AI Manifest Tags

The AI manifest is an XML file comprised of tag elements, attributes, and values that define how to install a client.

Example 4-1 AI Manifest Template

This example shows all the tags that are required for every AI manifest. Many more tags are available, but they are not required. For example, this template does not show any tags for defining an install target or automatically installing missing drivers. Most of the tags that are available for an AI manifest are shown in Table 4-1 and discussed in this chapter.

• You must give the manifest a unique name.

• You must specify at least one IPS package repository.

• Any AI manifest must install at least the entire and babel_install packages.

• The uninstall action is not required. However, it is strongly recommended that any AI manifest should uninstall both the babel_install and slim_install packages. For the explanation of why these packages should be uninstalled, see Example 4-21.

<auto_install>
  <ai_instance name="AI_manifest_name">
    <software>
      <source>
        <publisher name="publisher_name">
          <origin name="repository_URI"/>
        </publisher>
      </source>
      <software_data action="install" type="IPS">
        <name>pkg:/entire</name>
        <name>pkg:/babel_install</name>
      </software_data>
      <software_data action="uninstall" type="IPS">
        <name>pkg:/babel_install</name>
        <name>pkg:/slim_install</name>
      </software_data>
    </software>
  </ai_instance>
</auto_install>

The following table lists the most common tags that are used in AI manifests. The table tells you where to find information about how to use the tags.

Table 4-1 AI Manifest Tags Map

<auto_install>
  <ai_intance name="" http_proxy="" auto_reboot="">

<target>
  <target_device>
    <disk>
      <disk_name name="" name_type=""/>

<target>
  <target_device>
    <disk>
      <iscsi name="" source="" target_lun="" target_port="">
        <ip>

<target>
  <target_device>
    <disk>
      <disk_keyword key="boot_disk"/>

<target>
  <target_device>
    <disk>
      <disk_prop dev_type="" dev_vendor="" dev_size=""/>

<target>
  <target_device>
    <disk>
      <partition action="">
      <partition name="" part_type="">
        <size start_sector="" val=""/>

<target>
  <target_device>
    <disk>
      <slice action="">
      <slice name="" is_root="" force="">
        <size val=""/>

<target>
 <target_device>
   <swap>
     <zvol action="" name="">
       <size val=""/>

<target>
  <target_device>
     <dump>
       <zvol action="" name="">
         <size val=""/>

<software name="">
  <source>
    <publisher name="">
      <origin name=""/>

<software name="">
  <software_data action="" type="">
    <name>

<add_drivers>
  <search_all addall="">
    <source>
      <publisher name="">
        <origin name=""/>