The begin and finish scripts are Bourne shell scripts run before
and after the OS installation, respectively. Anything that can be
done in a shell script can be done here!
Can be used to save/copy files before and after the installation.
During the jumpstart, filesystems being installed are mounted
on /a, so be careful with this!
During pre-install, the /a filesystem must be
explicitly mounted.
Use the variable $SI_CONFIG_DIR to copy files from the
jumpstart configuration directory to the client:
cp ${SI_CONFIG_DIR}/file /a/file
A listing of installation environment variables can be found in
Table 7-1 of the Advanced Installation Guide.
Can use the pre-install script to save
files (to /tmp) during the install process and restore them
with the post-install script.
Can be used to customize settings after the install is
finished.
Set the root password automatically (this prevents the system
for prompting for a root password at first boot). Look for the
set_root_pw script in the
auto_install_sample directory.
Can install patch clusters post-install,
avoiding the ordering problems of the jumpstart patch install.
Pre- and Post-Install script outputs are located in