Oracle® VM Server for SPARC 3.4 Administration Guide

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Oracle^® VM Server for SPARC 3.4 Administration Guide

August 2016

Provides Oracle Solaris OS system administrators with detailed information and procedures that describe the installation, configuration, and use of the Oracle VM Server for SPARC 3.4 software.

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1 Overview of the Oracle VM Server for SPARC Software
- About Oracle VM Server for SPARC and Oracle Solaris OS Versions
- Hypervisor and Logical Domains
- Logical Domains Manager
- Oracle VM Server for SPARC Management Information Base
- Oracle VM Server for SPARC Troubleshooting
2 Oracle VM Server for SPARC Security
- Delegating the Management of Logical Domains by Using Rights
  - Using Rights Profiles and Roles
    - Managing User Rights Profiles
      - How to Assign a Rights Profile to a User
    - Assigning Roles to Users
      - How to Create a Role and Assign the Role to a User
  - Logical Domains Manager Profile Contents
- Using Verified Boot
3 Setting Up Services and the Control Domain
- Output Messages
- Creating Default Services
  - How to Create Default Services
- Initial Configuration of the Control Domain
  - Configuring the Control Domain
    - How to Configure the Control Domain
  - Decreasing the CPU and Memory Resources From the Control Domain's Initial factory-default Configuration
    - How to Decrease the CPU and Memory Resources From the Control Domain's Initial factory-default Configuration
- Rebooting to Use Domains
  - How to Reboot
- Enabling Networking Between the Oracle Solaris 10 Service Domain and Other Domains
  - How to Configure the Virtual Switch as the Primary Interface
- Enabling the Virtual Network Terminal Server Daemon
  - How to Enable the Virtual Network Terminal Server Daemon
- Verifying That the ILOM Interconnect Is Enabled
  - How to Verify the ILOM Interconnect Configuration
  - How to Re-Enable the ILOM Interconnect Service
4 Setting Up Guest Domains
- Creating and Starting a Guest Domain
  - How to Create and Start a Guest Domain
- Installing Oracle Solaris OS on a Guest Domain
5 Using Domain Consoles
- Controlling Access to a Domain Console by Using Rights
- Using Domain Console Logging
  - How to Enable or Disable Console Logging
  - Service Domain Requirements for Domain Console Logging
- Connecting to a Guest Console Over the Network
- Using Console Groups
  - How to Combine Multiple Consoles Into One Group
6 Configuring I/O Domains
- I/O Domain Overview
- General Guidelines for Creating an I/O Domain
7 Creating a Root Domain by Assigning PCIe Buses
- Creating a Root Domain by Assigning PCIe Buses
8 Creating an I/O Domain by Using PCIe SR-IOV Virtual Functions
- SR-IOV Overview
- SR-IOV Hardware and Software Requirements
- Current SR-IOV Feature Limitations
- Static SR-IOV
  - Static SR-IOV Software Requirements
- Dynamic SR-IOV
  - Dynamic SR-IOV Software Requirements
  - Dynamic SR-IOV Configuration Requirements
    - Destroying All Virtual Functions and Returning the Slots to the Root Domain Does Not Restore the Root Complex Resources
- Enabling I/O Virtualization
  - How to Enable I/O Virtualization for a PCIe Bus
- Planning for the Use of PCIe SR-IOV Virtual Functions
- Using Ethernet SR-IOV Virtual Functions
- Using InfiniBand SR-IOV Virtual Functions
- Using Fibre Channel SR-IOV Virtual Functions
- I/O Domain Resiliency
- Rebooting the Root Domain With Non-Resilient I/O Domains Configured
9 Creating an I/O Domain by Using Direct I/O
- Creating an I/O Domain by Assigning PCIe Endpoint Devices
- Direct I/O Hardware and Software Requirements
- Current Direct I/O Feature Limitations
- Planning PCIe Endpoint Device Configuration
- Rebooting the Root Domain With PCIe Endpoints Configured
- Making PCIe Hardware Changes
  - Minimizing Guest Domain Outages When Removing a PCIe Card
    - How to Minimize Guest Domain Outages When Removing a PCIe Card
- Creating an I/O Domain by Assigning a PCIe Endpoint Device
  - How to Create an I/O Domain by Assigning a PCIe Endpoint Device
- Direct I/O Issues
  - PCI Express Dual 10-Gigabit Ethernet Fiber Card Shows Four Subdevices in ldm list-io -l Output
10 Using Non-primary Root Domains
- Non-primary Root Domains Overview
- Non-primary Root Domain Requirements
- Non-primary Root Domain Limitations
- Non-primary Root Domain Examples
11 Using Virtual Disks
- Introduction to Virtual Disks
- Virtual Disk Identifier and Device Name
- Managing Virtual Disks
- Virtual Disk Appearance
  - Full Disk
  - Single-Slice Disk
- Virtual Disk Back End Options
- Virtual Disk Back End
- Configuring Virtual Disk Multipathing
- CD, DVD and ISO Images
  - How to Export a CD or DVD From the Service Domain to the Guest Domain
  - How to Export an ISO Image From the Control Domain to Install a Guest Domain
- Virtual Disk Timeout
- Virtual Disk and SCSI
- Virtual Disk and the format Command
- Using ZFS With Virtual Disks
- Using Volume Managers in an Oracle VM Server for SPARC Environment
  - Using Virtual Disks With Volume Managers
    - Using Virtual Disks With Solaris Volume Manager
    - Using Virtual Disks When VxVM Is Installed
  - Using Volume Managers With Virtual Disks
- Virtual Disk Issues
  - In Certain Conditions, a Guest Domain's Solaris Volume Manager Configuration or Metadevices Can Be Lost
    - How to Find a Guest Domain's Solaris Volume Manager Configuration or Metadevices
  - Oracle Solaris Boot Disk Compatibility
12 Using Virtual SCSI Host Bus Adapters
- Introduction to Virtual SCSI Host Bus Adapters
- Operational Model for Virtual SCSI HBAs
- Virtual SCSI HBA Identifier and Device Name
- Managing Virtual SCSI HBAs
- Appearance of Virtual LUNs in a Guest Domain
- Virtual SCSI HBA and Virtual SAN Configurations
- Configuring Virtual SCSI HBA Multipathing
- Booting From SCSI Devices
  - Booting From a Virtual LUN
  - Booting From a SCSI DVD Device
- Installing a Virtual LUN
- Virtual SCSI HBA Timeout
- Virtual SCSI HBA and SCSI
- Supporting Highly Fragmented I/O Buffers in the Guest Domain
13 Using Virtual Networks
- Introduction to a Virtual Network
- Oracle Solaris 11 Networking Overview
- Oracle Solaris 10 Networking Overview
- Maximizing Virtual Network Performance
  - Hardware and Software Requirements
  - Configuring Your Domains to Maximize the Performance of Your Virtual Network
- Virtual Switch
- Virtual Network Device
  - Inter-Vnet LDC Channels
  - Determining What Networks Are Present in Logical Domains
- Viewing Network Device Configurations and Statistics
- Controlling the Amount of Physical Network Bandwidth That Is Consumed by a Virtual Network Device
  - Network Bandwidth Limitations
  - Setting the Network Bandwidth Limit
- Virtual Device Identifier and Network Interface Name
  - Finding the Oracle Solaris 11 Network Interface Name
    - How to Find the Oracle Solaris OS Network Interface Name
- Assigning MAC Addresses Automatically or Manually
  - Range of MAC Addresses Assigned to Domains
  - Automatic Assignment Algorithm
  - Duplicate MAC Address Detection
- Using Network Adapters With Domains That Run Oracle Solaris 10
  - How to Determine Whether a Network Adapter Is GLDv3-Compliant
- Configuring a Virtual Switch and the Service Domain for NAT and Routing
  - Configuring NAT on an Oracle Solaris 11 System
    - How to Set Up a Virtual Switch to Provide External Connectivity to Domains (Oracle Solaris 11)
  - Configuring NAT on an Oracle Solaris 10 System
    - How to Set Up a Virtual Switch on Oracle Solaris 10 Service Domains to Provide External Connectivity to Domains
- Configuring IPMP in an Oracle VM Server for SPARC Environment
  - Configuring Virtual Network Devices Into an IPMP Group in an Oracle Solaris 11 Domain
  - Configuring Virtual Network Devices Into an IPMP Group in an Oracle Solaris 10 Domain
  - Configuring and Using IPMP in the Service Domain
  - Using Link-Based IPMP in Oracle VM Server for SPARC Virtual Networking
    - How to Configure Physical Link Status Updates
- Using VLAN Tagging
  - Port VLAN ID
  - VLAN ID
  - Assigning and Using VLANs
  - How to Install a Guest Domain When the Install Server Is in a VLAN
- Using Private VLANs
  - PVLAN Requirements
  - Configuring PVLANs
    - Creating a PVLAN
    - Viewing PVLAN Information
- Tuning Packet Throughput Performance
- Using Link Aggregation With a Virtual Switch
- Configuring Jumbo Frames
  - How to Configure Virtual Network and Virtual Switch Devices to Use Jumbo Frames
  - Compatibility With Older (Jumbo-Unaware) Versions of the vnet and vsw Drivers (Oracle Solaris 10)
- Using Virtual NICs on Virtual Networks
  - Configuring Virtual NICs on Virtual Network Devices
  - Creating Oracle Solaris 11 Zones in a Domain
- Using Trusted Virtual Networks
  - Trusted Virtual Network Requirements and Restrictions
  - Configuring Trusted Virtual Networks
  - Viewing Trusted Virtual Network Information
- Oracle Solaris 11 Networking-Specific Feature Differences
14 Migrating Domains
- Introduction to Domain Migration
- Overview of a Migration Operation
- Software Compatibility
- Security for Migration Operations
  - Configuring SSL Certificates for Migration
    - How to Configure SSL Certificates for Migration
  - Removing SSL Certificates
- FIPS 140-2 Mode for Domain Migration
  - How to Run Logical Domains Manager in FIPS 140-2 Mode
  - How to Revert the Logical Domains Manager to the Default Mode From FIPS 140-2 Mode
- Domain Migration Restrictions
- 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
15 Managing Resources
- Resource Reconfiguration
  - Dynamic Reconfiguration
  - Delayed Reconfiguration
    - Only One CPU Configuration Operation Is Permitted to Be Performed During a Delayed Reconfiguration
- Resource Allocation
- CPU Allocation
- Configuring the System With Hard Partitions
- Assigning Physical Resources to Domains
- Using Memory Dynamic Reconfiguration
- Using Resource Groups
  - Resource Group Requirements and Restrictions
- Using Power Management
- Using Dynamic Resource Management
- Listing Domain Resources
- Using Perf-Counter Properties
- Resource Management Issues
  - Removing a Large Number of CPUs From a Domain Might Fail
  - Sometimes a Block of Dynamically Added Memory Can Be Dynamically Removed Only as a Whole
16 Managing Domain Configurations
- Managing Domain Configurations
- Available Configuration Recovery Methods
- Addressing Service Processor Connection Problems
- Configuration Management Issues
  - init-system Does Not Restore Named Core Constraints for Guest Domains From Saved XML Files
17 Handling Hardware Errors
- Hardware Error-Handling Overview
- Using FMA to Blacklist or Unconfigure Faulty Resources
- Recovering Domains After Detecting Faulty or Missing Resources
- Marking Domains as Degraded
- Marking I/O Resources as Evacuated
18 Performing Other Administration Tasks
- Entering Names in the CLI
- Updating Property Values in the /etc/system File
  - How to Add or Modify a Tuning Property Value
- Stopping a Heavily Loaded Domain Can Time Out
- Operating the Oracle Solaris OS With Oracle VM Server for SPARC
- Using Oracle VM Server for SPARC With the Service Processor
- 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
- Using Logical Domain Channels
- Booting a Large Number of Domains
- Cleanly Shutting Down and Power Cycling an Oracle VM Server for SPARC System
  - How to Power Off a System With Multiple Active Domains
  - How to Power Cycle the System
- Logical Domains Variable Persistence
- Adjusting the Interrupt Limit
- Listing Domain I/O Dependencies
- Enabling the Logical Domains Manager Daemon
  - How to Enable the Logical Domains Manager Daemon
- Saving and Restoring Autosave Configuration Data
  - Saving and Restoring Autosave Configuration Directories
    - How to Save and Restore Autosave Directories
  - Saving and Restoring the Logical Domains Constraints Database File
- Factory Default Configuration and Disabling Domains
Appendix A Using Power Management
- Using Power Management
  - Power Management Features
  - Viewing Power-Consumption Data
Glossary
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