Sun Microsystems X4640 manual Introduction to Sun Installation Assistant

Introduction to Sun Installation Assistant

This section introduces the Sun Installation Assistant (SIA) version 2.2 and describes how to get started using SIA to perform deployment or recovery tasks on your Sun Fire X4640 server.

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Learn about requirements and tasks that can be performed using SIA.

Start and prepare SIA for deployment or recovery tasks from local or remote media.

Perform an assisted operating system installation of Linux.

Perform a system firmware upgrade (system BIOS/ILOM or disk controller HBA).

Perform an SIA task (OS install or firmware upgrade) using a PXE-based SIA image in attended mode.

Perform an SIA task (OS install or firmware upgrade) using a PXE-based SIA image in unattended mode.

“Getting Started With Sun Installation Assistant 2.2” on page 11

“Starting SIA and Preparing for Deployment or Recovery Tasks” on page 15

“Installing Linux With SIA” on page 25

“Using SIA to Upgrade System Firmware” on page 33

“Performing an SIA PXE-Based Attended Installation” on page 39

“Performing an SIA PXE-Based Unattended Installation” on page 43

Troubleshoot an SIA installation. “Troubleshooting SIA” on page 59

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