How to Create a Non-Global Zone on a Node

1. Become superuser on the node on which you are creating the non-global zone.

   You must be in the global zone.

2. For the Solaris 10 OS, verify on each node that multi-user services for the Service Management Facility (SMF) are online.

   If services are not yet online for a node, wait until the state becomes online before you proceed to the next step.

   phys-schost# svcs multi-user-server STATE STIME FMRI online 17:52:55 svc:/milestone/multi-user-server:default

3. Configure, install, and boot the new zone.

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   Note –

   You must set the autoboot property to true to support resource-group functionality in the non-global zone.

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   Follow procedures in the following documentation:

   1. Perform procedures in Chapter 18, Planning and Configuring Non-Global Zones (Tasks), in System Administration Guide: Solaris Containers-Resource Management and Solaris Zones.

   2. Perform procedures in Installing and Booting Zones in System Administration Guide: Solaris Containers-Resource Management and Solaris Zones.

   3. Perform procedures in How to Boot a Zone in System Administration Guide: Solaris Containers-Resource Management and Solaris Zones.

4. Verify that the zone is in the ready state.

   phys-schost# zoneadm list -v ID NAME STATUS PATH 0 global running / 1 my-zone ready /zone-path

5. (Optional) Assign a private IP address and a private hostname to the zone.

   The following command chooses and assigns an available IP address from the cluster's private IP address range. The command also assigns the specified private hostname, or host alias, to the zone and maps it to the assigned private IP address.

   phys-schost# clnode set -p zprivatehostname=hostalias node:zone

   -p

   Specifies a property.

   zprivatehostname=hostalias

   Specifies the zone private hostname, or host alias.

   node

   The name of the node.

   zone

   The name of the non-global zone.

6. Perform the initial internal zone configuration.

   Follow the procedures in Performing the Initial Internal Zone Configuration in System Administration Guide: Solaris Containers-Resource Management and Solaris Zones. Choose either of the following methods:

   • Log in to the zone

   • Use an /etc/sysidcfg file

7. In the non-global zone, modify the nsswitch.conf file.

   You must make these changes to enable the zone to resolve searches for cluster-specific hostnames and IP addresses.

   1. Log in to the zone.

      phys-schost# zogin -c zonename

   2. Open the /etc/nsswitch.conf file for editing.

      phys-schost# vi /etc/nsswitch.conf

   3. Add the cluster switch to the beginning of the lookups for the hosts and netmasks entries.

      The modified entries would appear similar to the following:

      … hosts: cluster files nis [NOTFOUND=return] … netmasks: cluster files nis [NOTFOUND=return] …