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Sun Installation Assistant 2.2 User's Guide for the Sun Fire X4640 Server     Sun Fire X4640 Server Documentation Library
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Preface

Product Information Web Site

Related Books

About This Documentation (PDF and HTML)

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Change History

Introduction to Sun Installation Assistant

Getting Started With Sun Installation Assistant 2.2

SIA Version 2.2 Features and Benefits

SIA Task List

Server Support and SIA Media Availability

Supported Operating Systems

Starting SIA and Preparing for Deployment or Recovery Tasks

Local and Remote Media Options

Mouse Settings When Using SIA with ILOM Remote Console

How to Start SIA and Prepare for Tasks Using Local or Remote Media

Installing Linux With SIA

How to Install Linux With SIA Using Local or Remote Media

Using SIA to Upgrade System Firmware

How to Upgrade the System BIOS and ILOM Firmware

How to Upgrade HBA Firmware

Performing an SIA PXE-Based Attended Installation

How to Create the SIA Image and Prepare for PXE Boot

How to Boot SIA From a PXE Server for an Attended Installation

Performing an SIA PXE-Based Unattended Installation

Contents of the SIA State File

Preparing for an Unattended SIA Installation of Linux

Preparing for an Unattended SIA Firmware Upgrade

How to Create the SIA Image and Prepare for PXE Boot

How to Boot SIA From a PXE Server and Perform an Unattended Installation

Observing an SIA PXE-Based Unattended Installation

Set Up Passwords for Root and Virtual Access

Using a System Console

Using a Virtual Console or Secure Shell (SSH) Connection

Using a VNC Viewer

Using a Serial Console

Troubleshooting SIA

SIA Error Messages

SIA Installation Log File

ILOM Remote Console Mouse Issue With SIA

Debugging Unattended Installation Problems

Creating a Bootable SIA USB Flash Drive

Requirements

Getting the Software

Preparing the USB Flash Drive

Setting BIOS Parameters and Booting Off the SIA USB Flash Drive

Index

Related Books

The following is a list of documents related to your Oracle Sun Fire X4640 server. These and additional support documents are available on the web at:

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

Document Group
Document
Description
Sun Fire X4640 Server-Specific Documentation
Sun Fire X4640 Server Product Documentation
Integrated HTML version of all starred (*) documents, including Search and Index.
Sun Fire X4640 Server Getting Started Guide
Pictorial setup quick reference.
How to install, rack, and configure the server up to initial power-on.
Important late-breaking information about the Sun Fire X4640 server.
A Sun tool used to perform an assisted installation of a supported Windows or Linux OS, upgrade firmware (regardless of OS), and other tasks.
How to install the Solaris OS on your server.
How to install a supported Linux OS on your server.
How to install supported versions of Microsoft Windows on your server.
How to install supported versions of the ESX OS on your server.
Version-specific supplemental information for your server's Integrated Lights Out Manager.
How to diagnose problems with your server.
How to service and maintain your server.
Sun Fire X4640 Server Safety and Compliance Guide
Safety and compliance information about your server.
4U Express Rail Rackmounting Kit Label
Pictorial label on racking your server
Sun Fire X4640 System Overview Label
Pictorial label on servicing your server
Sun Fire X4640 Top Cover Label
Pictorial label on removing components
Sun Fire X4640 CPU Matrix Label
Pictorial label on CPU module and fillers
Sun Integrated Controller Disk Management
Sun x64 Server Disk Management Overview
Information about managing your server's storage.
Sun LSI 106x RAID Users Guide
Information about LSI RAID features
x64 Servers Applications and Utilities Reference Documentation
Sun x64 Server Utilities Reference Manual
How to use the available utilities included with your server.
Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 3.0 Documentation
Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 3.0 Feature Updates and Release Notes
Information about new ILOM features
Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 3.0 Getting Started Guide
Overview of ILOM 3.0
Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 3.0 Concepts Guide
Conceptual information on ILOM 3.0
Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 3.0 Web Interface Procedures Guide
How to use ILOM through the web interface
Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 3.0 CLI Procedures Guide
How to use ILOM through commands
Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 3.0 Management Protocols Reference Guide
Information on management protocols