Solaris Zone Part 2 ( Sparse Solaris zone )

This tutorial describe how to create sparse Solaris zone.

 Solaris Zone Part 1 ( Concepts and theory )
Solaris Zone Part 2 ( Sparse Solaris zone )
Solaris Zone Part 3 ( whole Solaris zone )
Solaris Zone part 4  ( Zone Configuration )


➊ at the command prompt type

 bash-3.00# zonecfg -z zone1 

↪ where zonecfg is the command used to set up zone configuration, zone1 is the name of the zone.

➋ type create command to create the zone

 zonecfg:zone1>create 

➌ set zonepath parameter

 zonecfg:zone1>set zonepath=/workzone/zone1 

↪ zonepath is the Path that the zone will be installed, the directory you select must have 700 permission. type chmod 700 /yourdirectory to change directory path.

➍ set autoboot parameter 

 zonecfg:zone1> set autoboot=true 

↪ to boot the zone automatically

➎ add file system using fs parameter

 zonecfg:zone1> add fs 

↪ to determine how and where to mount file systems.

➏ set dir parameter

 zonecfg:zone1:fs> set dir=/zone1 

↪ Specifies the mount point for the file system

➐ set block device

 zonecfg:zone1:fs> set special=/dev/dsk/c1d1s0 

↪ Specifies the block special device name or directory from the global zone to mount

➑ set raw device

 zonecfg:zone1:fs> set raw=/dev/rdsk/c1d1s0 

↪ Specifies the raw device on which to run fsck before mounting the file system

➒ set file system type

 zonecfg:zone1:fs> set type=ufs 

↪ Specifies the file system type

 zonecfg:zone1:fs> end 

➓ add network configuration

 zonecfg:zone1> add net 

↪ add network configuration

➊➊ set the physical network card

 zonecfg:zone1:net> set physical=e1000g1 

↪ the network card name is used for the physical interface.

➊➋ set IP address

 zonecfg:zone1:net> set address=10.109.9.233 

↪ the ip address of zone

 zonecfg:zone1:net> end 

➊➌ verify your configuration

 zonecfg:zone1> verify 

↪ Determine whether the resources and properties specified are valid

➊➍ save your configuration

 zonecfg:zone1> commit 

↪ save your configuration

 zonecfg:zone1> exit 

➊➎ check zone status 

 zoneadm list -cv 

ID NAME       STATUS   PATH              BRAND  IP    
   0 global      running  /               native  shared  
   - zone1      installed /workzone/zone1        native  shared 

↪ to see the zone status, you can see zone1 status is configured.
zone status can be :
1- Configured
2- Incomplete
3- Installed
4- Ready
5- Running


➊➏ to install the zone at the command prompt type

 bash-3.00# zoneadm -z zone1 install 

↪ this will take some time, now check zone status

➊➐ check zone status

 bash-3.00# zoneadm list -cv   

 ID NAME STATUS PATH BRAND IP

 0 global running / native shared 

 - zone1 installed /workzone/zone1 native shared 

↪ you can see that zone status is changed from confiugrd to installed

➊➑ now boot solaris zone, at the command prompt type:-

 bash-3.00# zoneadm -z zone1 boot 

➊➒ check your zone status :-

bash-3.00# zoneadm list -cv 

 ID NAME       STATUS   PATH              BRAND  IP    
   0 global      running  /               native  shared  
   3 zone1      running  /workzone/zone1        native  shared  

↪ it is now running. the zone status has changed form configured => installd => running

↪ use the command zlogin -C zone1 to complete the zone configuration:-

bash-3.00# zlogin -C zone1 

What type of terminal are you using? 

1) ANSI Standard CRT 

2) DEC VT52 

3) DEC VT100 

4) Heathkit 19 

5) Lear Siegler ADM31 

6) PC Console 

7) Sun Command Tool 

8) Sun Workstation 

9) Televideo 910 

10) Televideo 925 

11) Wyse Model 50 

12) X Terminal Emulator (xterms) 

13) CDE Terminal Emulator (dtterm) 

14) Other Type the number of your choice and press Return: 

 Select 13

1- the first screen will ask you about hostname:- type the host name. then press (esc+2)
2- select No for Kerberos Security then press (esc+2).
3- select your Name service type then press (esc+2)
4- select your country and password ... etc .

the zone is rebooting now, after rebooting login to your zone normally.

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