Select two statements that correctly describe the capabilities of the Distribution Constructor.

Question

Options

• AISO images for use with the Automated Installer (AI) can be created.
• BBootable USB images can be created for SPARC and x86 architectures.
• CA single installation server can be used to create ISO images for SPARC and x86 architectures.
• DCheckpoints can be used to pause the build, allowing scripts to run that modify the resulting ISO Image.
• EA single Installation server can be used to create ISO images for Solaris 10 and Solaris11

• A
  89% (16)
• B
  6% (1)
• C
  6% (1)

Explanation

Options A and D are correct because the Distribution Constructor (DC) is specifically designed to build custom Solaris 11 AI-compatible ISO images (A), and its checkpoint feature allows the build process to be paused at defined stages so that custom scripts can modify the image before it is finalized (D) - making both core, documented capabilities of the tool.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• B is incorrect because DC creates ISO images, not bootable USB images; converting an ISO to a bootable USB is a separate operation done outside DC.
• C is incorrect because DC is architecture-specific - a SPARC build server produces SPARC ISOs and an x86 server produces x86 ISOs; you cannot cross-build from a single server.
• E is incorrect because DC is a Solaris 11 tool only; Solaris 10 uses JumpStart for network-based automated installation and has no DC support.

Memory tip: Think of DC as a checkpoint-driven ISO factory - it builds (ISO, not USB) and pauses (checkpoints), but it stays in its lane: one architecture per server, Solaris 11 only.

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