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In-Band Server Management Interfaces
Server management through the platform operating system in a Sun Fire X4600 server is possible using either
IPMI with a Keyboard Controller Style (KCS) inteface and an IPMI kernel driver or by using SNMP OS-resident
agents. IPMI 2.0 and SNMP v1, v2c, and v3 are the supported standards to perform autonomous platform
management functions.
Baseboard Management Controller (BMC)
ILOM and its controlling firmware are together referred to as the Base Management Controller (BMC), which is
the core of the IPMI structure. Tightly integrating an IPMI BMC and management software with platform
firmware facilitates a total management solution.
Out-of-Band Server Management Interfaces
Server management through the ILOM service processor in a Sun Fire X4600 server is possible through serial
port access or a dedicated Ethernet connection. Serial port connectivity to ILOM provides direct console access
to the command line interface (CLI) and to the system console stream via serial port redirection, i.e., serial-
over-LAN. The dedicated Ethernet interface offers ILOM connectivity by Web interface, CLI via SSH, IPMI 2.0,
and SNMP v1, v2c, and v3.
Command Line Interface (CLI)
The ILOM command line interface is accessible either by a serial port connection or a dedicated Ethernet
connection via Secure Shell (SSH) on a Sun Fire X4600 server. The CLI is designed to follow the Distributed
Management Task Force Systems Management Architecture for Server Hardware (DMTF SMASH) Command
Line Protocol (CLP).
The DMTF SMASH CLP is based on these concepts:
•Object namespace—There is a large namespace of objects to describe the targets for each command.
Examples of objects are CLI users, SNMP traps, and alert rules.
•Command verbs—There are a small number of command verbs that operate on the objects in a
namespace. Command verbs are simple and include create, delete, set, show, start, and stop.
•Object properties—An object may have one or more properties (parameters). For example, a user ID object
has a password and roles properties.
•Options—A command may have options that modify or clarify its operation. The DMTF CLP lists several
options that must be supported by all commands.The syntax of an ILOM command is
<verb> <options> <target> <properties>
Not all commands require options, a target, or properties to be specified.
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