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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

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

Index

B

BIOS upgrade, How to Upgrade the System BIOS and ILOM Firmware

C

compact flash, OS installation on, SIA Version 2.3 Through 2.4 Features and Benefits
configuring SIA to use the network, How to Start SIA and Prepare for Tasks Using Local or Remote Media

D

device driver updates, Supported Servers and SIA Media Availability

E

error messages, SIA Error Messages

F

flash drive support for SIA, Creating a Bootable SIA USB Flash Drive

G

gathering network information, How to Start SIA and Prepare for Tasks Using Local or Remote Media

I

ILOM firmware upgrade, How to Upgrade the System BIOS and ILOM Firmware
installation CD/DVD, Supported Servers and SIA Media Availability
installation methods, Sun Fire and Sun Blade servers, Local and Remote Media Options
inventory of hardware and software, maintaining with service tags, Installing Service Tags
ISO image support, SIA Version 2.3 Through 2.4 Features and Benefits

L

Linux installation, Installing Linux With SIA
additional drivers and software
How to Install Linux With SIA Using Local or Remote Media
How to Identify a Linux Boot Device on a Sun Fire X4500 Server
local media installation, Local and Remote Media Options
log file for SIA, SIA Installation Log File

M

media, local or remote, How to Start SIA and Prepare for Tasks Using Local or Remote Media
media installation options (remote or local), Local and Remote Media Options
media options for SIA, SIA Version 2.3 Through 2.4 Features and Benefits

N

network configuration screen, How to Start SIA and Prepare for Tasks Using Local or Remote Media

O

operating systems
installing Linux, Installing Linux With SIA
installing Windows, Installing Windows With SIA
supported with SIA, Supported Operating Systems

P

PXE-based SIA installation description, SIA Version 2.3 Through 2.4 Features and Benefits
PXE installation
creating the SIA image for an attended install, How to Create the SIA Image and Prepare for PXE Boot
Linux, How to Boot SIA From a PXE Server for an Attended Installation
options using SIA, Performing an SIA PXE-Based Attended Installation
Windows, How to Boot SIA From a PXE Server for an Attended Installation

R

RAID
integrated mirror (IM), RAID Support Using SIA
integrated mirror enhanced (IME), RAID Support Using SIA
mixing SAS and SATA, RAID Support Using SIA
Red Hat Enterprise Linux, installation, using remote media from a PXE-based network, How to Boot SIA From a PXE Server for an Attended Installation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux installation, Installing Linux With SIA
remote installation, Local and Remote Media Options

S

servers supported with SIA, Supported Servers and SIA Media Availability
Service tags, description, Installing Service Tags
SIA
configuring network information, How to Start SIA and Prepare for Tasks Using Local or Remote Media
description, Getting Started With Sun Installation Assistant
features and benefits, SIA Version 2.3 Through 2.4 Features and Benefits
Linux installation prerequisites, How to Install Linux With SIA Using Local or Remote Media
obtaining SIA media, Supported Servers and SIA Media Availability
obtaining updates, Supported Servers and SIA Media Availability
starting and preparing for tasks, How to Start SIA and Prepare for Tasks Using Local or Remote Media
supplemental instructions for identifying the Linux boot device on a Sun Fire X4500 server, Identifying a Linux Boot Device on a Sun Fire X4500 Server
supported operating systems, Supported Operating Systems
supported servers, Supported Servers and SIA Media Availability
tasks, SIA Task List
USB flash drive support, Creating a Bootable SIA USB Flash Drive
Windows installation prerequisites, How to Install Windows With SIA Using Local or Remote Media
supported servers, Supported Servers and SIA Media Availability
SUSE Enterprise Linux Server, installation, using remote media from a PXE-based network, How to Boot SIA From a PXE Server for an Attended Installation
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server installation, Installing Linux With SIA

T

task list for SIA, SIA Task List
tasks
installing Linux using SIA, Installing Linux With SIA
installing Windows using SIA, Installing Windows With SIA
preparing for SIA tasks, How to Start SIA and Prepare for Tasks Using Local or Remote Media
troubleshooting, Troubleshooting SIA
debugging unattended installs, Debugging Unattended Installation Problems
error messages in SIA, SIA Error Messages
SIA log file, SIA Installation Log File

U

unattended firmware upgrade using PXE-based SIA, Performing an SIA PXE-Based Unattended Installation
unattended install, observing using a serial console, Using a Serial Console
unattended installation troubleshooting, Debugging Unattended Installation Problems
unattended OS installation using PXE-based SIA, Performing an SIA PXE-Based Unattended Installation
updates
for drivers, Supported Servers and SIA Media Availability
for SIA
Supported Servers and SIA Media Availability
How to Start SIA and Prepare for Tasks Using Local or Remote Media
upgrades
expander firmware, Using SIA to Upgrade System Firmware
HBA firmware, Using SIA to Upgrade System Firmware
ILOM firmware, Using SIA to Upgrade System Firmware
system BIOS, Using SIA to Upgrade System Firmware
USB flash drive media support, SIA Version 2.3 Through 2.4 Features and Benefits

W

Windows installation, Installing Windows With SIA
additional drivers and software, How to Install Windows With SIA Using Local or Remote Media
Windows Server 2003, installation, using remote media from a PXE-based network, How to Boot SIA From a PXE Server for an Attended Installation
Windows unattended installation using SIA, How to Prepare for an Unattended SIA Installation of Windows Server

X

X4500 server instructions for identifying the Linux boot device during OS installation, Identifying a Linux Boot Device on a Sun Fire X4500 Server
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