Installation Guide and Reference

bosinst.data File Example

The following example bosinst.data file shows you how customize a nonprompted network installation. The values in the bosinst.data file for this example are not specific to a network installation and can be applied for other types of installations, such as a mksysb installation.

Note: The depicted values illustrate formatting only and do not apply to your installation.

For information on a bosinst.data variable or values, see bosinst.data File Stanza Descriptions.

To check the contents of your customized bosinst.data file, use the bicheck command:

/usr/lpp/bosinst/bicheck filename

Nonprompted Network Installation

The following is an example of a modified bosinst.data file that might be used in a nonprompted network installation.

control_flow:
   CONSOLE = Default
   INSTALL_METHOD = overwrite
   PROMPT = no
   EXISTING_SYSTEM_OVERWRITE = yes
   RUN_STARTUP = no
   RM_INST_ROOTS = yes
   ERROR_EXIT = 
   CUSTOMIZATION_FILE = 
   TCB = no
   BUNDLES = 
   RECOVER_DEVICES = Default
   BOSINST_DEBUG = no
   ACCEPT_LICENSES = yes
   INSTALL_CONFIGURATION = 
   DESKTOP = CDE
	INSTALL_DEVICES_AND_UPDATES = yes    
	IMPORT_USER_VGS = yes                
	ENABLE_64BIT_KERNEL = yes             
	CREATE_JFS2_FS = yes                  
	ALL_DEVICES_KERNELS = yes            
	GRAPHICS_BUNDLE = no                 
	DOC_SERVICES_BUNDLE = no             
	NETSCAPE_BUNDLE = yes                
	HTTP_SERVER_BUNDLE = yes             
	KERBEROS_5_BUNDLE = yes              
	SERVER_BUNDLE = yes                  
	ALT_DISK_INSTALL_BUNDLE = yes        
	REMOVE_JAVA_118 = no                 

target_disk_data:
   PVID = 
   CONNECTION = 
   LOCATION =
   SIZE_MB =
   HDISKNAME = hdisk0

locale:
   BOSINST_LANG = en_US
   CULTURAL_CONVENTION = en_US
   MESSAGES = en_US
   KEYBOARD = en_US