Summary of Zones by Function
The following table summarizes the characteristics of global and
non-global zones.
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Global
| Is assigned ID 0 by the system
Provides the single instance of the Oracle Solaris kernel
that is bootable and running on the system
Contains a complete installation of the Oracle Solaris system
software packages
Can contain additional software packages or additional software,
directories, files, and other data not installed through packages
Provides a complete and consistent product database that contains
information about all software components installed in the global zone
Holds configuration information specific to the global zone
only, such as the global zone host name and file system table
Is the only zone that is aware of all devices and all file
systems
Is the only zone with knowledge of non-global zone existence
and configuration
Is the only zone from which a non-global zone can be configured,
installed, managed, or uninstalled
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Non-Global
| Is assigned a zone ID by the system when the zone is booted
Shares operation under the Oracle Solaris kernel booted from
the global zone
Contains an installed subset of the complete Oracle Solaris
operating system software packages
Can contain additional installed software packages
Can contain additional software, directories, files, and other
data created on the non-global zone that are not installed through packages
Has a complete and consistent product database that contains
information about all software components installed on the zone
Is not aware of the existence of any other zones
Cannot install, manage, or uninstall other zones, including
itself
Has configuration information specific to that non-global
zone only, such as the non-global zone host name and file system table
Can have its own time zone setting
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