Solaris 8 Advanced Installation Guide

Ways to Preconfigure System Configuration Information

You can choose one of the following ways to preconfigure system configuration information. You can add the system configuration information to either of the following.

A sysidcfg file on a remote system or diskette
The name service database available at your site

SPARC only –

For SPARC based systems, preconfigure system configuration information by editing the name service database.

Use the following table to determine which method to use to preconfigure system configuration information for your system.

Table 7–1 Methods to Preconfigure System Configuration Information


Preconfigurable System Information	Platform	Preconfigurable With the `sysidcfg` File?	Preconfigurable With the Name Service?
Name service	All	Yes	Yes
Domain name	All	Yes	No
Name server	All	Yes	No
Network interface	All	Yes	No
Host name	All	Yes [Because this information is system specific, edit the name service rather than create a different `sysidcfg` file for each system.]	Yes
Internet Protocol (IP) address	All	Yes	Yes
Netmask	All	Yes	No
DHCP	All	Yes	No
IPv6	All	Yes	No
Default router	All	Yes	No
Root password	All	Yes	No
Security policy	All	Yes	No
Language (locale) in which to display the install program and desktop	All	Yes	Yes, if NIS or NIS + No, if DNS or LDAP
Terminal type	All	Yes	No
Time zone	All	Yes	Yes
Date and time	All	Yes	Yes
Monitor type	IA	Yes	No
Keyboard language, keyboard layout	IA	Yes	No
Graphics card, color depth, display resolution, screen size	IA	Yes	No
Pointing device, number of buttons, IRQ level	IA	Yes	No
Power Management (autoshutdown) [You cannot preconfigure this system configuration information through the `sysidcfg` file or the name service. SPARC: Preconfiguring Power Management Information contains details.]	SPARC	No	No