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Getting Started With ILOM

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Description | Links
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Learn how to use this guide | About This Guide
Review the ILOM getting started process and prerequisites, choose an interface, and plan your ILOM setup | ILOM Getting Started Process Connecting Your System to ILOM
Review the requirements for connecting to ILOM | Connecting Your System to ILOM Using the Web Interface or CLI Using the root Account

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About This Guide

Oracle ILOM 3.0 Getting Started Guide provides easy-to-use setup and configuration procedures that will enable you to start using ILOM even before your host system is powered on.

With ILOM, you can remotely monitor and manage your Oracle Sun server platform without consuming operating system resources. ILOM provides fully featured interfaces, including a browser-based web interface, a command-line interface, an SNMP interface, and an IPMI interface. These interfaces are based on industry standards and are intuitive to use.

The getting started procedures describe how to connect your system to ILOM and how to configure the required initial ILOM settings. The procedures to verify and update the ILOM firmware version are also provided. You can find more in-depth descriptions of ILOM’s features and functions in the other documents that comprise the ILOM 3.0 Documentation Collection. For a list of those documents, see Related Documentation.

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ILOM Getting Started Process

You can use ILOM’s default configuration and settings to access many of ILOM’s features, or you can customize certain ILOM settings to work in your specific environment. Before you begin the initial setup of ILOM, determine how you want to access ILOM and how to configure ILOM for your system and data center environment.

TABLE 1-1 presents some tasks to consider when you start to use ILOM for the first time. Each task is described in more detail in the procedures that follow.

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TABLE 1-1 Initial ILOM Setup and Configuration Tasks
Task | Information to Consider | Refer to This Procedure
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Prerequisite Information for Logging In to ILOM
Connect your system to ILOM, choose to use either the ILOM web interface or the CLI, then learn about the preconfigured `root` user account | You can connect to ILOM using an Ethernet connection or a serial connection. As of ILOM 3.0.12 and later releases, you can use a dual-stack IPv4 and IPv6 network environment. You can set up ILOM for the first time using either the web interface or the command-line interface (CLI). For initial login, you will use the preconfigured `root` user account. | Connecting Your System to ILOM Using the Web Interface or CLI Using the root Account Also refer to your platform documentation
Log In to ILOM for the First Time
Log in to ILOM using the `root` user account | ILOM boots automatically when power is applied to your Oracle Sun server platform. ILOM is preconfigured with the `root` user account and its password. You can use this special account for initial login and account setup. To log in using the `root` account: User name: `root` Password: `changeme` | Logging In to ILOM for the First Time Using the Web Interface Logging In to ILOM for the First Time Using the CLI
Configure ILOM for Network Access |
Configure the IPv4 or IPv6 network settings | You can accept the default dual-stack IPv4 (DHCPv4) and IPv6 (stateless) settings that are provided, or you can change the settings using the ILOM web interface or command-line interface (CLI). If your network only supports IPv4, you can also change the default IPv4 settings from the host operating system using the BIOS utility or IPMItool. | Configuring an IPv4 and IPv6 Network Environment (web) Configuring an IPv4 and IPv6 Network Environment (CLI)
Create Local User Accounts or Use a Directory Service Note - You can choose either to create a local user account or to configure a directory service.
Add local user account and assign roles | After you have logged in to ILOM, you can create and configure up to 10 local user accounts. | Adding User Accounts or Configuring a Directory Service (web) Adding User Accounts or Configuring a Directory Service (CLI)
Configure ILOM for Active Directory | Before you can use Active Directory, you need to enter basic data, such as primary server, port number, and certificate mode, and optional data, such as alternate server and event or severity levels. | Configure ILOM for Active Directory (web) Configure ILOM for Active Directory (CLI)
Configure ILOM for LDAP | ILOM can use LDAP and can be an LDAP client for authentication purposes. To use LDAP authentication, you need to create a user account on your LDAP server that ILOM can authenticate with, or bind to, so that the client has permission to search the proper directory on the LDAP server. | Configure LDAP Server (web) Configure ILOM for LDAP (CLI)
Configure ILOM for LDAP/SSL | To configure LDAP with Secure Socket Layer (SSL), you need to enter basic data, such as primary server, port number, and certificate mode, and optional data such as alternate server and event or severity levels. | Configure ILOM for LDAP/SSL (web) Configure ILOM for LDAP/SSL (CLI)
Configure ILOM for RADIUS | To use RADIUS authentication, you must first set the IP address and port number of the RADIUS server, as well as set the shared secret, which you use to access the RADIUS server. | Configure ILOM for RADIUS (web) Configure ILOM for RADIUS (CLI)
Log In and Out of ILOM Using an Administrative User Account
Log in to ILOM using a local, administrative user account | Once you have created a local user account or configured a directory service, log in to ILOM using that local, administrative user account. | Log In to ILOM Using a New User Account (web) Log In to ILOM Using a New User Account (CLI)
Log out of ILOM | You can log out of your ILOM session while preserving your configuration settings. | Log Out of ILOM (web) Log Out of ILOM (CLI)
Identify ILOM Version and Upgrade Firmware
Identify ILOM version | You can quickly identify which version of ILOM is running on the service processor or chassis monitoring module. | Identifying ILOM Version Information
Update ILOM firmware | You can easily update your ILOM firmware to the latest version. | Updating ILOM Firmware to Latest Version

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Connecting Your System to ILOM

You can connect your system to ILOM without a network connection using the serial port, or you can connect your system to ILOM over a network using the network management port.

If your network infrastructure uses a firewall, or non-standard ports for common services, you should review the default network port assignments that are documented in the Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 3.0 Concepts Guide.

### Connection Requirements

As of ILOM 3.0.12, new network configuration settings have been added to the ILOM web interface and CLI to support the configuration of a dual-stack IPv4 and IPv6 network environment. For information about dual-stack IPv4 and IPv6 networks, refer to the Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 3.0 Concepts Guide.

Prior to performing the procedures for logging in to ILOM and configuring network settings, you should ensure that the following requirements are met.

- Plan how you want to set up ILOM on your server to work in your data center environment. Refer to the section for establishing communication with ILOM in the Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 3.0 Concepts Guide.

- Connect to ILOM over a serial port without a network connection, or log in to ILOM over a network. To log in using a direct serial connection, attach a serial cable to the workstation, terminal, or terminal emulator and to the SER MGT port on the server, or if you are using a Sun Blade Modular System chassis, to the chassis monitoring module (CMM) port. To log in using a network connection, attach an Ethernet cable to the NET MGT port on the server or CMM. Refer to your platform documentation for more information.

- Determine the method to use to configure the network settings. As of ILOM 3.0.12, new dual-stack IPv4 and IPv6 settings are provided that enable ILOM to fully operate in an IPv4 and IPv6 network environment. Prior to ILOM 3.0.12, network configuration settings for IPv4 were provided. You can use either dual-stack IPv4 and IPv6 network settings, DHCP for IPv4 settings, or Stateless settings for IPv6. By default, ILOM will attempt to obtain network settings using DHCP.

- Verify that network addresses were accepted by ILOM for IPv4 network environments or that DNS and host names were accepted by ILOM for IPv6 network environments.

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Using the Web Interface or CLI

You can access ILOM’s features and functions using either the web interface or the command-line interface (CLI), as well as using an SNMP interface or IPMI interface. You can complete all ILOM tasks in either the web interface or the CLI.

The getting started procedures in this guide are divided into two chapters. Chapter 2 explains how to perform the initial setup and configuration tasks using the web interface. Chapter 3 explains how to perform the same tasks, but using the CLI. Before you begin the setup and configuration, choose one of the interfaces and follow the respective procedures.

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Using the `root` Account

ILOM 3.0 provides the preconfigured `root` user account. You will use the `root` account for initial login to ILOM. This `root` user account will be familiar to users who are migrating from ILOM 2.x to ILOM 3.0 and who know how to log in using the `root` user account.

The `root` user account is persistent and is available on all interfaces (web interface, CLI, SSH, serial console, and IPMI) unless you choose to delete the `root` account. The `root` account provides built-in administrative privileges (read and write) for all ILOM features, functions, and commands.

To log in to ILOM using the `root` account:

- User name: `root`

- Password: `changeme`

To prevent unauthorized access to your system, you should change the `root` password (`changeme`) on each service processor (SP) or chassis monitoring module (CMM) in your system. Alternatively, you can delete the `root` account to secure access to your system. However, before you delete the `root` account, you must set up a new user account or configure a directory service in order to log in to ILOM.

If you delete the `root` account before you have configured a new user account or directory service to log in to ILOM, you can use another preconfigured account, the `default` user account, as an alternative way to log in and re-create the `root` account. For information about the `default` user account, refer to the Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 3.0 Concepts Guide.

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