Sun Microsystems X4640 manual Preparing for an Unattended SIA Firmware Upgrade

Preparing for an Unattended SIA Firmware Upgrade

apit.networking=true

apit.networkconfig.needNetwork=true

apit.networkconfig.useDHCP=true

apit.networkconfig.needProxy=false

apit.remoteUpdate=true

apit.remoteupdateURL=http://sia-updates.sun.com/remoteUpdate apit.http_proxy=path_to_my_http_proxy apit.taskList.selectedTask=Operating System Installation apit.osid.installMedia=networkLinux apit.osid.installMethod=http, ftp or nfs apit.osid.installLoc=path_to_PXE_file apit.osid.kickstart=path_to_configuration file

[STATE_DONE noname apit]

Setting Up an Unattended Configuration File and PXE OS Install Image for Linux

To set up an unattended configuration file and PXE install image of the OS, refer to the following OS documentation for creating an unattended configuration file and PXE install image, for example:

■Novell AutoYaST unattended installation documentation at http://www.novell.com

■Red Hat’s Kickstart unattended installation documentation at http://www.redhat.com/docs

When done, proceed to “ How to Create the SIA Image and Prepare for PXE Boot” on page 51.

Preparing for an Unattended SIA Firmware Upgrade

You can PXE-boot SIA to do an unattended system firmware upgrade on your Sun server. You can choose tasks such as system BIOS/ILOM upgrade, HBA firmware, and SP recovery. The basic steps for setting up an unattended installation include:

■“Creating the SIA Unattended State File for Firmware Upgrade” on page 50

■“ How to Create the SIA Image and Prepare for PXE Boot” on page 51

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