Repeatable Configuration

Interactive host configuration (using the graphical user interface) provides the option to save a configuration scenario (in the form of a binary and some associated files). By creating and saving a scenario, the ISP administrator can use it in a JumpStart finish script, forming a non-interactive, one-step installation. Such JumpStart installations are repeatable and can be used to configure multiple machines identically.

JumpStart is a part of the Solaris operating system that can perform customized, repeatable installations of Solaris both locally and remotely. See the Solaris Advanced Installation Guide for details on how to create a custom JumpStart installation. See the Solaris ISP Server Installation Guide and the hcjump(1M) man page for information on how to use a scenario file in a finish script for a custom JumpStart installation.