1. Oracle VM Server for SPARC 3.6 Administration Guide
  2. Using Virtual Disks
  3. Using ZFS With Virtual Disks
  4. Using Clone to Provision a New Domain
  5. Cloning a Boot Disk Image
  6. How to Create a Snapshot of a Disk Image of an Unconfigured System

How to Create a Snapshot of a Disk Image of an Unconfigured System

  1. Bind and start the original domain.
  2. Unconfigure the system.

    • Oracle Solaris 11 OS: Run the sysconfig unconfigure command.

    • Oracle Solaris 10 OS: Run the sys-unconfig command.

    When this operation completes, the domain halts.

  3. Stop and unbind the domain, do not reboot it.
  4. Take a snapshot of the domain boot disk image.

    For example:

    primary# zfs snapshot ldmpool/ldg1/disk0@unconfigured

    At this point, you have the snapshot of the boot disk image of an unconfigured system.

  5. Clone this image to create a new domain which, when first booted, asks for the configuration of the system.