Sun Microsystems X4150 Server manual 1Embedded LOM Service Processor Components

TABLE 3-1Embedded LOM Service Processor Components

Item Port Function

1Embedded LOM hardware

2Embedded LOM firmware

3Remote Console application

4Client-side Secure Shell application

ELOM includes the following hardware components:

•An embedded service processor (SP) chipset. The service processor monitors the status and configuration of field-replaceable components inside your server, such as fans, disk drives, and power supplies.

•Two back panel external connections: NET MGT PORT Ethernet Connection, and serial management port/RJ-45 serial port.

Several system management firmware applications are preinstalled on the SP chipset. These operating system-independent firmware applications provide the following system management interfaces into your server:

•Web-based graphical interface

•Secure Shell (SSH) command-line interface

•IPMI v2.0 command-line interface (CLI)

•Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) v3 interface

These interfaces call the same underlying system management functions on your SP. You can work with one or more of these interfaces to integrate with other management interfaces running in your data center.

The Remote Console application allows remote clients to view the graphical console of your host server as though they were directly attached to its video connector. The Remote Console mirrors the video display from the server VGA device (up to 1280 x 1024 resolution) locally on the remote management system. The remote keyboard, mouse, CD drive, or diskette drive appear as standard USB devices.

The Remote Console depends on the following requirements to run correctly. Client systems require a web browser (at least IE6, Mozilla, or Firefox) with Sun Java™ runtime environment (at least version 1.6 plug-ins) correctly installed. Java is available for free download at http://java.sun.com.

You must install a Secure Shell communications application on the remote client system (server, workstation, or laptop) to access the Embedded LOM through a remote Secure Shell (SSH).

Many Secure Shell communications applications are available from commercial or open-source distribution. Refer to http://www.openssh.org for information about open-source client-side SSH applications.

5Serial Redirection You can set the serial redirection to display system output or Embedded LOM output. A console can also be started to display system output. By default, the Embedded LOM output appears. The BIOS contains these serial redirection options. See the Sun Fire X4150 Server Product Notes and the Embedded Lights Out Manager (ELOM) Administration Guide for more information.

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