User Guide

Contents of the SIA State File
The SIA state le provides the scripting variables required for carrying out an unattended
session of SIA and performing the specied SIA tasks automatically without user intervention.
A copy of the state le with all of the possible parameters can be found at the root level on the
SIA CD and is accessible by command prompt during an SIA session.
To access the command prompt from SIA, do the following:
1. Boot SIA (locally or through the remote console).
2. At the rst screen, press Ctrl-Alt-F2.
A command prompt will be displayed.
3. At the command prompt enter the command:
# cd /root# ls
Look for the externalStateVariables.txt le.
The following table describes the state le variables for the automated tasks that may be
performed.
Note – Each variable with its value must be on a separate line in the state le without line
breaks. Due to width restrictions in the table below, some examples may show variables
breaking across multiple lines.
TABLE 1 SIA State File Variables
Variable Description (Defaults in Bold)
Required for
Linux Install
Required
for
Firmware
Upgrade
apit.unattended Tells SIA to run in unattended mode. Values
supported: true | false
Example: apit.unattended=true
XX
apit.welcome.acceptlicense Accepts the SIA license agreement. Values supported:
true | false
Example: apit.welcome.acceptlicense=true
XX
apit.remoteUpdate Tells SIA to look for SIA software updates. Sun highly
recommends performing a remote update to ensure
you always install the latest software and rmware.
Values supported: true | false
Example: apit.remoteUpdate=true
XX
Contents of the SIA State File
Sun Installation Assistant 2.2 User's Guide for the Sun Fire X4640 Server • October 2009, Rev. A44