Preface

This document provides detailed information about using the Sun Installation Assistant (SIA) versions 1.0 through 2.2 to install supported operating systems, upgrade system firmware, and recover a non-functional service processor on an x64 architecture Sun Blade Server Module or Sun Fire rack-mounted server.

This guide is written for system installers who are familiar with installing computer hardware, as well as for system administrators who are experienced with installing and configuring various operating systems.

For more information about related product documentation, technical support, or training, refer to these sections:


Related Documentation

All Sun Blade and Sun Fire series documentation is available at the following web sites.

http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/prod/blade.srvr

http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/prod/server.x64


Documentation, Support, and Training


Sun Function

URL

Documentation

http://docs.sun.com/

Support

http://www.sun.com/support/

Training

http://www.sun.com/training/



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Sun Installation Assistant for Windows and Linux User’s Guide
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