This section explains how to maintain Oracle Exadata System Software.

• Understanding Oracle Exadata System Software Release Numbering
  The Oracle Exadata System Software release number is related to the Oracle Database release number.
• Understanding Automated Storage Server Maintenance Tasks and Policies
  The Management Server (MS) performs automated maintenance tasks on the metric repository and various file systems.
• Recommendations for Changing the Exadata Storage Server Network Address
  Review the following advice before changing the fundamental configuration of a storage server, such as changing the IP address, host name, or RDMA Network Fabric address.
• Using the ipconf Utility
  The ipconf utility is used to set and change the following parameters on Oracle Exadata servers.
• Oracle Exadata System Software Validation Tests and Utilities
  You can use a variety of commands and utilities to validate the Oracle Exadata System Software and hardware configurations.
• Locating Serial Numbers for System Components
  You may need to provide the serial numbers for the system components when contacting Oracle Support Services.
• Diagnostic and Repair Utilities
  Oracle Exadata System Software includes utilities for diagnostics and repair of Oracle Exadata Storage Server.
• System Diagnostics Data Gathering with sosreports and Oracle ExaWatcher
  You can use the sosreport utility and Oracle ExaWatcher to diagnose problems with your system.
• Host Console Support
  The storage servers and database servers of Oracle Exadata are configured to provide host console access.
• Oracle Linux Kernel Crash Core Files
  The storage servers and database servers of Oracle Exadata are configured to generate Oracle Linux kernel crash core files in the /var/crash directory, when the Oracle Linux operating system malfunctions or crashes.
• Monitoring syslog Messages Remotely
  By default, storage server syslog messages are written to local log files.