You are about to configure an AI server and you need to determine if NWAM is configured, if the system has a manually configured IP interface. Which command gives you this information?

Question

Options

• Anscfg list
• Bnetadm list
• Cnetcfg list
• Dsvcs network/physical

• A
  5% (1)
• B
  90% (18)
• D
  5% (1)

Explanation

netadm list is the correct command because it directly displays the state of Network Configuration Profiles (NCPs) in Oracle Solaris, showing whether NWAM (the Automatic NCP) is active or whether the system is using DefaultFixed (manual IP configuration) - exactly the two states the question asks you to distinguish.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A (nscfg list) - nscfg manages Name Service configuration (DNS, LDAP, etc.), not network interfaces or NWAM.
• C (netcfg list) - netcfg manages the content of individual network configuration profiles (locations, ENMs), but does not report which NCP is currently active/enabled.
• D (svcs network/physical) - this queries the SMF service state (online/offline/maintenance), which tells you if the service is running, not whether NWAM or manual addressing is in use.

Memory tip: Think "netadm = network administration" - it's the top-level command that administers which mode is in charge. If you need to know NWAM vs. fixed, you need the admin command, not the profile-editor (netcfg) or the name-service tool (nscfg).

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