Automated Installer (AI) manifests are XML files that specify system provisioning such as disk layout and software packages to install. See Chapter 10, Defining AI Client Installation Parameters in Installing Oracle Solaris 11.3 Systems and the ai_manifest(4) man page for more information about AI manifests.
AI uses client criteria to select the AI manifests that client systems should use to complete their installation. When an AI manifest is added to an AI install service, you can specify criteria on the command line or in a file. See Chapter 9, Assigning Customizations to AI Clients in Installing Oracle Solaris 11.3 Systems for more information about specifying AI criteria.