View the Exhibit. The file came from your Automated Installer (AI) install server. The file is ____________.

Question

Exhibit

Options

• Aan AI SC profile for non-global zones
• Bthe default AI config file for non-global zones
• Cthe default AI manifest for non-global zones
• Da custom AI manifest

• A
  4% (1)
• B
  4% (1)
• C
  85% (23)
• D
  7% (2)

Explanation

Option C is correct because the AI (Automated Installer) uses manifests to define what gets installed - packages, datasets, and disk layout. A default manifest is automatically provided on the AI server and applies to any client that doesn't match a more specific custom criteria; for non-global zones, there is a dedicated default manifest distinct from the global zone's default.

• A is wrong because an SC (System Configuration) profile handles post-install configuration (users, network, locale) - not what gets installed. It's a different file type with a different purpose.
• B is wrong because "AI config file" isn't standard terminology; the AI service configuration (created with installadm) is separate from the manifest itself. This phrasing is a deliberate distractor.
• D is wrong because a custom manifest is one you explicitly create and associate with specific client criteria. The exhibit shows the server-supplied default, which requires no custom criteria to match.

Memory tip: Think of it as a fallback hierarchy - default manifest = "install this for anyone who doesn't match a custom rule." If the file lives on the AI server and has no special client criteria attached, it's the default, not custom. Manifests = what to install; SC profiles = how to configure after install.

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