During an installation, the network is configured as follows:
For a GUI installation, the system-generated Automatic profile is activated on the system and the network is automatically configured, based on the current network conditions.
For a text installation, you must choose one of the following: Automatic, Manual, or None.
If you choose Automatic, the Automatic profile is activated on the system and the network is automatically configured upon reboot. See Managing Network Configuration in Reactive Mode.
If you choose Manual, the system's only fixed profile (DefaultFixed) is activated, and you are presented with a series of installation screens that enable you to manually configure network settings.
If you choose None, the DefaultFixed is activated on the system, but you do not provide network parameters during the installation. Thus, after a reboot, no network interface is plumbed or configured. Only the loopback IPv4 and IPv6 interfaces (lo0) are activated. You can create persistent network configuration after the installation. See Network Administration Task Comparison.
For an installation with AI, the network is configured according to the profile that you set up before the installation. If you did not specify any network settings prior to installing Oracle Solaris, the interactive sysconfig tool runs during the installation, enabling you to set network parameters for the system at that time. See Installing Oracle Solaris 11.2 Systems .
Starting with Oracle Solaris 11.2, the svc:/network/install:default SMF service includes two new property group types: ipv4_interface and ipv6_interface that enable you to configure multiple network interfaces during an installation. You can create SC profiles that contain property groups with the type ipv4_interface and, or ipv6_interface. The existing install_ipv4_interface and install_ipv6_interface property groups for this service continue to be supported in this release. See Installing Oracle Solaris 11.2 Systems .
Because the commands that you use to manage network configuration vary, depending on which network mode your system defaults to after an installation, make sure you know which network profile is currently active on your system by using the netadm list command. See Enabling and Disabling Profiles in Configuring and Administering Network Components in Oracle Solaris 11.2 .