Sun Microsystems X4640 manual SIA Version 2.2 Features and Benefits, SIA Task List

SIA Version 2.2 Features and Benefits

SIA Version 2.2 Features and Benefits

SIA version 2.2 provides the following features and benefits:

■Multiple media options. SIA is available on a variety of bootable media. You can boot SIA from either a local drive attached to the server (CD/DVD or USB flash drive), a remote redirected network drive (virtual CD-ROM or ISO image), or from an image available on your PXE network environment.

■Remote update option that updates the SIA software from the Sun download site to ensure your SIA session has the latest drivers and firmware.

■Assisted installation for supported Linux operating systems. This includes the most recent Sun-supported device drivers required for your system. Supports OS installation on hard disk, solid state disk, or compact flash.

Note – SIA does not provide the operating system software. You must have a licensed retail version of the operating system software available during the SIA installation.

■System BIOS and device firmware upgrade capabilities. Upgrade options are server-specific.

■Attended or unattended installations (including OS installation and firmware upgrades) using PXE-based SIA.

■An SIA session event log is created for troubleshooting issues. The log file located at the /root for Linux.

SIA Task List

SIA can perform the following server-specific deployment and recovery tasks. The table below provides a list of tasks that may be performed in SIA from the Task Selection dialog screen, however the list of tasks is server-dependant and not all tasks are available for all servers.

Task	Description
Operating System Installation	Assisted operating system installation of supported versions of Linux.
System BIOS and ILOM Upgrade	Upgrades the system BIOS and ILOM Service Processor firmware.
	Displays the installed version and what version is available for an
	upgrade. These components are upgraded together so that tested
	version levels are matched Requires a server reboot to use the new
	version.

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