Update the rules File

Now you must add rules to the rules file. The Solaris 8 Interactive Installation Program uses the rules to select the correct installation (profile) for each system during a custom JumpStart installation.

At this site, each department is located on its own subnet and has its own network address. The engineering department is located on subnet 255.222.43.0, and marketing is located on 255.222.44.0. You can use this information to control how the engineering and marketing systems are installed with Solaris 8. In the /jumpstart directory, you edit the rules file, delete all of the example rules, and enter:

network 255.222.43.0 - eng_prof -
network 255.222.44.0 - marketing_prof -

Basically, these rules state that systems on the 255.222.43.0 network are to be installed with Solaris 8 using the eng_prof profile, and systems on the 255.222.44.0 network are to be installed with Solaris 8 using the marketing_prof profile.

These are sample rules in which you can use a network address to identify the systems to be installed with Solaris 8 by using eng_prof and marketing_prof, respectively. You can also use host names, memory size, or model type as the rule keyword. Table 18–3 contains a complete list of keywords you can use in a rules file.