Installing and Administering Solaris Container Manager 3.6

Container Manager Software Description

Container Manager is installed as an add-on product to the Sun Management Center 3.6 software with the latest patch applied. The add-on software is installed on the Sun Management Center server layer or agent layer, depending on the function of the host. Sun Management Center is a three-tier application that consists of the following three layers: server, console, and agent. For more information about the three-tier architecture, see Sun Management Center Overview in Sun Management Center 3.6 Installation and Configuration Guide.

Note –

Container Manager requires that you install several additional software products. You must read all related documentation before beginning installation. You might need to apply software patches or plan for a reboot of the system to complete installation of other products. Also plan for the size requirements of these products before starting installation.

The following table provides a summary of Sun Management Center and Solaris Container Manager requirements.

For specific information about determining the total amount of resources needed, see Appendix C, Determining Hardware Resources, in Sun Management Center 3.6 Installation and Configuration Guide.

Table 2–1 Sun Management Center and Solaris Container Manager System Requirements


Base Layer	Operating System	Disk Space	RAM	Swap Space
Sun Management Center Server (SPARC)	Solaris 8, Solaris 9, and Solaris 10 Solaris Developer Software Group installation	800 Mbytes total 300 Mbytes in `/opt` 500 Mbytes in `/var/opt`	512 Mbytes minimum 1 Gbyte recommended for small to large servers 2 Gbytes recommended for extra-large servers	1 Gbyte recommended
Sun Management Center Agent (SPARC)	Solaris 8, Solaris 9, and Solaris 10	18 Mbytes per agent in `/opt/SUNWsymon` 2 Mbytes per agent in `/var/opt/SUNWsymon`	10 to 29 Mbytes per agent depending on modules loaded and system type
Sun Management Center Agent (x86)	Solaris 9 and Solaris 10	18 Mbytes per agent in `/opt/SUNWsymon` 2 Mbytes per agent in `/var/opt/SUNWsymon`	10 to 29 Mbytes per agent depending on modules loaded and system type
Solaris Container Manager Server (SPARC)	Solaris 8, Solaris 9, and Solaris 10	300 Mbytes	512 Mbytes minimum 1 Gbyte recommended for small to large servers 2 Gbytes recommended for extra-large servers	1 Gbyte recommended
Solaris Container Manager Agent (SPARC and x86)	Solaris 8, Solaris 9, and Solaris 10. Solaris Container Manager requires Solaris Resource Manager 1.3 on Solaris 8. Share memory is supported from Solaris 9 Update 5.	18 Mbytes per agent in `/opt/SUNWsymon` 2 Mbytes per agent in `/var/opt/SUNWsymon`	10 to 29 Mbytes per agent depending on modules loaded and system type
Performance Reporting Manager Server (SPARC)	Solaris 8, Solaris 9, and Solaris 10	Depends on reporting options selected. Small configuration: 5 Gbytes Medium configuration: 12 Gbytes Large configuration: 24 Gbytes	1 Gbyte	1 Gbyte recommended
Performance Reporting Manager Agent (SPARC and x86)	Solaris 8, Solaris 9, and Solaris 10	8000 Kbytes minimum 80 Mbytes needed for 1000 properties logged at five-minute intervals

The Container Manager software runs on the following versions of the Solaris operating system.

Table 2–2 Container Manager Features by Solaris OS Version


OS Version	Container Manager Features
Solaris 8 6/00 through Solaris 8 2/02 (SPARC® only)	Together with the Solaris Resource Manager 1.3 software, features include the ability to specify a minimum CPU reservation and a memory cap.
Solaris 9 FCS through Solaris 9 8/03 (SPARC and x86)	Features include the ability to specify a minimum CPU reservation. Memory control is not supported.
Solaris 9 12/03, or later (SPARC and x86)	Features include the ability to specify a minimum CPU reservation and a memory cap. Resource Pool management is also supported.
Solaris 10 (SPARC and x86)	Features include the ability to specify a minimum CPU reservation and a memory cap, zone management, dynamic resource pools, and IP Quality of Service.

The Container Manager agent runs on all the hardware platforms that Sun Management Center 3.6 supports for the agent layer. For more information, see Chapter 3, Late-Breaking News, in Sun Management Center 3.6 Release Notes.

The Container Manager software consists of the following architecturally neutral software packages for both SPARC and x86:

Packages for Sun Management Center server: SUNWscms, SUNWscmc, SUNWscmca, SUNWscmdb, SUNWscmh (online help)
Packages for Sun Management Center server and agent: SUNWscmcm, SUNWscmp
Package for Sun Management Center agent: SUNWscma

Note –

The Container Manager module is automatically loaded after installation and setup of the software is complete. The module is not visible in the Sun Management Center Java or web console. You do not need to manually load this module in Sun Management Center as with other add-on software.