1. Creating and Using Oracle Solaris Kernel Zones
  2. Migrating an Oracle Solaris Kernel Zone
  3. Kernel Zone Migration Requirements
  4. Additional Requirements for Kernel Zone Live Migration

Additional Requirements for Kernel Zone Live Migration

In addition to the requirements listed in Kernel Zone Migration Requirements and Additional Requirements for Kernel Zone Warm Migration and Live Migration, both source and target systems must meet the following requirements to use live migration:

  • For live migration between SPARC based systems, you must have the following firmware versions installed:

    • SPARC T4 system with at least System Firmware 8.8

    • SPARC T5, SPARC M5, or SPARC M6 system with at least System Firmware 9.5

    • SPARC M8 systems. All firmware versions are supported.

    • SPARC T7 or SPARC M7 series server. All firmware versions are supported.

    • Fujitsu M10/SPARC M10 server. Follow firmware requirements in Fujitsu M10 Systems Product Notes that are appropriate for your configuration.

    • Fujitsu SPARC M12 server. All firmware versions are supported.

  • Kernel zone live migration service, svc:/network/kz-migr:stream. Port 8102 on the target host must be open.

  • At least a 10GB Ethernet link is recommended.

    If minimizing downtime is critical, consider limiting other traffic on that link, including other migrations. For more information, see Best Practices for Oracle Solaris Kernel Zones (https://www.oracle.com/technical-resources/articles/it-infrastructure/solaris-kernel-zones-best-practices.html).