BrandedZone Setup Oracle Solaris

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Installing a Branded Solaris 8 zone on an Oracle (Sun) T-5120 system:

Verify that the base SUNWs8brandr and SUNWs8brandu packages are installed.

(The SUNWs8brandr and SUNWs8brandu packages should be installed on your system during the

Solaris system installation. If not already installed, the packages are available from the Solaris 1010/09 media in the NFS repository /nfs/install/sol10_1009/Solaris_10/Product.)

(globalZ)# pkginfo | grep -i SUNWs8brand

system SUNWs8brandr Solaris 8 Containers: solaris8 brand support (Root)

system SUNWs8brandu Solaris 8 Containers: solaris8 brand support (Usr)

Verify that the kernel patch 127111-01 or later is installed

(globalZ)# cd /nfs/install/legacytools/1.0.1/Product

Installing the Solaris 8 Containers 1.0.1 Software(globalZ)# pkgadd -d . SUNWs8brandk

Verify if the kernel patch 127111-01 or later is installed(globalZ)# patchadd -p | grep 127111

Use the zonecfg command to create the Solaris 8 zone.

(globalZ)# zonecfg -z newbrandz

newbrandz: No such zone configured

Use 'create' to begin configuring a new zone.

zonecfg:newbrandz> create -t SUNWsolaris8

zonecfg:newbrandz> set zonepath=/z/hostroot/newbrandzzonecfg:newbrandz> set autoboot=true

zonecfg:newbrandz> add net

zonecfg:newbrandz:net> set address=128.56.11.201

zonecfg:newbrandz:net> set physical=nxge0

zonecfg:newbrandz:net> end

zonecfg:newbrandz> add attr

zonecfg:newbrandz:attr> set name=machine

zonecfg:newbrandz:attr> set type=string

zonecfg:newbrandz:attr> set value=sun4u

zonecfg:newbrandz:attr> end

zonecfg:newbrandz> verify

zonecfg:newbrandz> commit

zonecfg:newbrandz> exit

# Verify that the newly created Branded Zone configuration

globalZ)# zonecfg -z newbrandz info

zonename: newbrandz

zonepath: /z/hostroot/newbrandz

brand: solaris8

autoboot: true


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bootargs:

pool:

limitpriv:

scheduling-class:

ip-type: shared

net:

address: 128.56.11.201physical: nxge0

defrouter not specified

attr:

name: machine

type: string

value: sun4u

Verify the Branded Zone configuration file

(globalZ)# cat /etc/zones/newbrandz.xml

Format partition 6 as 18GB on the boot drives for the zone root

(globalZ)# format c1t1d0 c1t0d0 c1t2d0

AVAILABLE DISK SELECTIONS:

0. c1t0d0 /pci@0/pci@0/pci@2/scsi@0/sd@0,0

1. c1t1d0

/pci@0/pci@0/pci@2/scsi@0/sd@1,0

2. c1t2d0

/pci@0/pci@0/pci@2/scsi@0/sd@2,0

Specify disk (enter its number): 0

selecting c1t0d0

[disk formatted]

/dev/dsk/c1t0d0s0 is part of SVM volume stripe:d101. Please see metaclear(1M).

/dev/dsk/c1t0d0s1 is part of SVM volume stripe:d111. Please see metaclear(1M).

/dev/dsk/c1t0d0s3 is in use by dump. Please see dumpadm(1M)./dev/dsk/c1t0d0s7 contains an SVM mdb. Please see metadb(1M).

FORMAT MENU:

disk - select a disk

type - select (define) a disk type

partition - select (define) a partition table

current - describe the current disk


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format - format and analyze the disk

repair - repair a defective sector

label - write label to the disk

analyze - surface analysis

defect - defect list management

backup - search for backup labels

verify - read and display labelssave - save new disk/partition definitions

inquiry - show vendor, product and revision

volname - set 8-character volume name

! - execute , then return

quit

format> p

partition> p

Current partition table (unnamed):

Total disk cylinders available: 14087 + 2 (reserved cylinders)

Part Tag Flag Cylinders Size Blocks

0 root wm 825 - 3298 24.01GB (2474/0/0) 50350848

1 swap wu 0 - 824 8.01GB (825/0/0) 16790400

2 backup wu 0 - 14086 136.71GB (14087/0/0) 286698624

3 unassigned wm 3299 - 4123 8.01GB (825/0/0) 16790400

4 unassigned wu 0 0 (0/0/0) 0

5 unassigned wu 0 0 (0/0/0) 0

6 root wm 4126 - 5980 18.00GB (1855/0/0) 37752960

7 unassigned wm 4124 - 4125 19.88MB (2/0/0) 40704

Create the Zone Root directory

(globalZ)# mkdir p /z/hostroot/newbrandz

Create metadevices for the Zone root devices

(globalZ)# metainit d801 1 1 c1t0d0s4



Create a 1 Way Mirror

(globalZ)# metainit d800 -m d801

Create a filesystem on the Zone root device

(globalZ)# newfs /dev/md/rdsk/d80

#

(globalZ)# mount /dev/md/dsk/d80 /z/hostroot/newbrandz

(globalZ)# chmod 700 /z/hostroot/newbrandz


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Check the status of the Zones(globalZ)# zoneadm list -iv

Check the availability of the flash archive file for solaris8S

(globalZ)# ls -l /nfs/archives_rep/solaris8S/solaris8S_Sun-Fire-V240_sol5.8_117350-55.flar

Install the configured zone s8-zone by using the zoneadm command with the install -a option andthe path to the archive.

You will see various messages as the installation completes. This can take some time.

To remove the system identity from a system image that you created without altering the image,

use the -u option. The sys-unconfig occurs to the target zone.

(globalZ)# zoneadm -z newbrandz install -u -a /nfs/archives_rep/solaris8S/solaris8S_Sun-Fire-

V240_sol5.8_117350-55.flar

Verify that the zone is installing

ls -l /z/hostroot/newbrandzls -l /z/hostroot/newbrandz/root

Verify Zone Status

zoneadm list -iv

Boot Zone

zoneadm -z newbrandz boot

Verify Zone Statuszoneadm list -iv

Log into the new Branded zone

(globalZ)#zlogin newbrandz

# Update the network identify files to reflect the new zone name

(newbrandz)# vi /etc/resolv.conf # Copy from the Global Zone

(newbrandz)# vi /etc/nodename

(newbrandz)# vi /etc/nsswitch.conf # Copy from the Global Zone

(newbrandz)# vi /etc/net/ticlts/hosts

(newbrandz)# vi /etc/net/ticots/hosts

(newbrandz)# vi /etc/net/ticotsord/hosts

(newbrandz)# vi /etc/hosts

# Exit Zone

(newbrandz)# exit


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Log into the new Branded zone(globalZ)# zlogin newbrandz

# Mount the NFS server nasappl(newbrandz)# dfshares nasappl | grep /nfs/appl

nasappl:/nfs/appl nasappl - -

(newbrandz)# mount nasappl:/nfs/appl /mnt

Install NIS(newbrandz)# # Install NIS

Check the Automounter

Remove all the STANDARD packages and reinstall the required ones

Additional Reference:

http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E19455-01/820-2914/gftqt/index.html

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