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CHAPTER
8
Managing the Server From the lom>
Prompt
This chapter introduces the LOM Lights-Out Management facilities available for the
Sun Fire V120 and Netra 120 servers and tells you how to use the /usr/sbin/lom
utility which provides a user interface to the device.
The chapter contains the following sections:
■ Section 8.1, “Introduction to Lights-Out Management” on page 8-2
■ Section 8.2, “Powering On or Resetting the Server From the LOM Shell” on
page 8-3
■ Section 8.3, “Monitoring the Server From the LOM Shell” on page 8-8
■ Section 8.4, “Setting Up LOM Privileges for Named Users” on page 8-13
■ Section 8.5, “Setting the LOM Device’s Configurable Variables” on page 8-17
■ Section 8.6, “Separating the LOM From the Console on the Serial A/LOM Port”
on page 8-19
■ Section 8.7, “Viewing the Event Reports That the LOM Sends to syslogd” on
page 8-20
■ Section 8.8, “The LOM Shell Command List” on page 8-21
■ Section 8.9, “Checking the Status of the Server’s Fans” on page 8-23
Note – For information about configuring the LOM device to restart the server
automatically in the event of a lockup, see Chapter 9.
Note – For information about how to configure the LOM device-driver, see
Appendix C.