1Z0-820 practice question 12 of 25

When setting up Automated Installer (AI) clients, an interactive tool can be used to generate a custom system configuration profile. The profile will…

When setting up Automated Installer (AI) clients, an interactive tool can be used to generate a custom system configuration profile. The profile will specify the time zone, data and time, user and root accounts, and name services used for an AI client installation. This interactive tool will prompt you to enter the client information and an SC profile (XML) will be created. Which interactive tool can be used to generate this question configuration?

Answer options

A: sys-unconfig

B: installadm set-criteria

C: sysconfig create-profile Correct answer

D: installadm create-profile

Correct Answer:

C. sysconfig create-profile

Explanation

The sysconfig create-profile command launches the System Configuration Interactive (SCI) tool. This tool prompts the administrator for system configuration parameters (such as time zone, date and time, users, and name services) and generates a valid System Configuration (SC) profile in XML format. This XML file is then used by the Automated Installer (AI) to configure clients automatically during network installations.

Why Incorrect

A. sys-unconfig is a deprecated Solaris 10 command used to unconfigure a system, not to generate AI profiles.
B. installadm set-criteria is not a valid command; criteria are set using installadm create-profile -c.
D. installadm create-profile is used to add an already created SC profile to an AI install service, not to interactively generate the XML file itself.

References

- Installing Oracle Solaris 11.1 Systems (Part No: E28819), Chapter 11: Configuring the Client System, Section: "Using the SCI Tool to Create a Configuration Profile".

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