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#### Installing Service Tags

Oracle's Sun Service Tags enable automatic discovery of Oracle systems, software, and services (gear). A service tag uniquely identifies each tagged piece of gear, and allows static information about the gear to be shared over a local network in a standard XML format. Leveraging the discovery capabilities that service tags provide, IT gains a new tool in managing distributed inventory.

Sun Service Tags are automatically copied to the system when you perform an assisted operating system installation using SIA, however they are not installed. Oracle recommends the installation of service tags to register and help keep track of your Sun gear.

Sun Service Tags:

- Do not run in the background and are only used when queried.

- Have a small footprint (about 100 kilobytes).

- Do not contain any personal information.

- Do not automatically collect or send any information to Oracle.

- Can be configured for discovery per gear, TCP listener or be disabled altogether.

- Can be used by the system administrator to help register new equipment with Oracle.

- Can, with the system administrator's permission, be used by Oracle service to aid in troubleshooting.

The service tag information shared with Oracle is used solely to identify Sun gear and better support Oracle customers. Registration data is only collected when the system administrator requests gear discovery. More information about service tags can be found at http://wikis.sun.com/display/ServiceTag/Home.

To install Sun Service Tags, follow the instructions that apply to your server's installed OS:

- How to Install Service Tags in Linux

- How to Install Service Tags in Windows

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