There are two ways to preconfigure system configuration information. You can add the information to:
A sysidcfg file (on a remote system or diskette)
The name service available at your site
Use Table 4-1 to determine which method to use to preconfigure system configuration information for your system.
Table 4-1 Methods to Preconfigure System Configuration Information
If you want to preconfigure |
And your platform is |
Can you preconfigure with the sysidcfg file? | |
---|---|---|---|
Name service |
All |
Yes |
Yes |
Domain name |
All |
Yes |
No |
Name server |
All |
Yes |
No |
Network interface |
All |
Yes |
No |
Host name |
All |
Yes [Because this information is system specific, edit the name service rather than creating a different sysidcfg file for each system.] |
Yes |
Internet Protocol (IP) address |
All |
Yes
|
Yes |
Netmask |
All |
Yes |
No |
DHCP |
All |
Yes |
No |
IPv6 |
All |
Yes |
No |
Root password |
All |
Yes |
No |
Security policy |
All |
Yes |
No |
Language (locale) in which to display the install program and desktop |
All |
Yes |
Yes |
Terminal type |
All |
Yes |
No |
Time zone |
All |
Yes |
Yes |
Date and time |
All |
Yes |
Yes |
Monitor type |
IA |
Yes |
No |
Keyboard language, keyboard layout |
IA |
Yes |
No |
Graphics card, color depth, display resolution, screen size |
IA |
Yes |
No |
Pointing device, number of buttons, IRQ level |
IA |
Yes |
No |
Power Management (autoshutdown) [This system configuration information cannot be preconfigured through the sysidcfg file or the name service. "SPARC: Preconfiguring Power Management Information" contains details.] |
SPARC |
No |
No |