Creating a ZFS Boot Environment on a System With Non-Global Zones Installed (Overview and Planning)

You can use Solaris Live Upgrade to migrate your UFS root (/) file system with non-global zones installed on a ZFS root pool. All non-global zones that are associated with the file system are also copied to the new boot environment. The following non-global zone migration scenarios are supported:

Pre-Migration Root File System and Zone Combination	Post-Migration Root File System and Zone Combination
UFS root file system with the non-global zone root directory in the UFS file system	UFS root file system with the non-global zone root directory in a ZFS root pool
	ZFS root pool with the non-global zone root directory in the ZFS root pool
	ZFS root pool with the non-global zone root directory in a UFS file system
UFS root file system with a non-global zone root in a ZFS root pool	ZFS root pool with the non-global zone root in a ZFS root pool
	UFS root file system with the non-global zone root in ZFS root pool
ZFS root pool with a non-global zone root directory in a ZFS root pool	ZFS root pool with the non-global zone root directory in the ZFS root pool

On a system with a UFS root (/) file system and non-global zones installed, the non-global zones are migrated if the zone is in a non-shared file system as part of the UFS to ZFS migration. Or, the zone is cloned when you upgrade within the same ZFS pool. If a non-global zone exists in a shared UFS file system, to migrate to another ZFS root pool, you must first upgrade the non-global zone, as in previous Solaris releases.

For more planning information when migrating to a ZFS root pool, see System Requirements and Limitations When Using Solaris Live Upgrade.
For more limitations on ZFS and non-global zones, see Using ZFS on a Solaris System With Zones Installed in Solaris ZFS Administration Guide.