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### SIA Version 2.3 Through 2.4 Features and Benefits

SIA versions 2.3 through 2.4 provides the following features and benefits:

- Multiple media options. SIA is available on a variety of bootable media. You can boot SIA from either a local drive attached to the server (CD/DVD or USB flash drive), a remote redirected network drive (virtual CD-ROM or ISO image), or from an image available on your PXE network environment.

- SIA update option that updates the SIA software from the Oracle download site to ensure your SIA session has the latest drivers and firmware.

- Assisted RAID configuration for supported servers that include an LSI–based integrated disk controller. Supports RAID-1 integrated mirror or integrated mirror enhanced (striping). New with SIA 2.4: assisted RAID 1 configuration for LSI-based SAS-2 controllers (926x, 9280).

- Assisted installation for supported Windows or Linux (Oracle, SLES and RHEL) operating systems. This includes the most recent Oracle-supported device drivers required for your system. Supports OS installation on hard disk, solid state disk, or compact flash.

  Note - SIA does not provide the operating system software. You must have a licensed retail version of the operating system software available during the SIA installation.

- Provides Oracle's Sun Service Tags installation packages. Following an assisted OS install, Service Tags installation package are copied to a folder on the server. A service tag enables automatic discovery of systems, software, and services (gear). A service tag uniquely identifies each tagged piece of gear, and allows information about the gear to be shared over a local network in a standard XML format.

- System BIOS and device firmware upgrade capabilities. Upgrade options are server-specific.

- Recovery from a non-functional (corrupt or inaccessible) service processor. This feature is server-specific.

- Attended or unattended installations (including OS installation and firmware upgrades) using PXE-based SIA.

- An SIA session event log is created for troubleshooting issues. The log file located at `/root` for Linux, or `C:\` for Windows on the newly installed server.

- On a Windows client, SIA supports an autorun menu that allows you to perform additional tasks outside of the SIA environment. New with SIA 2.4.

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