Solaris-Zones: Linux IT Marbles Get a New Bag

Listing 5. Log In to a Zone

# Connect to zone's console
g-zone# zlogin -C -e '#' red-zone

# Login without a console (must always be root)
g-zone# zlogin red-zone
...
r-zone# zonename
red-zone

Listing 6. Zone Administration

# By default a zone will *not* auto boot when the system boots
g-zone# zonecfg -z red-zone set autoboot=true

# Reboot/stop a zone gracefully
g-zone# zlogin -C -e '#' red-zone

# Login, then use a normal Linux command (examples)
r-zone# reboot
r-zone# shutdown -r now
r-zone# telinit 6
r-zone# telinit 0  (once halted boot it from global zone)

# Bring down a zone hard (stop all execution now!)
g-zone# zoneadm -z red-zone halt

# Same as halt and boot (hard stop then boot)
g-zone# zoneadm -z red-zone reboot

# Uninstall the OS from a zone (still defined)
g-zone# zoneadm -z red-zone halt
g-zone# zoneadm -z red-zone uninstall [ -F ]

# Clone an installed zone's OS into another defined zone
# (when the source is on ZFS the clone takes seconds to
# install the new zone, otherwise may take many minutes!)
g-zone# zonecfg -z red-eye create -t red-zone
g-zone# zonecfg -z red-eye set zonepath=/zpool01/zones/red-eye
g-zone# zonecfg -z red-eye
zonecfg:red-eye> select net address=192.168.1.10
zonecfg:red-eye:net> set address=192.168.1.11
zonecfg:red-eye:net> end
zonecfg:red-eye> exit

g-zone# zoneadm list -cv
  ID NAME       STATUS      PATH                     BRAND    IP
   0 global     running     /                        native   shared
   - red-zone   installed   /zpool01/zones/red-zone  lx       shared
   - red-eye    configured  /zpool01/zones/red-eye   lx       shared

g-zone# zoneadm -z red-eye clone red-zone
Cloning zonepath /zpool01/zones/red-zone...

g-zone# zoneadm list -cv
  ID NAME       STATUS      PATH                     BRAND    IP
   0 global     running     /                        native   shared
   - red-zone   installed   /zpool01/zones/red-zone  lx       shared
   - red-eye    installed   /zpool01/zones/red-eye   lx       shared

# Remove a zone (No undo)
g-zone# zoneadm -z red-eye halt
g-zone# zoneadm -z red-eye uninstall -F
g-zone# zonecfg -z red-eye delete -F

Listing 7. Zone Definition Using zonetool.pl

$ sudo zonetool.pl \
         [ --debug ] \
           --create \
           --zonename green-zone \
           --brand SUNWlx[,server ] \
           --zonepath /zpool01/zones \
         [ --autoboot ( true | false ) ] \
         [ --clone red-zone | --media /path/to/ISOs ] \
           --network 'e1000g0=192.168.1.10'