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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
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 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 install a supported Linux operating system using the Sun Installation Assistant (SIA). SIA assists in the installation of supported operating systems and requires a licensed retail version of the operating system distribution media to be available locally or remotely to complete the task.
SIA provides OS-level device drivers that are certified by Sun for optional accessory cards and other system hardware. Using SIA eliminates the need to obtain and prepare OS-level device drivers on separate media before installing the operating system.
Note - For a complete list of system and OS-level device drivers that are provided and installed by SIA, refer to the SIA CD/DVD README.html file and the Product Notes for your server.
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