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Solaris-Zones: Linux IT Marbles Get a New Bag

Issue 180

From Issue #180
April 2009

Apr 01, 2009  By Victor Burns
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Solaris-Zones provides the ability to run Linux and Solaris on the same machine without all the overhead of full virtualization.

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Location of brandz installation extensions and other helpful items: opensolaris.org/os/community/brandz/downloads and opensolaris.org/os/community/brandz/todo/linux_2_6 (kernel 2.6 support).

Solaris lx branded zone information: docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/819-2450/gchhk?a=view (everything), docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/819-2450/gcwwm?a=view (planning), docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/819-2450/gdajn?a=view (config), docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/819-2450/gdbki?a=view (about...), docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/819-2450/gdduh?a=view (install, boot, and so forth) and docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/819-2450/gdqnv?a=view (moving and migrating).

zonetool.pl (Listing 8): ftp.linuxjournal.com/pub/lj/listings/issue180/10268.tgz.

zonetool.pl was inspired by an early version by M. Kiefer: www.sun.com/bigadmin/scripts/submittedScripts/zonetool.txt.

Dtrace information: www.sun.com/bigadmin/content/dtrace, wikis.sun.com/display/DTrace/Documentation and docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/819-5488?l=en.

ZFS information: docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/817-2271?l=en.

Victor Burns is married to his awesome wife Lisa of 25 years, and they have six children. Victor has been employed at Texas Instruments for 24 years. He enjoys working with the Boy Scouts and is an Eagle Scout from his youth. He thanks his family for its support.

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