- Book Information
- Index
- Preface
- Solaris Virtualization Product Overview
- Part I Resource Management
- Chapter 1 Introduction to Solaris Resource Management
- Chapter 2 Projects and Tasks (Overview)
- Chapter 3 Administering Projects and Tasks
- Chapter 4 Extended Accounting (Overview)
- Chapter 5 Administering Extended Accounting (Tasks)
- Chapter 6 Resource Controls (Overview)
- Resource Controls Concepts
- Configuring Resource Controls and Attributes
- Applying Resource Controls
- Temporarily Updating Resource Control Values on a Running System
- Commands Used With Resource Controls
- Chapter 7 Administering Resource Controls (Tasks)
- Administering Resource Controls (Task Map)
- Setting Resource Controls
- Using the prctl Command
- How to Use the prctl Command to Display Default Resource Control Values
- How to Use the prctl Command to Display Information for a Given Resource Control
- How to Use prctl to Temporarily Change a Value
- How to Use prctl to Lower a Resource Control Value
- How to Use prctl to Display, Replace, and Verify the Value of a Control on a Project
- Using rctladm
- Using ipcs
- Capacity Warnings
- Chapter 8 Fair Share Scheduler (Overview)
- Introduction to the Scheduler
- CPU Share Definition
- CPU Shares and Process State
- CPU Share Versus Utilization
- CPU Share Examples
- FSS Configuration
- FSS and Processor Sets
- Combining FSS With Other Scheduling Classes
- Setting the Scheduling Class for the System
- Scheduling Class on a System with Zones Installed
- Commands Used With FSS
- Chapter 9 Administering the Fair Share Scheduler (Tasks)
- Chapter 10 Physical Memory Control Using the Resource Capping Daemon (Overview)
- Chapter 11 Administering the Resource Capping Daemon (Tasks)
- Chapter 12 Resource Pools (Overview)
- Introduction to Resource Pools
- Introduction to Dynamic Resource Pools
- About Enabling and Disabling Resource Pools and Dynamic Resource Pools
- Resource Pools Used in Zones
- When to Use Pools
- Resource Pools Framework
- Implementing Pools on a System
- project.pool Attribute
- SPARC: Dynamic Reconfiguration Operations and Resource Pools
- Creating Pools Configurations
- Directly Manipulating the Dynamic Configuration
- poold Overview
- Managing Dynamic Resource Pools
- Configuration Constraints and Objectives
- poold Features That Can Be Configured
- How Dynamic Resource Allocation Works
- Using poolstat to Monitor the Pools Facility and Resource Utilization
- Commands Used With the Resource Pools Facility
- Chapter 13 Creating and Administering Resource Pools
(Tasks)
- Administering Resource Pools (Task Map)
- Enabling and Disabling the Pools Facility
- How to Enable the Resource Pools Service Using svcadm
- How to Disable the Resource Pools Service Using svcadm
- How to Enable the Dynamic Resource Pools Service Using svcadm
- How to Disable the Dynamic Resource Pools Service Using svcadm
- How to Enable Resource Pools Using pooladm
- How to Disable Resource Pools Using pooladm
- Configuring Pools
- Transferring Resources
- Activating and Removing Pool Configurations
- Setting Pool Attributes and Binding to a Pool
- Using poolstat to Report Statistics for Pool-Related Resources
- Chapter 14 Resource Management Configuration Example
- Part II Zones
- Chapter 15 Introduction to Solaris Zones
- Chapter 16 Non-Global Zone Configuration (Overview)
- About Resources in Zones
- Pre-Installation Configuration Process
- Zone Components
- Zone Name and Path
- Zone Autoboot
- Resource Pool Association
- dedicated-cpu Resource
- capped-cpu Resource
- Scheduling Class
- Physical Memory Control and the capped-memory Resource
- Zone Network Interfaces
- File Systems Mounted in Zones
- Host ID in Zones
- Configured Devices in Zones
- Setting Zone-Wide Resource Controls
- Configurable Privileges
- Including a Comment for a Zone
- Using the zonecfg Command
- zonecfg Modes
- Zone Configuration Data
- Tecla Command-Line Editing Library
- Chapter 17 Planning and Configuring Non-Global Zones
(Tasks)
- Planning and Configuring a Non-Global Zone (Task Map)
- Evaluating the Current System Setup
- Determine the Zone Host Name and the Network Requirements
- File System Configuration
- Creating, Revising, and Deleting Non-Global Zone Configurations (Task Map)
- Configuring, Verifying, and Committing a Zone
- Using the zonecfg Command to Modify a Zone Configuration
- Using the zonecfg Command to Revert or Remove a Zone Configuration
- Chapter 18 About Installing, Halting, Uninstalling, and Cloning Non-Global Zones (Overview)
- Chapter 19 Installing, Booting, Halting, Uninstalling,
and Cloning Non-Global Zones (Tasks)
- Zone Installation (Task Map)
- Installing and Booting Zones
- (Optional) How to Verify a Configured Zone Before It Is Installed
- How to Install a Configured Zone
- How to Obtain the UUID of an Installed Non-Global Zone
- How to Mark an Installed Non-Global Zone Incomplete
- (Optional) How to Transition the Installed Zone to the Ready State
- How to Boot a Zone
- How to Boot a Zone in Single-User Mode
- Where to Go From Here
- Halting, Rebooting, Uninstalling, Cloning, and Deleting Non-Global Zones (Task Map)
- Halting, Rebooting, and Uninstalling Zones
- Cloning a Non-Global Zone on the Same System
- Deleting a Non-Global Zone From the System
- Chapter 20 Non-Global Zone Login (Overview)
- Chapter 21 Logging In to Non-Global Zones (Tasks)
- Chapter 22 Moving and Migrating Non-Global Zones (Tasks)
- Chapter 23 SX Only: Migrating a Physical Solaris System Into a Zone (Tasks)
- Chapter 24 About
Packages and Patches on a Solaris System With Zones Installed (Overview)
- Image Packaging System Software Used on Systems Running the OpenSolaris 2009.06 Release
- SVR4 Packaging and Patch Tools Overview
- About SVR4 Packages and Zones
- Keeping Zones in Sync With SVR4 Packaging
- How Zone State Affects Patch and Package Operations With SVR4 Packaging
- About Adding Packages in Zones (SVR4 Only)
- About Removing Packages in Zones (SVR4 Only)
- Package Parameter Information (SVR4 Only)
- Package Information Query
- About Adding Patches in Zones (SVR4 Only)
- Applying Patches on a Solaris System With Zones Installed (SVr4 Only)
- Removing Patches on a Solaris System With Zones Installed (SVR4 Only)
- PatchPro Support (SVr4 Only)
- Product Database (SVr4 Only)
- Chapter 25 Adding and Removing Packages and Patches
on a Solaris System With Zones Installed (Tasks)
- Adding and Removing Packages and Patches on a Solaris System With Zones Installed (Task Map)
- Adding a Package on a Solaris System With Zones Installed
- Checking Package Information on a Solaris System With Zones Installed
- Removing a Package From a Solaris System With Zones Installed
- Applying a Patch to a Solaris System With Zones Installed
- Removing a Patch on a System with Zones Installed
- Checking Package Parameter Settings on a System with Zones Installed
- Chapter 26 Solaris Zones Administration (Overview)
- Global Zone Visibility and Access
- Process ID Visibility in Zones
- System Observability in Zones
- Non-Global Zone Node Name
- File Systems and Non-Global Zones
- Networking in Shared-IP Non-Global Zones
- Networking in Exclusive-IP Non-Global Zones
- Device Use in Non-Global Zones
- Running Applications in Non-Global Zones
- Resource Controls Used in Non-Global Zones
- Fair Share Scheduler on a Solaris System With Zones Installed
- Extended Accounting on a Solaris System With Zones Installed
- Privileges in a Non-Global Zone
- Using IP Security Architecture in Zones
- Using Solaris Auditing in Zones
- Core Files in Zones
- Running DTrace in a Non-Global Zone
- About Backing Up a Solaris System With Zones Installed
- Determining What to Back Up in Non-Global Zones
- About Restoring Non-Global Zones
- Commands Used on a Solaris System With Zones Installed
- Chapter 27 Administering Solaris Zones (Tasks)
- Using the ppriv Utility
- Using DTrace in a Non-Global Zone
- Checking the Status of SMF Services in a Non-Global Zone
- Mounting File Systems in Running Non-Global Zones
- Adding Non-Global Zone Access to Specific File Systems in the Global Zone
- Using IP Network Multipathing on a Solaris System With Zones Installed
- Administering Data-Links in Exclusive-IP Non-Global Zones
- Using the Fair Share Scheduler on a Solaris System With Zones Installed
- Using Rights Profiles in Zone Administration
- Backing Up a Solaris System With Installed Zones
- Restoring a Non-Global Zone
- Chapter 28 Troubleshooting Miscellaneous Solaris Zones
Problems
- Information on Zones in the OpenSolaris 2009.06 Release
- Exclusive-IP Zone Is Using Device, so dladm reset-linkprop Fails
- Incorrect Privilege Set Specified in Zone Configuration
- Zone Administrator Mounting Over File Systems Populated by the Global Zone
- netmasks Warning Displayed When Booting Zone
- Zone Does Not Halt
- Resolving Problems With a zoneadm attach Operation
- Part III Linux Branded
Zones
- Chapter 29 About Branded Zones and the Linux Branded Zone
- Chapter 30 Planning the lx Branded
Zone Configuration (Overview)
- System and Space Requirements
- Restricting the Size of the Branded Zone
- Branded Zone Network Address
- lx Branded Zone Configuration Process
- lx Branded Zone Configuration
Components
- Zone Name and Zone Path in an lx Branded Zone
- Zone Autoboot in an lx Branded Zone
- Resource Pool Association in an lx Branded Zone
- Specifying the dedicated-cpu Resource
- Specifying the capped-cpu Resource
- Scheduling Class in a Zone
- capped-memory Resource
- Zone Network Interfaces in an lx Branded Zone
- Mounted File Systems in an lx Branded Zone
- Zone-Wide Resource Controls in an lx Branded Zone
- Configurable Privileges in an lx Branded Zone
- attr Resource in an lx Branded Zone
- Resources Included in the Configuration by Default
- Using the zonecfg Command to Create an lx Branded Zone
- zonecfg Modes
- Branded Zone Configuration Data
- Chapter 31 Configuring the lx Branded Zone (Tasks)
- Chapter 32 About Installing, Booting, Halting, Cloning,
and Uninstalling lx Branded Zones (Overview)
- Branded Zone Installation and Administration Concepts
- lx Branded Zone Installation Methods
- lx Branded Zone Construction
- Branded Zone Application Environment
- Passwords
- About Halting, Rebooting, Uninstalling, and Cloning lx Branded Zones
- About Cloning an lx Branded Zone
- Booting and Rebooting lx Branded Zones
- Chapter 33 Installing, Booting, Halting, Uninstalling
and Cloning lx Branded Zones (Tasks)
- lx Branded Zone Installation (Task Map)
- Installing and Booting lx Branded
Zones
- How to Obtain the Linux Archives
- How to Install an lx Branded Zone
- How to Install a Subset of the Packages
- How to Enable Networking in an lx Branded Zone
- How to Obtain the UUID of an Installed Branded Zone
- How to Mark an Installed lx Branded Zone Incomplete
- (Optional) Placing an Installed lxBranded Zone in the Ready State
- How to Boot an lx Branded Zone
- How to Boot an lx Branded Zone in Single-User Mode
- Where to Go From Here
- Halting, Rebooting, Uninstalling, Cloning, and Deleting lx Branded Zones (Task Map)
- Cloning an lx Branded Zone on the Same System
- Deleting an lx Branded Zone From the System
- Chapter 34 Logging In to lx Branded
Zones (Tasks)
- zlogin Command Overview
- lx Branded Zone Login Methods
- Login Procedures for Branded Zones (Task Map)
- Logging In to an lx Branded Zone
- How to Log In to the lx Branded Zone Console
- How to Use Interactive Mode to Access a Branded Zone
- How to Verify the Running Environment
- How to Use Non-Interactive Mode to Access an lx Branded Zone
- How to Exit the lx Branded Zone
- How to Use Failsafe Mode to Enter an lx Branded Zone
- How to Use zlogin to Shut Down an lx Branded Zone
- Chapter 35 Moving and Migrating lx Branded Zones (Tasks)
- Chapter 36 Administering and Running Applications in lx Branded Zones (Tasks)
- Part IV Sun xVM Hypervisor
- Chapter 37 Sun xVM Hypervisor System
- Sun xVM Hypervisor Virtualization System Overview
- Hardware Platform for Running Sun xVM Hypervisor
- Determining HVM Support
- Sun xVM Hypervisor Memory Requirements
- The Solaris System and x86 Platforms
- Guests That Are Known to Work
- The Sun xVM Hypervisor and Domain 0
- Sun xVM Hypervisor Scheduler
- Supported Virtualization Modes
- Virtual Devices
- About Domains
- Chapter 38 Booting and Running the Sun xVM Hypervisor
- Chapter 39 Creating and Managing Guest Domains
- About Guest Installation
- Creating Guest Domains
- Using virt-install to Install a Guest Domain
- Install Using virt-install With Options
- Example: How to Install Open Solaris 2008.11 or Later in Paravirtualized Mode
- Example: How to Install and Boot a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3 PV Guest on an OpenSolaris 2009.06 dom0
- Additional virt-install Examples
- How to Complete the Solaris DomU sysidcfg Configuration
- Managing Guests
- Live Migration
- Assigning a CD-ROM Device to a Guest
- About Xvnc
- Chapter 40 xVM System Administration
- Chapter 41 Troubleshooting Miscellaneous Sun xVM Problems
- Chapter 37 Sun xVM Hypervisor System
- Glossary