How to Import Raw and Block Devices by Using zonecfg

This procedure uses the lofifile driver, which exports a file as a block device.

1. Become superuser, or assume the Primary Administrator role.

   To create the role and assign the role to a user, see Using the Solaris Management Tools With RBAC (Task Map) in System Administration Guide: Basic Administration.

2. Change directories to /usr/tmp.

   global# cd /usr/tmp

3. Create a new UFS file system.

   global# mkfile 10m fsfile

4. Attach the file as a block device.

   The first available slot, which is /dev/lofi/1 if no other lofi devices have been created, is used.

   global# lofiadm -a `pwd`/fsfile

   You will also get the required character device.

5. Import the devices into the zone my-zone.

   global# zonecfg -z my-zone zonecfg:my-zone> add device zonecfg:my-zone:device> set match=/dev/rlofi/1 zonecfg:my-zone:device> end zonecfg:my-zone> add device zonecfg:my-zone:device> set match=/dev/lofi/1 zonecfg:my-zone:device> end

6. Reboot the zone.

   global# zoneadm -z my-zone boot

7. Log in to the zone and verify that the devices were successfully imported.

   my-zone# ls -l /dev/*lofi/*

   You will see a display that is similar to this:

   brw------- 1 root sys 147, 1 Jan 7 11:26 /dev/lofi/1 crw------- 1 root sys 147, 1 Jan 7 11:26 /dev/rlofi/1

See Also

For more information, see the lofiadm(1M) and lofi(7D) man pages.