Creating a Bootable SIA USB Flash Drive
This section describes how to prepare a USB flash drive (also known as USB thumb drive, USB key drive, etc.) for booting SIA and how to boot the SIA USB flash drive to perform SIA deployment and recovery tasks.
Preparing and booting an SIA USB flash drive is described in the following sections:
■“Requirements” on page 63
■“Getting the Software” on page 63
■“Preparing the USB Flash Drive” on page 64
■“Setting BIOS Parameters and Booting Off the SIA USB Flash Drive” on page 69
Requirements
■SIA version 2.0.144 or later (USB flash drive support is not available on earlier versions of SIA)
■Syslinux utility version 3.52 or later
■1 GB or larger USB 2.0 flash drive
■A system running Windows XP or Linux with a USB 2.0 compatible port
■Internet access (to download the necessary software)
■Sun server that you will be using SIA on must have USB 2.0 compatible ports
Getting the Software
This section describes where to get the syslinux and SIA software. You must have the syslinux software to prepare the USB flash drive in order to boot SIA. You can use either a Windows or Linux machine to download the syslinux and SIA software and prepare the USB flash drive for booting.
■“How to Get the Syslinux and SIA Software” on page 64
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