Prior to installing a system with AI, you must perform certain tasks. At minimum, you must set up an AI install server and create at least one install service. This scenario works well in situations where all of the clients are of the same architecture and will be installed with the same version of Oracle Solaris. This type of installation uses the default AI manifest, which is not associated with any client criteria. When you create a new AI install service, /install-service-image-path/auto_install/manifest/default.xml is the initial default AI manifest for that install service. The default AI manifest specifies the most recent version of the Oracle Solaris 11 release that is available from the IPS package repository (http://pkg.oracle.com/solaris/release).
AI uses DHCP to provide the IP address, subnet mask, router, name service server, and the location of the install server to the client machine to be installed. SPARC clients can optionally get their network configuration and install server location from the network-boot-arguments variable that is set in the OpenBoot PROM (OBP). Note that the DHCP server and AI install server can be the same system or two different systems. For more information about setting up an install server, see Chapter 8, Setting Up an AI Server, in Installing Oracle Solaris 11.2 Systems .
For additional information about customizing AI installations, provisioning client systems, and configuring client systems, refer to the following documentation:
Chapter 9, Customizing Installations, in Installing Oracle Solaris 11.2 Systems
Chapter 10, Provisioning the Client System, in Installing Oracle Solaris 11.2 Systems
Chapter 11, Configuring the Client System, in Installing Oracle Solaris 11.2 Systems