You want to deploy oracle Solaris 11 with the automated installer (AI). You need to make sure that your server and network meet the requirements for using AI. Choose the three options that describe…

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Options

• AYou can create only one manifest per install service. If you need more than one manifest, create
• BIf two client machines have different architectures and need to be installed with the same version
• CYou need a separate install service for each different client architecture that you plan to install,
• DIf two client machines have different architectures and need to be installed with different versions
• EThe install server needs to be able to access an Oracle Solaris Image Packaging System (IPS)
• FThe install server can be either an x86 machine or a SPARC machine.

• A
  12% (5)
• B
  2% (1)
• C
  79% (34)
• E
  7% (3)

Explanation

C, D, and F are correct because they accurately describe Oracle Solaris 11 AI's core architectural requirements: the install server platform is flexible (x86 or SPARC - F), but client architecture is the primary driver of service separation (C), and mixing both different architectures and different OS versions only reinforces that requirement (D).

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A is false - AI fully supports multiple manifests per install service; manifests are assigned to clients via selection criteria, so this limit does not exist.
• B is false and is the key trap - even if two machines need the same OS version, differing architectures still require separate install services; architecture separation is mandatory regardless of version.
• E is false as a server requirement - it's the client that connects to the IPS repository during installation (the repo URL is embedded in the manifest), so the install server itself has no direct IPS access requirement.

Memory tip: Think of the rule as "Architecture = Service boundary." One architecture, one install service - version differences are secondary. The server hardware (x86 or SPARC) is your choice, but you can never serve mixed-architecture clients from a single service.

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