Deploying OS Profiles

OS profile installations can be customized to fit your provisioning and network needs.

To deploy default or custom OS profiles, use the load command with the server or group keyword and the osprofile subcommand. To add the base and OS management features that support updating and patching, use the add command with the server keyword and the basemanagement or osmonitor subcommand.

For syntax and parameter details, type help load server, help load group, and help add server at the N1–ok command line.

The following table provides a quick reference of all the parameters that are available for the load group and load server commands.

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Note –

Before you attempt any Solaris OS on x86 platform deployments by using the N1 System Manager, you must ensure that the nameserver and search values are correctly configured at the operating system level on your management server. Otherwise, the installations will fail.

For more details, see the resolv.conf(5) man page. You need root user access on your management server to modify these settings.

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Table 3–3 OS Profile Installation Parameters

Parameters	Red Hat or SUSE OS	Solaris OS	Multiple Servers	Single Server	Notes
bootip	√ (R)		√	√	Also known as provisionable IP.
ip	√	√ (R)	√	√	Required if networktype is set to static.
networktype	√ (R)	√ (R)	√	√	Must be set to static for Solaris installation.
bootgateway	√		√	√
boothostname	√			√
bootnameserver	√		√	√
bootnetmask	√		√	√	Default is set to the provisioning network interface that is specified using the n1smconfig utility.
bootnetworkdevice	√	√		√
bootpath		√		√
console	√	√		√
consolebaud	√	√		√
kernelparameter	√		√	√
domainname		√	√	√	If domainname is not specified, a default will be configured
gateway	√	√	√	√
hostname	√	√		√
nameserver	√	√	√	√
netmask	√	√	√	√	Default is set to the provisioning network interface that is specified using the n1smconfig utility.
networkdevice	√			√	The Linux default is eth0. The Primary network interface is the default for Solaris installations.
(R) = Required  √ = Configurable