Creating a System Configuration Profile for Zone Installation

Any Oracle Solaris installation, whether on a physical system or on a zone, involves system configuration to set the system's computer or host name, the time and date format to use, time zone, default language, and so on. You manually specify these parameters in the System Configuration Interaction (SCI) tool that opens at the end of the installation.

As an option, you can skip the manual step and automate the system configuration process by creating a system configuration profile. The install program applies the profile's contents as part of the installation process.

Essentially, with a configuration profile, you are performing the manual steps ahead of time so you would not need to perform them later.

To prepare a configuration file, follow these steps:

Run the SCI tool to create a profile.
```
global$ sysconfig create-profile -o directory
```
The directory serves as the storage location of the profile.
Go through each screen of the SCI tool and provide the information as prompted.

After you save and exit the tool, the settings are stored in a profile called sc_profile.xml.

Note:
All profiles you create with the SCI tool are named sc_profile.xml. Thus, as best practice, rename the profiles later for easier identification, especially if you create multiple profiles for different zones.

For more information about system configuration profiles, see Chapter 3, Working With System Configuration Profiles in Customizing Automated Installations With Manifests and Profiles.