Oracle^® Solaris Cluster 4.3 Concepts Guide

Support for Oracle Solaris Zones

Oracle Solaris zones provide a means of creating virtualized operating system environments within an instance of the Oracle Solaris OS. Oracle Solaris zones enable one or more applications to run in isolation from other activity on your system. The Oracle Solaris zones facility is described in Introduction to Oracle Solaris Zones . For information on zone clusters, see Zone Cluster Membership and Performing Zone Cluster Administrative Tasks in Oracle Solaris Cluster 4.3 System Administration Guide ,

Support for Zones on Cluster Nodes Through Oracle Solaris Cluster HA for Solaris Zones

The Oracle Solaris Cluster HA for Solaris Zones data service manages each zone as a resource that is controlled by the RGM.

Criteria for Using Oracle Solaris Cluster HA for Solaris Zones

Use the Oracle Solaris Cluster HA for Solaris Zones data service if any of following criteria is met:

• You require delegated root access.

• The application is not supported in a cluster.

• You require affinities between resource groups that are to run in different zones on the same node.

Requirements for Using Oracle Solaris Cluster HA for Solaris Zones

If you plan to use the Oracle Solaris Cluster HA for Solaris Zones data service for an application, ensure that the following requirements are met:

• The application is supported to run on non-global zones.

• The application is integrated with the Oracle Solaris OS through a script, a run-level script, or a Solaris Service Management Facility (SMF) manifest.

• The additional failover time that is required to boot a zone is acceptable.

• Some downtime during maintenance is acceptable.

Additional Information About Oracle Solaris Cluster HA for Solaris Zones

For information about how to use the Oracle Solaris Cluster HA for Solaris Zones data service, see Oracle Solaris Cluster Data Service for Oracle Solaris Zones Guide .