Oracle Solaris and the Oracle VM Agent for SPARC can be automatically installed on SPARC servers over the network using Solaris Automated Installer (AI). This allows for the rapid deployment of Oracle VM Server for SPARC across multiple SPARC systems, reducing administrative overhead and the likelihood of configuration or installation errors. Solaris AI is described in detail in the document titled Installing Oracle Solaris 11.1 Systems at:

http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E26502_01/html/E28980/useaipart.html

In this section we assume that you already have a sufficient understanding of Solaris AI and are able to set up an Install Server to deploy Solaris to your SPARC systems. This section highlights the additional steps that you need to perform to ensure that the Oracle VM Agent for SPARC and any other required packages are also installed and configured on your SPARC systems.

To set up and configure SPARC AI for rapid deployment of Oracle VM Server for SPARC across multiple SPARC systems, the following steps must be taken: