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Note – Your server must support rmware upgrades through SIA to use the rmware upgrade
option. If you enable an unattended rmware upgrade and an upgrade is not required on the
target server (because the upgrade rmware image is either the same or earlier than what’s on
the server being upgraded), the unattended install will stop at that point, prompting user
intervention to continue. To avoid this, conrm that the rmware image you are using for the
upgrade is later than what is already on the target server(s). The rmware version (build
number) of the upgrade image is included in the README le. The rmware version (build
number) on a target server can be viewed by logging into the server’s service processor and
viewing the information through the LOM web interface, or by entering the version command
through the CLI.
Creating the SIA Unattended State File for Firmware Upgrade
The SIA state le is a text le that directs the unattended installation of your upgraded rmware.
Consider these requirements when creating an SIA state le:
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An SIA PXE boot image must exist on a Linux-based PXE server, see “ How to Create the
SIA Image and Prepare for PXE Boot” on page 51
.
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The state le must not contain extraneous spaces or punctuation of any kind.
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The lines specied in the SIA state le must correspond to the steps you would see if you
were interactively using the SIA program to perform tasks.
Sample SIA State File for Firmware Upgrade
An SIA state le for an unattended rmware upgrade looks like the following sample, see
Table 1 for an explanation of each variable.
Note – Not all servers support the taskList and firmware options in the SIA state le. Refer to
the 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.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
PreparingforanUnattendedSIA FirmwareUpgrade
SunInstallation Assistant2.2User'sGuide fortheSun FireX4640Server • October2009, Rev.A50