Using an Installation Image to Install a Kernel Zone

You can install a kernel zone from an installation image alone or combined with an AI manifest with specific resource and package configurations.

Observe the following requirements and guidelines when installing a kernel zone from an installation image:

• The version of Oracle Solaris in the installation image must support kernel zones, so it must be at least Oracle Solaris 11.2. See Verifying Hardware and Software Support on Kernel Zone Hosts.

• You must specify the complete path to the ISO image.

• Interactive text installations and automated installations from media are both supported. Live Media installation is not supported for kernel zones. For more information, see:

  • Chapter 3, Using the Text Installer in Manually Installing an Oracle Solaris 11.4 System

  • Chapter 8, Automated Installations That Boot From Media in Automatically Installing Oracle Solaris 11.4 Systems

This section provides the following procedures for installing a kernel zone from an installation image:

• How to Install a Kernel Zone From an Installation Image

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