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## Getting Started With Sun Installation Assistant

Oracle's Sun Installation Assistant (SIA) is a tool designed to be used with x86/x64 processor architecture Sun Fire and Sun Blade servers to assist in the deployment of supported Linux and Microsoft Windows operating systems (OS), as well as system firmware upgrades. With SIA, your deployment tasks can be completed using the graphical wizard-based interface or in unattended mode.

- For operating system installation, when used in interactive mode by booting the SIA interface, SIA assists in the OS installation process. You will need to provide a retail version of OS distribution media and SIA will hand you off to the OS native installer as required. SIA will automatically inventory your system hardware and download the latest device drivers supported by Oracle. This means you will not need to create a separate drivers disk. SIA does that work for you.

- For system firmware upgrades, SIA can be used to upgrade the system BIOS/service processor firmware, an optional HBA (host bus adapter used for disk control), or disk expander firmware with the latest fixes and enhancements.

- For automated deployment, SIA can be used in unattended mode to automate the process of OS installation or system firmware upgrades. A special text-based SIA state file is used to automatically answer prompts you would have answered in interactive (attended) mode.

For more information about SIA, see:

- SIA Version 2.3 Through 2.4 Features and Benefits

- SIA Task List

- Supported Servers and SIA Media Availability

- Supported Operating Systems

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