Parameters

• device – The disk slice for the partition. Examples: c1t1d0s1 (Solaris) or sda (Linux).

• distributiongroup – The name of a distribution group (group of packages) to install. If you do not specify a distribution group, the following will be installed: Core System Support (Solaris), Base (Red Hat), or Default Installation (SUSE). You can display the distribution group list for an OS by using the show os os command.

• maxsize – (Red Hat only) The maximum size for the file system in Mbytes. This option enables you to put a limit on the free value for sizeoption.

• osprofile – The name of an OS profile.

• partition – The mount point name for the partition. Default value is / (root).

• script – The name of a custom installation script. A fully qualified path is required.

• size – The size of the file system in Mbytes. This option must be specified with the fixed value for sizeoption.

• sizeoption – The way to size the file system. Valid values are:

  • fixed – The file system is set to a specific size, which is set by the size attribute.

  • free – The remaining unused space on the disk is used for the file system. With a Red Hat profile, you can specify maxsize to limit the size of the file system.

• type (adding partition) – The type of file system. Default values areufs (Solaris) and ext3 (Linux). Valid values are:

  • Solaris: swap or ufs

  • Red Hat: ext2, ext3, swap, or vfat

  • SUSE: ext2, ext3, jfs, reiser, swap, or xfs

• type (adding script) – The time when the custom script will run during the installation. Valid values are:

  • pre – Run the script before the installation (for example, drivers).

  • post – Run the script after the installation.

  • postnochroot – Run the script after the installation. The script does not have to be run as superuser (root).

• update – The name of an OS update.