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CHAPTER
5
Managing the Sun Fire V100 Server
From the lom> Prompt
This chapter introduces the Lights-Out Management (LOM) facilities available for
the Sun Fire V100 server and describes how to use the /usr/sbin/lom utility,
which provides a user interface to the device. The chapter contains the following
sections:
■ “Introduction to Lights-Out Management” on page 43
■ “Powering On or Resetting the Server From the LOM Shell” on page 45
■ “Monitoring the Server From the LOM Shell” on page 49
■ “Setting Up LOM Privileges for Named Users” on page 54
■ “Setting the LOM Configurable Variables” on page 58
■ “Separating LOM From the Console on the Serial A/LOM Port” on page 60
■ “Viewing Event Reports That LOM Sends to syslogd” on page 61
■ “LOM Shell Command List” on page 62
Note – For information about how to configure the LOM device-driver, see
Appendix B.
Introduction to Lights-Out Management
Lights-Out Management (LOM) commands allow you to remotely manage a server
that is deployed in a “lights-out” environment. You can also use LOM commands to
perform quick onsite management tasks at a locally connected terminal.