2SPARC Enterprise T5440 Server Administration Guide • July 2009
Communicating With the System
This section contains:
■“ILOM Overview” on page 2
■“Log In to ILOM” on page 3
■“Log In to the System Console” on page 4
■“Display the ok Prompt” on page 4
■“Display the ILOM ->Prompt” on page 5
■“System Console Output Options” on page 5
■“Access the System Console Through a Local Graphics Monitor” on page 6

ILOM Overview

Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) is a low-level system management tool used
to monitor and manage system components, diagnose problems, and manage the
service processor. The service processor cardacts independently of the host system,
and is available when the main system power is shut down.
By default, the service processor is the gateway to the system, through its two ports:
network management (NET MGT) and serial management (SER MGT). After initial
installation, typically you connect an Ethernet cable from the network management
port to your management network. This setup enables remote access to ILOM, which
you can manage from either the command-line interface or the web interface.
For more information about ILOM, see the Integrated Lights Out Management
Supplement for the SPARCEnterprise T5440 Server and the Integrated Lights Out
Manager (ILOM) 3.0 Concepts Guide.
If you are familiar with the ALOM CMT,see the “ILOM and ALOM CMT Command
Comparison” on page 45 section to see how ILOM commands map to common
ALOM commands.
Related Information
■“Log In to ILOM” on page 3
■“Display the ILOM ->Prompt” on page 5
■“Log In to the System Console” on page 4