Support Identifier Find Support Identifier by Serial Number and Organization System Serial Number Organization Search Support Identifier Organization Status Serial Numbers Request Access b Type the server serial number in the System Serial Number field c Type the organization name in the Organization field d Click Search e Highlight the CSI in the search results table and click Request Access Approval might be required but once access is granted the Oracle System Assistant Get Updates capability is enabled for all servers associated with the CSI Note If you cannot obtain the CSI access or are unable to download updates for the server using Oracle System Assistant contact Oracle Support Update Firmware The Update Firmware task allows you to update system firmware BIOS and Oracle ILOM SP and device firmware The Update Firmware task determines whether an update is available by comparing the firmware versions in the most recent platform software release to the currently installed server system and device firmware You can preview the changes compare version numbers manually select which components to update or choose to up
153. oling Unit Components on page 175 Memory Device Components on page 176 Power Unit Components on page 177 Processor Components on page 178 System Board Components on page 179 System Firmware Components on page 181 Hard Disk Drive Components on page 181 Memory Device Components The following table lists the memory device components Component Name Oracle ILOM CLI Values Targets IPMI Type Description if applicable SYS MB P 0 1 D 0 7 FRU Host CPU DIMM FRU SYS MB P 0 1 D 0 7 PRSNT Discrete Host CPU 01h ENTITY_PRESEN sensor DIMM is T present 02h ENTITY_ABSENT SYS MB P 0 1 D 0 7 SERVICE Indicator Host CPU Color Amber DIMM Service Location Mainboard LED Off Normal On DIMM was diagnosed as faulty 176 Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 Related Information System Chassis Components on page 173 Cooling Unit Components on page 175 Disk Backplane Components on page 176 Power Unit Components on page 177 Processor Components on page 178 System Board Components on page 179 System Firmware Components on page 181 Hard Disk Drive Components on page 181 Power Unit Components The following table lists the power unit components Component Name Oracle ILOM CLI Values Targets IPMI Type Description if applicable SYS PS 0
154. ols that you can use to monitor and manage Oracle x86 based servers and SPARC based servers Some of these features include Browser based web interface and SSH command line interface 91 Downloadable firmware updates Remote hardware monitoring Hardware field replaceable unit FRU inventory and presence detection Remote keyboard video mouse and storage KVMS redirection System power control and monitoring Configuration and management of user accounts Error and fault management m System alerts including SNMP traps IPMI PETs remote syslog and email alerts For complete information about these features and for information about how to perform procedures using Oracle ILOM refer to the Oracle ILOM 3 1 Documentation Library at http www oracle com pls topic lookup ctx ilom31 The Oracle ILOM 3 1 Documentation Library includes the following documents Oracle ILOM 3 1 Quick Start Guide m Oracle ILOM 3 1 Feature Updates and Release Notes Oracle ILOM 3 1 User s Guide Oracle ILOM 3 1 Configuration and Maintenance Guide m Oracle ILOM 3 1 Protocol Management Reference Guide m Oracle ILOM 3 1 Basic CLI Command Reference Related Information m Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager Oracle ILOM on page 5 Common System Management Tasks on page 8 Common System Administrative Tasks on page 9 92 Oracle ILOM Features for Oracle x86 Servers The following
155. om Oracle System Assistant or download from http www oracle com goto system m anagement Related Information Accessing System Management Tools on page 17 Getting Server Firmware and Software on page 197 System Management Documentation The following table describes where you can find additional documentation for the system management tools System Management Tool Documentation Location Oracle System Assistant Refer to the Oracle System Assistant online Help Documentation for Oracle System Assistant is within this Administration Guide and other guides that are part of the server Documentation Library View Documentation From Oracle System Assistant on page 74 Oracle Integrated Lights Out http www oracle com pls topic lookup c Manager Oracle ILOM tx ilom31 Planning the System Management Environment 15 System Management Tool Documentation Location Oracle Hardware Management http www oracle com pls topic lookup c Pack tx ohmp Related Information Accessing System Management Tools on page 17 16 Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 Accessing System Management Tools This section describes how to access each of the system management tools The following topics are discussed Description Links Learn how to access Oracle System Accessing Oracle System Assistant on Assistant page 17 Learn how to access Oracle ILOM Access
156. on Informational A sensor associated with a slot or SYS DBP HDD2 STATE connector has returned to its normal state SYS DBP HDD3 STATE SYS DBP HDD4 STATE SYS DBP HDD5 STATE SYS DBP HDD6 STATE SYS DBP HDD7 STATE POWER EVENTS SNMP Message sunHwTrapPowerSupplyError SYS PS0 POLL Oracle ILOM Message Assert SYS PS1 POLL Severity and Description Major power supply sensor has detected an error Monitoring Components and Identifying SNMP Messages 185 Messages and Descriptions Sensor Name SNMP Message sunHwTrapPowerSupplyOk Oracle ILOM Message Deassert Severity and Description Informational A power supply sensor has returned to its normal state SNMP Message sunHwTrapPowerSupplyError Oracle ILOM Message PS_PRESENCE ASSERT Severity and Description Major A power supply sensor has detected an error SNMP Message sunHwTrapPowerSupplyError Oracle ILOM Message PS_PRESENCE DEASSERT Severity and Description Major A power supply sensor has detected an error SNMP Message sunHwTrapPowerSupplyError Oracle ILOM Message PS_FAILURE ASSERT Severity and Description Major A power supply sensor has detected an error SNMP Message sunHwTrapPowerSupplyError Oracle ILOM Message PS_FAILURE DEASSERT Severity and Description Major A power supply sensor has detected an error SNMP Message sunHwTrapPowerSupplyError Oracle ILOM Message PS_PREDICTIVE_FAILURE ASSERT Severity and Description Major A po
157. on updates page 197 Learn about the options for accessing Firmware and Software Access Options on firmware and software page 198 View the available firmware and software Software Releases on page 199 packages Access the firmware and software Getting Firmware and Software from MOS or packages through Oracle System Assistant PMR on page 200 My Oracle Support or Physical Media Request Install firmware and software updates Installing Updates Using Other Methods on page 204 Firmware and Software Updates Firmware and software for your server are updated periodically These updates are made available as a software release The software releases are a set of downloadable files patches that includes all available firmware hardware drivers tools and utilities for the server All these files have been tested together and verified to work with your server You should update your server firmware and software as soon as possible after a new software release becomes available Software releases often include bug fixes and updating your server ensures that your server has the latest firmware and software 197 The ReadMe document that is included with each patch in a software release contains information about the patch such as what has changed or not changed from the prior software release as well as bugs that are fixed within the current release The product notes that are part of the server documenta
158. ormation Accessing Oracle System Assistant on page 17 RAID Configuration Options on page 102 Vv Configure Hardware for the Oracle ILOM SP You can view or modify a subset of the Oracle ILOM service processor SP settings Follow these steps to view or modify the Oracle ILOM SP settings using Oracle System Assistant 1 Click the Configure Hardware task button then click the Service Processor Configuration tab The Server Processor Configuration screen appears 56 Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 ORACLE System Assistant SOFTWARE RELEASE RAID Configuration System Information View or modify a subset of Service Processor settings Configure Network Select a task from drop down list you wish to view or modify Get Updates Update Firmware ia 2 i Identification Information User Accounts Install OS Clock Settings Preferences Advanced Tasks Help 2 From the Select Task drop down list select a task Identification Information See Step 3 Network Information See Step 4 User Accounts See Step 5 m Clock Settings See Step 6 DNS Settings See Step 7 To view or modify Identification Information complete the following information a SP Hostname Type the Oracle ILOM SP hostname The hostname must start with a letter and can contain up to 60 alphanumeric characters hyphens and underscores b SP System Iden
159. own below fdisk 1 dev sdo Disk dev sdo 3880 MB 3880452096 bytes 4 heads 32 sectors track 59211 cylinders Units cylinders of 128 512 65536 bytes Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System dev sdol 17 57344 3668992 ef EFI FAT 12 16 32 4 Optional Create a mount point to use when mounting the Oracle System Assistant USB flash drive For example mkdir mnt OSA 76 Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 5 To mount the Oracle System Assistant USB device use the partition name determined in Step 3 and an existing mount point or the mount point that you created in Step 4 Here is an example of a mount command mount t vfat o codepage 850 dev sdol mnt OSA 18 mnt OSA boot Firmware LiveOS OraclevM syslinux cfg Documentation ldlinux sys manifest xml readme html Versions txt EFI Linux Oracle Solaris Windows The Oracle System Assistant USB flash drive is now mounted at the mount location specified V Mount the Oracle System Assistant USB Flash Drive on a Linux Operating System If the server is running a Linux operating system you must mount the Oracle System Assistant USB flash drive before you use the filesystem to display or access its contents This procedure shows how to mount the Oracle System Assistant USB flash drive on a Linux operating system Setting Up the Server Using Oracle System Assistant 77 78 To mount the Oracle System Assistant USB fla
160. p Utility Menus on page 110 Configure Option ROM Settings on page 136 IO Resource Allocation The system provides 64 Kbytes of I O address space With the increasing number of PCle devices supported on the system there is a possibility that there is not enough 1 0 resources for all the devices Setup options are available to enable or disable the I O resource allocation for each PCIe slot The default for this option is enabled When enabled I O resources are allocated to the device as normal When disabled I O resources are not allocated to the device If there are one or more Sun Quad Port Gigabit Ethernet PCle Low Profile Adapter Cards installed in the server then the BIOS might detect a condition where legacy I O address space resources are exhausted The following is a common form of error that might be logged 6491 Tue Dec 7 14 19 57 2012 IPMI Log minor ID 8589 12 07 2012 14 19 57 System Firmware Error sensor number 0x00 PCI resource exhaustion Bus 147 Device 0 Func 0 6490 Tue Dec 7 14 19 57 2012 IPMI Log minor ID 8588 12 07 2012 14 19 57 System Firmware Error sensor number 0x00 PCI resource exhaustion Bus 147 Device 0 Func 1 To eliminate the PCI resource exhaustion condition you should disable I O resource allocation for any slot in which the Quad Gigabit Ethernet card is installed unless you intend to use that card as a bootable device If you intend to use that card as a bootab
161. page 8 Common System Administrative Tasks on page 9 Evaluating the Server Environment on page 12 Installing System Management Tools on page 15 System Management Documentation on page 15 Related Information Accessing System Management Tools on page 17 Choosing Tools for Single System Management A data center administrator can use single system management tools for local management or for remote access management over a network In addition single system management tools provide interfaces for integrating with other Oracle enterprise tools as well as third party management applications Use the following system management tools to manage Oracle servers Tool Description See Oracle System Embedded setup tool that helps youto Oracle System Assistant locally or remotely configure and Assistant on page 4 update server firmware and software and to install supported operating systems Oracle Integrated Embedded service processor utility Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager used to configure and manage server Lights Out Manager Oracle ILOM components Oracle ILOM enables you Oracle ILOM on to locally or remotely connect to a page 5 dedicated network port a sideband port or a local serial port Oracle Hardware Add on software pack that enables you Oracle Hardware Management Pack to monitor hardware through the host Management Pack on operating system either
162. pdate Firmware DNS Settings panel helps to Mew or modify Service Processor DNS configuration Enabling Auto DNS Ma DHCP will override the Configured DNS values and use the senings provided by the DHCP Server Click Save Settings for the I ocre vaues 10 be aopnes install OS Auto DNS via DHCP M Enabiea Preferences DNS Name Server 130 35 24952 130 35 240 41 192 135 6 132 pE PO Enter up to three comma separated name server IP addresses in preferred order eg 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 mu LE S DNS Search Path us 070 tom Enter up to six comma separated search suffixes in preferred order e g abc efg com efg com DNS Timeout 5 seconds Enter a value between 1 and 10 The default is 5 DNS Retries 1 Enter a value between 0 and 4 The defaut is 1 Help Exit 8 Click Save Settings 9 If desired click Exit to quit Oracle System Assistant and reboot or power off the server Related Information m Accessing Oracle System Assistant on page 17 Setting Up the Server Using Oracle System Assistant 63 V Install an Operating System You must supply the operating system OS media and license Note The Oracle System Assistant Install OS task is available for supported versions of Microsoft Windows and Linux operating systems and Oracle VM software It is highly recommended that you perform the following tasks before you begin this procedure m Click Get Updates to get the latest tools and drivers See Get Platform Software
163. pears 16 Verify that the iSCSI target appears in the boot list Setting Up BIOS Configuration Parameters 129 17 Refer to the supported operating systems OS documentation for instructions on installing an OS on an iSCSI drive Related Information m Access BIOS Setup Utility Menus on page 110 m Exit BIOS Setup Utility on page 138 Vv Enable or Disable Oracle System Assistant If you have disabled Oracle System Assistant you can use the BIOS Setup Utility Boot Menu to put the USB device in an online state so that Oracle System Assistant becomes available to the operating system 1 Access the BIOS Setup Utility See Access BIOS Setup Utility Menus on page 110 2 In the BIOS Setup Utility menus navigate to the Boot Menu The Boot Menu screen appears Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc UEFI BIOS Boot Mode Legacy BIOS 3 Select the OSA Configuration option The OSA Configuration screen appears The setting for OSA Internal Support is either Enabled or Disabled 130 Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 Aptio Setup Utility C 2011 American Megatrends Inc OSA Internal Support Enabled 4 To change the setting use the or key plus of minus then press Enter to select either Enabled or Disabled 5 Press F10 to save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility Related Information BIOS Main Menu Selections on page 142
164. peed sensor has reported that its SYS MB FM1 F0 TACH value has gone above an upper fatal threshold setting or below a lower fatal SYS MB FM1 F1 TACH threshold setting SYS MB FM2 F0 TACH The sunHwTrapThresholdType object indicates whether the threshold was SYS MB FM2 F1 TACH 1 a SYS MB FM3 F0 TACH SYS MB FM3 F1 TACH SNMP Message sunHwTrapFanSpeedFatalThresholdDeasserted SYS MB FM0 F0 TACH Oracle ILOM Message Lower fatal threshold no longer exceeded SYS MB FM0 F1 TACH Severity and Description Informational A fan speed sensor has reported SYS MB FM1 F0 TACH that its value has gone below an upper fatal threshold setting or above a SYS MB FM1 F1 TACH lower fatal threshold setting SYS MB FM2 F0 TACH The sunHwTrapThresholdType object indicates whether the threshold was SYS MB FM2 F1 TACH 1 Er ra bre SYS MB FM3 F0 TACH SYS MB FM3 F1 TACH MEMORY EVENTS SNMP Message sunHwTrapSensorNonCritThresholdExceeded SYS VPS_CPUS Oracle ILOM Message Upper noncritical threshold exceeded SYS VPS_MEMORY Severity and Description Minor A sensor has reported that its value has gone above an upper non critical threshold setting or below a lower non critical threshold setting The generic sensor trap is generated when the SNMP agent does not recognize the component type The sunHwTrapThresholdType object indicates whether the threshold was an upper or lower SNMP Message sunHwTrapSensorThresholdOk SYS VPS_CPUS
165. pport NEW Downloaded software is subject to the Oracle Software License Agreement and Entitlement provided with this system Setting Up the Server Using Oracle System Assistant 47 Use this procedure to associate the server with the CSI at MOS You must have one of the following Customer Support Identifier CSI which is printed on the Oracle Premier Support for Systems purchase confirmation letter or available in the server warranty contract documents m Server serial number which is available on the Oracle System Assistant in the System Overview tab 1 Log in to MOS at http support oracle com 2 Select the Settings tab from the More drop down list 3 In the left side pane under Personal click Accounts Privileges 4 Click the Request Access button in the Support Identifiers window The Request Access to a Support Identifier window appears 5 Do one of the following If you have the CSI enter it in the Support Identifier field of the Request Access tab and click Request Access Request Access to a Support Identifier Request Access Find a Support Identifier Support Identifier Request Access Approval might be required but once access is granted the Oracle System Assistant Get Updates capability is enabled for all servers associated with the CSI Note If you cannot obtain the CSI access or are unable to download updates for the server using Oracle System Assistant co
166. racle System Assistant USB flash drive on an Oracle Solaris 10 operating system 1 To turn off the volfs service enter the following command svcadm disable volfs Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 2 To identify the Oracle System Assistant USB flash drive enter the following command rmformat 1 The system responds with the following output Looking for devices 1 Logical Node dev rdsk c1t0d0p0 Physical Node pci 0 0 pcil08e 484e 1a hub 1 storage 2 disk 0 0 Connected Device ORACLE SSM PMAP Device Type Removable 3 To mount the USB flash drive as read only enter the following command mount F pcfs o ro dev dsk clt0d0p1l mnt The Oracle System Assistant USB flash drive is now mounted 4 To access the content of the USB flash drive enter the following commands cd mnt Solaris 1s 10010 11 5 To unmount the USB flash drive and restart the volfs service enter the following commands cd umount mnt svcadm enable volfs Setting Up the Server Using Oracle System Assistant 79 80 Troubleshooting Oracle System Assistant By default Oracle System Assistant is installed with each supported server It is not necessary to download the Oracle System Assistant software because it is preinstalled on the server However an Updater image is available for download in the event that it is needed Note Oracle System Assistant is not available a
167. racle com technetwork oem ops center index html a Oracle Hardware Management Pack You can use the fwupdate CLI Tool within the Oracle Hardware Management Pack to update firmware within the system For more information refer to the Oracle Hardware Management Pack Documentation Library at http www oracle com goto OHMP docs Oracle ILOM You can use the Oracle ILOM web interface or command line interface to update Oracle ILOM and BIOS firmware For more information refer to the Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager ILOM 3 1 Documentation Library at http www oracle com pls topic lookup ctx ilom31 Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 Index A accessing management tools 17 add in cards configuration utilities in Legacy BIOS Boot Mode 115 configuration utilities in UEFI BIOS Boot Mode 115 Advanced BIOS screen 147 B BIOS boot mode switching between Legacy BIOS and UEFI BIOS modes 114 BIOS factory defaults verifying 118 BIOS Setup Utility accessing 110 Advanced screen 147 boot mode 113 Boot screen 162 exiting from 138 function keys 109 IO screen 158 legacy boot mode 113 Main screen 142 menus accessing 110 navigating menu options 111 Save amp Exit screen 168 service processor network settings 134 setup screens summary 108 shortcut key sequences 109 TPM support 131 UEFI boot mode 113 UEFI Driver Control screen 166 UEFI compliant description 112 board components
168. re configure hardware and install operating system s For more information click the Help button To check for the latest updates go to Get Updates Task Keyboard Language To change your Keyboard Language go to the Preferences task and select the Keyboard Language tab To send comments about Oracle System Assistant please contact server sysmgmt feedback_ww oracle com Help Exit 5 Perform tasks using Oracle System Assistant as required Related Information Oracle System Assistant on page 4 Setting Up the Server Using Oracle System Assistant on page 35 Access Oracle System Assistant From Oracle ILOM Using the Web Interface When launching Oracle System Assistant from the Oracle ILOM web interface you will be prompted to open a new Oracle ILOM Remote System Console session Therefore prior to launching Oracle System Assistant ensure that the setup requirement for using the Oracle ILOM Remote System Console JDK version browser Java Plug in and KVMS settings are met For information about these requirements refer to the Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager ILOM 3 1 Configuration and Maintenance Guide The Admin a role is required in Oracle ILOM to launch Oracle System Assistance The Console c role is required to launch the Oracle ILOM Remote System Console Accessing System Management Tools 21 Use the following procedure to access Oracle System Assistant from Oracle ILOM 1 Power off th
169. re the host operating system and install any required drivers See the installation guide for the operating system you want to install m Sun Server X3 2 Installation Guide for Oracle Solaris Operating System About Oracle Solaris Operating System Installs on page 1 Sun Server X3 2 Installation Guide for Linux Operating Systems About Linux Operating System Installs on page 1 Sun Server X3 2 Installation Guide for Oracle VM About Oracle VM Installs on page 1 Sun Server X3 2 Installation Guide for Windows Operating Systems About Microsoft Windows Server Operating System Installs on page 1 Sun Server X3 2 Installation Guide for VMware ESXi About VMware ESXi Installs on page 1 If not already installed install Oracle Hardware Management Pack See Accessing Oracle Hardware Management Pack on page 26 Also refer to the instructions at the following site http www oracle com goto system management Update Oracle ILOM and BIOS firmware Use the fwupdate tool as required Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 Note Alternative methods to update Oracle ILOM and BIOS firmware include using Oracle System Assistant Oracle ILOM CLI and web browser and ipmiflash 6 Configure Oracle ILOM Use the ilomconfig tool as required Note Alternative methods to update Oracle ILOM and BIOS firmware include using Oracle System Assistant and Oracle ILOM C
170. rt connects to the Baseboard Management Controller BMC or directly to the system Set to BMC for serial link management EMS Console Redirection Disabled Enabled Disabled Enable or disable console redirection for Windows Emergency Management Service EMS administration Console Redirection Disabled Enabled Terminal Type VT100 Enable or disable console redirection Select the emulation for the terminal VT100 ASCII character set VT100 Extends VT100 to support color function keys etc VT UTF8 Uses UTF8 encoding to map Unicode characters onto one or more bytes ANSI Extended ASCII character set Bits per Second Select the serial port transmission speed The speed must be matched on the connecting serial device Long or noisy lines require lower speeds Data Bits Select the data bits BIOS Setup Utility Menu Options 1 TABLE BIOS Advanced Menu Options Continued Setup Options Options Defaults Description Parity None None Even Odd Mark Space A parity bit can be sent with the data bits to detect some transmission errors None No parity bits are sent Even Parity bit is 0 if the number of 1 s in the data bits is even Odd Parity bit is 0 if the number of 1 s in the data bits is odd Mark Parity bit is always 1 Space Parity bit is always 0 Mark and Space parity do not allow for error detection They can be used as an additional data b
171. ry size in gigabytes Otherwise displays Not Present DO D7 Information DO D7 CPU Socket 1 DIMM If DIMM is present displays See previous DIMM information SECURITY SETTING Configure the security setting Displays memory size in gigabytes Example Socket 0 DIMMs DO 4 GB D1 4 GB D2 4 GB D3 4 GB D4 2 GB D5 2 GB D6 Not present D7 Not present memory size in gigabytes Otherwise displays Not Present example Administrator Password Set the Administrator password Related Information BIOS Advanced Menu Selections on page 147 BIOS IO Menu Selections on page 158 BIOS Boot Menu Selections on page 162 UEFI Driver Control Menu Selections on page 166 BIOS Save amp Exit Menu Selections on page 168 146 Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 BIOS Advanced Menu Selections This section includes a searchable text based representation and an on screen image of the BIOS Advanced Menu The options that are available from the Advanced Menu are described in the table that follows Options in the table that are marked as R O are read only information and cannot be changed Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2012 American Megatrends Inc Main Advanced IO Boot UEFI Driver Control Save amp Exit SSeS ee ae ae pe ee eS Se oe ra See SS ae Processors CPU Configuration gt
172. s a download for initial installation however you can recover the Oracle System Assistant image if it was installed on your server If the version of Oracle System Assistant on your server is corrupted erased or overwritten you will need to download the Updater ISO image file from the My Oracle Support web site and then restore Oracle System Assistant onto the internal USB device For more information see Restore Oracle System Assistant on page 83 If you opt out of having Oracle System Assistant as part of your server configuration you can get the latest updates for your server through the My Oracle Support web site or submit a request for physical media See Getting Server Firmware and Software on page 197 This section contains the following procedures m Verify Oracle System Assistant Is Installed on page 80 Troubleshoot Oracle System Assistant Launch From Oracle ILOM on page 82 Restore Oracle System Assistant on page 83 Verify Oracle System Assistant Is Installed Your Sun Server X3 2 supports Oracle System Assistant as a default option which is preinstalled in the server If Oracle System Assistant is physically installed in your server but it is not visible from the filesystem it could be offline corrupted or overwritten Use this procedure to determine whether Oracle System Assistant is installed in your server and is working properly To check the Oracle System Assistant i
173. s task button then click the Disable Oracle System Assistant tab The Disable Oracle System Assistant screen appears ORACLE System Assistant SOFTWARE RELEASE 1 0 Jipisstie Gras Syrtem stat Keveoerd Language System Information Oracle System Assistant can be disabled preventing the ability to boot into it and preventing the embedded storage device from Configure Network being visible to your Host operating system Once disabled if you later want to use System Assistant you will need to enable it via the BIOS settings If you choose to disable System Assistant the system will reboot immediately and System Assistant will not be Get Updates available until it is re enabled Update Firmware Disable Oracle System Assistant Configure Hardware eens l Install OS Advanced Tasks Help Exit Setting Up the Server Using Oracle System Assistant 67 2 Click the Disable Oracle System Assistant button A confirmation dialog box appears Confirm disable Oracle System Assistant You are about to disable Oracle System Assistant and Exit the application You will not be able to use System Assistant unless you re enable it in BIOS Are you sure 3 Click Yes to confirm that you want to disable Oracle System Assistant The Oracle System Assistant application quits and the server reboots 4 To re enable Oracle System Assistant use the BIOS Setup Utility See Enable or Disable Oracle System Assistant
174. sable Intel I OAT DCA Support INTERNAL DEVICES Disabled Enabled Enabled Enable or disable direct cache access DCA support Configure settings for the embedded network controller NET 0 1 OpROM Enable Disabled Enabled Enabled Enable or disable Option ROM If set to enabled Option ROM for the card executes as normal If set to disabled Option ROM for the card is not copied into memory and the execution of the Option ROM is inhibited NET 2 3 OpROM Enable Nonfunctional in 160 Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 single processor systems Disabled Enabled Enabled Enable or disable Option ROM If set to enabled Option ROM for the card executes as normal If set to disabled Option ROM for the card is not copied into memory and the execution of the Option ROM is inhibited TABLE BIOS IO Menu Options Continued ADD IN CARDS Enable or disable the add in cards Slot 1 Nonfunctional in single processor s ystems IO Enable Disabled Enabled Enable or disable I O for the add in card OpROM Enable Slot 2 Disable Enable Enable or disable Option ROM IO Enable Disabled Enabled Enable or disable I O for the add in card OpROM Enable Slot 3 Disable Enable Enable or disable Option ROM IO Enable Disabled Enabled Enable or disable I O for the add in card OpROM Enable Slot Internal Disable
175. sage Lower fatal threshold exceeded Severity and Description Critical A temperature sensor has reported that its value has gone above an upper fatal threshold setting or below a lower fatal threshold setting The sunHwTrapThresholdType object indicates whether the threshold was an upper or lower SNMP Message sunHwTrapTempFatalThresholdDeasserted Oracle ILOM Message Lower fatal threshold no longer exceeded Severity and Description Informational A temperature sensor has reported that its value has gone below an upper fatal threshold setting or above a lower fatal threshold setting The sunHwTrapThresholdType object indicates whether the threshold was an upper or lower SYS PS0 T_OU SYS PS1 T_OU SYS MB T_IN SYS MB T_OU SYS MB T_IN SYS MB T_OU SYS MB T_IN SYS MB T_OU SYS PS0 T_OU SYS PS1 T_OU SYS MB T_IN SYS MB T_OU SYS MB T_IN SYS MB T_OU SYS MB T_IN SYS MB T_OU SYS PS0 T_OU SYS PS1 T_OU SYS MB T_IN_ SYS MB T_OU SYS MB T_IN_ SYS MB T_OU SYS MB T_IN_ T T ZONEO T_ZONEO ZONE1 T_ZONE1 ZONE2 T_ZONE2 T T ZONEO T_ZONEO ZONE1 T_ZONE1 ZONE2 T_ZONE2 T T ZONEO T_ZONEO ZONE1 T_ZONE1 ZONE2 SYS MB T_OU SYS T_AMB T_ZONE2 SYS MB T_CORE_NETO1 SYS MB T_CORE_NET23 SYS MB T_IN_PSO SYS MB T_IN_PS1 SYS T_AMB SYS MB T_CORE_NET01 SYS MB T_CORE_NET23 SYS MB T_IN_PSO SYS MB T_IN_PS1 184 Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014
176. scription Major A memory component is suspected of causing a fault SYS MB P D SYS MB P D SYS MB P D SYS MB P D SYS MB P D SYS MB P D SYS MB P D SYS MB P D SYS MB P D 192 Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 Messages and Descriptions Sensor Name SNMP Message sunHwTrapMemoryFaultCleared Oracle ILOM Message event fault memory intel dimm incompatible quadrank Severity and Description Informational A memory component fault has been cleared SNMP Message sunHwTrapMemoryFault Oracle ILOM Message event fault memory intel dimm numranks unsupported Severity and Description Major A memory component is suspected of causing a fault SNMP Message sunHwTrapMemoryFaultCleared Oracle ILOM Message event fault memory intel dimm numranks unsupported Severity and Description Informational A memory component fault has been cleared SNMP Message sunHwTrapMemoryFault Oracle ILOM Message event fault memory intel dimm speed slow Severity and Description Major A memory component is suspected of causing a fault SNMP Message sunHwTrapMemoryFaultCleared Oracle ILOM Message event fault memory intel dimm speed slow Severity and Description Informational A memory component fault has been cleared SNMP Message sunHwTrapMemoryFault Oracle ILOM Message event faultmemory intel dimm disable quadrank Severity and Description Major memory component is suspected of
177. ser name and password at the prompt The default user name is root and the default password is changeme 4 Click the Log In button The Oracle ILOM System Information gt Summary page appears 24 Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 1Wamina cour ORACLE Integrated Lights Out Manager User adminuser Role A System Information Summary Processors Memory Power Cooling Storage Networking PCI Devices Firmware Open Problems 0 gt Remote Control Host Management gt System Management Power Management gt ILOM Administration Summary View system summary information You may also change power state and view system status and fault information System Type Rack Mount Power State Model SUN FIRE X4170 M3 Part Number 07011490 Locator Indicator OFF pes Serial Number 1118P0002Y Oracle System Assistant System Identifier ban64uut202 Version 1 0 0 0 Cna System Firmware Version ILOM 3 1 0 0 BIOS 17010624 System Firmware Update Ce Primary Operating System Not Available Host Primary MAC Address Not Available Remote Console CES ILOM Address 10 153 55 202 ILOM MAC Address 00 21 28 D5 C0 CE Overall Status 7 OK Total Problem Count 0 Subsystem Status Details Inventory Processors VY OK Processor Architecture x86 64 bit Processors Installed Maximum Processor Summary Two Intel Xeon Processor E5 Series Memory VY OK Installed RAM Size 16GB DIMMs install
178. sh drive enter the commands shown below gt mkdir mnt OSA gt cd mnt OSA gt ls 1 total 916 drwxr xr x 2 root drwxr xr x 3 root drwxr xr x 3 root drwxr xr x 16 root r xr xr x 1 root drwxr xr x 5 root drwxr xr x 2 root rwxr xr x 1 root drwxr xr x 2 root rwxr xr x 1 root drwxr xr x 4 root rwxr xr x 1 root rwxr xr x 1 root drwxr xr x 3 root drwxr xr x 4 root gt roo roo roo roo roo roo roo roo roo roo roo roo roo roo roo CET QE oe er EO EE ET 4096 4096 4096 4096 15218 4096 4096 787672 4096 78879 4096 263 3755 4096 4096 gt mount LABEL ORACLE_SSM mnt OSA 21 21 26 21 26 21 26 21 21 21 21 26 241 21 21 Os 7 21 07 T91 07 21 08 1 08 07 4 07 4 2 07 07 07 o O J UT A BE Od boot Documentation EFI Firmware ldlinux sys Linux LiveOS manifest xml Oracle readme html Solaris syslinux cfg Versions txt VMware Windows The Oracle System Assistant USB flash drive is now mounted at the location specified V Mount the Oracle System Assistant USB Flash Drive on an Oracle Solaris 10 Operating System If the server is running the Oracle Solaris 10 operating system you must mount the Oracle System Assistant USB flash drive before you use the filesystem to display or access its contents This procedure shows how to mount the O
179. sing This section includes the following information Selecting Legacy BIOS or UEFI Boot Mode on page 113 Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 Switching Between Legacy BIOS and UEFI on page 114 UEFI Boot Mode Advantages on page 114 Configuration Utilities for Add In Cards on page 115 Selecting Legacy BIOS or UEFI Boot Mode BIOS supports two boot modes Legacy BIOS and UEFI You can set the boot mode using the Boot Menu in the BIOS Setup Utility Boot mode selection depends on the operating system type and configuration that is installed in the system Some devices and operating systems do not yet support UEFI and can only boot from Legacy BIOS Depending on your situation you might have to specify which mode of BIOS you want to use Choose Legacy BIOS Boot Mode to allow host bus adapters HBAs to use Option ROMs Choose UEFI Boot Mode to use UEFI drivers When using operating systems that support booting only from Legacy BIOS the Legacy BIOS Boot Mode must be used When using operating systems that support booting from Legacy BIOS or UEFI either mode can be used However once a mode is chosen and an operating system is installed the installation can be booted only using the same mode that was used for the installation The following operating systems do not support UEFI m Oracle Linux 5 x Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 x Oracle VM 3 0 and 3 1 For updates to this list
180. sk button then select the RAID Configuration tab The RAID Configuration screen appears ORACLE System Assistant SOFTWARE RELEASE 1 0 RAID Configurat on Service Processor Configuration System Information Configure Network Get Updates Update Firmware Cour Haraware ESE Preferences Advanced Tasks HBA Select from available HBAs w To create a volume first select RAID level Then allocate disks to the volume To learn more about RAID levels click the Help button Select RAID leve Help Exit Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 2 In the HBA list box verify that the host bus adapter HBA disk controller is correct For example the server supports the SGX SAS6 INT Z HBA or the SGX SAS6 R INT Z HBA if you want to create a bootable volume For more information about these HBAs refer to the Sun Server X3 2 Installation Guide Configuring Server Drives for OS Installation on page 91 3 In the Select RAID Level list box select the RAID level either RAID 0 RAID 1 or RAID 10 You can use Oracle System Assistant to set only these three RAID levels To set other RAID levels you need to use the HBA BIOS Setup Utility The number of disks allowed in an array is dependent on the controller m The SGX SAS6 R INT Z HBA requires one or more disks m The SGS SAS6 INT Z HBA requires two or more disks 4 In the Available Disks table select the storage
181. ssistant from the application s task screens Use the following procedure to enable Oracle System Assistant from BIOS 1 Access the Server BIOS Setup Utility See Access BIOS Setup Utility Menus on page 110 2 Navigate to the BIOS Boot menu screen Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc UEFI BIOS Boot Mode Legacy BIOS 3 Navigate to the OSA Configuration screen Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 Aptio Setup Utility C 2011 American Megatrends Inc OSA Internal Support Enabled 4 Choose Enabled or Disabled for the OSA Internal Support setting then press Enter 5 To save your settings and to exit from the BIOS Setup Utility press F10 See Exit BIOS Setup Utility on page 138 Related Information BIOS Main Menu Selections on page 142 V Access Oracle System Assistant at Startup Use the following procedure to access Oracle System Assistant after you have started the server 1 Verify that the server is in standby power mode or full power mode 2 Verify that a monitor keyboard and mouse are attached either locally to the server or remotely to the server using the Oracle ILOM KVMS keyboard video mouse storage feature For more information refer to the Sun Server X3 2 Installation Guide Setting Up Software and Firmware Using Oracle System Assistant on page 85 Accessing System Management Tools 19 3 Start boot the
182. stant Is Installed on page 80 Troubleshoot Oracle System Assistant Launch From Oracle ILOM on page 82 Restore Oracle System Assistant on page 83 Accessing the Oracle System Assistant Filesystem on page 87 Access the Oracle System Asistant Filesystem on page 89 Related Information m Accessing Oracle System Assistant Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 on page 17 Common System Management Tasks on page 8 Common System Administrative Tasks on page 9 Organization of Oracle System Assistant The following figure shows the Oracle System Assistant System Overview task screen The task buttons for Oracle System Assistant are located in the left panel ORACLE System Assistant SOFTWARE RELEASE 1 0 cg 2 Ce ner Product Name Configure Network Serial Number 1118P0002Y i Get Updates System Type Rack Mount System Identifier __Ueuate Firmware 7 ios version 17010624 Configure Hardware ILOM Version 3 1 0 0 r69496 ILOM IP Address ILOM MAC Address i Preferences Host IP Address Advanced Tasks Oracle System Assistant allows you to get latest software firmware updates update firmware configure hardware and install operating system s For more information click the Help button To check for the latest updates go to Get Updates Task Keyboard Language To change your Keyboard Language go to the Preferences task a
183. stem Assistant Filesystem 87 v Access the Oracle System Asistant Filesystem 9 Managing the Server Using OracleILOM 91 Oracle ILOM Features 91 Oracle ILOM Features for Oracle x86 Servers 92 Sideband Management 94 Power Control Policies 94 Power Management Policy 95 Local Host Interconnect Management Connection 96 Diagnostics Using Pc Check and NMI 6 Control Next Boot Device 97 Contents v FRU TLI Auto Update 97 Switch Serial Port Output to Host Management Console 98 Back Up and Restore BIOS Configuration 98 Set PCIe Cooling Mode 98 Administer Open Problems and Clear Server Faults 99 Configuring RAID 101 Supported HBA Disk Controllers 101 RAID Configuration Options 102 Creating a RAID Volume Before Installing an Operating System 103 Creating a RAID Volume After Installing an Operating System 103 Using Oracle ILOM to Monitor Storage Devices 4 Setting Up BIOS Configuration Parameters 107 Managing the BIOS Configuration 107 Accessing the BIOS Setup Utility 8 BIOS Setup Utility Menus 108 BIOS Key Mappings 109 v Access BIOS Setup Utility Menus 0 v Navigate BIOS Setup Utility Menus 1 Using Legacy BIOS or UEFI 112 Selecting Legacy BIOS UEFI Boot Mode 3 Switching Between Legacy BIOS and UEFI 114 UEFI Boot Mode Advantages 114 Configuration Utilities for Add In Cards 115 Using BIOS for Resource Allocation 116 Legacy Option ROM Allocation 6 IO Resource Allocation 117 Common BIOS Setup Utility Tasks 8 Sun Server X3 2 Adminis
184. stem Assistant from the Oracle ILOM web interface you might encounter the following prompts when you click the Launch button for Oracle System Assistant in the Oracle ILOM Summary page Power off host prompt This prompt appears only if the power on the host server was not powered off prior to starting the Oracle System Assistant launch procedure Click OK to power off the host server Launch a new Oracle ILOM Remote System Console prompt This prompt appears prior to launching the Oracle ILOM Remote System Console You might also encounter the following behavior An alert message appears stating cannot get power state A powered off state is shown for Power in the Actions panel If this behavior occurs it is because Oracle ILOM is temporarily unable to obtain the host server information To continue the Oracle System Assistant launch operation do the following 1 Click OK in the alert message to continue launching Oracle System Assistant The Oracle ILOM System Information Summary page reappears 2 In the Summary page click Refresh to update the host power state shown in the Actions panel Oracle ILOM will then launch Oracle System Assistant in the Oracle LOM Remote System Console Related Information m Access Oracle System Assistant From Oracle ILOM Using the Web Interface on page 21 Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 V Restore Oracle System Assistant If Oracle System Assistant h
185. t You will need access to an external iSCSI server running on any supported OS The Sun Server X3 2 must be in UEFI Boot Mode not Legacy BIOS Boot Mode See Select Legacy BIOS or UEFI Boot Mode on page 119 You must provide the following information from the iSCSI target server The following items are entered into the iSCSI BIOS Setup Utility screens Item Number Name Example 1 3 4 Target name ign 198812 com oracle x4170 M3 target Note iSCSI requires an iqn format for this item iSCSI initiator name ign 198812 com oracle 002222de444e Note iSCSI requires an iqn format for this item Virtual device Virtual Disk 0 Logical Unit Number LUN 0 Additional Information 5 1 2 IP address of iSCSI 192 0 2 11 ipv4 server Port number 3210 Access the BIOS Setup Utility menus See Access BIOS Setup Utility Menus on page 110 In the BIOS Setup Utility menus navigate to the UEFI Driver Control Menu Options displayed include iSCSI booting and all controllable devices Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 Note The selection for iSCSI will always be an option in UEFI Boot mode however other menu options might change depending on which cards are installed in the system Inc 3 Select iSCSI to access the iSCSI screen Setting Up BIOS Configuration Parameters 3 Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C a Ines iSCSI Initator Name 4 Select iSCSI Initiator Name type
186. t box m From the Oracle ILOM CLI on the server SP type reset System The server resets 2 Press the F8 key or Ctrl P from a serial connection when prompted while the BIOS is running the power on self test POST The Please Select Boot Device dialog appears 3 In the dialog select the boot device option according to the operating system and BIOS mode you elected to use then press Enter Use the up and down arrow keys to select the boot device Based on the boot mode you selected UEFI Boot Mode or Legacy BIOS Boot Mode the Please Select Boot Device dialog displays only the applicable devices For example when the UEFI Boot Mode is elected only UEFI boot devices are displayed in the dialog 4 Press F10 to save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility Related Information BIOS Setup Utility Menus on page 108 BIOS Key Mappings on page 109 Setting Up BIOS Configuration Parameters 1 122 Y Configure iSCSI Virtual Drives iSCSI virtual drives are used primarily to run supported operating systems that reside on an external server that function as the Sun Server X3 2 host operating system iSCSI virtual drives must be configured in the iSCSI BIOS Setup Utility screens You must set the iSCSI parameters on the selected port Before you begin You should be familiar with iSCSI theory of operation for the selected OS Refer to the OS documentation to verify that iSCSI targets can be mounted on a clien
187. table address that you can use to connect to the SP from another IPv6 enabled node on the same network Setting Up the Server Using Oracle System Assistant 59 j Gateway IPv6 This is the gateway address for IPv6 k Dynamic IP List This field is read only Oracle System Assistant gets these values from Oracle ILOM 5 To view or modify local Oracle ILOM User Accounts complete the following information a Add User Click the Add User button to add a new local user account Type a unique user name select the role Basic or Advanced from the drop down list set privileges and type the password Note If you want to choose specific privileges not pre set for the user choose Advanced b Modify user Highlight a user account in the list and click Modify User to review or change the local user account settings c Delete User Highlight a user account in the list and click Delete User to delete a local user account 60 Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 ORACLE System Assistant SOFTWARE RELEASE 1 0 RAID Configuration System Information View or modify a subset of Service Processor settings Configure Network Select a task from drop down list you wish to view or modify l cruime Update Firmware User Management panel helps to view the current list of local Integrated Lights Out Manager ILOM user accounts Configure Hardware and their roles and add or modify or delete a local
188. te sensor Description General host system board FRU Host Ethernet FRU Option card inserted into PCle slot Cooling zone exhaust temperature Cooling zone inlet temperature Gigabit Ethernet controller die temperature PSU inlet temperature SAS expander FRU SAS expander board presence Values if applicable 01h ENTITY_PRESE NT 02h ENTITY_PRESE NT Degrees C Degrees C Degrees C Degrees C O1h ENTITY_PRESE NT 02h ENTITY_PRESE NT Monitoring Components and Identifying SNMP Messages 9 Component Name Oracle ILOM Values CLI Targets IPMI Type Description if applicable SYS MB SASEXP T_CO Threshold SAS expander board Degrees C RE sensor temperature SYS MB RIO FRU Rear IO board SYS MB RIO PRSNT Discrete Rear IO board presence 01h ENTITY_PRESE sensor NT 02h ENTITY_PRESE NT SYS MB CONNBD FRU Connector board on OPI bridge SYS MB CONNBD PRS Discrete Connector board O1h ENTITY_PRESE NT sensor presence NT 02h ENTITY_PRESE NT SYS SP FRU Service processor FRU SYS SP OK Indicator SP OK LED Color Green Location Front panel On SP is operating SYS SP SERVICE Indicator SP Service LED Color Amber Location Front panel Off SP is working properly On SP requires service SYS SP NET 0 1 FRU SP Ethernet FRU Related Information System Chassis Components on page 173 Cooling Unit Components on page 175 Disk Backplane Components on page 17
189. tem Related Information m Accessing Oracle System Assistant on page 17 View System Information Follow these steps to view system information using Oracle System Assistant 1 Click the System Information task button then select the System Overview tab The System Overview screen appears Setting Up the Server Using Oracle System Assistant 41 42 ORACLE System Assistant SOFTWARE RELEASE 1 0 0 sen 2 ane Product Name Configure Network a Serial Number 1118P0002Y Get Updates System Type Rack Mount System Identifier 00046 Firmware J ios version 17010624 Configure Hardware ILOM Version 3 1 0 0 r69496 ILOM IP Address installs tom MAC Address Preferences Host IP Address Advanced Tasks Oracle System Assistant allows you to get latest software firmware updates update firmware configure hardware and install operating system s For more information click the Help button To check for the latest updates go to Get Updates Task Keyboard Language To change your Keyboard Language go to the Preferences task and select the Keyboard Language tab To send comments about Oracle System Assistant please contact server sysmgmt feedback_ww oracle com Help Exit 2 Click the Help button to display the ReadMe file Release Notes for the installed platform software release 3 From the System Overview screen review information about the syste
190. tem Assistant on page 35 Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager Oracle ILOM Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager Oracle ILOM is system management firmware that is preinstalled on an embedded service processor on Oracle s x86 based servers and SPARC based servers Oracle ILOM enables you to actively manage and monitor components in your server Using Oracle ILOM you can remotely manage and monitor the server as if you were using a locally attached keyboard monitor and mouse regardless of the state of the host system The Oracle ILOM firmware automatically initializes when standby power is applied to the server Planning the System Management Environment 5 6 Oracle ILOM firmware allows you to choose either a full featured browser based web interface or an equivalent command line interface CLI With Oracle ILOM you can m View graphical and text based consoles for the host m View Oracle ILOM using a web based interface or a command line interface Monitor the current status of server sensors and indicators Monitor server hardware errors and faults as they occur m Send events using SNMP traps or email alerts when faults occur Remotely control the power state of the server Configure the server hardware The service processor SP has a dedicated Ethernet port The SP runs its own Oracle ILOM embedded operating system and provides out of band management capability In addition you can access Oracle ILOM
191. terface in the Oracle Hardware Management Pack 2 2 Installation Guide Troubleshooting Oracle ILOM Managed Devices in the Oracle ILOM 3 1 User s Guide Performing Pc Check Diagnostics Tests in the Oracle x86 Servers Diagnostics Applications and Utilities Guide for Servers with Oracle ILOM 3 1 Setting Next Boot Device on x86 Host Server in the Oracle ILOM 3 1 Configuration and Maintenance Guide FRU TLI Auto Update on page 97 Serial Management Port Owner in the Oracle ILOM 3 1 Configuration and Maintenance Guide Maintaining x86 BIOS Configuration Parameters in the Oracle ILOM 3 1 Configuration and Maintenance Guide Power On and Cooling Down Policies Configurable From the Server SP in the Oracle ILOM 3 1 Configuration and Maintenance Guide Administering Open Problems in the Oracle ILOM 3 1 User s Guide Managing Oracle Hardware Faults Through the Oracle ILOM Fault Management Shell in the Oracle ILOM 3 1 User s Guide For information about these features see these sections Managing the Server Using Oracle ILOM 93 94 m Sideband Management on page 94 Power Control Policies on page 94 Local Host Interconnect Management Connection on page 96 m Diagnostics Using Pc Check and NMI on page 96 Control Next Boot Device on page 97 FRU TLI Auto Update on page 97 Switch Serial Port Output to Host Managem
192. the component type SNMP Message sunHwTrapComponentFaultCleared SYS MB Oracle ILOM Message event faultmemory intel mrc unknown errcode Severity and Description Informational A component fault has been cleared This generic component trap is generated when the SNMP agent does not recognize the component type SNMP Message sunHwTrapMemoryFault SYS MB P D Oracle ILOM Message event fault memory intel dimm udimm unsupported Severity and Description Major A memory component is suspected of causing a fault SNMP Message sunHwTrapMemoryFaultCleared SYS MB P D Oracle ILOM Message event fault memory intel dimm udimm unsupported Severity and Description Informational A memory component fault has been cleared SNMP Message sunHwTrapMemoryFault SYS MB P D Oracle ILOM Message event fault memory intel dimm sodimm unsupported Severity and Description Major A memory component is suspected of causing a fault SNMP Message sunHwTrapMemoryFaultCleared SYS MB P D Oracle ILOM Message event fault memory intel dimm sodimm unsupported Severity and Description Informational A memory component fault has been cleared Monitoring Components and Identifying SNMP Messages 1 Messages and Descriptions Sensor Name SNMP Message sunHwTrapMemoryFault Oracle ILOM Message event fault memory intel dimm 4gb fused Severity and Description Major A memory component is suspected of causing a fault SNMP M
193. the desired iSCSI Qualified Name ION into the dialog box then press Enter to accept the changes The IQN identifies The string iqn m A date code that specifies the year and month in which the organization registered the domain or subdomain name used as the naming authority string m The organizational naming authority string which consists of a valid reversed domain or subdomain name HN m Optionally a colon followed by a string that the assigning organization can choose which must make each assigned iSCSI name unique The iSCSI Initiator Name must conform to the IQN naming scheme see RFC 3271 Internet Small Computer Systems Interface iSCSI Naming and Discovery For example iqn 1988 2 com oracle 0 124 Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc iSCSI Initator Name 2 com oracle x417 5 Press Enter to accept the changes 6 Select the NIC port MAC address that corresponds to your chosen iSCSI boot target then press Enter For example Port 00 21 28 E7 71 06 The Port Configuration screen appears and iSCSI is disabled by default Setting Up BIOS Configuration Parameters 5 7 Select Enable iSCSI then press the or key plus or minus key to toggle Enable iSCSI to Enabled to enable the iSCSI port for iSCSI boot trends Inc Enabled Enab led 126 Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 20
194. the iSCSI KEK KK iSCSI BKK KK Intel R Ethernet Controller 10 Gigabit X parameters 00 21 28 E7 74 CC Intel R Ethernet Controller 10 Gigabit x 00 21 28 E7 74 CD LSI 8282 MPT Controller 8 PCIDevId 0x72 PCIVendorId 0x1000 PCIBus 0x50 PCIDevice 0x0 PCIFunc 0x0 PCISlot 0x4 Intel R Ethernet Controller 10 Gigabit X 00 21 28 E7 74 CE Intel R Ethernet Controller 10 Gigabit X lt gt Select Screen 00 21 28 E7 74 CF v Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F7 Discard Changes F9 Optimized Defaults F10 Save amp Exit ESC Exit Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc 166 Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C gt iSCSI TABLE BIOS UEFI Driver Control Menu Options Inc Setup Options Options Default Description iSCSI Select to configure the iSCSI parameters Only available in UEFI mode Controller Management Select to manage controller properties to create or clear controller configurations and to save or clear controller events View Controller Properties Select to view controller properties Change Controller
195. the operating system Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 Option 3 If you are going to do a fresh OS installation but you do not want to configure the storage drives into RAID volumes you can proceed to install your selected OS Option 4 If the server has the Sun Storage 6 Gb SAS PCIe HBA Internal SGX SAS6 INT Z installed and you are going to do a fresh OS install but you do not want to configure the server s storage drives into RAID volumes you can proceed to install your selected OS Related Information Configure Hardware for RAID page 54 m Oracle Hardware Management Pack Documentation Library at http www oracle com pls topic lookup ctx ohmp Creating a RAID Volume Before Installing an Operating System The following guidelines apply when using a storage drive connected to a supported disk controller to install an operating system OS For SGX SAS6 INT Z You can install an OS on a drive without creating a RAID volume However if you want to install the OS from an OS install disk you will need to create the RAID volume before installing the OS For SGX SAS6 R INT Z You must create a RAID volume before installing an OS on a drive You must also make the drive bootable For information on creating RAID volumes and making drives bootable see the Sun Server X3 2 Installation Guide Configuring Server Drives for OS Installation on page 91 Creating a R
196. the version information for the available firmware updates click Preview Changes To update firmware for available components click Install All Updates Get Updates Configure Hardware 4 To update component firmware to a new version select the components and click Install Updates Components with up to date firmware are not selectable Install OS Note Oracle System Assistant does not support updating firmware for components that are part of a RAID Configuration with the exception of HBAs EE A Attention if a server reboot is required for the firmware updates to take effect the system will reboot automatically Advanced Tasks 0 Sel Component Type Device Name Firmware BlOS Installed Firmware BlOS Available ok H106030SDSUN200G Slat 2 A210 A2B0 a osk H106030SDSUN300G lot 3 A202 A2B0 DISK H10603 0SDSUN3 00GGlot 4 A2B0 A2B0 DISK 1310603 0SDSUN3 00G SIot 5 A2B0 A2B0 DISK H10603 0SDSUN3 00G Slot 6 A2B0 A2B0 DISK H106030SDSUN3 00GGlot 7 A2B0 A2B0 DISK H106030SDSUN300G lot 0 A2B0 A2B0 CONTROLLER x4242A x4243A 2 7 8130 2 7 8130 v Cancel install Updates Ly Help Exit 4 View a list of firmware components that need updates and compare current and available version numbers You can also review the Component Type Device Name Firmware BIOS Installed and Firmware BIOS Available 5 To proceed do one of the following To perform a selective firmware update select the firmware updates that
197. tifier Type the name that identifies the system Use any characters except quotation marks Setting Up the Server Using Oracle System Assistant 57 c SP System Contact Type the name of the person to contact Use any characters except quotation marks d SP System Location Type the name of the physical location of the system Use any characters except quotation marks ORACLE System Assistant SOFTWARE RELEASE 1 0 _ RAD Configuration i 6 System Information View or modify a subset of Service Processor settings Configure Network Select a task from drop down list you wish to view or modify Get Updates Identification Information Update Firmware Identification panel helps to view or modify identification settings for the Service Processor Configure Hardware Click Save Settings for the modified values to be applied Install OS SP Hostname Preferences SP System Identifier Advanced Tasks SP System Contact SP System Location Save Settings Help Exit j 4 To view or modify Network Information complete the following information a IP Discovery Mode IPv4 Select whether the system uses Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP or a static IP assignment b IP Address IPv4 If you selected a static IP assignment provide the IP address of the SP c Netmask IPv4 If you selected a static IP assignment provide the netmask for the SP d Gateway IPv4 If you select
198. tion identify which server software release is the latest release supported on your server 198 Firmware and Software Access Options Use one of the following options to obtain the latest set of firmware and software for your server Oracle System Assistant Oracle System Assistant is a new factory installed option for Oracle servers that allows you to easily download and install server firmware and software For more information about using Oracle System Assistant see Setting Up the Server Using Oracle System Assistant on page 35 My Oracle Support All system firmware and software are available from My Oracle Support at http support oracle com For more information about what is available on the My Oracle Support web site see Software Releases on page 199 For instructions on how to download software releases from My Oracle Support see Download Firmware and Software Using My Oracle Support on page 200 a Physical Media Request PMR You can request a DVD that contains any of the downloads patches that are available from My Oracle Support For information see Software Releases on page 199 Other methods You can use Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops Center Oracle Hardware Management Pack or Oracle ILOM to update your server software and firmware For information see Installing Updates Using Other Methods on page 204 Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014
199. tration Guide April 2014 Verify BIOS Factory Default Settings 118 Select Legacy BIOS or UEFI Boot Mode 119 Select the Boot Device 1 Configure iSCSI Virtual Drives 2 Enable or Disable Oracle System Assistant 0 Configure TPM Support 131 Configure SP Network Settings 134 Configure Option ROM Settings 136 Configure IO Resource Allocation 138 Exit BIOS Setup Utility 138 444 A4 A4 A4 4 lt 4 4 BIOS Setup Utility Menu Options 141 BIOS Main Menu Selections 142 BIOS Advanced Menu Selections 147 BIOS IO Menu Selections 158 BIOS Boot Menu Selections 162 UEFI Driver Control Menu Selections 166 BIOS Save amp Exit Menu Selections 168 Monitoring Components and Identifying SNMP Messages 1 Monitoring Component Health and Faults Using Oracle ILOM 171 Monitoring System Components 172 System Chassis Components 3 Cooling Unit Components 175 Disk Backplane Components 6 Memory Device Components 176 Power Unit Components 7 Processor Components 8 System Board Components 179 Contents vii viii System Firmware Components 181 Hard Disk Drive Components 181 Identifying SNMP Trap Messages 183 Getting Server Firmware and Software 197 Firmware and Software Updates 197 Firmware and Software Access Options 198 Software Releases 199 Getting Firmware and Software from MOS or PMR 200 v Download Firmware and Software Using My Oracle Support 200 Requesting Physical Media 201 Gathering Information for the Physical Media Request 202 v
200. tructions on performing these operations see Configuring Host Server Management Actions in the Oracle ILOM 3 1 Configuration and Maintenance Guide The service processor SP power on policies determine the power state of the server when AC power is applied to the server cold boot Service processor power on policies are mutually exclusive so that if one policy is enabled the other policy is disabled by default If both policies are disabled then the server SP will not apply main power to the server at boot time The two power on policies are Auto Power On Host on Boot When this option is enabled the SP automatically applies main power to the server When disabled default main power is not applied to the server Set Host Power to Last Power State on Boot When this option is enabled the SP automatically tracks the last power state and restores the server to this last power state following a power state change of at least 10 seconds When disabled default the last power state is not applied to the server For instructions on how to set the power on policies refer to Power On and Cooling Down Policies Configurable From the Server SP in the Oracle ILOM 3 1 Configuration and Maintenance Guide Power Management Policy The Power Management Policy is enabled in Software Release 1 1 on the Sun Server X3 2 This policy controls the power consumption or power usage for the server Oracle ILOM provides configurab
201. typing cd sysroot 4 To exit the shell type exit Related Information Accessing the Oracle System Assistant Filesystem on page 87 Perform Advanced Tasks to Access Oracle System Assistant Shell on page 70 Setting Up the Server Using Oracle System Assistant 89 90 Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 Managing the Server Using Oracle ILOM The Sun Server X3 2 supports all standard features in Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager Oracle ILOM 3 1 firmware In addition Oracle ILOM 3 1 provides features that are designed specifically for Oracle x86 servers This following topics are discussed Description Links Learn about Oracle ILOM features for all Oracle ILOM Features on page 91 Oracle servers Learn about Oracle ILOM features Oracle ILOM Features for Oracle x86 specifically for Oracle x86 servers Servers on page 92 Related Information Accessing Oracle ILOM on page 24 Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager ILOM 3 1 Documentation Library at http www oracle com pls topic lookup ctx ilom31 m Oracle Hardware Management Pack Documentation Library at http www oracle com pls topic lookup ctx ohmp Oracle x86 Servers Diagnostics Applications and Utilities Guide for Servers with Oracle ILOM 3 1 at http www oracle com pls topic lookup ctx x8 6diag Oracle ILOM Features Oracle ILOM offers a full set of features functions and protoc
202. uration screens for the add in cards will appear as menu items in the BIOS UEFI Driver Control Menu as part of the standard BIOS Setup Utility screens For example if the Oracle Sun Storage 6Gb SAS PCIe RAID host bus adapter is installed in the server its configuration utility appears as a menu selection on the BIOS UEFI Driver Control Menu Related Information m Selecting Legacy BIOS or UEFI Boot Mode on page 113 Setting Up BIOS Configuration Parameters 5 116 Using BIOS for Resource Allocation This section explains how the BIOS allocates Option ROM and I O resources Legacy Option ROM Allocation on page 116 IO Resource Allocation on page 117 Legacy Option ROM Allocation In Legacy BIOS Mode there are PC architecture constraints that are placed on Legacy Option ROM allocation These constraints are not placed on UEFI Option ROMs which are often referred to as UEFI drivers Choose Legacy BIOS Mode to allow host bus adapters HBAs to use Option ROMs Choose UEFI Boot Mode to use UEFI drivers The system BIOS allocates 128 Kbytes of address space for Legacy Option ROMs This address space is shared between on board devices and PCIe add in cards This fixed address space limitation is imposed by the PC architecture and not by the BIOS itself It is possible to exhaust the available address space when installing PCIe add in cards When the address space is exhausted Oracle ILOM displays an Option ROM Spa
203. ure Network task enables you to configure network settings for Oracle System Assistant Perform this task to ensure that Oracle System Assistant can access the most up to date tools and drivers during initial server installation and setup Note You must configure the network settings before you can use the Get Updates task in Oracle System Assistant Before you begin obtain your system s network information such as a name server or a static IP as required Follow these steps to configure the network settings using Oracle System Assistant 1 Click the Configure Network task button The Configure Network screen appears ORACLE System Assistant SOFTWARE RELEASE 1 0 0 System Information CONFIGURE NETWORK Contigure Network Enter your network configuration interface and IP settings Sot Undstes j net Intel Corporation Ethernet Controller 10 Gigabit X540 AT2 t Update Firmware Link Status 4 Linkup Configure Hardware MAC Address Install OS j 4 ee Disabled Preferences DHCP Auto DNS via DHE Advanced Tasks Static IP IP Address Netmask Gateway Nameserver h Required for Get Updates Search Domains LU HTTP Proxy Configuration Proxy Host Proxy Port Apply Network Settings Help Exit 2 Select the network device to configure The drop down list identifies the devices that are visible to the server 44 Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 3 Config
204. ure the network address settings Select the method for determining the IP address of the server Choose one of the following Disabled Do not allow network access for this device DHCP Automatically assign an IP address to the server using Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP When this option is selected you can choose the Auto DNS via DHCP option to automatically assign the Name Server IP address and Search Domain If you do not choose the Auto DNS via DHCP option you must also provide the following information Name Server IP address Optional Search Domain Static Assign a fixed IP address to the server You must provide the following information a Server IP address Netmask Gateway HTTP Proxy Configuration Select this option if you want to use a proxy server You must provide the following information a Proxy host Proxy port 4 Click the Apply Network Settings button The system prompts for confirmation to apply the network settings 5 In the confirmation dialog click Yes to proceed 6 If desired click Exit to quit Oracle System Assistant and reboot or power off the server Related Information m Accessing Oracle System Assistant on page 17 Get Platform Software Release Updates Oracle System Assistant enables you to download updates of platform software The updated components include firmware drivers and tools With Oracle System Assistant you no longer
205. ve which tools support 9 common which tools support 8 management tools accessing 17 choosing single system tools 2 documentation for 15 installing 15 managing modular chassis systems 14 using to update and monitor components 13 memory device components 176 menus BIOS Setup Utility 110 N network settings service processor 134 206 Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 0 operating system choosing a management tool for installation 12 installing with Oracle System Assistant 64 Option ROMs enabling and disabling 122 136 legacy BIOS allocation 116 minimizing resource exhaustion 116 Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops Center product information 3 Oracle Hardware Management Pack advantages 6 instructions for installing 32 setting up software and firmware 32 using the CLI Tools 7 using to create RAID volumes 104 Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager Oracle ILOM advantages 5 backing up and restoring BIOS configuration 98 configuring SP settings using Oracle System Assistant 56 controlling next boot device 97 detecting server problems and clearing faults 99 diagnostics for x86 Oracle servers 96 documents 92 features supported on x86 Oracle servers 92 integrating with third party products 6 local host interconnect property 96 monitoring storage devices 104 power management policy for x86 Sun servers 95 power policies supported for x86 Oracle servers 94 setting enhanced PCIe cooling mode
206. ver Related Information m Accessing Oracle System Assistant on page 17 m View Files on the Oracle System Assistant USB Flash Drive on page 73 View Documentation From Oracle System Assistant on page 74 72 Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 V View Files on the Oracle System Assistant USB Flash Drive The Oracle System Assistant USB flash drive contains firmware and software for your server The USB flash drive is accessible through the operating system or virtual machine software filesystem Updated firmware and software are downloaded with every software release update using the Get Updates task within Oracle System Assistant This procedure describes how to access the firmware and software that resides on the Oracle System Assistant USB flash drive 1 Ensure that the server is powered on and the operating system is running 2 Mount the Oracle System Assistant USB flash drive For Oracle VM see Mount the Oracle System Assistant USB Flash Drive on Oracle VM 3 0 on page 75 For Linux operating systems see Mount the Oracle System Assistant USB Flash Drive on a Linux Operating System on page 77 For Oracle Solaris 10 see Mount the Oracle System Assistant USB Flash Drive on an Oracle Solaris 10 Operating System on page 78 3 Use a filesystem browser to navigate to the internal Oracle System Assistant USB flash drive The label for the USB flash drive is ORACLE
207. volumes 0 and 1 To configure other RAID volumes you must use the BIOS Setup Utility For more information about the supported disk controllers refer to Sun Storage 6 GB SAS PCIe HBA Internal Installation Guide For HBA Models SGX SAS6 INT Z and SG SAS6 INT Z at http docs oracle com cd E19337 01 index html Sun Storage 6 GB SAS PCIe RAID HBA Internal Installation Guide For HBA Models SGX SAS6 R INT Z and SG SAS6 R INT Z at http docs oracle com cd E19221 01 index html 102 RAID Configuration Options Configuring storage drives into RAID volumes is an optional task It is recommended that you use Oracle System Assistant to configure RAID on the server If your server does not have Oracle System Assistant you can use the Oracle Hardware Management Pack raidconfig command to configure RAID on the server For more information see the Sun Server X3 2 Installation Guide Configuring Server Drives for OS Installation on page 91 You have the following options with respect to RAID Option 1 If you intend to use the preinstalled version of Oracle Solaris operating system you cannot configure RAID on the boot disk because the preinstalled operating system OS does not support RAID configurations Option 2 If you are going to do a fresh OS installation and you want to configure the server s storage drives into RAID volumes you must configure the storage drives into RAID volumes before you install
208. wer supply sensor has detected an error SNMP Message sunHwTrapPowerSupplyError Oracle ILOM Message PS_PREDICTIVE_FAILURE DEASSERT Severity and Description Major A power supply sensor has detected an error SNMP Message sunHwTrapPowerSupplyError Oracle ILOM Message PS_INPUT_LOST ASSERT Severity and Description Major A power supply sensor has detected an error SNMP Message sunHwTrapPowerSupplyError Oracle ILOM Message PS_INPUT_LOST DEASSERT Severity and Description Major A power supply sensor has detected an error SNMP Message sunHwTrapPowerSupplyError Oracle ILOM Message PS_INPUT_ERROR ASSERT Severity and Description Major A power supply sensor has detected an error SYS PS0 POLL SYS PS1 POLL SYS PS0 STATE SYS PS1 STATE SYS PS0 STATE SYS PS1 STATE SYS PS0 STATE SYS PS1 STATE SYS PS0 STATE SYS PS1 STATE SYS PS0 STATE SYS PS1 STATE SYS PS0 STATE SYS PS1 STATE SYS PS0 STATE SYS PS1 STATE SYS PS0 STATE SYS PS1 STATE SYS PS0 STATE SYS PS1 STATE 186 Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014 Messages and Descriptions Sensor Name SNMP Message sunHwTrapPowerSupplyError SYS PS0 STATE Oracle ILOM Message PS_INPUT_ERROR DEASSERT SYS PS1 STATE Severity and Description Major A power supply sensor has detected an error SNMP Message sunHwTrapPowerSupplyError SYS PS0 STATE Oracle ILOM Message PS_INPUT_RANGE_ERROR ASSERT SYS PS1 STATE Severity
209. x 207 UEFI Driver Control BIOS screen 166 UEFI driver control enabling and disabling 122 UEFI compliant BIOS description 112 208 Sun Server X3 2 Administration Guide April 2014
210. ynamic IPv6 Address 10 If the IPv6 address is moved in R O the network packets will be routed to the first IPv6 address Refresh Select Refresh to update to the current settings IPv6 State Disabled Enabled Enabled View whether IPv6 state is enabled or disabled TABLE BIOS Advanced Menu Options Continued Setup Options Options Defaults Description Auto IPv6 Configuration Disabled Stateless Autoconfiguration options are Stateless Disabled When Dhcpv _stateless autoconfiguration is disabled only the Link Local address is set None of the autoconfiguration options to configure an IPv6 address are run Stateless When enabled the IPv6 Stateless autoconfiguration is run to learn the IPv6 addresses for the device Dhcpv6_stateless When enabled the Dhcpv6_stateless autoconfiguration is run to learn the DNS and domain information for the device Dhcpv6_stateful When enabled the Dhcpv 6_stateful autoconfiguration is run to learn the IP addresses and DNS information for the device Dhcpv 6_stateful Static IPv6 Address Set the static IPv6 address Example 2001 db8 000 82a1 0000 0000 1234 abcd Commit Commit the IPv6 configuration settings Related Information BIOS Main Menu Selections on page 142 BIOS IO Menu Selections on page 8 m BIOS Boot Menu Selections on page 162 UEFI Driver Control Menu Selections on page 166 m BIOS Save amp Exit Menu

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