You can use the AI installation method to perform a hands-free installation of Oracle Solaris on single or multiple systems. This installation method requires an install server setup. See Part III, Installing Using an Install Server, in Installing Oracle Solaris 11.2 Systems . Also, each system that is to be installed must have network access to retrieve necessary packages during the installation process from a networked IPS repository.
Keep the following key points in mind when using AI:
You can use AI to install single or multiple clients over the network.
An AI server provides multi-platform installation support. However, you must create a separate install service for each client architecture (SPARC and x86) that you plan to install.
Clients must be able to access an IPS software package repository to retrieve the required software packages for the installation.
The location of the IPS package repository, which is specified by a Universal Resource Identifier (URI), can be on the install server, on a server that is on the local network, or on the Internet. See Configuring Publishers in Adding and Updating Software in Oracle Solaris 11.2 .
You can optionally customize installation clients with specific installation parameters, for example, disk layout and software selection.
You can optionally customize clients with specific system configuration parameters, for example, host name, network configuration, and user account information.
You can make customizations on a client-by-client basis, as well as scale customizations for large enterprise environments.
For additional information about the AI process, see Booting an AI Client in Installing Oracle Solaris 11.2 Systems