Chapter 1 Overview of Solaris Plug-In

This chapter explains general information about using N1 Grid Service Provisioning System to provision Solaris patches, packages, and zones. The chapter includes the following information:

• Purpose of the Solaris Plug-In

• What the Solaris Plug-In Includes

• Requirements for Using the Solaris Plug-In

Purpose of the Solaris Plug-In

The Solaris plug-in adds components, plans, and system services to the N1 Grid Service Provisioning System that enable you to use the provisioning system to complete the following tasks:

• Deploy Solaris patches

• Deploy Solaris packages

• Create and manage Solaris 10 zones

What the Solaris Plug-In Includes

The Solaris Plug-In creates the /com/sun/solaris directory.

For details about using the plans, components, and host set, host types, and host searches listed in the following sections see the following chapters:

• Chapter 4, Using the Solaris Plug-In to Deploy Patches

• Chapter 5, Using the Solaris Plug-In to Deploy Packages

• Chapter 6, Using the Solaris Plug-In to Deploy Zones

Solaris Patches

com.sun.solaris#Patch component type

Component type to deploy a Solaris patch.

Solaris Packages

com.sun.solaris#Package component type

Component type to deploy a Solaris package.

com.sun.solaris#StreamPackage component type

Component type to deploy a Solaris datastream package.

com.sun.solaris#ResponseFile component type

Component type to create a component that deploys a file that includes the responses that are necessary to install a package without user interaction.

com.sun.solaris#PackageWithResp container

Container to deploy a com.sun.solaris#Package component with its corresponding com.sun.solaris#ResponseFile component.

com.sun.solaris#StreamPackageWithResp container

Container to deploy a com.sun.solaris#StreamPackage component with its corresponding com.sun.solaris#ResponseFile component.

Solaris 10 Zones

Container component

Main component used to create and manage zones. For more information, see Solaris Zone Container Component.

container_util.tar file

Component that contains utility scripts for zones

containerUtil component

Component that installs zone_util.tar file on global zones

Container-create plan

Plan that creates zones

Container-attach plan

Plan that attaches zones

Container-delete plan

Plan that deletes zones

Container-detach plan

Plan that detaches zones

Container-activate plan

Plan that activates zones

Container-deactivate plan

Plan that deactivates zones

com.sun.solaris#global_zones host set

Host set for global zones

com.sun.solaris#global_zones host search

Host search for global zones

com.sun.solaris#global_zone host type

Host type for global zones

com.sun.solaris#local_zone host type

Host type for local zones

Requirements for Using the Solaris Plug-In

Requirements for Master Server

To deploy Solaris patches, packages, and zones, make sure that the following two parts of the N1 Grid Service Provisioning System are installed on the Master Server from which you want to deploy:

• CLI (command-line interface)

• Remote Agent

Requirements for Target Hosts

Any host on which you intend to deploy Solaris patches and packages must meet the following requirements:

• Run the Solaris 7, Solaris 8, Solaris 9, or Solaris 10 Operating System (OS).

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  Note –

  Solaris 7 and Solaris 8 on SPARC® based servers only

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• Run the Remote Agent. The Remote Agent must be run as the root user.

Any host on which you intend to deploy Solaris 10 zones must meet the following requirements:

• Run the Solaris 10 Operating System.

• Meet the operating system requirements for hosting zones.

• Run the Remote Agent. If you are using TCP/IP as the network protocol for the provisioning system, run the Remote Agent as the root user. If you do not want to run the Remote Agent as the root user, use SSH as the network protocol.