System Administration Guide: Oracle Solaris 9 Containers

ProcedureInstalling the Solaris 9 Containers 1.0.1 Software on the Solaris 10 Host System

The SUNWs9brandr and SUNWs9brandu packages should be installed during the Solaris system installation. If not already installed, the packages are available from the Solaris 10 10/08 media. See step 3.

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

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

  3. If not already present on the system, install the packages SUNWs9brandr and SUNWs9brandu in the following order.


    # pkgadd -d /path/to/media SUNWs9brandr
    ...
    Installation of <SUNWs9brandr> was successful.
    # pkgadd -d /path/to/media SUNWs9brandu
    ...
    Installation of <SUNWs9brandu> was successful.
    ...

    These packages are available from the Solaris 10 10/08 media.

  4. Install the package SUNWs9brandk.


    # pkgadd -d /path/to/media/s9containers-bundle/1.0.1/Product SUNWs9brandk
    ...
    Installation of <SUNWs9brandk> was successful.

    The file is available for download from the Software Download Center (SDLC) page for the Solaris 9 Containers 1.0.1 product.

  5. (Optional) If you plan to install the zone by using the sample solaris9 system image archive, solaris9-image.flar, the file is available for download from the Software Download Center (SDLC) page for the Solaris 9 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 solaris9 branded zones.