Which three options are features of the Oracle Solaris 11 Automated Installer?

The Oracle Solaris 11 Automated Installer (AI) is a network-based installation framework that leverages core Solaris 11 technologies. It is fundamentally integrated with the Image Packaging System (IPS) to install software from specified repositories. The installation process is initiated by booting a client from a directly bootable network image or ISO provided by the AI server. A key feature of AI is its ability to not only install the global zone but also to provision and configure native Solaris 11 non-global zones as part of the same initial installation process, as defined within the AI manifest file.

A. AI is the replacement for the Solaris 10 Jumpstart technology. Jumpstart profiles and rules cannot be directly reused; they must be converted using tools like js2ai.
C. The AI manifest supports provisioning native (solaris brand) zones during installation. Provisioning Solaris 10 branded zones is a post-installation administrative task.

1. Oracle Solaris 11.4 Documentation, Automatically Installing Oracle Solaris 11.4 Systems, Chapter 1, Introduction to the Automated Installer. This chapter states, "The Automated Installer (AI) is a network installation solution for Oracle Solaris 11." It describes how AI uses boot images (D), integrates with IPS repositories (E), and uses XML manifests to define the installation.

2. Oracle Solaris 11.4 Documentation, Automatically Installing Oracle Solaris 11.4 Systems, Chapter 5, Provisioning the Client System, Section: Installing and Configuring Zones. This section explicitly details how to use the element within an AI manifest to create and configure native Oracle Solaris 11 zones during installation (B). The documentation shows the brand attribute is set to solaris.

3. Oracle Solaris 11.4 Documentation, Transitioning From Oracle Solaris 10 to Oracle Solaris 11.4, Chapter 4, Migrating From a JumpStart Environment to an Automated Installer Environment. This chapter clarifies, "You cannot use your JumpStart environment to install Oracle Solaris 11.4 systems." It details the use of the js2ai utility to convert JumpStart rules and profiles into AI manifests, confirming they are not directly reusable (A).

4. Oracle Solaris 11.4 Man Pages, aimanifest(5). The manual page for the AI manifest XML file describes the element, which specifies the IPS publishers and packages to be installed, demonstrating deep IPS integration (E). It also describes the element for provisioning native zones (B), but lacks options for solaris10 branded zones (C).