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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
To Establish Connection Using a VNC Viewer
To Establish a Connection Using a Serial Console
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
The installation interface runs a Linux kernel and provides virtual console access. To access the virtual console, press Ctrl-Alt-F2. You can also use Ctrl-Alt-F3 and Ctrl-Alt-F4 for additional console screens.
Before logging into a virtual console, you must set a root password as a boot argument to the installer. For more information see Set Up Passwords for Root and Virtual Access.
After you have established a connection to a virtual console, you can determine the VNC server IP address and view the standard log files. Alternatively, you can also establish a SSH connection through a serial console using the VNC IP address.
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