Zone-Wide Resource Controls in an lx Branded Zone (System Administration Guide: Virtualization Using the Solaris Operating System)

System Administration Guide: Virtualization Using the Solaris Operating System

Zone-Wide Resource Controls in an `lx` Branded Zone

The preferred, simpler method for setting a zone-wide resource control is to use the property name instead of the rctl resource. These limits are specified for both the global and non-global zones.

The global administrator can also set privileged zone-wide resource controls for a zone by using the rctl resource.

Zone-wide resource controls limit the total resource usage of all process entities within a zone. These limits are specified for both the global and non-global zones by using the zonecfg command. For instructions, see How to Configure the lx Branded Zone.

The following resource controls are currently available:

Table 30–1 Zone-Wide Resource Controls


Control Name	Global Property Name	Description	Default Unit	Value Used For
`zone.cpu-cap`		Absolute limit on the amount of CPU resources for this zone. A value of `100` means 100 percent of one CPU as the `project.cpu-cap` setting. A value of `125` is 125 percent, because 100 percent corresponds to one full CPU on the system when using CPU caps.	Quantity (number of CPUs)
`zone.cpu-shares`	`cpu-shares`	Number of fair share scheduler (FSS) CPU shares for this zone.	Quantity (shares)
`zone.max-locked-memory.`		Total amount of physical locked memory available to a zone. If the privilege `priv_proc_lock_memory` is assigned to a zone, consider setting this resource control as well, to prevent that zone from locking all memory.	Size (bytes)	`locked` property of `capped-memory`
`zone.max-lwps`	`max-lwps`	Maximum number of LWPs simultaneously available to this zone.	Quantity (LWPs)
`zone.max-msg-ids`	`max-msg-ids`	Maximum number of message queue IDs allowed for this zone.	Quantity (message queue IDs)
`zone.max-sem-ids`	`max-sem-ids`	Maximum number of semaphore IDs allowed for this zone.	Quantity (semaphore IDs)
`zone.max-shm-ids`	`max-shm-ids`	Maximum number of shared memory IDs allowed for this zone.	Quantity (shared memory IDs)
`zone.max-shm-memory`	`max-shm-memory`	Total amount of System V shared memory allowed for this zone.	Size (bytes)
`zone.max-swap`		Total amount of swap that can be consumed by user process address space mappings and `tmpfs` mounts for this zone.	Size (bytes)	`swap` property of `capped-memory`