Choosing a Naming Service

You can choose one of the following ways to preconfigure system configuration information. You can add the system configuration information to any of the following.

A sysidcfg file on a remote system or diskette

Note - The name_service option in the sysidcfg file automatically sets the naming service during installation of the Solaris OS. This setting overrides SMF services previously setup for site.xml. Therefore, you might need to reset your name service after installation.
The naming service database available at your site
If your site uses DHCP, you can also preconfigure some system information in the site DHCP server. For more information about how to use a DHCP server to preconfigure system information, see Preconfiguring System Configuration Information With the DHCP Service (Tasks).

Use the following table to determine whether to use a sysidcfg file or a naming service database to preconfigure system configuration information.

Table 3-1 Methods to Preconfigure System Configuration Information

Preconfigurable System Information	Preconfigurable With the `sysidcfg` File?	Preconfigurable With the Naming Service?
Naming service	Yes	Yes
Domain name	Yes	No
Name server	Yes	No
Network interface	Yes	No
Host name	Yes Because this information is system specific, edit the naming service rather than create a different `sysidcfg` file for each system.	Yes
Internet Protocol (IP) address	Yes Because this information is system specific, edit the naming service rather than create a different `sysidcfg` file for each system.	Yes
Netmask	Yes	No
DHCP	Yes	No
IPv6	Yes	No
Default route	Yes	No
Root password	Yes	No
Security policy	Yes	No
Language (locale) in which to display the install program and desktop	Yes	Yes, if NIS or NIS+ No, if DNS or LDAP
Terminal type	Yes	No
Time zone	Yes	Yes
Date and time	Yes	Yes
Web proxy	No You can configure this information with the Solaris installation program, but not through the `sysidcfg` file or the naming service.	No
x86: Monitor type	Yes	No
x86: Keyboard language, keyboard layout	Yes	No
x86: Graphics card, color depth, display resolution, screen size	Yes	No
x86: Pointing device, number of buttons, IRQ level	Yes	No
SPARC: Power Management (autoshutdown) You cannot preconfigure Power Management through the `sysidcfg` file or the naming service. SPARC: Preconfiguring Power Management Information contains details.	No	No