Information Technology Reference
In-Depth Information
Preconfiguring System Configuration
Information
You can preconfigure the system configuration information required for
installation in two ways: via the name service method or via the
sysidcfg
file
method:
Name service method
—This method adds the system information to
an available name service (NIS or NIS+). During installation, the infor-
mation is retrieved from the name service and used to configure the sys-
tem.
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Sysidcfg method
—This method creates a file named
sysidcfg
, which
contains the configuration information. The file must conform to a
defined format (keywords and syntax) and must be available on a local
drive. The local disk drive on the remote drive must be also accessible
via the network.
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You can preconfigure the following information:
Date and time
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Default router
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DHCP
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Domain name
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Hostname
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IP address
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IPv6
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Language (locale)
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Name server
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Name service
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Netmask
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Network interface
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Root password
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Security policy
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Te rminal type
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Time zone
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