About This Documentation (PDF and HTML)
Shell Prompts in Command Examples
Introduction to Sun Installation Assistant
Getting Started With Sun Installation Assistant
SIA Version 2.3 Through 2.4 Features and Benefits
Supported Servers and SIA Media Availability
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
How to Create a RAID Volume Using SIA
How to Delete a RAID Volume Using SIA
How to Install Windows With SIA 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 Upgrade Expander Firmware
Using SIA to Recover a Service Processor
How to Recover a Service Processor
Performing an SIA PXE-Based Attended Installation
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
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 Virtual Console or Secure Shell (SSH) Connection
Debugging Unattended Installation Problems
Creating a Bootable SIA 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
How to Install Service Tags in Linux
Oracle's Sun Service Tags enable automatic discovery of Oracle systems, software, and services (gear). A service tag uniquely identifies each tagged piece of gear, and allows static information about the gear to be shared over a local network in a standard XML format. Leveraging the discovery capabilities that service tags provide, IT gains a new tool in managing distributed inventory.
Sun Service Tags are automatically copied to the system when you perform an assisted operating system installation using SIA, however they are not installed. Oracle recommends the installation of service tags to register and help keep track of your Sun gear.
Sun Service Tags:
Do not run in the background and are only used when queried.
Have a small footprint (about 100 kilobytes).
Do not contain any personal information.
Do not automatically collect or send any information to Oracle.
Can be configured for discovery per gear, TCP listener or be disabled altogether.
Can be used by the system administrator to help register new equipment with Oracle.
Can, with the system administrator's permission, be used by Oracle service to aid in troubleshooting.
The service tag information shared with Oracle is used solely to identify Sun gear and better support Oracle customers. Registration data is only collected when the system administrator requests gear discovery. More information about service tags can be found at http://wikis.sun.com/display/ServiceTag/Home.
To install Sun Service Tags, follow the instructions that apply to your server's installed OS: