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Setting BIOS Parameters and Booting Off the SIA USB Flash Drive

▼How to Set the BIOS Parameters and Boot Off the SIA USB Flash Drive

Before You Begin Check the Sun Fire X4640 Server Product Notes for any issues related to USB support. Note any restrictions before attempting this procedure.

1Insert the SIA USB flash drive into an available USB 2.0 port.

Note – Some servers might not have USB 2.0 support on all of their USB ports. To ensure the best performance, check your server documentation to make sure you use a port that supports USB 2.0.

2Reboot the system, watch the display for the BIOS prompt, and when prompted enter the BIOS setup.

The BIOS Setup screen appears.

3Navigate to the Advanced -> USB Configuration -> USB controller setup screen, and configure the controller for USB 2.0 (high speed) mode.

4Navigate to the Boot -> Hard Disk setup screen, and make your USB flash drive the first boot device.

The USB flash drive must be the first listed boot device.

5To save your changes and boot SIA, select Save and Exit.

The system exits the BIOS setup and will then boot from the SIA USB flash drive.

Note – If you use the SIA USB flash drive for operating system installation, once the OS is initially installed from OS distribution media on the server hard disk, a reboot is required to finish the installation. At that point, the USB flash drive must be either unplugged or its boot priority lowered in the BIOS settings to ensure the server boots from the hard disk to finish the installation.

6Proceed to “Starting SIA and Preparing for Deployment or Recovery Tasks”on page 15 for instructions on how to use SIA.

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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