Install Solaris OS on a Guest Domain From a Solaris ISO File

1. Unbind the guest domain.

   The following shows ldg1 as the guest domain:

   primary# ldm unbind ldg1

2. Add the Solaris ISO file as a secondary volume and virtual disk.

   The following uses solarisdvd.iso as the Solaris ISO file, iso_vol@primary-vds0 as a secondary volume, and vdisk_iso as a virtual disk:

   primary# ldm add-vdsdev /export/solarisdvd.iso iso_vol@primary-vds0 primary# ldm-vdisk vdisk vdisk_iso iso_vol@primary-vds0 ldg1

3. Check to see that the Solaris ISO file is added as a secondary volume and virtual disk.

   primary# ldm list-bindings NAME STATE FLAGS CONS VCPU MEMORY UTIL UPTIME primary active -n-cv SP 4 4G 0.2% 22h 45m ... VDS   NAME VOLUME OPTIONS DEVICE   primary-vds0     vol1                            /dev/dsk/c2t1d0s2   iso_vol                                          /export/solarisdvd.iso .... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NAME STATE FLAGS CONS VCPU MEMORY UTIL UPTIME ldg1 inactive ----- 60 6G ... DISK   NAME VOLUME TOUT DEVICE SERVER   vdisk1 vol1@primary-vds0   vdisk_iso iso_vol@primary-vds0 ....

4. Bind and start the guest domain (ldg1).

   primary# ldm bind ldg1 primary# ldm start ldg1 LDom ldg1 started primary# telnet localhost 5000 Trying 127.0.0.1... Connected to localhost. Escape character is '^]'.   Connecting to console "ldg1" in group "ldg1" .... Press ~? for control options ..

5. Show the device aliases in the client OpenBoot PROM.

   In this example, see the device aliases for vdisk_iso, which is the Solaris ISO image, and vdisk_install, which is the disk space.

   ok devalias vdisk_iso       /virtual-devices@100/channel-devices@200/disk@1 vdisk1          /virtual-devices@100/channel-devices@200/disk@0 vnet1           /virtual-devices@100/channel-devices@200/network@0 virtual-console /virtual-devices/console@1 name            aliases

6. On the guest domain's console, boot from vdisk_iso (disk@1) on slice f.

   ok boot vdisk_iso:f -v Boot device: /virtual-devices@100/channel-devices@200/disk@1:f File and args: -s SunOS Release 5.10 Version Generic_139555-08 64-bit Copyright 1983-2009 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved. Use is subject to license terms.

7. Continue with the Solaris OS installation menu.