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SunInstallationAssistant2.2
User'sGuidefortheSunFire
X4640Server
SunMicrosystems,Inc.
4150NetworkCircle
SantaClara,CA95054
U.S.A.
PartNo:821–0551–10
October2009,Rev.A
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Copyright2009SunMicrosystems,Inc. 4150NetworkCircle,SantaClara,CA95054U.S.A. Allrightsreserved. SunMicrosystems,Inc.hasintellectualpropertyrightsrelatingtotechnologyembodiedintheproductthatisdescribedinthisdocument.Inparticular,andwithout limitation,theseintellectualpropertyrightsmayincludeoneormoreU.S.patentsorpendingpatentapplicationsintheU.S.andinothercountries. U.S.GovernmentRights–Commercialsoftware.GovernmentusersaresubjecttotheSunMicrosystems,Inc.standardlicenseagreementandapplicableprovi
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Contents Preface......................................................................................................................................................5 RelatedBooks ..................................................................................................................................5 AboutThisDocumentation(PDFandHTML) ..........................................................................6 RelatedThird-PartyWebSiteReferences ........................................
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Contents HowtoCreatetheSIAImageandPrepareforPXEBoot........................................................51 HowtoBootSIAFromaPXEServerandPerformanUnattendedInstallation ..................52 ObservinganSIAPXE-BasedUnattendedInstallation..................................................................55 SetUpPasswordsforRootandVirtualAccess.........................................................................55 UsingaSystemConsole .............................................................
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Preface Thisprefacedescribesrelateddocumentation,submittingfeedbacktoSun,andadocument changehistory. ■ “RelatedBooks”onpage5 ■ “AboutThisDocumentation(PDFandHTML)”onpage6 ■ “RelatedThird-PartyWebSiteReferences”onpage6 ■ “SunWelcomesYourComments”onpage7 ■ “ChangeHistory”onpage7 RelatedBooks TM ThefollowingisalistofdocumentsrelatedtoyourSunFire X4640server.Theseand additionalsupportdocumentsareavailableonthewebat: http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/prod/server.x64#hic Document Description SunFireX4640Se
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AboutThisDocumentation(PDFandHTML) Document Description SunFireX4640ServerESXOSInstallationGuide HowtoinstallsupportedversionsoftheESXOSon yourserver. SunFireX4640ServerDiagnosticsGuide Howtodiagnoseproblemswithyourserver. SunFireX4640ServerServiceManual Howtoserviceandmaintainyourserver. SunFireX4640ServerSafetyandComplianceGuide Safetyandcomplianceinformationaboutyourserver. SunILOM3.0SupplementfortheSunFireX4640 Version-specificsupplementalinformationforyour Server server'sIntegratedLightsOut
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ChangeHistory SunWelcomesYourComments Sunisinterestedinimprovingitsdocumentationandwelcomesyourcommentsand suggestions.Toshareyourcomments,gotohttp://docs.sun.comandclickFeedback. ChangeHistory Thefollowingchangeshavebeenmadetothedocumentationset. ■ October2009,initialpublication. 7
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IntroductiontoSunInstallationAssistant ThissectionintroducestheSunInstallationAssistant(SIA)version2.2anddescribeshowtoget startedusingSIAtoperformdeploymentorrecoverytasksonyourSunFireX4640server. Description Link Learnaboutrequirementsandtasksthatcanbe “GettingStartedWithSunInstallationAssistant2.2” performedusingSIA. onpage11 StartandprepareSIAfordeploymentorrecovery “StartingSIAandPreparingforDeploymentor tasksfromlocalorremotemedia. RecoveryTasks”onpage15 Performanassistedoperatingsystemins
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GettingStartedWithSunInstallationAssistant 2.2 TheSunInstallationAssistant(SIA)isatooldesignedtobeusedwithx64SunFireandSun BladeserverstoassistinthedeploymentofsupportedLinuxoperatingsystems(OS),aswellas systemfirmwareupgrades.WithSIA,yourdeploymenttaskscanbecompletedusingthe graphicalwizard-basedinterfaceorinunattendedmode. Note–Asofthereleaseofthisdocument,SIAcannotbeusedtoinstallWindowsServer2008 R2.YouwillneedtoperformamanualinstallationofWindows.Formoreinformationon performingamanualinstall
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SIAVersion2.2FeaturesandBenefits SIAVersion2.2FeaturesandBenefits SIAversion2.2providesthefollowingfeaturesandbenefits: ■ Multiplemediaoptions.SIAisavailableonavarietyofbootablemedia.YoucanbootSIA fromeitheralocaldriveattachedtotheserver(CD/DVDorUSBflashdrive),aremote redirectednetworkdrive(virtualCD-ROMorISOimage),orfromanimageavailableon yourPXEnetworkenvironment. ■ RemoteupdateoptionthatupdatestheSIAsoftwarefromtheSundownloadsitetoensure yourSIAsessionhasthelatestdriversandfirmware. ■ Assiste
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SupportedOperatingSystems Task Description HBAFirmwareUpgrade Upgradesthefirmwareoftheserver’sintegratedHBA(HostBus Adapter).Displaystheinstalledversionandwhatversionisavailable foranupgrade.Requiresaserverreboottousethenewversion. ServerSupportandSIAMediaAvailability TheSIACD/DVDisavailableforSunserversthatsupportthex64processorarchitecture (mightcomewiththeserverorbeavailableasanX-option).Foracompletelistofsupported Sunserverplatforms,refertotheSIAinformationpageat: http://www.sun.com/systemma
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StartingSIAandPreparingforDeploymentor RecoveryTasks ThissectionexplainshowtostarttheSunInstallationAssistant(SIA)andprepareittoperform deploymenttasks,suchasoperatingsysteminstallationorsystemfirmwareupgrades (BIOS/ILOM,HBAordiskexpander),oraserviceprocessorrecovery. Note–SIAhasaRemoteUpdatefeaturethatallowsyoutoremotelyupdateyourcurrentSIA sessionwiththelatestserverdriversandfirmwarefromSun. Chooseatopic. ■ “LocalandRemoteMediaOptions”onpage15 ■ “MouseSettingsWhenUsingSIAwithILOMRemoteConsole”
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MouseSettingsWhenUsingSIAwithILOMRemoteConsole MouseSettingsWhenUsingSIAwithILOMRemoteConsole TheILOMRemoteConsolefeatureallowsanadministratortoredirectaserver’skeyboard, video,andmousetotheirmanagementsystem.Thisfeatureisveryconvenientwhentheserver andmanagementsystemarenotatthesamelocation. TheILOMRemoteConsolehasamousemodesettingthatconfiguresILOMtosendmouse eventstotheremotesystemusingeither“absolute”or“relative”mode.FortheILOMRemote ConsoletoworkproperlywithSIA,youmustconfigurethemousesetti
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MouseSettingsWhenUsingSIAwithILOMRemoteConsole ■ RemotelyusingaPXE-basedimage:IfyouareusingPXEnetworkbootingtoloadtheSun InstallationAssistantimagefromaLinux-basedPXEserver,proceedto“PerforminganSIA PXE-BasedAttendedInstallation”onpage39or“PerforminganSIAPXE-Based UnattendedInstallation”onpage43. Note–TheinstructionsbelowassumelocalCD/DVDdriveaccess.Besuretomodifythe instructionsaccordinglyifyouareusingalocalUSBflashdrivepreparedwithSIAsoftware, orifyouarerunningSIAfromaremoteconsole(orKVMS)with
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MouseSettingsWhenUsingSIAwithILOMRemoteConsole TheRemoteUpdatedialogappears. 4 IntheRemoteUpdatedialog,selectYesorNotoallowaremoteupdate,andthenclickNext. RemoteUpdateisusedtodownloadupdatestotheSIAprogram.Theseupdatescaninclude serverdevicedriversandfirmwarefromSun. 18 SunInstallationAssistant2.2User'sGuidefortheSunFireX4640Server • October2009,Rev.A
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MouseSettingsWhenUsingSIAwithILOMRemoteConsole 5 IfyouselectYestoperformaremoteupdateofthecurrentSIAsessiontoobtainthelatestSIA software,theGatheringInformationscreenisdisplayed.Dothefollowing: 19
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MouseSettingsWhenUsingSIAwithILOMRemoteConsole a. Selecttheactivenetworkinterfaceonyourserver(forexample:eth0). Thiswillenablethenetworkinterfaceusedtoaccesstheupdateimage.Ifyourserverhas multiplenetworkcards,besuretousethenetwork-connectedinterfacethatenablesaccess tothehostwheretheupdateimagefilesreside(whetherthisistheSunremoteupdate Internetsite,oraninternallymountedimageonyourcompanyintranet). b. Selectthenetworkinterfaceconfigurationmethod(DHCPorStaticIP). Ifstaticmethodisselected,providet
