This guide provides installation, usage, and removal information for Libvirt for LDoms 1.0.1 software. The libvirt library (version 0.3.2) included in this software interacts with the Logical Domains Manager 1.0.1 software running on the Solaris trademark 10 Operating System (OS) to support Logical Domains virtualization technology on Sun UltraSPARC® T1– and T2–based platforms. This software is provided for system administrators who want to have consistent interfaces with other virtualization technologies.

Before You Read This Book

To fully use the information in this document, you must have thorough knowledge of the operation of Logical Domains software and the topics discussed in these books:

Beginners Guide to LDoms: Understanding and Deploying Logical Domains
Logical Domains (LDoms) 1.0.1 Release Notes
Logical Domains (LDoms) 1.0.1 Administration Guide

You also must know how to perform system administration operations in the Solaris 10 OS.

How This Book Is Organized

Chapter 1 provides an overview of the Libvirt for LDoms 1.0.1 software.

Chapter 2 provides instructions for the installation and removal of the Libvirt for LDoms 1.0.1 software package.

Chapter 3 provides instructions for using the virsh(1M) subcommands with the Logical Domains Manager 1.0.1 software.

Chapter 4 describes how to use the virt-install script with the Logical Domains Manager 1.0.1 software.

Glossary is a list of abbreviations, acronyms, terms and their definitions specific to the Libvirt for LDoms 1.0.1 software.

Using UNIX Commands

This document might not contain information on basic UNIX® commands and procedures such as shutting down the system, booting the system, and configuring devices. Refer to the following for this information:

Software documentation that you received with your system

Solaris Operating System documentation, which is at

http://docs.sun.com

Shell Prompts

Shell	Prompt
C shell	`machine-name%`
C shell superuser	`machine-name#`
Bourne shell and Korn shell	`$`
Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser	`#`

Typographic Conventions

Typeface	Meaning	Examples
`AaBbCc123`	The names of commands, files, and directories; on‐screen computer output	Edit your `.login` file. Use `ls` `-a` to list all files. `% You have mail.`
`AaBbCc123`	What you type, when contrasted with on-screen computer output	`%` `su` `Password:`
`AaBbCc123`	Book titles, new words or terms, words to be emphasized. Replace command-line variables with real names or values.	Read Chapter 6 in the User’s Guide. These are called class options. To delete a file, type `rm` `filename`.

Typeface

Meaning

Examples

AaBbCc123

The names of commands, files, and directories; on‐screen computer output

Edit your .login file.

Use ls -a to list all files.

% You have mail.

AaBbCc123

What you type, when contrasted with on-screen computer output

% su

Password:

AaBbCc123

Book titles, new words or terms, words to be emphasized. Replace command-line variables with real names or values.

Read Chapter 6 in the User’s Guide.

These are called class options.

To delete a file, type rm filename.

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Related Documentation

The following table lists the documentation for this product. The online documentation for Libvirt for LDoms 1.0.1 software is available at:

http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/coll/ldom1.0

Application	Title	Part Number	Format	Location
Administration	Libvirt for LDoms 1.0.1 Administration Guide	820-3838-10	HTML PDF	Online
Release Notes	Libvirt for LDoms 1.0.1 Release Notes	820-3839-10	HTML PDF	Online

The following table lists the documentation that is related to this product. The online Logical Domains (LDoms) 1.0.1 Administration Guide and Release Notes are available at:

http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/coll/ldom1.0

Application	Title	Part Number	Format	Location
Basics	Beginners Guide to LDoms: Understanding and Deploying Logical Domains Software	820-0832	PDF	Online at:
	`http://www.sun.com/blueprints/0207/820-0832.html`
Administration	Logical Domains (LDoms) 1.0.1 Administration Guide	820-3268-10	PDF HTML	Online
Release Notes	Logical Domains (LDoms) 1.0.1 Release Notes	820-3269-11	PDF HTML	Online
`virsh`(1M), `virt-install`(1M)	OpenSolaris xVM Documentation	N/A	HTML	Online at:
	`http://opensolaris.org/os/community/xen/docs/`
	Red Hat open source web site	N/A	HTML	Online at:
	`http://virt-manager.et.redhat.com/`
`libvirt`	libvirt the virtualization API	N/A	HTML	Online at:
	`http://www.libvirt.org/`
JumpStart	Solaris 10 8/07 Installation Guide: Custom JumpStart and Advanced Installations	820-0179	HTML	Online at:
	`http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/820-0179`

Documentation, Support, and Training

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Third-Party Web Sites

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Please include the title and part number of your document with your feedback:

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Preface

Before You Read This Book

How This Book Is Organized

Using UNIX Commands

Shell Prompts

Typographic Conventions

Related Documentation

Documentation, Support, and Training

Third-Party Web Sites

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