Subscribe to Our Youtube Channel
Related Manuals for Sun Microsystems SUN FIRE X4640
Summary of Contents for Sun Microsystems SUN FIRE X4640
- Page 1 Sun Installation Assistant 2.2 User's Guide for the Sun Fire X4640 Server Sun Microsystems, Inc. 4150 Network Circle Santa Clara, CA 95054 U.S.A. Part No: 821–0551–10 October 2009, Rev. A...
- Page 2 Etats-Unis et dans d'autres pays; elle est licenciée exclusivement par X/Open Company, Ltd. Sun, Sun Microsystems, le logo Sun, le logo Solaris, le logo Java Coffee Cup, docs.sun.com, Java et Solaris sont des marques de fabrique ou des marques déposées de Sun Microsystems, Inc., ou ses filiales, aux Etats-Unis et dans d'autres pays.
-
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Contents Preface ...5 Related Books ...5 About This Documentation (PDF and HTML) ...6 Related Third-Party Web Site References ...6 Sun Welcomes Your Comments ...7 Change History ...7 Introduction to Sun Installation Assistant ...9 Getting Started With Sun Installation Assistant 2.2 ... 11 SIA Version 2.2 Features and Benefits ... - Page 4 Getting the Software ... 63 Preparing the USB Flash Drive ... 64 Setting BIOS Parameters and Booting Off the SIA USB Flash Drive ... 69 Index ...71 Sun Installation Assistant 2.2 User's Guide for the Sun Fire X4640 Server • October 2009, Rev. A...
-
Page 5: Preface
Fire X4640 Server Sun Fire X4640 Server Solaris OS Installation Guide Sun Fire X4640 Server Linux OS Installation Guide Sun Fire X4640 Server Windows OS Installation Guide How to install supported versions of Microsoft X4640 server. These and Description Pictorial setup quick reference. -
Page 6: About This Documentation (Pdf And Html)
Sun Installation Assistant 2.2 User's Guide for the Sun Fire X4640 Server • October 2009, Rev. A Description How to install supported versions of the ESX OS on your server. -
Page 7: Sun Welcomes Your Comments
Sun Welcomes Your Comments Sun is interested in improving its documentation and welcomes your comments and suggestions. To share your comments, go to Change History The following changes have been made to the documentation set. October 2009, initial publication. ■ and click Feedback. -
Page 9: 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. Description Learn about requirements and tasks that can be performed using SIA. -
Page 11: Getting Started With Sun Installation Assistant 2.2
“SIA Version 2.2 Features and Benefits” on page 12 ■ “SIA Task List” on page 12 ■ “Server Support and SIA Media Availability” on page 13 ■ “Supported Operating Systems” on page 13 ■ Sun Fire X4640 Server Windows Sun Fire X4640 Server Linux Installation Guide. -
Page 12: Sia Version 2.2 Features And Benefits
Task Operating System Installation System BIOS and ILOM Upgrade Sun Installation Assistant 2.2 User's Guide for the Sun Fire X4640 Server • October 2009, Rev. A Description Assisted operating system installation of supported versions of Linux. Upgrades the system BIOS and ILOM Service Processor firmware. -
Page 13: Server Support And Sia Media Availability
Task HBA Firmware Upgrade Server Support and SIA Media Availability The SIA CD/DVD is available for Sun servers that support the x64 processor architecture (might come with the server or be available as an X-option). For a complete list of supported Sun server platforms, refer to the SIA information page at: http://www.sun.com/systemmanagement/sia.jsp An ISO CD-ROM image or a USB flash drive image of SIA is also available for download from... -
Page 15: Starting Sia And Preparing For Deployment Or Recovery Tasks
Starting SIA and Preparing for Deployment or Recovery Tasks This section explains how to start the Sun Installation Assistant (SIA) and prepare it to perform deployment tasks, such as operating system installation or system firmware upgrades (BIOS/ILOM, HBA or disk expander), or a service processor recovery. SIA has a Remote Update feature that allows you to remotely update your current SIA Note –... -
Page 16: Mouse Settings When Using Sia With Ilom Remote Console
CD/DVD-ROM (typically done using the F8 menu available during server boot). Sun Installation Assistant 2.2 User's Guide for the Sun Fire X4640 Server • October 2009, Rev. A “Creating a Bootable SIA USB Flash Drive” on page... - Page 17 Remotely using a PXE-based image: If you are using PXE network booting to load the Sun ■ Installation Assistant image from a Linux-based PXE server, proceed to PXE-Based Attended Installation” on page 39 Unattended Installation” on page The instructions below assume local CD/DVD drive access. Be sure to modify the Note –...
- Page 18 In the Remote Update dialog, select Yes or No to allow a remote update, and then click Next. Remote Update is used to download updates to the SIA program. These updates can include server device drivers and firmware from Sun. Sun Installation Assistant 2.2 User's Guide for the Sun Fire X4640 Server • October 2009, Rev. A...
- Page 19 Mouse Settings When Using SIA with ILOM Remote Console If you select Yes to perform a remote update of the current SIA session to obtain the latest SIA software, the Gathering Information screen is displayed. Do the following:...
- Page 20 The remote update process checks for updates to the SIA program (see example below). If updates are available the update components are listed. Sun Installation Assistant 2.2 User's Guide for the Sun Fire X4640 Server • October 2009, Rev. A...
- Page 21 Mouse Settings When Using SIA with ILOM Remote Console The Identifying the System dialog appears. In the Identifying the System dialog, ensure that the appropriate hardware is installed and that there is sufficient memory for your operating system, then click Next.
- Page 22 SIA automatically selects option cards it finds installed in your system. If you want to install operating system drivers for other option cards, you will need to select them. Sun Installation Assistant 2.2 User's Guide for the Sun Fire X4640 Server • October 2009, Rev. A...
- Page 23 Mouse Settings When Using SIA with ILOM Remote Console The Task Selection dialog appears. The Task Selection dialog will only appear if your server supports more SIA tasks than OS Note – installation. If it does not, SIA will proceed to OS installation. In the Task Selection dialog, choose a deployment or recovery task to perform.
- Page 24 If you need to upgrade system firmware (BIOS/ILOM, HBA or disk expander), proceed to ■ “Using SIA to Upgrade System Firmware” on page Sun Installation Assistant 2.2 User's Guide for the Sun Fire X4640 Server • October 2009, Rev. A “Installing...
-
Page 25: Installing Linux With Sia
Installing Linux With SIA This section explains how to install a supported Linux operating system using the Sun Installation Assistant (SIA). SIA assists in the installation of supported operating systems and requires a licensed retail version of the operating system distribution media to be available locally or remotely to complete the task. - Page 26 As the Operating System installation process begins, you see the Install Media Information dialog. Sun Installation Assistant 2.2 User's Guide for the Sun Fire X4640 Server • October 2009, Rev. A “Starting SIA and 15. At the Task Selection dialog, select...
- Page 27 At this dialog, you need to specify the location of your OS installation media. Choose one of the following: CD/DVD—This option allows you to install the OS source from: ■ - a local CD/DVD, or - a redirected CD/DVD or ISO CD-ROM image Network (Linux)—This option allows you to install the OS source from a network share.
- Page 28 The Identifying Distribution dialog appears. e. Proceed to Sun Installation Assistant 2.2 User's Guide for the Sun Fire X4640 Server • October 2009, Rev. A Step From an ILOM Remote Console, use the Devices menu to mount and unmount devices such as a CD or ISO CD image.
- Page 29 If you are installing from a Network share, do the following in the Install Media Information page: a. Click Network. b. In the address bar, specify the nfs, ftp, or http accessible network address to the Linux ISO image media. See table below for examples and restrictions. For OSes requiring multiple images (CD1, CD2, etc.), multiple address fields are available.
- Page 30 If you are installing RHEL, you will see the Pre–installation Environment setup page (shown below). Select a boot disk on which SIA will create the Red Hat pre–installation environment partition and click Next. Sun Installation Assistant 2.2 User's Guide for the Sun Fire X4640 Server • October 2009, Rev. A...
- Page 31 After setting up the pre-installation environment, the SIA Installing Additional Software dialog appears. In the Installing Additional Software dialog, SIA installs additional platform-specific drivers, as needed. Review the information presented. Remove the SIA media and click the Reboot button. The server reboots and continues with the installation of the operating system. If remote update was selected, SIA retrieves the latest files from the web.
-
Page 33: Using Sia To Upgrade System Firmware
Using SIA to Upgrade System Firmware This section explains how to upgrade system firmware (including system BIOS, ILOM service processor, disk controller HBA and disk expander) from local or remote SIA. SIA provides system BIOS and firmware certified by Sun for your Sun x64 server. Using SIA eliminates the need to obtain and run separate packages and programs to keep your system firmware up-to-date. - Page 34 SIA compares the system BIOS and ILOM versions on the server against the available BIOS and ILOM versions in the current SIA session. If there is a later version of code available, click Next to begin the upgrade. Sun Installation Assistant 2.2 User's Guide for the Sun Fire X4640 Server • October 2009, Rev. A...
-
Page 35: How To Upgrade Hba Firmware
Follow the on-screen instructions until the upgrade has completed. Upgraded code will not be used by the system until after a reboot. “How to Upgrade HBA Firmware” on page 35 See Also ■ ▼ How to Upgrade HBA Firmware Host bus adapters control internal or external disks connected to the server. SIA has the capability to upgrade supported HBAs to allow for fixes and enhancements to HBA firmware code. - Page 36 Sun recommends that in a multi-controller system, all controllers should be at the same Note – firmware level. Sun Installation Assistant 2.2 User's Guide for the Sun Fire X4640 Server • October 2009, Rev. A “How to Start SIA and Prepare 16), SIA will have obtained the latest code...
- Page 37 Using SIA to Upgrade System Firmware After selecting the HBA/controllers to upgrade, click the Upgrade Firmware button. Follow the on-screen instructions until the upgrade has completed. Upgraded code will not be used by the system until after a reboot. “How to Upgrade the System BIOS and ILOM Firmware” on page 33 See Also ■...
-
Page 39: Performing An Sia Pxe-Based Attended Installation
On a Linux system, for example, the following command line creates a subdirectory for suninstall images: # mkdir /home/pxeboot/suninstall Insert the SIA CD/DVD into a CD/DVD drive of a Linux-based PXE server and mount the CD/DVD. Sun Fire X4640 Server Windows Installation Guide. -
Page 40: How To Boot Sia From A Pxe Server For An Attended Installation
Power button to turn on the server. The BIOS screen appears. An example is shown below (your server’s BIOS screen might look different). Sun Installation Assistant 2.2 User's Guide for the Sun Fire X4640 Server • October 2009, Rev. A... - Page 41 The next events occur very quickly; therefore, focused attention is needed for the Tip – following steps. Watch carefully for these messages, as they appear on the screen for a brief time. You might want to enlarge the size of your screen to eliminate scroll bars. As the system boots, do one of the following to start a network boot: When prompted, press F12 to boot from the first network boot device found.
- Page 42 PXE server, follow the steps (beginning at Step 2) in the procedure for Tasks Using Local or Remote Media”on page Sun Installation Assistant 2.2 User's Guide for the Sun Fire X4640 Server • October 2009, Rev. A “How to Start SIA and Prepare...
-
Page 43: Performing An Sia Pxe-Based Unattended Installation
SIA. For more information on performing a PXE installation of RHEL, see the Sun Fire X4640 Server Linux Installation Support for PXE-based installations are available as follows: SIA v2.0.1 (and later versions) added the ability to do an SIA PXE-based unattended ■... -
Page 44: Contents Of The Sia State File
TABLE 1 Variable apit.unattended apit.welcome.acceptlicense apit.remoteUpdate Sun Installation Assistant 2.2 User's Guide for the Sun Fire X4640 Server • October 2009, Rev. A Description (Defaults in Bold) Tells SIA to run in unattended mode. Values supported: true | false Example: apit.unattended=true Accepts the SIA license agreement. - Page 45 SIA State File Variables TABLE 1 Variable apit.remoteUpdateURL apit.networking apit.networkconfig.needNetwork apit.networkconfig.activeNic apit.networkconfig.NetworkType apit.networkconfig.useDHCP apit.networkconfig.ipfield apit.networkconfig.gatewayField (Continued) Description (Defaults in Bold) If you specified “true” for remoteUpdate, tells SIA where to look for SIA software updates. Values supported: Any URL with updated SIA content files. You only need to specify this variable if you are not using the default url.
- Page 46 Sun Installation Assistant 2.2 User's Guide for the Sun Fire X4640 Server • October 2009, Rev. A (Continued) Description (Defaults in Bold) If you selected “static” as the NetworkType, tells SIA to use the IP address value you provide.
- Page 47 SIA State File Variables TABLE 1 Variable apit.osid.kickstart apit.enclosureID.oldEnclosureID apit.enclosureID.newEnclosureID apit.firmware.enabled apit.firmware.spIP apit.firmware.spPasswd apit.done.notifyUrl (Continued) Description (Defaults in Bold) Tells SIA where the kickstart file is located for a Linux installation. This could be the URL to the Red Hat kickstart file or the SUSE autoyast file.
-
Page 48: Preparing For An Unattended Sia Installation Of Linux
SIA feature list for your server found on the Sun download site if you are in doubt about support for these options. [STATE_BEGIN noname apit] apit.unattended=true apit.welcome.acceptlicense=true Sun Installation Assistant 2.2 User's Guide for the Sun Fire X4640 Server • October 2009, Rev. A 51). -
Page 49: Preparing For An Unattended Sia Firmware Upgrade
apit.networking=true apit.networkconfig.needNetwork=true apit.networkconfig.useDHCP=true apit.networkconfig.needProxy=false apit.remoteUpdate=true apit.remoteupdateURL=http://sia-updates.sun.com/remoteUpdate apit.http_proxy=path_to_my_http_proxy apit.taskList.selectedTask=Operating System Installation apit.osid.installMedia=networkLinux apit.osid.installMethod=http, ftp or nfs apit.osid.installLoc=path_to_PXE_file apit.osid.kickstart=path_to_configuration file [STATE_DONE noname apit] Setting Up an Unattended Configuration File and PXE OS Install Image for Linux To set up an unattended configuration file and PXE install image of the OS, refer to the following OS documentation for creating an unattended configuration file and PXE install image, for example: Novell AutoYaST unattended installation documentation at http://www.novell.com... - Page 50 [STATE_BEGIN noname apit] apit.unattended=true apit.networking=true apit.welcome.acceptlicense=true apit.networkconfig.needNetwork=true apit.networkconfig.useDHCP=true apit.networkconfig.needProxy=false apit.taskList.selectedTask=SP/Bios Firmware Upgrade apit.remoteUpdate=true apit.remoteupdateURL=http://sia-updates.sun.com/remoteUpdate apit.http_proxy=path_to_my_http_proxy Sun Installation Assistant 2.2 User's Guide for the Sun Fire X4640 Server • October 2009, Rev. A “ How to Create the...
-
Page 51: How To Create The Sia Image And Prepare For Pxe Boot
apit.firmware.spIP=n.n.n.n apit.firmware.spPasswd=password_for_sp [STATE_DONE noname apit] ▼ How to Create the SIA Image and Prepare for PXE Boot After you have prepared for an unattended installation as described in the previous sections, follow the steps below to set up a PXE image to boot SIA and perform an unattended installation. -
Page 52: How To Boot Sia From A Pxe Server And Perform An Unattended Installation
The BIOS screen appears. An example is shown below (your server’s BIOS screen might look different). Sun Installation Assistant 2.2 User's Guide for the Sun Fire X4640 Server • October 2009, Rev. A “How to Boot SIA From a PXE Server and Perform an Unattended Installation”... - Page 53 The next events occur very quickly; therefore, focused attention is needed for the following Tip – steps. Watch carefully for these messages, as they appear on the screen for a brief time. You might want to enlarge the size of your screen to eliminate scroll bars. As the system boots, do one of the following to start a network boot: When prompted, press F12 to boot from the first network boot device found.
- Page 54 Installation Assistant” appears. For information on observing an unattended installation, proceed to the section See Also SIA PXE-Based Unattended Installation” on page Sun Installation Assistant 2.2 User's Guide for the Sun Fire X4640 Server • October 2009, Rev. A “Observing an...
-
Page 55: Observing An Sia Pxe-Based Unattended Installation
Observing an SIA PXE-Based Unattended Installation Observing an unattended network installation enables you to view the progress of the installation, as well as any diagnostic messages that might appear if problems are encountered during the installation. The four ways of observing an unattended network installation include: Viewing messages from a system console ■... -
Page 56: Using A System Console
IP address and view the standard log files. Alternatively, you can also establish a SSH connection through a serial console using the VNC IP address. Sun Installation Assistant 2.2 User's Guide for the Sun Fire X4640 Server • October 2009, Rev. A “Set Up Passwords for Root and Virtual Access” on page... -
Page 57: Using A Vnc Viewer
Using a VNC Viewer When you perform an unattended network installation, virtual network computing (VNC) is enabled by default. If you perform an unattended network installation, you can enable VNC by adding display=vnc as a boot argument. ▼ To Establish Connection Using a VNC Viewer Follow these steps to establish a connection using a VNC viewer. - Page 58 If this occurs, reset your terminal to view the text. For additional information about debugging an unattended network installation, see See Also “Debugging Unattended Installation Problems” on page Sun Installation Assistant 2.2 User's Guide for the Sun Fire X4640 Server • October 2009, Rev. A...
-
Page 59: Troubleshooting Sia
Troubleshooting SIA This section provides information about Sun Installation Assistant (SIA) error messages, the SIA installation log file, as well as procedures for debugging an unattended PXE-based network installation. Topics in this section include: “SIA Error Messages” on page 59 ■... -
Page 60: Sia Installation Log File
Check the following table for URL errors that you might encounter. Sun Installation Assistant 2.2 User's Guide for the Sun Fire X4640 Server • October 2009, Rev. A “Mouse Settings When Using SIA with ILOM Remote Console” on page... - Page 61 Problem The state file URL (siaurl) is incorrect. The InstallLoc in the state file URL (siaurl) is incorrect. The Kickstart entry in state file URL (siaurl) is incorrect. A parameter in the URL file is incorrect. SIA Boot Starts, Then Stops The initrd.img file used by SIA is over 100 megabytes.
-
Page 63: Creating A Bootable Sia Usb Flash Drive
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. -
Page 64: Preparing The Usb Flash Drive
Insert the USB flash drive into a USB 2.0 port. After Windows has found the new hardware, double-click on My Computer from the desktop. Sun Installation Assistant 2.2 User's Guide for the Sun Fire X4640 Server • October 2009, Rev. A... - Page 65 Be sure to confirm and make a note of the device name of the USB flash drive (A:, B:, Caution – etc.). The instructions listed here require you to delete existing partition(s) on the USB flash disk. Making a mistake in identifying the device might cause you to erase a hard disk. Right-click on the flashdisk icon in the list of hard disk drives, and then click Format.
- Page 66 Create a single bootable partition on the USB flash drive using parted, as follows: Sun Installation Assistant 2.2 User's Guide for the Sun Fire X4640 Server • October 2009, Rev. A “Setting BIOS Parameters and Booting Off the SIA USB Flash Drive” on...
- Page 67 This procedure requires the use of parted utility version 1.8.6 or later. Do not use earlier Note – versions of parted. These steps require superuser (su - root) access. Note – a. If Linux has automounted the device, unmount it first. # umount /dev/sdX1 Where X is the drive letter for the USB flash drive (for example, /dev/sda or /dev/sdb), and 1 indicates the first partition.
- Page 68 Where X is the drive letter for the USB flash drive (for example, /dev/sda or /dev/sdb), and 1 indicates the first partition. Sun Installation Assistant 2.2 User's Guide for the Sun Fire X4640 Server • October 2009, Rev. A Size...
-
Page 69: Setting Bios Parameters And Booting Off The Sia Usb Flash Drive
In the next step you will need to specify the mount point. If autofs is running, it might Note – have auto–mounted the drive partition to some other mount point. If this happens, unmount it by entering the command: umount /dev/sdX1 Mount the drive to a mount point by entering the command: # mount -t vfat /dev/sdX1 /mnt Where X is the drive letter for the USB flash drive (for example, /dev/sda or /dev/sdb), and 1... - Page 70 “Starting SIA and Preparing for Deployment or Recovery Tasks”on page 15 instructions on how to use SIA. Sun Installation Assistant 2.2 User's Guide for the Sun Fire X4640 Server • October 2009, Rev. A for any issues related to USB support. Note any...
-
Page 71: Index
Index BIOS upgrade, 33-35 compact flash, OS installation on, 12 configuring SIA to use the network, 19 device driver updates, 13 error messages, 59 flash drive support for SIA, 63 gathering network information, 19 ILOM firmware upgrade, 33-35 installation CD/DVD, 13 installation methods, SIA, 15 Linux installation, 25-31 logfile for SIA, 60... - Page 72 SIA and ILOM remote console, 60 SIA logfile, 60 Sun Installation Assistant 2.2 User's Guide for the Sun Fire X4640 Server • October 2009, Rev. A unattended firmware upgrade using PXE-based SIA, 43-54 unattended install, observing using a serial console, 57...
Need help?
Do you have a question about the SUN FIRE X4640 and is the answer not in the manual?
Questions and answers