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System Administration Guide: Oracle Solaris 8 Containers

ProcedureInstalling the Solaris 8 Containers 1.0 Software on the Solaris 10 Host System

  1. Become superuser, or assume the Primary Administrator role.

  2. Install the Solaris 10 8/07 or Solaris 10 5/08 release on the target system. See the Solaris 10 8/07 Release and Installation Collection or Solaris 10 5/08 Release and Installation Collection.

  3. (Solaris 10 8/07 release only) Install the patch 127111-01 or later in the global zone and reboot. The patch is available from SunSolve.


    global# patchadd 127111-01

    To view the patch on the system, use:


    patchadd -p | grep 127111-01
    Note –

    See Solaris 10 Patch Requirements and Compatibility if Running a Prior Release for more information.

  4. Install the packages SUNWs8brandr SUNWs8brandu, and SUNWs8brandk in the following order.


    # pkgadd -d /path/to/media/s8containers-bundle/1.0/Product SUNWs8brandr
...
Installation of <SUNWs8brandr> was successful.
# pkgadd -d /path/to/media/s8containers-bundle/1.0/Product SUNWs8brandu
...
Installation of <SUNWs8brandu> was successful.
# pkgadd -d /path/to/media/s8containers-bundle/1.0/Product SUNWs8brandk
...
Installation of <SUNWs8brandk> was successful.

    The file is available for download from the Software Download Center (SDLC) page for the Solaris 8 Containers 1.0.1 product.

  5. (Optional) If you plan to install the zone by using the sample solaris8 system image archive, solaris8-image.flar, the file is available for download from the Software Download Center (SDLC) page for the Solaris 8 Containers 1.0.1 product. Copy the file either to the Solaris 10 system, or to an NFS server accessible to the system.

See Also

If you need more information about installing patches and packages, see Chapter 25, About Packages and Patches on a Solaris System With Zones Installed (Overview), in System Administration Guide: Oracle Solaris Containers-Resource Management and Oracle Solaris Zones and Chapter 26, Adding and Removing Packages and Patches on a Solaris System With Zones Installed (Tasks), in System Administration Guide: Oracle Solaris Containers-Resource Management and Oracle Solaris Zones.

Aspects of central patching covered in these chapters do not apply to solaris8 branded zones.