Oracle VM Server for SPARC 2.0 Administration Guide

September 2010

The Oracle VM Server for SPARC 2.0 Administration Guide provides detailed information and procedures that describe the overview, security considerations, installation, configuration, modification, and execution of common tasks for the Oracle VM Server for SPARC 2.0 software on supported servers, blades, and server modules. See Supported Platforms in Oracle VM Server for SPARC 2.0 Release Notes. This guide is intended for the system administrators on these servers who have a working knowledge of UNIX systems and the Oracle Solaris Operating System (Oracle Solaris OS).

Document Information
Preface
1. Overview of the Oracle VM Server for SPARC Software
- Hypervisor and Logical Domains
- Logical Domains Manager
- Oracle VM Server for SPARC Physical-to-Virtual Conversion Tool
- Oracle VM Server for SPARC Configuration Assistant
2. Installing and Enabling Software
- Installing Oracle VM Server for SPARC Software on a New System
- Upgrading a System Already Using Oracle VM Server for SPARC
- Factory Default Configuration and Disabling Logical Domains
3. Security
- Logical Domains Manager Authorization
- Creating Authorization and Profiles and Assigning Roles for User Accounts
- Configuring RBAC for Guest Console Access
- Enabling and Using BSM Auditing
4. Setting Up Services and the Control Domain
- Output Messages
- Creating Default Services
  - Create Default Services
- Initial Configuration of the Control Domain
  - Set Up the Control Domain
- Rebooting to Use Logical Domains
  - Reboot
- Enabling Networking Between the Control/Service Domain and Other Domains
  - Configure the Virtual Switch as the Primary Interface
- Enabling the Virtual Network Terminal Server Daemon
  - Enable the Virtual Network Terminal Server Daemon
5. Setting Up Guest Domains
- Creating and Starting a Guest Domain
  - Create and Start a Guest Domain
- Installing Oracle Solaris OS on a Guest Domain
6. Setting Up I/O Domains
- I/O Domain Overview
- Assigning PCIe Buses
  - Create an I/O Domain by Assigning a PCIe Bus
- Assigning PCIe Endpoint Devices
7. Using Virtual Disks
- Introduction to Virtual Disks
- Managing Virtual Disks
- Virtual Disk Identifier and Device Name
- Virtual Disk Appearance
  - Full Disk
  - Single-Slice Disk
- Virtual Disk Back End Options
- Virtual Disk Back End
- Configuring Virtual Disk Multipathing
  - Configure Virtual Disk Multipathing
- CD, DVD and ISO Images
  - Export a CD or DVD From the Service Domain to the Guest Domain
  - Export an ISO Image From the primary Domain to Install a Guest Domain
- Virtual Disk Timeout
- Virtual Disk and SCSI
- Virtual Disk and the format(1M) Command
- Using ZFS With Virtual Disks
- Using Volume Managers in a Logical Domains Environment
  - Using Virtual Disks on Top of Volume Managers
    - Using Virtual Disks on Top of Solaris Volume Manager
    - Using Virtual Disks When VxVM Is Installed
  - Using Volume Managers on Top of Virtual Disks
8. Using Virtual Networks
- Introduction to a Virtual Network
- Virtual Switch
- Virtual Network Device
- Managing a Virtual Switch
- Managing a Virtual Network Device
- Virtual Device Identifier and Network Interface Name
  - Find Oracle Solaris OS Network Interface Name
- Assigning MAC Addresses Automatically or Manually
- Using Network Adapters With Logical Domains
  - Determine If a Network Adapter Is GLDv3-Compliant
- Configuring Virtual Switch and Service Domain for NAT and Routing
  - Set Up the Virtual Switch to Provide External Connectivity to Domains
- Configuring IPMP in a Logical Domains Environment
- Using VLAN Tagging
- Using NIU Hybrid I/O
- Using Link Aggregation With a Virtual Switch
- Configuring Jumbo Frames
  - Configure Virtual Network and Virtual Switch Devices to Use Jumbo Frames
  - Compatibility With Older (Jumbo-Unaware) Versions of the vnet and vsw Drivers
9. Migrating Domains
- Introduction to Domain Migration
- Overview of a Migration Operation
- Software Compatibility
- Authentication for Migration Operations
- Migrating a Domain
  - Performing a Dry Run
  - Performing Non-Interactive Migrations
- Migrating an Active Domain
- Migrating Bound or Inactive Domains
- Monitoring a Migration in Progress
- Canceling a Migration in Progress
- Recovering From a Failed Migration
- Migration Examples
10. Managing Resources
- Resource Reconfiguration
  - Dynamic Reconfiguration
  - Delayed Reconfiguration
- Resource Allocation
- CPU Allocation
- Using Memory Dynamic Reconfiguration
- Using Power Management
  - Listing CPU Power-Managed Strands
    - List CPU Power-Managed Strands
    - List Power-Managed CPUs
- Using Dynamic Resource Management
- Listing Domain Resources
11. Managing Configurations
- Saving Domain Configurations for Future Rebuilding
- Managing Logical Domains Configurations
  - Modify the Autorecovery Policy
12. Performing Other Administration Tasks
- Entering Names in the CLI
- Connecting to a Guest Console Over a Network
- Using Console Groups
  - Combine Multiple Consoles Into One Group
- Stopping a Heavily Loaded Domain Can Time Out
- Operating the Oracle Solaris OS With Oracle VM Server for SPARC
- Using Logical Domains With the Service Processor
  - Reset the Domain Configuration to the Default or Another Configuration
- Configuring Domain Dependencies
  - Domain Dependency Examples
  - Dependency Cycles
- Determining Where Errors Occur by Mapping CPU and Memory Addresses
- Using Universally Unique Identifiers
- Virtual Domain Information Command and API
A. Oracle VM Server for SPARC Physical-to-Virtual Conversion Tool
- Oracle VM Server for SPARC P2V Tool Overview
- Back-End Devices
- Installing the Oracle VM Server for SPARC P2V Tool
- Using the ldmp2v Command
B. Oracle VM Server for SPARC Configuration Assistant
- Using the Configuration Assistant (GUI)
- Using the Configuration Assistant (ldmconfig)
  - Installing the Configuration Assistant
    - Prerequisites
    - Limitations and Known Issues
  - ldmconfig Features
C. Logical Domains Manager Discovery
- Discovering Systems Running the Logical Domains Manager
D. Using the XML Interface With the Logical Domains Manager
- XML Transport
  - XMPP Server
  - Local Connections
- XML Protocol
  - Request and Response Messages
    - Request Messages
    - Response Messages
- Event Messages
- Logical Domains Manager Actions
- Logical Domains Manager Resources and Properties
E. Logical Domains Manager XML Schemas
- LDM_interface XML Schema
- LDM_Event XML Schema
- The ovf-envelope.xsd Schema
- The ovf-section.xsd Schema
- The ovf-core.xsd Schema
- The ovf-virtualhardware.xsc Schema
- The cim-rasd.xsd Schema
- The cim-vssd.xsd Schema
- The cim-common.xsd Schema
- The GenericProperty XML Schema
- Binding_Type XML Schema
Glossary
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