B:
* With Oracle Solaris 11, the configuration of the system is specified as a set of configuration
parameters provided in a file called the System Configuration Profile, which is in the form of an SMF
profile.
* Oracle Solaris 11 uses SMF for configuration. SMF uses a database to centralize the configuration
information, it uses the SMF framework to carry out configuration tasks, and it uses SMF properties
as an API. SMF is also well integrated with Oracle Solaris Zones technology.
* Oracle Solaris 11 uses the Service Management Facility (SMF) to centralize configuration
information. The new sysconfig command replaces the older sys-unconfig command and provides a
method based upon SMF for unconfiguring an Oracle Solaris 11 instance and reconfiguring it.
D: To use AI to install client systems over the network, you must set up DHCP and set up an AI service
on an AI server.
An AI service is associated with a SPARC or x86 AI install image and one or more sets of installation
instructions.
Note:
Using the Oracle Solaris Automated Installer (AI) you can create and manage services to install the
Oracle Solaris 11 operating system over the network in a hands-off manner.
Three significant steps are performed by various services during the installation process:
Assigning a network identity for the system being installed
Contacting the automated installation service to download over the network a small boot image and
a description of how to provision a system
Provisioning the system over the network, including software and system configuration
Each of the steps can be performed by various services residing on the same physical or virtual
system, or the services can be on separate systems. In this article, the following services reside on
the same system:
DHCP service
Automated Installer service
Image Packaging System (IPS) repository service
