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Version 3.1-en Solaris 10 Container Guide - 3.1 Effective: 30/11/2009
Table of contents
Disclaimer....................................................................................................................................................VI
Revision control............................................................................................................................................VI
1. Introduction................................................................................................................................................1
2. Functionality..............................................................................................................................................2
2.1. Solaris Containers and Solaris Zones................................................................................................2
2.1.1. Overview................................................................................................................................2
2.1.2. Zones and software installation..............................................................................................4
2.1.3. Zones and security.................................................................................................................4
2.1.4. Zones and privileges..............................................................................................................4
2.1.5. Zones and resource management..........................................................................................5
2.1.5.1. CPU resources...............................................................................................................................................5
2.1.5.2. Memory resource management......................................................................................................................6
2.1.5.3. Network resource management (IPQoS = IP Quality of Service)...................................................................6
2.1.6. User interfaces for zones.......................................................................................................6
2.1.7. Zones and high availability.....................................................................................................7
2.1.8. Branded zones (Linux and Solaris 8/Solaris 9 compatibility)..................................................7
2.1.9. Solaris container cluster (aka "zone cluster") ........................................................................8
2.2. Virtualization technologies compared.................................................................................................9
2.2.1. Domains/physical partitions..................................................................................................10
2.2.2. Logical partitions..................................................................................................................11
2.2.3. Containers (Solaris zones) in an OS....................................................................................12
2.2.4. Consolidation in one computer.............................................................................................13
2.2.5. Summary of virtualization technologies................................................................................14
3. Use Cases...............................................................................................................................................16
3.1. Grid computing with isolation............................................................................................................16
3.2. Small web servers............................................................................................................................17
3.3. Multi-network consolidation..............................................................................................................18
3.4. Multi-network monitoring..................................................................................................................19
3.5. Multi-network backup........................................................................................................................20
3.6. Consolidation development/test/integration/production....................................................................21
3.7. Consolidation of test systems...........................................................................................................22
3.8. Training systems..............................................................................................................................23
3.9. Server consolidation.........................................................................................................................24
3.10. Confidentiality of data and processes.............................................................................................25
3.11. Test systems for developers..........................................................................................................26
3.12. Solaris 8 and Solaris 9 containers for development.......................................................................27
3.13. Solaris 8 and Solaris 9 containers as revision systems..................................................................28
3.14. Hosting for several companies on one computer...........................................................................29
3.15. SAP portals in Solaris containers...................................................................................................30
3.16. Upgrade- and Patch-management in a virtual environment...........................................................31
3.17. "Flying zones" – Service-oriented Solaris server infrastructure......................................................32
3.18. Solaris Container Cluster (aka "zone cluster")................................................................................33
4. Best Practices.........................................................................................................................................34
4.1. Concepts..........................................................................................................................................34
4.1.1. Sparse-root zones................................................................................................................34
4.1.2. Whole-root zones.................................................................................................................34
4.1.3. Comparison between sparse-root zones and whole-root zones...........................................35
4.1.4. Software in zones.................................................................................................................35
4.1.5. Software installations in Solaris and zones..........................................................................36
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