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Sun Installation Assistant 2.3 through 2.4 User's Guide for x64 Servers

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Preface

About This Documentation (PDF and HTML)

Typographic Conventions

Shell Prompts in Command Examples

We Welcome Your Comments

Change History

Introduction to Sun Installation Assistant

Getting Started With Sun Installation Assistant

SIA Version 2.3 Through 2.4 Features and Benefits

SIA Task List

Supported Servers and SIA Media Availability

Supported Operating Systems

Starting SIA and Preparing for Deployment or Recovery Tasks

Local and Remote Media Options

How to Start SIA and Prepare for Tasks Using Local or Remote Media

Configuring RAID

RAID Support Using SIA

How to Create a RAID Volume Using SIA

How to Delete a RAID Volume Using SIA

Installing Windows With SIA

How to Install Windows With SIA 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 Expander Firmware

How to Upgrade HBA Firmware

Using SIA to Recover a Service Processor

How to Recover a Service Processor

Performing an SIA PXE-Based Attended Installation

Set Up the PXE Infrastructure

Obtain the SIA PXE Image Files

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

Set Up the PXE Infrastructure

Obtain the SIA PXE Image Files

Contents of the SIA State File

How to Prepare for an Unattended SIA Installation of Linux

How to Prepare for an Unattended SIA Installation of Windows Server

How to Prepare 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

Debugging Unattended Installation Problems

How to Debug a PXE Image That Does Not Boot

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

Identifying a Linux Boot Device on a Sun Fire X4500 Server

How to Identify a Linux Boot Device on a Sun Fire X4500 Server

Installing Service Tags

How to Install Service Tags in Linux

How to Install Service Tags in Windows

Index

SIA Error Messages

If SIA encounters an error or an unexpected condition, it generates an error message. You might encounter a number of straightforward error messages such as the following:

You have inserted Disc 3 but the system requires Disc 2. Please insert Disc 2.

You might also attempt to use SIA with versions of Linux or Microsoft Windows that are not supported. In that case you might see error messages such as the following:

The media you have provided is not a release that is supported on this platform. You cannot use the Sun Installation Assistant to install this product and associated software.

In this case, choose one of the following options:

For a list of supported operating systems, see Supported Operating Systems.