Sun Microsystems X4640 manual

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Main Page Contents Page Preface RelatedB ooks AboutThis Documentation (PDF and HTML) RelatedThird-Party Web Site References Page Page Introduction to Sun Installation Assistant Page Getting Started With Sun Installation Assistant 2.2 SIAVersion 2.2 Features and Benets SIATask List Server Support and SIA Media Availability Supported Operating Systems Page Starting SIA and Preparing for Deployment or RecoveryTasks Local and Remote Media Options Mouse SettingsWhen Using SIA with ILOM Remote Console Howto Start SIA and Prepare for TasksUsing Local or Remote Media Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Installing Linux WithSIA Howto Install Linux With SIA Using Local or Remote Media Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Using SIA to Upgrade System Firmware Howto Upgrade the System BIOS and ILOM Firmware Page Howto Upgrade HBA Firmware Page Page Page Performing an SIA PXE-Based Attended Howto Create the SIA Image and Prepare for PXE Boot Howto Boot SIA From a PXE Server for an Attended Installation Page Page Performing an SIA PXE-Based Unattended Contentsof the SIA State File Page Page Page Preparingfor an Unattended SIA Installation of Linux Creatingthe SIA Unattended State File for Linux SettingUp an Unattended Conguration File and PXE OS Install Image for Linux Preparingfor an Unattended SIA Firmware Upgrade Creatingthe SIA Unattended State File for FirmwareUpgrade Howto Create the SIA Image and Prepare for PXE Boot Howto Boot SIA From a PXE Server and Perform an Unattended Installation Page Page Observing an SIA PXE-Based Unattended Set Up Passwordsfor Root and Virtual Access Usinga System Console Usinga Virtual Console or Secure Shell (SSH) Connection Usinga VNC Viewer ToEstablish Connection Using aVNC Viewer Usinga S erial Console ToEstablish a Connection Using a Serial Console Page TroubleshootingSIA SIA Error Messages SIA Installation LogFile ILOMRemote Console Mouse Issue With SIA Debugging UnattendedInstallation Problems Howto Debug a PXE Image That Does Not Boot SIABoot Starts, Then Stops VNCPassword Does Not Get Set Page Creating a Bootable SIA USB Flash Drive Requirements Getting the Software Howto Get the Syslinux and SIA Software Preparingthe USB Flash Drive Howto Prepare the USB Flash Drive on a WindowsXP System Page Howto Prepare the USB Flash Drive on a Linux (Red Hat/SUSE) System Page Page Setting BIOS Parametersand Booting O the SIA USB Flash Drive Howto Set the BIOS Parameters and Boot O the SIA USB Flash Drive Index R S T U