Part I Oracle VM Server for SPARC 3.1 Software
Part II Optional Oracle VM Server for SPARC Software
Chapter 14 Oracle VM Server for SPARC Physical-to-Virtual Conversion Tool
Installing the Oracle VM Server for SPARC P2V Tool
Prerequisites for using the SPARC P2V Tool
Limitations of Using the SPARC P2V Tool
How to Install the Oracle VM Server for SPARC P2V Tool
Chapter 15 Oracle VM Server for SPARC Configuration Assistant (Oracle Solaris 10)
Using the Configuration Assistant (ldmconfig)
Installing the Configuration Assistant
Prerequisites for Running the Configuration Assistant
Limitations and Known Issues of the Configuration Assistant
Chapter 16 Using Power Management
Viewing Power-Consumption Data
Chapter 17 Using the Oracle VM Server for SPARC Management Information Base Software
Oracle VM Server for SPARC Management Information Base Overview
Logical Domains Manager and the Oracle VM Server for SPARC MIB
Parsing the XML-Based Control Interface
Providing Fault and Recovery Information
Oracle VM Server for SPARC MIB Object Tree
Installing and Configuring the Oracle VM Server for SPARC MIB Software
Installing and Configuring the Oracle VM Server for SPARC MIB Software
How to Install the Oracle VM Server for SPARC MIB Software Package
How to Load the Oracle VM Server for SPARC MIB Module Into the Oracle Solaris SNMP Agent
How to Remove the Oracle VM Server for SPARC MIB Software Package
How to Create the Initial snmpv3 User
Querying the Oracle VM Server for SPARC MIB
Retrieving Oracle VM Server for SPARC MIB Information
Environment Variables Table (ldomEnvVarsTable)
Domain Policy Table (ldomPolicyTable)
Service Processor Configuration Table (ldomSPConfigTable)
Domain Resource Pool and Scalar Variables
Virtual CPU Table (ldomVcpuTable)
Virtual Memory Table (ldomVmemTable)
Virtual Memory Physical Binding Table (ldomVmemPhysBindTable)
Virtual Disk Service Table (ldomVdsTable)
Virtual Disk Service Device Table (ldomVdsdevTable)
Virtual Disk Table (ldomVdiskTable)
Virtual Switch Service Table (ldomVswTable)
Virtual Network Device Table (ldomVnetTable)
Virtual Console Concentrator Table (ldomVccTable)
Virtual Console Group Table (ldomVconsTable)
Virtual Console Relationship Table (ldomVconsVccRelTable)
Cryptographic Units Table (ldomCryptoTable)
I/O Bus Table (ldomIOBusTable)
Scalar Variables for Domain Version Information
Using Oracle VM Server for SPARC MIB Module Traps
Oracle VM Server for SPARC MIB Trap Descriptions
Domain State Change (ldomStateChange)
Virtual CPU Change (ldomVCpuChange)
Virtual Memory Change (ldomVMemChange)
Virtual Disk Service Change (ldomVdsChange)
Virtual Disk Change (ldomVdiskChange)
Virtual Switch Change (ldomVswChange)
Virtual Network Change (ldomVnetChange)
Virtual Console Concentrator Change (ldomVccChange)
Virtual Console Group Change (ldomVconsChange)
Chapter 18 Logical Domains Manager Discovery
Discovering Systems Running the Logical Domains Manager
How to Discover Logical Domains Managers Running on Your Subnet
Chapter 19 Using the XML Interface With the Logical Domains Manager
Registration and Unregistration
Logical Domains Manager Actions
Logical Domains Manager Resources and Properties
Domain Information (ldom_info) Resource
Virtual Disk Server (vds) Resource
Virtual Disk Server Volume (vds_volume) Resource
Virtual Console Concentrator (vcc) Resource
Physical I/O Device (physio_device) Resource
SP Configuration (spconfig) Resource
DRM Policy Configuration (policy) Resource
Virtual Data Plane Channel Service (vdpcs) Resource
The Oracle VM Server for SPARC Physical-to-Virtual (P2V) Conversion tool automatically converts an existing physical system to a virtual system that runs the Oracle Solaris 10 OS in a logical domain on a chip multithreading (CMT) system. You can run the ldmp2v command from a control domain that runs the Oracle Solaris 10 OS or the Oracle Solaris 11 OS to convert one of the following source systems to a logical domain:
Any sun4u SPARC based system that runs at least the Solaris 8, Solaris 9, or Oracle Solaris 10 OS
Any sun4v system that runs the Oracle Solaris 10 OS but does not run in a logical domain
The conversion from a physical system to a virtual system is performed in the following phases:
Collection phase. Runs on the physical source system. In the collect phase, a file system image of the source system is created based on the configuration information that it collects about the source system.
Preparation phase. Runs on the control domain of the target system. In the prepare phase, a logical domain is created on the target system based on the configuration information collected in the collect phase. The file system image is restored to one or more virtual disks. You can use the P2V tool to create virtual disks on plain files or ZFS volumes. You can also create virtual disks on physical disks or LUNs, or on volume manager volumes that you created. The image is modified to enable it to run as a logical domain.
Conversion phase. Runs on the control domain of the target system. In the convert phase, the created logical domain is converted into a logical domain that runs the Oracle Solaris 10 OS by using the standard Oracle Solaris upgrade process.
For information about the P2V tool, see the ldmp2v(1M) man page.
The following sections describe how the conversion from a physical system to a virtual system is performed.