How to Configure a Kernel Zone

This procedure describes how to configure a kernel zone using the kernel zone template, SYSsolaris-kz. For an overview of zone template properties, see zonecfg template Property in Introduction to Oracle Solaris Zones . For general information regarding zone configuration, see Chapter 1, How to Plan and Configure Non-Global Zones, in Creating and Using Oracle Solaris Zones .

Before You Begin

Before you begin to configure a kernel zone, you must confirm kernel zone hardware support, software support, and memory configuration on your host system. See Verifying Hardware and Software Support on Kernel Zone Hosts and Tuning the Host ZFS ARC Cache on a Kernel Zone Host.

1. Become an administrator.

   For more information, see Using Your Assigned Administrative Rights in Securing Users and Processes in Oracle Solaris 11.2 .

2. Create a new kernel zone configuration.

   The solaris-kz branded zone template is SYSsolaris-kz. For example, on the host global, to create a new kernel zone configuration for the kernel zone, kzone1:

    global#  zonecfg -z kzone1
   Use 'create' to begin configuring a new zone.
   zonecfg:kzone1> create -t SYSsolaris-kz

   The remaining configuration steps in this procedure use the kernel zone kzone1.

3. Add any additional kernel zone resources.

   You can set some kernel zone resources now or after the zone is configured. For more information, see Configuring and Customizing Kernel Zone Resources.

4. Commit the zone configuration.

   zonecfg:kzone1> commit

5. Exit zonecfg.

   zonecfg:kzone1> exit

6. (Optional) Verify the zone configuration.

   You can verify a zone prior to installation. If you skip this step, the verification is performed automatically when you install the zone. See (Optional) How to Verify a Configured Zone Before It Is Installed in Creating and Using Oracle Solaris Zones .

   # zoneadm -z zonename verify

   For example, to verify the kernel zone kzone1 on the host global:

   global# zoneadm -z kzone1 verify

   If you see an error message and the zone fails to verify, make the corrections specified in the message and try the command again. If no error messages are displayed, you can install the zone.