1Z0-820 practice question 17 of 25

Which five statements describe options available for installing the Oracle Solaris 11operating system using the installation media?

Answer options

A. You can perform a text or LiveCD installation locally or over the network.

B. The text Installer does not install the GNOME desktop. The GNOME desktop package must he added after you have installed the operating system.

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C. The LiveCD Installation cannot be used to install multiple instances of Oracle Solaris.

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D. The LiveCD installer cannot be used if you need to preserve a specific Solaris Volume Table of Contents (VTOC) slice in your current operating system.

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E. The LiveCD Installer is for x86 platforms only.

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F. The GUI installer cannot be used to upgrade your operating system from Solaris 10.

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G. If you are installing Oracle Solaris 11 on an x86-based system that will have more than one operating system installed in it, you cannot partition your disk during the installation process.

H. The LiveCD installer can be used for SPARC or x86 platforms.

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B. B. The text Installer does not install the GNOME desktop. The GNOME desktop package must he added after you have installed the operating system.; C. C. The LiveCD Installation cannot be used to install multiple instances of Oracle Solaris.; D. D. The LiveCD installer cannot be used if you need to preserve a specific Solaris Volume Table of Contents (VTOC) slice in your current operating system.; E. E. The LiveCD Installer is for x86 platforms only.; F. F. The GUI installer cannot be used to upgrade your operating system from Solaris 10.

Explanation

In Oracle Solaris 11, the LiveCD (GUI) installer is exclusively available for x86 platforms and installs a single instance of the OS. It cannot be used to upgrade from Solaris 10, install multiple instances, or preserve specific VTOC slices, as it overwrites the target partition. The text installer, available for both SPARC and x86, installs the solaris-large-server package group, which excludes the GNOME desktop; the solaris-desktop package must be installed manually post-installation.

Why Incorrect

A. The LiveCD installation cannot be performed over the network; it is a local installation method. Network installations use the Automated Installer (AI).
G. The GUI installer on x86 platforms does include a partitioning tool that allows you to partition your disk during the installation process.
H. The LiveCD installer is only available for x86 platforms, not SPARC. SPARC systems use the text installer or AI.

References

- Installing Oracle Solaris 11.1 Systems (Part No: E28819), Chapter 1: Installation Options, Section: "Comparing Installation Options".

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