Software Services

TABLE 1-1contains an overview of XSCF firmware services and networks that are part of your server, and where they are documented.

TABLE 1-1Software Services

Service

Description

 

 

Access control

Access control includes logging in to the system, user accounts, passwords,

 

privileges, and XSCF firmware control.

 

Refer to Chapter 2.

Initial system

Initial configuration of the services for the Service Processor and the domains,

configuration

including DSCP network, XSCF network, DNS name service, LDAP service, NTP

 

service, HTTPS service, Telnet service, SSH service, SNMP service, and SMTP

 

service.

 

Refer to Chapter 3.

Domain configuration

Each domain runs its own copy of the Solaris OS. Domains are managed by the

 

Service Processor XSCF firmware, and communicate with the Service Processor over

 

the DSCP network. You can access a domain console from the Service Processor or,

 

if your system is networked, log in to a domain directly.

 

Refer to Chapter 4.

Auditing

The auditing function logs all security-related events.

 

Refer to Chapter 5.

Log archiving

The log archiving function allows you to set up a remote host to automatically

 

receive and store log data from your server.

 

Refer to Chapter 6.

Capacity on demand

Capacity on Demand is an option that allows you to purchase spare processing

(COD)

capacity for your server. The spare capacity is provided in the form of one or more

 

CPUs on COD boards that are installed on your server. To use the CPU processing

 

capacity, you must purchase a license. The XSCF firmware allows you to set up and

 

manage COD.

 

Refer to Chapter 7.

Security

Security is provided through access control (user names, passwords, privileges),

 

audit logs of security-related events, and various security protocols. Your server is

 

secure by default. That is, other than setting up user accounts and privileges, no

 

initial configuration has to be done related to security. For example, no insecure

 

protocols, such as Telnet, are initially enabled.

 

Refer to Chapter 2, Chapter 5.

 

 

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