Overview of Solaris 10 Zones Support in the N1 Advanced Architecture for SAP Solutions 5.2 Update 2 Release

The Sun N1 Advanced Architecture for SAP Solutions 5.2 Update 2 release provides support for the creation and management of Solaris 10 non-global zones in your SAP environment. The SAP plug-in now provides two different methods for modelling and managing Solaris 10 non-global zones.

• Zone Hosts - With the SAP plug-in, you can create Solaris non-global zones on Solaris 10 hosts in your SAP environment. With zone hosts, you can perform the following tasks.

  • Create a non-global zone on a Solaris 10 host

  • Deploy SAP resources into a non-global zone

  • Manage these resource with the SAP plug-in

  • Start or stop a non-global zone

  • Import existing non-global zones into your N1 SPS environment

• Zone Resources - You can also capture a non-global zone as a zone resource, enabling you to perform the following tasks.

  • Import an existing non-global zone on a Solaris 10 host into your N1 SPS environment

  • Install a non-global zone on a target host

  • Provision a non-global zone on a zone host

  • Import existing non-global zones

  • Start or stop a non-global zone

  • Manage the non-global zone as a resource in the N1 Advanced Architecture for SAP Solutions graphical user interface

  • Starting with the Solaris 10 11/06 release, move non-global zones from one system to another

Solaris 10 Zones Support Process Overview

Working with the Solaris 10 zones support in the Sun N1 Advanced Architecture for SAP Solutions 5.2 Update 2 release is a multi-step process.

1. Install the Solaris 10 OS on the target hosts on which you want to manage Solaris 10 zones.

   If you want to move your zones resources between systems, the systems must support the zone attach and detach features. Starting with the Solaris 10 11/06 release, these features are supported.

2. Install the N1 SPS remote agent software on the systems that you want to provision and manage zones.

   For more information, see Sun N1 Service Provisioning System 5.2 Installation Guide.

3. Plan your Solaris 10 zones support environment.

   For more information, see Planning Your Configuration to Support Solaris Zones.

4. Create your Solaris 10 non-global zones.

   • If you want to manage your non-global zones as physical hosts, create zone hosts. For more information, see Creating Zone Hosts.

   • If you want to manage your non-global zones as SAP resources, create zone resources. For more information, see Creating Zone Resources in the N1 Service Provisioning System.

5. Manage your Solaris 10 non-global zones in N1 Service Provisioning System or the N1 Advanced Architecture browser user interface.

   For more information, see the appropriate section.

   • Managing Zone Hosts

   • Managing Zone Resources

Solaris 10 Zones Support Requirements

To create and manage non-global zones in your SAP environment, the Solaris 10 OS, or compatible version, must be installed on the systems that you want to manage.

If you want to move non-global zones between systems in your SAP environment, your systems must be running a Solaris release that supports the zone attach and detach features. Starting with the Solaris 10 11/06 release, the zone attach and detach features are supported.

For more information, see System Administration Guide: Solaris Containers-Resource Management and Solaris Zones.

You must also import the SAP plug-in version 1.3 into your N1 SPS environment. For more information, see Chapter 2, Installing and Configuring the Sun N1 Advanced Architecture for SAP Solutions 5.2 Update 2 Release.