Directly Installing a Kernel Zone

A kernel zone direct installation occurs when you do not specify the ‐b option during a zoneadm install operation. Direct installation is the simplest kernel zone installation method.

In a direct installation, the installer runs in the global zone. The installer creates and formats the kernel zone boot disk and installs Oracle Solaris packages on that disk using the global zone's pkg publishers.

Note:

In a kernel zone direct installation, the installer installs the exact version of Oracle Solaris that is running in the global zone. To install a different version of Oracle Solaris, you must choose a different installation method.