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Solaris Zone

This is based on OpenSolaris:

1. Setup a path / zfs for use with this zone, I'll call it "vm1".

zfs create rpool/vm1
zfs set quota=12G rpool/vm1
chmod 700 /rpool/vm1

2. Enable resource pool and save this setting

pooladm -e
pooladm -s

3. Create a resource pool

# Create a processor set with min/max 1cpu
poolcfg -c 'create pset vm1-pset (uint pset.min=1; uint pset.max=1)'    

# Create pool and associate it with the above processor set
poolcfg -c 'create pool vm1-pool'    
poolcfg -c 'associate pool vm1-pool (pset vm1-pset)'

# Activate and save
pooladm -c
pooladm -s

# Display config
pooladm

4. Create the zone

zonecfg -z vm1
zonecfg:vm1> create
zonecfg:vm1> set zonepath=/rpool/vm1
zonecfg:vm1> set autoboot=true #boot with host
zonecfg:vm1> add net
zonecfg:vm1:net> set address=192.168.1.101/24
zonecfg:vm1:net> set physical=iprb0 # vm1 will be using iprb0:1
zonecfg:vm1:net> set defrouter=192.168.1.254
zonecfg:vm1:net> end
zonecfg:vm1> set pool=vm1-pool # associate this vm with this resource pool
zonecfg:vm1> verify # good if returns nothing
zonecfg:vm1> commit
zonecfg:vm1> exit

5. Install the zone

zoneadm -z vm1 install
zoneadm -z vm1 boot
zlogin -C vm1
zoneadm -z vm1 reboot
zoneadm list -v
root@knote:~# zoneadm list -v
  ID NAME             STATUS     PATH                           BRAND    IP    
   0 global           running    /                              native   shared
   2 vm1              running    /rpool/zone1                   ipkg     shared
zlogin vm1

6. Get out of zlogin - Use the escape code ~.

vm1 console login: ~.
[Connection to zone 'vm1' console closed]

7. Install package

pkg search top
pkg install SUNWtop
pkg install SUNWapch22

Cloning a zone

Export the config from the source zone. Then edit it to reflect the storage location and IP of the new zone

zonecfg -z vm1 export > vm2.cfg
vi vm2.cfg

Create the target zone with the edited config

zonecfg -z vm2 -f vm2.cfg

Shutdown the source zone and clone it to the target

zoneadm -z vm1 halt
zoneadm -z vm2 clone vm1

List zones

zoneadm list -vi

Boot up both zones, then login to the new zone and edit the various settings.

zoneadm -z vm1 boot
zoneadm -z vm2 boot
zlogin -C vm2

Rebooting

If the host needs a reboot, shutdown all zones with the halt command

zoneadm -z <zone name> halt

If only the zone needs a reboot, use the reboot command

zoneadm -z <zone name> reboot