Performing an SIA PXE-Based Unattended Installation
This section describes how to perform unattended (no user interaction required) installation tasks, such as firmware upgrades or operating system installations, utilizing a
SIA is a
Note – As of the release of this document, SIA can not be used to install an image of Windows Server 2008 R2. You will need to perform a Windows Deployment
Note – As of the release of this document, SIA can not be used to install Red Hat Enterprise Linux versions 4.8 or 5.3 in unattended mode. You can use a normal
Support for
■SIA v2.0.1 (and later versions) added the ability to do an SIA
This section contains the following topics. Refer to the topics that apply to your installation.
■“Contents of the SIA State File” on page 44
■“Preparing for an Unattended SIA Installation of Linux” on page 48
■“Preparing for an Unattended SIA Firmware Upgrade” on page 49
■“ How to Create the SIA Image and Prepare for PXE Boot” on page 51
■“How to Boot SIA From a PXE Server and Perform an Unattended Installation” on page 52
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