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Solaris 9 9/04 Installation Guide

Ways to Preconfigure System Configuration Information

You can choose one of the following ways to preconfigure system configuration information. You can add the system configuration information to either of the following.

If your site uses DHCP, you can also preconfigure some system information in the site DHCP server. For more information about how to use a DHCP server to preconfigure system information, see Preconfiguring System Configuration Information With the DHCP Service (Tasks).

Use the following table to determine whether to use a sysidcfg file or a name service database to preconfigure system configuration information.

Table 7–1 Methods to Preconfigure System Configuration Information

Preconfigurable System Information 

Preconfigurable With the sysidcfg File?

Preconfigurable With the Name Service?

Name service 

Yes 

Yes 

Domain name 

Yes 

No 

Name server 

Yes 

No 

Network interface 

Yes 

No 

Host name 

Yes 

Because this information is system specific, edit the name service rather than create a different sysidcfg file for each system.

Yes 

Internet Protocol (IP) address 

Yes 

Because this information is system specific, edit the name service rather than create a different sysidcfg file for each system.

Yes 

Netmask 

Yes 

No 

DHCP 

Yes 

No 

IPv6 

Yes 

No 

Default route 

Yes 

No 

Root password 

Yes 

No 

Security policy 

Yes 

No 

Language (locale) in which to display the install program and desktop 

Yes 

Yes, if NIS or NIS+ 

No, if DNS or LDAP 

Terminal type 

Yes 

No 

Time zone 

Yes 

Yes 

Date and time 

Yes 

Yes 

Web proxy 

No 

You can configure this information during a Solaris Web Start installation, but not through the sysidcfg file or the name service.

No 

x86: Monitor type 

Yes 

No 

x86: Keyboard language, keyboard layout 

Yes 

No 

x86: Graphics card, color depth, display resolution, screen size 

Yes 

No 

x86: Pointing device, number of buttons, IRQ level 

Yes 

No 

SPARC: Power Management (autoshutdown) 

You cannot preconfigure Power Management through the sysidcfg file or the name service. SPARC: Preconfiguring Power Management Information contains details.

No 

No