Sun Microsystems 10 Computer Hardware User Manual


 
Version 3.1-en Solaris 10 Container Guide - 3.1 3. Use Cases Effective: 30/11/2009
3.6. Consolidation development/test/integration/production
Requirement
[ug] Usually, further systems supporting the same application exist while an application is in
production:
Development systems
Test systems
Integration systems, with simulation of the application environment where applicable
Disaster recovery systems
Solution
[ug] The different systems can be implemented on a computer in zones. The details:
Sparse-root zones, that is, the zones inherit everything possible from the global zone.
Option: Resource pools with their own processor set for production.
Option: Application administrator with root access.
Option: Software installation per mount.
Option: OS release upgrade per flash image.
Assessment
[ug] This use case has the following characteristics:
Fewer computers need to be operated overall. Therefore, savings can be made on space,
power consumption and air conditioning.
The applications can be tested on exactly the same environment that they are to be run on later.
Switch to a new software version in production can be achieved simply by rerouting the load to
the zone with the new version. Installation after test is not required.
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Figure 12: [dd] Use case: Consolidation development/test/integration/production
Global Zone
System
Develop-
ment
Test
Production Integration