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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

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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

How to Get the Syslinux and SIA Software

Preparing the USB Flash Drive

How to Prepare the USB Flash Drive on a Windows XP System

How to Prepare the USB Flash Drive on a Linux (Red Hat/SUSE) System

Setting BIOS Parameters and Booting Off the SIA USB Flash Drive

How to Set the BIOS Parameters and Boot Off the SIA USB Flash Drive

Index

How to Set the BIOS Parameters and Boot Off the SIA USB Flash Drive

Before You Begin

Check the Sun Fire X4640 Server Product Notes for any issues related to USB support. Note any restrictions before attempting this procedure.

  1. Insert the SIA USB flash drive into an available USB 2.0 port.

    Note - Some servers might not have USB 2.0 support on all of their USB ports. To ensure the best performance, check your server documentation to make sure you use a port that supports USB 2.0.


  2. Reboot the system, watch the display for the BIOS prompt, and when prompted enter the BIOS setup.

    The BIOS Setup screen appears.

  3. Navigate to the Advanced -> USB Configuration -> USB controller setup screen, and configure the controller for USB 2.0 (high speed) mode.
  4. Navigate to the Boot -> Hard Disk setup screen, and make your USB flash drive the first boot device.

    The USB flash drive must be the first listed boot device.

  5. To save your changes and boot SIA, select Save and Exit.

    The system exits the BIOS setup and will then boot from the SIA USB flash drive.


    Note - If you use the SIA USB flash drive for operating system installation, once the OS is initially installed from OS distribution media on the server hard disk, a reboot is required to finish the installation. At that point, the USB flash drive must be either unplugged or its boot priority lowered in the BIOS settings to ensure the server boots from the hard disk to finish the installation.


  6. Proceed to Starting SIA and Preparing for Deployment or Recovery Tasks for instructions on how to use SIA.