Sun Microsystems SUN FIRE X4640 User Manual

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TABLE 1

SIA State File Variables

(Continued)

Variable

Description (Defaults in Bold)

Required for
Linux Install

Required
for
Firmware
Upgrade

apit.remoteUpdateURL

If you specified “true” for remoteUpdate, tells SIA
where to look for SIA software updates. Values
supported: Any URL with updated SIA content files.
You only need to specify this variable if you are not
using the default url.

Default url:
http://sia-updates.sun.com/remoteUpdate

X (if
remote
Update is
true and
default url
is not
used)

X (if
remote
Update
is true
and
default
url is not
used)

apit.networking

Tells SIA it has permission to work over the network.
If true, SIA will configure network settings based on
networkconfig variables. Values supported: true |
false

Example: apit.networking=true

X

X

apit.networkconfig.needNetwork

If you specified “true” for network, tells SIA whether
network access is required for a particular task.
Values supported: true | false

Example: apit.networkconfig.needNetwork=true

X (if
networking
is true)

X (if
networking
is true)

apit.networkconfig.activeNic

If you specified “true” for network, tells SIA which
network interface is connected to the active network.
Values supported: eth0 | eth1 | eth2 | eth3 ... etc.

Example: apit.networkconfig.activeNic=eth0

X (if
networking
is true)

X (if
networking
is true)

apit.networkconfig.NetworkType

If you specified “true” for network, tells SIA the
configuration of the active network interface. Values
supported: static | dhcp

Example: apit.networkconfig.NetworkType=dhcp

X (if
networking
is true)

X (if
networking
is true)

apit.networkconfig.useDHCP

If you selected “dhcp” as the NetworkType, tells SIA
to obtain the server’s address from the DHCP server.
Values supported: true | false

Example: apit.networkconfig.useDHCP=true

X (if
networking
is true)

X (if
networking
is true)

apit.networkconfig.ipfield

If you selected “static” as the NetworkType, tells SIA
to use the server’s IP address value you provide.

Example: apit.networkconfig.ipfield=n.n.n.n

X (if static
IP is used)

X (if
static IP
is used)

apit.networkconfig.gatewayField

If you selected “static” as the NetworkType, tells SIA
to use the IP address value you provide.

Example: apit.networkconfig.gatewayfield=n.n.n.n

X (if static
IP is used)

X (if
static IP
is used)

Contents of the SIA State File

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