B:
Note: You can create custom AI manifests for particular clients.
Create a custom XML AI manifest file. This method is best suited to an environment where few
systems require custom provisioning. Most systems to be installed have identical or similar hardware
and will be provisioned identically.
Write a script that dynamically creates an AI manifest for each client at installation time. Use this
method to create a custom installation for each client, based on client characteristics discovered at
installation time.
E: AI Server Software Requirements include
Software package repository
Ensure that the install server can access an IPS software package repository. AI requires the
install/installadm package.
F: Install Server Requirements
Any system that meets these requirements can be used as an AI install server, including laptops,
desktops, virtual machines, and enterprise servers. The install server can be either an x86 machine or
a SPARC machine. An x86 install server can install both SPARC and x86 clients, and a SPARC install
server can install both SPARC and x86 clients.
Note: To install clients over the network, AI requires a separate system to be an install server. On the
install server, create an AI install service to provide a net image and instructions for installing the
Oracle Solaris 11 OS on different clients.