Solaris Trusted Extensions Administrator's Procedures

Zones and IP Addresses in Trusted Extensions

Your initial setup team assigned IP addresses to the global zone and the labeled zones. Three types of configurations are documented in Creating Labeled Zones:

With the introduction of exclusive IP instances for a non-global zone, a fourth type of configuration is available in the Solaris OS. In the Solaris Express Community Edition, a non-global zone can be assigned its own IP instance and manage its own physical interfaces. In this configuration, each zone operates as if it is a distinct system. For a description, see Zone Network Interfaces in System Administration Guide: Virtualization Using the Solaris Operating System.

However, in such a configuration, each labeled zone operates as if it is a distinct single-labeled system. The multilevel networking features of Trusted Extensions rely on features of a shared IP stack. Administration procedures in Trusted Extensions assume that networking is controlled entirely by the global zone. Therefore, if your initial setup team has installed labeled zones with exclusive IP instances, you must provide or refer to site-specific documentation.