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Sun Installation Assistant 2.2 User's Guide for the Sun Fire X4640 Server Sun Fire X4640 Server Documentation Library |
About This Documentation (PDF and HTML)
Introduction to Sun Installation Assistant
Getting Started With Sun Installation Assistant 2.2
SIA Version 2.2 Features and Benefits
Server Support and SIA Media Availability
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
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 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 Virtual Console or Secure Shell (SSH) Connection
ILOM Remote Console Mouse Issue With SIA
Debugging Unattended Installation Problems
Creating a Bootable SIA USB Flash Drive
Setting BIOS Parameters and Booting Off the SIA USB Flash Drive
This section explains how to boot the Sun Installation Assistant (SIA) from a Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) and run it in attended (interactive) mode.
SIA is a Linux-based program that can be booted from a Linux-based PXE server. You can create an SIA image on your Linux-based PXE server, boot from it, and use SIA to perform deployment tasks in attended or unattended mode. In attended mode, you use SIA as you normally would to perform tasks using the interactive graphical interface. In unattended mode, SIA will automatically perform server installation tasks, such as operating system installation or firmware upgrades, without user intervention.
Note - As of the release of this document, SIA can not be used to install an image of Windows Server 2008 R2. You will need to perform a Windows Deployment Services–based installation of Windows. For more information on creating a WIM image and doing a remote WDS installation of Windows, see the Incorporating Sun Fire Drivers Into a WIM Image in Sun Fire X4640 Server Windows Installation Guide.
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