17 Nov 2005

root@dougal # mkdir -p /zones/dbzone
root@dougal # zonecfg -z dbzone
dbzone: No such zone configured
Use 'create' to begin configuring a new zone.
zonecfg:dbzone> create
zonecfg:dbzone> set zonepath=/zones/dbzone
zonecfg:dbzone> set autoboot=true
zonecfg:dbzone> add fs
zonecfg:dbzone:fs> set dir=/usr/local
zonecfg:dbzone:fs> set special=/zones/dbzone/usrlocal
zonecfg:dbzone:fs> set type=lofs
zonecfg:dbzone:fs> end
zonecfg:dbzone> add fs
zonecfg:dbzone:fs> set dir=/var
zonecfg:dbzone:fs> set special=/zones/dbzone/var
zonecfg:dbzone:fs> set type=lofs
zonecfg:dbzone:fs> end
zonecfg:dbzone> add net
zonecfg:dbzone:net> set address=192.168.1.22
zonecfg:dbzone:net> set physical=hme0
zonecfg:dbzone:net> end
zonecfg:dbzone> add device
zonecfg:dbzone:device> set match=/dev/sound/*
zonecfg:dbzone:device> end
zonecfg:dbzone> add attr
zonecfg:dbzone:attr> set name=comment
zonecfg:dbzone:attr> set type=string
zonecfg:dbzone:attr> set value="This is the database zone"
zonecfg:dbzone:attr> end
zonecfg:dbzone> verify
zonecfg:dbzone> commit
zonecfg:dbzone> exit
root@dougal # 

... now install the zone ...

root@dougal # zoneadm -z dbzone install
Preparing to install zone <dbzone>.
Creating list of files to copy from the global zone.
Copying <16546> files to the zone.
Initializing zone product registry.
Determining zone package initialization order.
Preparing to initialize <765> packages on the zone.
Initializing package <9> of <765>: percent complete: 1%
.... takes a while ....
Initializing package <9> of <765>: percent complete: 99%
Initialized <765> packages on zone.
Zone <dbzone> is initialized.
Installation of these packages generated warnings: <SUNWpmowu>
The file <zones/dbzone/root/var/sadm/system/logs/install_log> contains a log of the zone installation.
root@dougal #

Now we can boot and login to the new zone.

Note that we need to this at pretty much the same time (or from different terminals) as the console will boot into something very similar to the normal text-based Solaris install screen.

In practice, the zone will take quite a while to boot initially, going through (on my system) 89 SMF scripts before starting into the actual install (sysidcfg) process.

root@dougal # zoneadm -z dbzone boot ; zlogin -C dbzone
[Connected to zone 'dbzone' console]
Hostname: dbzone
Loading smf(5) service descriptions: 24/89

The install process involves the following questions (in the normal F2 format):

• Language
• Locale
• Terminal
• creates ssh keys (rsa/dsa)
• hostname
• kerberos
• name servers
• timezone
• root password
• override default NFS4 domain name?

rebooting system due to change(s) in /etc/default/init

[NOTICE: Zone rebooting]


SunOS Release 5.10 Version Generic_118822-18 64-bit
Copyright 1983-2005 Sun Microsystems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
Use is subject to license terms.
Hostname: dbzone

dbzone console login: root
Password: 
Last login: Wed Nov 16 23:28:00 on console
Sun Microsystems Inc.   SunOS 5.10      Generic January 2005
dbzone console # 

And install mysql:

dbzone console # pkgadd -d mysql-4.0.21-sol10-sparc-local
... etc ...

Then configure mysql in the usual way.