1. Oracle ILOM User's Guide for System Monitoring and Diagnostics Firmware Release 5.0.x
  2. Viewing System Inventory, Health, and Performing Service and Management Actions
  3. Performing Common System Management Actions
  4. Launch the x86 Oracle System Assistant

Launch the x86 Oracle System Assistant

Oracle System Assistant is a tool that offers features for provisioning servers, including operating system installation, firmware updates, RAID configuration, and more. For additional information about these features, refer to the administration guide for your x86 server.

Before You Begin

  • The Launch option for Oracle System Assistant appears in Oracle ILOM only when Oracle System Assistant is present on the host x86 server.

  • Power off the host operating system on the host server. If you do not power off the host OS prior to performing this procedure, Oracle ILOM will prompt you to power off the host before launching the Oracle System Assistant.

  • When launching Oracle System Assistant, you will be prompted to launch a new remote console session. Therefore, prior to launching Oracle System Assistant, ensure that the setup requirements for launching and using the graphical remote console (JDK version, browser Java plug-in, and KVMS settings) are met. For more information about these requirements, see Launch the Remote Console From the Actions Panel (Web).

  • The Admin (a) role is required in Oracle ILOM to launch Oracle System Assistant. The Console (c) role is required to launch the remote console.

This procedure provides both web and CLI instructions.

  1. To launch Oracle System Assistant, perform one of the following Oracle ILOM interface procedures:
    Oracle ILOM Interface Launch Oracle System Assistant Procedure

    Web

    • In the Actions panel, which is located in the System Information > Summary page, click the Launch button for Oracle System Assistant.

      One or more of the following prompts appear:

      Power off host prompt: This prompt appears only if the host server was not powered-off prior to performing this procedure. Click OK to power-off the host server.

      Launch a new remote console prompt: This prompt appears prior to launching the remote console.

    Note:

    You might encounter the following behavior: 1) an alert message appears stating “cannot get power state” and 2) a powered-off state is shown for Power in the Actions panel. If you encounter this behavior, it is because Oracle ILOM is temporarily unable to obtain the host server information. In this situation, click OK in the alert message to continue launching Oracle System Assistant. When you return to the Summary page, click Refresh to update the host power state shown in the Actions panel.

    Oracle ILOM launches Oracle System Assistant in the Oracle ILOM Remote System Console (Plus) window.

    Refer to the x86 server administration guide for instructions for using the Oracle System Assistant.

    CLI
    1. In the Oracle ILOM CLI, type:

      start /HOST/provisioning/system-assistant

      The following prompt appears:

      Are you sure that you want to start /HOST/provisioning/system-assistant (y/n)?

    2. Type y to launch Oracle System Assistant (or type n to cancel the operation).

      Oracle ILOM launches Oracle System Assistant.

      Refer to the x86 server administration guide for instructions for using Oracle System Assistant.

Related Information

  • Administration guide for Oracle x86 server, Oracle System Assistant