The /etc/nsswitch.conf File is Not Updated with host and netmasks Database Information During Non-Global Zone Installation (6345227)

Problem Summary: The scinstall command updates the /etc/nsswitch.conf file to add the cluster entry for the hosts and netmasks databases. This change updates the /net/nsswitch.conf file for the global zone. But when a non-global zone is created and installed, the non-global zone receives its own copy of the /etc/nsswitch.conf file. The /etc/nsswitch.conf files on the non-global zones will not have the cluster entry for the hosts and netmasks databases. Any attempt to resolve cluster-specific private hostnames and IP addresses from within a non-global zone by using getXbyY queries will fail.

Workaround: Manually update the /etc/nsswitch.conf file for non-global zones with the cluster entry for the hosts and netmasks database. This ensures that the cluster-specific private-hostname and IP-address resolutions are available within non-global zones.