Add a Solaris Zone
Solaris Zones servers use Zones to run applications in isolated environments to make it appear as if they are running on physically separate systems. Each Zone on a server takes its resources from a resource pool and includes virtual network interfaces, file systems, memory, and other dedicated units. When you create a Zone, you must supply all of this information. The Zone installs automatically after creation.
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Solaris Zones servers use Zones to run applications in isolated environments to make it appear as if they are running on physically separate systems. Each Zone on a server takes its resources from a resource pool and includes virtual network interfaces, file systems, memory, and other dedicated units. When you create a Zone, you must supply all of this information. The Zone installs automatically after creation.
To add a Solaris Zone
- Select the Resources tab, right-click the Zone Host in the Explore pane, and select Provisioning, Provision Zone.The Solaris Zone Provisioning wizard appears.
- Complete the following fields on the Zone Identification and Type page and click Next:
- HostDefines the host on which to create the Zone.
- NameDefines the name of the Zone.
- Description(Optional) Defines a description of the Zone.
- TypeDefines whether the Zone is Native, Whole Root, or Branded. A Branded Zone is based on an existing Zone template.
- Template Name(Optional) Defines the template from which to create the Zone when you set Type to Branded.
- Install Archive PathDefines the directory path of the installation archive on the Zone. This field is only required if you set Type to Branded.
- Complete the following fields:
- TypeDefines the scheduler type. Select FSS to use the Fair Share Scheduling class to control CPU allocation based on the number of CPU shares assigned to tasks.
- CapacityDefines the amount of physical memory capacity to allocate to the Zone, in megabytes.
- Swap MemoryDefines the amount of swap memory to allocate to the Zone, in megabytes. The swap memory must be at least 50 MB.
- Lock MemoryDefines the amount of lock memory to allocate to the Zone, in megabytes. The lock memory must be less than the physical memory.
- Zone PathDefines the root directory path of the Zone.
- NIC Type(Optional) Defines the NIC type. Select a type from the drop-down list. If you do not select a NIC, the Zone is not assigned a NIC card or IP address.
- IP Address(Optional) Defines the IP address of the Zone.
- Resource PoolDefines the resource pool to use with the Zone. Select a pool from the drop-down list. If you want to use a new resource pool with the Zone, create the pool first. If you do not select a pool, the default is used.
- Auto RebootDefines whether to reboot the Zone automatically when the global Zone is rebooted.
- Select TS to use Time Schedule class to control CPU allocation.
- Click Finish.