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Preparing for an Unattended SIA Firmware Upgrade

Note – Type the append command line from append initrd= to siaurl= as one continuous string with no returns. initrd= must point to the location of the initrd.img on your PXE server that you copied from the SIA CD/DVD and siaurl= must point to the URL for the state file.

You can also boot the installer from the network and perform a manual (attended) installation by removing the siaurl= argument from the PXE target.

7Save the file, and then unmount and remove the SIA CD/DVD from the CD/DVD drive.

You image is now ready to be booted from.

8To boot the SIA PXE image from the PXE server and begin the unattended installation, follow the steps presented in “How to Boot SIA From a PXE Server and Perform an Unattended Installation” on page 52.

How to Boot SIA From a PXE Server and Perform an Unattended Installation

1Ensure that the target Sun server is configured on the same network as the PXE server, and then reset the target Sun server. For example:

From the service processor (Lights Out Manager) Remote Console web interface, click Remote Control->Remote Power Control then select Reset to reset the host server.

—Or—

Press the Power button on the front panel of the server to turn it off (hold the button in until the server powers off), then press the Power button to turn on the server.

The BIOS screen appears. An example is shown below (your server’s BIOS screen might look different).

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Contents Sun Microsystems, Inc Network Circle Santa Clara, CA 091211@23031 Contents Observing an SIA PXE-Based Unattended Installation Preface Related BooksRelated Third-Party Web Site References Sun Welcomes Your Comments Change History Page Introduction to Sun Installation Assistant Page Getting Started With Sun Installation Assistant SIA Version 2.2 Features and Benefits SIA Task ListServer Support and SIA Media Availability Supported Operating SystemsPage Starting SIA and Preparing for Deployment or Recovery Tasks Local and Remote Media OptionsMouse Settings When Using SIA with Ilom Remote Console Mouse Settings When Using SIA with Ilom Remote Console Remote Update dialog appears Mouse Settings When Using SIA with Ilom Remote Console Proxy Host webproxy.mycompany.com Proxy Port Identifying the System dialog appears Supported Option Cards dialog then appears Task Selection dialog appears Linux With SIA on Installing Linux With SIA How to Install Linux With SIA Using Local or Remote MediaInstalling Linux With SIA Local CD/DVD, or Redirected CD/DVD or ISO CD-ROM image SIA Install Media Information dialog, click Next to continue Http//hostnameorIPaddress /extractedISOdirectory Installing Linux With SIA Installing Linux With SIA Page Using SIA to Upgrade System Firmware How to Upgrade the System Bios and Ilom FirmwareUsing SIA to Upgrade System Firmware How to Upgrade HBA Firmware Using SIA to Upgrade System Firmware See Also How to Upgrade the System Bios and Ilom Firmware on Page Performing an SIA PXE-Based Attended Installation How to Create the SIA Image and Prepare for PXE BootYou image is now ready to be booted from Performing an SIA PXE-Based Attended Installation At the PXE boot prompt, press Enter or type suninstall Performing an SIA PXE-Based Unattended Installation Contents of the SIA State File False Apit.httpproxy=http//internal-hostportnumber Apit.osid.kickstart Preparing for an Unattended SIA Installation of Linux Creating the SIA Unattended State File for LinuxPreparing for an Unattended SIA Firmware Upgrade Creating the SIA Unattended State File for Firmware Upgrade How to Create the SIA Image and Prepare for PXE Boot You image is now ready to be booted from Preparing for an Unattended SIA Firmware Upgrade At the PXE boot prompt, press Enter or type suninstall Observing an SIA PXE-Based Unattended Installation Set Up Passwords for Root and Virtual AccessUsing a System Console Using a Virtual Console or Secure Shell SSH ConnectionUsing a VNC Viewer Using a Serial ConsoleSet up the serial console through the serial port Troubleshooting SIA SIA Error MessagesIlom Remote Console Mouse Issue With SIA SIA Installation Log FileDebugging Unattended Installation Problems SIA Boot Starts, Then Stops Page Requirements Creating a Bootable SIA USB Flash DriveGetting the Software How to Get the Syslinux and SIA Software Preparing the USB Flash DriveAfter the formatting has completed, click the Close button # unzip syslinux-version.zip If Linux has automounted the device, unmount it first Navigate to the Syslinux mbr directory Unmount the USB flash drive To save your changes and boot SIA, select Save and Exit Index SIA