Adding ZFS Volumes to a Non-Global Zone

You can add or create a ZFS volume in a non-global zone or you can add access to a volume's data in a non-global zone in the following ways:

• In a non-global zone, a privileged zone administrator can create a ZFS volume as descendent of a previously delegated file system. For example:

  # zfs create -V 2g tank/zone/zion/vol1

  The above syntax means that the zone administrator can manage the volume's properties and data in the non-global zone.

• In a global zone, use the zonecfg add dataset subcommand and specify a ZFS volume to be added to a non-global zone. For example:

  # zonecfg -z zion
  zonecfg:zion> add dataset
  zonecfg:zion:dataset> set name=tank/volumes/vol1
  zonecfg:zion:dataset> end

  The above syntax means that the zone administrator can manage the volume's properties and data in the non-global zone.

• In a global zone, use the zonecfg add device subcommand and specify a ZFS volume whose data can be accessed in a non-global zone. For example:

  # zonecfg -z zion
  zonecfg:zion> add device
  zonecfg:zion:device> set match=/dev/zvol/dsk/tank/volumes/vol2
  zonecfg:zion:device> end

  The above syntax means that only the volume data can be accessed in the non-global zone.