Create a Template Zone on a Database Domain

1. Log in to the first Database Domain in your SPARC SuperCluster T4-4 where you are setting up zones.
2. Determine if the template zone is already in place on the first Database Domain where you are setting up zones.

   The template zone may already be in place from the initial installation of your system. Type the following command to determine if the template zone is already in place:

   zoneadm list -cv

   • If you see the following output, where a file is listed as DB-domain_T (for example, ssc01dbadmin01-01_T), then the template file is already in place from the initial installation:

     ID NAME STATUS PATH BRAND IP
     0 global running / solaris shared
     5 ssc01dbadmin01.us.oracle.com running
     /zoneHome/ssc01dbadmin01.us.oracle.com solaris excl
      - ssc01dbadmin01-01_T installed /zoneHomeT/ssc01dbadmin01-01_T solaris excl

     You do not have to create a template zone on the Database Domain in this case. Go to Creating VNETs.

   • If you do not see a file listed as DB-domain_T, then you do not have the template file in place already. Go to Step 3.

3. Locate the ssc_exavm script.

   See Verify Configuration Tool Installation for the location of the ssc_exavm script.

4. Create the template zone on the Database Domain where you are setting up zones.

   The output shown below is abbreviated from the actual output.

   ./ssc_exavm -template
   INFO: Logging all actions in /opt/oracle.supercluster/zonetools/ssc_exavm/tmp/ssc01dbadmin01-01-20121129093659.log and traces in /opt/oracle.supercluster/zonetools/ssc_exavm/tmp/ssc01dbadmin01-01-20121129093659.trc and o/p in /opt/oracle.supercluster/zonetools/ssc_exavm/tmp/ssc01dbadmin01-01-20121129093659.out
   INFO: Begin Template Creation
   INFO: Checking for ssc01dbadmin01-01_T
   INFO: Checking for ssc01dbadmin01-01_T
   INFO: Creating a template Virtual Guest for future use
   INFO: 2012-11-29 09:37:14 : Executing zfs create rpool/ssc01dbadmin01-01_T
    
   INFO: Executing /opt/oracle.supercluster/zonetools/ssc_exavm/tmp/vmtrash/8461.SysCall.0.cmd
    
   INFO: Running System command ... 
   R  R
   SUCCESS: Done
   INFO: 2 : Completed Command Execution
   INFO: 2012-11-29 09:37:16 : Completed Command Execution
   INFO: 2012-11-29 09:37:16 : Executing zfs set quota=6G rpool/ssc01dbadmin01-01_T
    
   INFO: Executing /opt/oracle.supercluster/zonetools/ssc_exavm/tmp/vmtrash/8461.SysCall.1.cmd
    
   ... (OUTPUT ABBREVIATED) ...
    
   INFO: Running System command ...
   R
   SUCCESS: Done
   INFO: 1 : Completed Command Execution
   INFO: 2012-11-29 09:51:25 : Completed Command Execution
   SUCCESS: Completed creation of Virtual guests
    
   INFO: Virtual Guest creation Summary :
    
   INFO: Completed : ssc01dbadmin01-01_T  Data file :: none

   The name for the template zone for this particular domain is DB-domain_T (for example, ssc01dbadmin01-01_T).

5. Repeat Step 1 through Step 4 for every Database Domain where you are setting up zones.

   You must create a separate template zone on each Database Domain where you are setting up zones. Each template zone has its own domain-specific name.