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Oracle VM Server for SPARC 2.2 Administration Guide Oracle VM Server for SPARC |
Part I Oracle VM Server for SPARC 2.2 Software
1. Overview of the Oracle VM Server for SPARC Software
2. Installing and Enabling Software
Installing Oracle VM Server for SPARC Software on a New System
Updating the Oracle Solaris OS
Downloading the Logical Domains Manager
How to Download the Logical Domains Manager Software (Oracle Solaris 10)
Installing the Logical Domains Manager
(Oracle Solaris 10) Automatically Installing the Logical Domains Manager Software
Manually Installing the Logical Domains Manager Software
Upgrading a System That Is Already Using Oracle VM Server for SPARC
Upgrading the Oracle Solaris OS
Saving and Restoring Autosave Configuration Directories
Saving and Restoring the Logical Domains Constraints Database File
Upgrading the Logical Domains Manager and the System Firmware
How to Stop All Domains Running on the Platform, Except the Control Domain
Upgrading to Oracle VM Server for SPARC 2.2 Software
How to Upgrade to the Oracle VM Server for SPARC 2.2 Software (Oracle Solaris 10)
How to Upgrade to the Oracle VM Server for SPARC 2.2 Software (Oracle Solaris 11)
Factory Default Configuration and Disabling Logical Domains
How to Remove All Guest Domains
How to Remove All Logical Domains Configurations
How to Restore the Factory Default Configuration
How to Disable the Logical Domains Manager
How to Remove the Logical Domains Manager
How to Restore the Factory Default Configuration From the Service Processor
3. Oracle VM Server for SPARC Security
4. Setting Up Services and the Control Domain
11. Managing Domain Configurations
12. Performing Other Administration Tasks
Part II Optional Oracle VM Server for SPARC Software
13. Oracle VM Server for SPARC Physical-to-Virtual Conversion Tool
14. Oracle VM Server for SPARC Configuration Assistant (Oracle Solaris 10)
15. Using the Oracle VM Server for SPARC Management Information Base Software
16. Logical Domains Manager Discovery
17. Using the XML Interface With the Logical Domains Manager
Oracle's Sun platforms that support the Oracle VM Server for SPARC software come preinstalled with the Oracle Solaris 10 OS or the Oracle Solaris 11 OS. Initially, the platform appears as a single system hosting only one operating system. After the Oracle Solaris OS, system firmware, and Logical Domains Manager have been installed, the original system and instance of the Oracle Solaris OS become the control domain. That first domain of the platform is named primary, and you cannot change that name or destroy that domain. From there, the platform can be reconfigured to have multiple domains hosting different instances of the Oracle Solaris OS.
Note - The version of the Oracle Solaris OS software that runs on a guest domain is independent of the Oracle Solaris OS version that runs on the primary domain. So, if you run the Oracle Solaris 10 OS in the primary domain, you can still run the Oracle Solaris 11 OS in any of the guest domains. Similarly, if you run the Oracle Solaris 11 OS in the primary domain, you can still run the Oracle Solaris 10 OS in any of the guest domains.
Base your decision about which Oracle Solaris OS version to run on the primary domain on your requirements and any potential feature differences between Oracle Solaris 10 and Oracle Solaris 11. See Oracle Solaris 11 Release Notes and Transitioning From Oracle Solaris 10 to Oracle Solaris 11.
On a brand new system, you might want to reinstall the factory-installed OS to conform to your installation policy. See Required and Recommended Oracle Solaris OS in Oracle VM Server for SPARC 2.2 Release Notes. For complete Oracle Solaris OS installation instructions, see the Oracle Solaris 10 8/11 Information Library and the Oracle Solaris 11 Information Library. You can tailor the installation to the requirements of your system.
If your system is already installed with the Oracle Solaris OS, you must upgrade it to the OS version that is associated with the Oracle VM Server for SPARC 2.2 software. See Required Software and Patches in Oracle VM Server for SPARC 2.2 Release Notes. For complete Oracle Solaris OS upgrade instructions, see the Oracle Solaris 10 8/11 Information Library and the Oracle Solaris 11 Information Library.
The following tasks describe how to upgrade system firmware by using the Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) software. Also see the following resources:
For information about upgrading the system firmware by using the ILOM software, see “Update the Firmware” in http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/documentation/sparc-tseries-servers-252697.html and “Updating ILOM Firmware” in the Sun Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 3.0 CLI Procedures Guide.
You can find system firmware for your platform at http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/systems/patches/firmware/index.html.
For information about the required system firmware for the supported servers, see Required and Recommended System Firmware Patches in Oracle VM Server for SPARC 2.2 Release Notes.
To upgrade the system firmware from the control domain, refer to your system firmware release notes.
Refer to the administration guides or product notes for the supported servers for more information about installing and upgrading the system firmware for these servers.
You can also use the ILOM web interface to upgrade system firmware. See “Updating ILOM Firmware” in the Sun Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 3.0 Web Interface Procedures Guide.
You can obtain the latest packages for both the Oracle Solaris 10 OS and the Oracle Solaris 11 OS. Note that the Oracle VM Server for SPARC software is included by default with the Oracle Solaris 11 OS.
Oracle Solaris 10 OS. Download the OVM_Server_SPARC-2_2.zip package from My Oracle Support. See How to Download the Logical Domains Manager Software (Oracle Solaris 10).
Oracle Solaris 11 OS. Obtain the ldomsmanager package from the Oracle Solaris 11 Support Repository. See How to Upgrade to the Oracle VM Server for SPARC 2.2 Software (Oracle Solaris 11).
You can find the software at http://www.oracle.com/virtualization/index.html.
$ unzip OVM_Server_SPARC-2_2.zip
See Location of the Oracle VM Server for SPARC 2.2 Software in Oracle VM Server for SPARC 2.2 Release Notes for details about the structure of the file and what it includes.
Following are the methods of installing the Logical Domains Manager software:
Oracle Solaris 10 only. Using the installation script to install the packages and patches. This method automatically installs the Logical Domains Manager software. See (Oracle Solaris 10) Automatically Installing the Logical Domains Manager Software.
Oracle Solaris 10 only. Using the Oracle Solaris JumpStart feature to install the packages as part of a network installation. See Oracle Solaris 10 8/11 Installation Guide: Custom JumpStart and Advanced Installations for information about configuring a JumpStart server. Also see JumpStart Technology: Effective Use in the Solaris Operating Environment for complete information about using this feature.
Oracle Solaris 11 only. Using the Oracle Solaris 11 Automated Installer feature to install the packages as part of a network installation. See How Do I Use the Automated Installer? in Installing Oracle Solaris 11 Systems and Transitioning From Oracle Solaris 10 JumpStart to Oracle Solaris 11 Automated Installer.
Installing the package manually. See Manually Installing the Logical Domains Manager Software.
Note - Remember that you must manually install the Oracle VM Server for SPARC MIB software package after you install the Oracle VM Server for SPARC packages. It is not automatically installed with the other packages. See Chapter 15, Using the Oracle VM Server for SPARC Management Information Base Software for more information about installing and using the Oracle VM Server for SPARC MIB.
If you use the install-ldm installation script, you have several choices to specify how you want the script to run. Each choice is described in the procedures that follow.
Using the install-ldm script with no options does the following automatically:
Checks that the Oracle Solaris OS release is the Oracle Solaris 10 OS
Verifies that the package subdirectories SUNWldm/ and SUNWldmp2v/ are present
Verifies that the prerequisite Logical Domains driver packages, SUNWldomr and SUNWldomu, are present
Verifies that the SUNWldm and SUNWldmp2v packages have not been installed
Installs the Oracle VM Server for SPARC 2.2 software
Verifies that all packages are installed
If the SST (SUNWjass) is already installed, you are prompted to harden the Oracle Solaris OS on the control domain.
Determine whether to use the Oracle VM Server for SPARC Configuration Assistant (ldmconfig) to perform the installation.
Using the install-ldm script with the -c option automatically runs the Oracle VM Server for SPARC Configuration Assistant after the software is installed.
Using the install-ldm script with the -s option skips the running of the Oracle VM Server for SPARC Configuration Assistant.
Using the install-ldm script and the following options with the SST software enables you to do the following:
install-ldm -d. Allows you to specify a SST driver other than a driver ending with -secure.driver. This option automatically performs all the functions listed in the preceding choice and hardens the Oracle Solaris OS on the control domain with the SST customized driver that you specify; for example, the server-secure-myname.driver.
install-ldm -d none. Specifies that you do not want to harden the Oracle Solaris OS running on your control domain by using the SST. This option automatically performs all the functions except hardening listed in the preceding choices. Bypassing the use of the SST is not suggested and should only be done when you intend to harden your control domain using an alternate process.
install-ldm -p. Specifies that you only want to perform the post-installation actions of enabling the Logical Domains Manager daemon (ldmd) and running the SST. For example, you would use this option if the SUNWldm and SUNWjass packages are preinstalled on your server.
The following procedure guides you through manually installing the Oracle VM Server for SPARC 2.2 software on the Oracle Solaris 10 OS.
When you install the Oracle Solaris 11 OS, the Oracle VM Server for SPARC 2.1 software is installed by default. If you want to install the Oracle VM Server for SPARC 2.2 software, see How to Upgrade to the Oracle VM Server for SPARC 2.2 Software (Oracle Solaris 11).
Before You Begin
Download the Oracle VM Server for SPARC 2.2 software (the SUNWldm and SUNWldmp2v packages). For instructions, see How to Download the Logical Domains Manager Software (Oracle Solaris 10).
Perform this step only is you are already running an earlier version of the Oracle VM Server for SPARC software.
primary# ldm add-config config-name
# pkgadd -Gd . SUNWldm.v SUNWldmp2v
Answer y for yes to all questions in the interactive prompts.
The -G option installs the package in the global zone only. The -d option specifies the path to the directory that contains the SUNWldm.v and SUNWldmp2v packages.
For more information about the pkgadd command, see the pkgadd(1M) man page.
The following revision (REV) information is an example:
# pkginfo -l SUNWldm | grep VERSION VERSION=2.2,REV=2012.02.01.10.20
For more information about the pkginfo command, see the pkginfo(1) man page.
The install-ldm installation script automatically enables the Logical Domains Manager daemon (ldmd). The ldmd daemon is also automatically enabled when the Oracle VM Server for SPARC software package is installed. When enabled, you can create, modify, and control the logical domains.
Use this procedure to enable the ldmd daemon if it has been disabled.
For more information about the svcadm command, see the svcadm(1M) man page.
# svcadm enable ldmd
The ldm list command should list all domains that are currently defined on the system. In particular, the primary domain should be listed and be in the active state. The following sample output shows that only the primary domain is defined on the system.
# /opt/SUNWldm/bin/ldm list NAME STATE FLAGS CONS VCPU MEMORY UTIL UPTIME primary active ---c- SP 64 3264M 0.3% 19d 9m