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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

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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

SIA Task List

SIA can perform the following server-specific deployment and recovery tasks. The table below provides a list of tasks that may be performed in SIA from the Task Selection dialog screen, however the list of tasks is server-dependant and not all tasks are available for all servers.

Task
Description
Operating System Installation
Assisted operating system installation of supported versions of Linux.
System BIOS and ILOM Upgrade
Upgrades the system BIOS and ILOM Service Processor firmware. Displays the installed version and what version is available for an upgrade. These components are upgraded together so that tested version levels are matched Requires a server reboot to use the new version.
HBA Firmware Upgrade
Upgrades the firmware of the server’s integrated HBA (Host Bus Adapter). Displays the installed version and what version is available for an upgrade. Requires a server reboot to use the new version.