Self Test

The following questions will help you measure your understanding of the material presented in this chapter. Read all the choices carefully because there might be more than one correct answer. Choose all correct answers for each question.

1.	Which of the following commands can be used to set up a server that an install client can use for Solaris software to be installed on the client? add_install_server setup_install_server add_install_client setup_install_client setup_solaris_software
2.	Which of the following files contains the names of begin scripts to be used in JumpStart installations? rules.ok a profile file check sysidcfg
3.	Which of the following methods automates the installation of Solaris 10? Solaris installation program JumpStart Flash archive PXE
4.	Which of the following files is read by the JumpStart program to discover where to find the installation software requirements of an installation client? A profile file The rules file The rules.ok file The sysidcfg file
5.	Which of the following scripts is run to validate some of the files to be used in a JiunpStart installation? check validate preinstall profile
6.	Which of the following are the requirements for a PXE installation? DHCP server The installation client machine supports Intel Preboot Execution Environment. Flash archive Install server JumpStart program
7.	Which of the following are the states of a Solaris zone? Sleeping Waiting Running Configured Incomplete Halt
8.	Which of the following tasks can be performed by using the zonecfg utility? Check the correctness of current zone configuration. Display information about the current configuration. Install a zone. Boot a zone.
9.	Which of the following tasks can be performed by using the zoneadm utility? Check the correctness of current zone configuration. Display information about a zone. Install a zone. Boot a zone. Uninstall a zone.

Answers

1.	þ B. The setup_install_server command is used to set up the install server for the JumpStart method. ý A is incorrect because there is no such installation, command as add_install_server. C is incorrect because add_install_client is used to add a client to the install server that has already been set up. D and E are incorrect because there are no such install commands as setup_install_client or setup_solaris_software.
2.	þ A. An entry in the rules.ok file contains the mandatory fields, which are system attributes and the name of a profile file, and optional attributes, which are the names of begin and finish scripts to be executed at the beginning and end of a JumpStart installation. ý B is incorrect because a profile file contains the installation requirements, not the name of the begin or finish scripts. C is incorrect because the check script is used to validate the rules.ok and profile files, and D is incorrect because the sysidcfg file contains the configuration information, not the names of the begin or finish scripts.
3.	þ B. JumpStart lets you automate the installation by providing the installation information through a set of files such as rules.ok, prfile, and sysidcfg files. ý A is incorrect because Solaris installation program will prompt you for the information; by itself it does not offer an automatic installation. C is incorrect because a Solaris flash archive is just an image of an already installed system that can be installed by using any of the available installation methods. D is incorrect because PXE is used to boot an x86 machine over the network, after which any installation method can be used to install.
4.	þ C. The JumpStart program reads the installation requirements from the profile file whose name is listed in the rules.ok file. ý A is incorrect because the profile file contains the installation requirements, not the name of the file that contains the installation requirements. B is incorrect because you create the rules file, and the check script after validating the rules, the profile files generates the rules.ok file from the rules file, and it is the rules.ok file that is read by the JumpStart program. D is incorrect because the sysidcfg file contains the configuration information.
5.	þ A. The check script is executed to validate the rules and profile files; if it finds them accurate, the script generates the rules.ok file, which is used by the JumpStart program. ý B, C, and D are incorrect because there are no such scripts as validate, preinstall, or profile that are used to validate the rules and the profiles.
6.	þ A, B, and D. Support for the PXE boot, use of the DHCP server to obtain IP address and install parameters, and the presence of an install server to store the installation software are the requirements for PXE installation. ý C and E are incorrect because after the PXE boot, the install client can use any standard installation method to install Solaris software. It does not have to use flash archive or JumpStart.
7.	þ C, D, and E. A zone is in the configured state when it's configured, and the configuration parameters are saved in permanent storage. It is in a running state when at least one process has been started, and in an incomplete state while it's in transition between the configured and the installed state. ý A is incorrect because sleeping is a process state, not a zone state. B is incorrect because waiting is not the name of any zone state. F is incorrect because halt is not a state—it is a command that can be used to put a running system back into the installed state.
8.	þA and B. You can use the verify and info subcommands with the zonecfg command to check the correctness of current zone configuration and to obtain information about the configuration, respectively. ý C and D are incorrect because the zones are installed and booted by using the zoneadm command, not the zonecfg command.
9.	þ A, B, C, D, and E. You can use the verify and list subcommands with the zoneadm command to check the correctness of current zone configuration and to obtain the information about the zones. You can use the install and uninstall subcommands to install and uninstall a zone, respectively, and you can use the boot subcommand to boot a zone.