apit.unattended

Tells SIA to run in unattended mode. Values supported: true | false

Example: apit.unattended=true

X

X

X

apit.welcome.acceptlicense

Accepts the SIA license agreement. Values supported: true | false

Example: apit.welcome.acceptlicense=true

X

X

X

apit.remoteUpdate

Tells SIA to look for SIA software updates. You should always perform an update to ensure you install the latest software and firmware. Values supported: true | false

Example: apit.remoteUpdate=true

X

X

X

apit.remoteUpdateURL

If you specified “true” for remoteUpdate, tells SIA where to look for SIA software updates. Values supported: Any URL with updated SIA content files. You only need to specify this variable if you are not using the default url.

Default url: http://sia-updates.sun.com/remoteUpdate

X (if remote Update is true and default url is not used)

X (if remote Update is true and default url is not used)

X (if remote Update is true and default url is not used)

apit.networking

Tells SIA it has permission to work over the network. If true, SIA will configure network settings based on networkconfig variables. Values supported: true | false

Example: apit.networking=true

X

X

X

apit.networkconfig.needNetwork

If you specified “true” for network, tells SIA whether network access is required for a particular task. Values supported: true | false

Example: apit.networkconfig.needNetwork=true

X (if networking is true)

X (if networking is true)

X (if networking is true)

apit.networkconfig.activeNic

If you specified “true” for network, tells SIA which network interface is connected to the active network. Values supported: eth0 | eth1 | eth2 | eth3 ... etc.

Example: apit.networkconfig.activeNic=eth0

X (if networking is true)

X (if networking is true)

X (if networking is true)

apit.networkconfig.NetworkType

If you specified “true” for network, tells SIA the configuration of the active network interface. Values supported: static | dhcp

Example: apit.networkconfig.NetworkType=dhcp

X (if networking is true)

X (if networking is true)

X (if networking is true)

apit.networkconfig.useDHCP

If you selected “dhcp” as the NetworkType, tells SIA to obtain the server’s address from the DHCP server. Values supported: true | false

Example: apit.networkconfig.useDHCP=true

X (if networking is true)

X (if networking is true)

X (if networking is true)

apit.networkconfig.ipfield

If you selected “static” as the NetworkType, tells SIA to use the server’s IP address value you provide.

Example: apit.networkconfig.ipfield=n.n.n.n

X (if static IP is used)

X (if static IP is used)

X (if static IP is used)

apit.networkconfig.gatewayField

If you selected “static” as the NetworkType, tells SIA to use the IP address value you provide.

Example: apit.networkconfig.gatewayfield=n.n.n.n

X (if static IP is used)

X (if static IP is used)

X (if static IP is used)

apit.networkconfig.netmaskedField

If you selected “static” as the NetworkType, tells SIA to use the IP address value you provide.

Example: apit.networkconfig.ipfield=n.n.n.n

X (if static IP is used)

X (if static IP is used)

X (if static IP is used)

apit.http_proxy

If, for example, you specified “true” for remoteUpdate, tells SIA to use a proxy server for internet access.

Examples:

apit.http_proxy=n.n.n.n (IP address)

apit.http_proxy=file://web-proxy-configfile

apit.http_proxy=http://web-proxy-server

apit.http_proxy=http://internal-host:portnumber

X (if proxy used)

X (if proxy used)

X (if proxy used)

apit.taskList.selectedTask

Tells SIA which task to perform (only one task can be run per unattended session). This variable is required in the state file. Values supported: SP/Bios Firmware Upgrade | Operating System Installation | HBA Firmware Upgrade | Expander Firmware Upgrade | SP Recovery

Example: apit.taskList.selectedTask=Operating System Installation

X

X

X

apit.osid.installLoc

Tells SIA where the network image of the Linux operating system to be installed is located. The path is to the directory containing the image (ISO or extracted ISO), not the image itself. The directory cannot contain more than one image.

Example: apit.osid.installLoc=http://path_to_imagedirectory

X

apit.osid.installMedia

Tells SIA where the CD or .iso file for the OS installation software is located. Values supported: cdrom | networkLinux | networkWindows

Example: apit.osid.installMedia=cdrom

X

X

apit.osid.installMethod

Tells SIA which file transfer protocol to use during the installation. Values supported: http | ftp | nfs

Example: apit.osid.installMethod=http

X

X

apit.osid.kickstart

Tells SIA where the kickstart file is located for a Linux installation. This could be the URL to the Red Hat kickstart file or the SUSE autoyast file.

Examples:

apit.osid.kickstart=http://url_to_kickstart

apit.osid.kickstart=ftp://url_to_kickstart

apit.osid.kickstart=nfs://url_to_kickstart

X

apit.windows2008.imageName

Specifies the version of Windows Server 2008 to be installed. Values determine whether this is a full or core–only Windows installation. Core installations allow you to install Windows with only the components needed to run a small set of core network roles. Supported values:

• WINDOWS LONGHORN [R2] SERVERSTANDARD

• WINDOWS LONGHORN [R2] SERVERENTERPRISE

• WINDOWS LONGHORN [R2] SERVERDATACENTER

• WINDOWS LONGHORN R2 SERVERWEB

• WINDOWS LONGHORN [R2] SERVERSTANDARDCORE

• WINDOWS LONGHORN [R2] SERVERENTERPRISECORE

• WINDOWS LONGHORN [R2] SERVERDATACENTERCORE

• WINDOWS LONGHORN R2 SERVERWEBCORE

Note: The R2 value is only required for Windows Server 2008 R2. Windows Server 2008 SERVERWEB/CORE is only supported with R2.

Example for pre-R2:

apit.windows2008.imageName=WINDOWS LOGHORN SERVERENTERPRISE

Example for R2:

apit.windows2008.imageName=WINDOWS LONGHORN R2 SERVERENTERPRISE

X (2008 only)

apit.osid.windows.iso.url1

Based on the installMethod you chose (http, ftp or nfs), tells SIA where the location of the first Windows OS install disk .iso image file is located.

Examples:

apit.osid.windows.iso.url1=http://path_to_disk1.iso

apit.osid.windows.iso.url1=ftp://path_to_disk1.iso

apit.osid.windows.iso.url1=nfs://path_to_disk1.iso

X

apit.osid.windows.iso.url2

Based on the installMethod you chose (http, ftp or nfs), tells SIA where the location of the second Windows OS install disk .iso image file is located (if on two disks).

Examples:

apit.osid.windows.iso.url2=http://path_to_disk2.iso

apit.osid.windows.iso.url2=ftp://path_to_disk2.iso

apit.osid.windows.iso.url2=nfs://path_to_disk2.iso

X

apit.enclosureID.oldEnclosureID

Used as part of a two-step process that allows you to replace a Sun Blade 6000 disk module. The value for this variable must be the old enclosure ID number (also called WWN) that can be found on the circuit board of the blade being replaced.

apit.enclosureID.newEnclosureID

Used as part of a two-step process that allows you to replace a Sun Blade 6000 disk module. This value for this variable must be the new enclosure ID number (also called WWN) that can be found on the circuit board of the replacement blade.

apit.firmware.enabled

Tells SIA to enable or disable its firmware update function. Values supported: true | false

Typically used in a test environment, this variable is not required to upgrade firmware.

apit.firmware.spIP

Part of a firmware upgrade task. Tells SIA the IP address of the server’s service processor.

Example: apit.firmware.spIP=n.n.n.n

X

apit.firmware.spPasswd

Part of a firmware upgrade task. Tells SIA the password of the server’s service processor.

Example: apit.firmware.spIP=changeme

X

apit.windows.acceptEula

Tells SIA to accept the EULA (End User License Agreement), as required when installing the Windows OS.

Example: apit.windows.acceptEula

X (2003 only)

apit.windows.adminPasswd

Tells SIA the password you wish to use for the administrator account set up during the installation of the Windows OS. Password must comply with Windows password standards.

Example: apit.windows.adminPasswd=myadminpassword

X (2003 only)

apit.windows.computerName

Tells SIA the computer name you wish to use for the server set up during the installation of the Windows OS.

Example: apit.windows.computerName=mycomputername

X (2003 only)

apit.windows.key

Tells SIA the product key for your retail copy of the Windows OS. Required during Windows installation.

Example: apit.windows.key=XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX

X (2003 only)

apit.windows.orgName

Tells SIA the organization name you wish to use for the server set up during the installation of the Windows OS.

Example: apit.windows.orgName=myorganization

X (2003 only)

apit.windows.userName

Tells SIA the user name you wish to use for the initial user account set up during the installation of the Windows OS.

Example: apit.windows.userName=myusername

X (2003 only)

apit.done.notifyUrl

Tells SIA to access the specified URL following the completion of enabled SIA tasks. This is currently only supported for Sun N1 System Manager.

Example: apit.done.notifyUrl=http://my_destination_url