How to Perform Provisioning Tasks

This procedure contains the steps for performing provisioning or recovery tasks using the Oracle Hardware Installation Assistant application. In addition to the main tab, the following tabs appear:

• Release Notes. This tab contains the latest information about the current version of the Oracle Hardware Installation Assistant application. The Release Notes tab is always available.

• About HIA. This tab contains an overview of the Oracle Hardware Installation Assistant application. The About HIA is only available at the opening screen.

• Help. This tab contains screen-specific help information

1. Launch the Oracle Hardware Installation Assistant application. See Launching the Application and Performing Provisioning Tasks.

   The application starts and the Select Your Keyboard Language screen appears.

   
   
2. Click Next.

   The Remote Update screen provides the option to update the Oracle Hardware Installation Assistant application software.

   
   
3. At the Remote Update screen, click the Release Notes tab.

   The Release Notes screen appears. The Release Notes screen contains important information about this version of the Oracle Hardware Installation Assistant application.

4. When you are done, click the Remote Update tab.

   The Remote Update screen appears.

5. To update the application, select the Yes radio button and click Next. If you choose not to update the Oracle Hardware Installation Assistant application, go to Step 8.

   The Network Configuration screen appears

   
   
6. To perform an update of the Oracle Hardware Installation Assistant application, do the following:
   1. Select the active network interface on your server (for example: eth0).

      This enables the network interface that the application uses to access the update image. If your server has multiple network cards, be sure to use the network-connected interface that enables access to the host where the update image files reside (Internet access is required to use the Oracle Hardware Installation Assistant update site).

   2. Select the network IP assignment (DHCP or Static IP).
   3. If you selected DHCP, go to Step 7e.
   4. If you selected Static IP, type the following information in the corresponding field:

      • IP address

      • Netmask

      • Gateway

      • Nameserver

      • Domain

   5. If an HTTP proxy is needed for Internet access, type the proxy host and port information.

      For example:

      Proxy Host: webproxy.mycompany.com

      Proxy Port: 8088

   6. To establish a connection to the Oracle Hardware Installation Assistant Update site, click Next.

      The process checks for component updates. If updates are available, the components eligible for an update appear in a list.

   7. To proceed with the update, click Next.

      When done, the System Information screen appears.

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      Tip - To expand the individual information listings, click the toggles.

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7. Review the contents of the System Information Screen and click Next.

   The Select a Task screen appears.

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   Note - The Select a Task screen only appears if your server supports additional provisioning tasks other than OS installation. If it does not, the application proceeds with the OS installation screen.

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8. At the Select a Task screen, select one of the following tasks and click Next.

Next Steps

Refer to the appropriate section listed below for task–related information.

• To include your OS boot disk as part of a RAID configuration and your server has an LSI disk controller, see to Configuring RAID.

• To install a supported OS for your server, see to Installing Windows or Installing Linux .

• To update system or component firmware (BIOS/Oracle ILOM, HBA or disk expander), see to Updating System and Component Firmware .

• To recover from a corrupt or inaccessible service processor (SP), see to Recovering a Service Processor.

• To manage Oracle ILOM users, see Configuring Service Processor Settings.

• To set boot device priority, see Configuring BIOS Boot Device Settings.