How to Install a Kernel Zone From an Installation Image and an AI Manifest

If you do not need to provide specific resource and package configuration information, go instead to How to Install a Kernel Zone From an Installation Image.

  1. Become a zone administrator.
  2. Install the kernel zone by using an installation image ISO file and an AI manifest.
    global$ pfbash zoneadm -z kzone install -b path-to-iso-file -m path-to-manifest

    For more information about the zoneadm install options, see the zoneadm(8) man page.

  3. Review the installation logs.

    For their location, see Installing a Kernel Zone.

Example 3-6 Installing a Kernel Zone From an Installation Image and Using an AI Manifest

This example installs the image located at /var/tmp/solaris-media.iso to the kernel zone kzone2 and uses the AI manifest /var/tmp/kz_manifest.xml to provide specific resource and package configurations:

global$ pfbash zoneadm -z kzone2 install -b /var/tmp/solaris-media.iso \
  -m /var/tmp/kz_manifest.xml