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11-23-2019

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Looks like you are mixing ldoms and zones on the same box ?
This is doable, but ill advised.
Create a LDOM first, then zone inside or restore flar archive directly into a LDOM.

As for exclusive / shared IP stack in zone, the basic difference is that exclusive stack operates on L2 (MAC layer), while shared stack on L3 (IP layer).

That means in real life that if you have, say, net0 interface....

You create exclusive zone, it will create additional interface with new MAC address, called VNIC, this is default dladm show-vnic
This interface to outside world is a fully functional L2 interface, and network configuration is done in non-global zone.
You create shared zone, it will share net0 with global zone, creating virtual IP over a net0 and give it to the zone.
This interfaces shares MAC address with global zone interface, and network configuration is done via zonecfg command from global zone.

Global zone can be ran on bare metal or inside ldoms, but do not mix zones with oracle vm server for sparc on same box.
Two options :

[METAL <--> GLOBAL ZONE] [NON-GLOBAL ZONE (shared or exclusive)]
[METAL <--> ORACLE VM] [LDOM/GLOBAL ZONE] [NON-GLOBAL ZONE (shared or exclusive)]

While configuring ldom you need to add (or set) your vnet in this fasion :

Code:

ldm add-vnet alt-mac-addrs=auto,auto vnet0 primary-vsw0 ldom

Which will allow zones running in ldom to have up to 2 additional MAC address interfaces or vnics on vnet0 interface.

Hope that helps
Regards
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LEARN ABOUT SUNOS

suninstall

suninstall(1M)						  System Administration Commands					    suninstall(1M)

NAME

       suninstall - install the Solaris operating system

SYNOPSIS

       suninstall

DESCRIPTION

       install-solaris(1M) is now the preferred command for starting and restarting the Solaris Installation program. It should be used instead of
       suninstall. suninstall is symbolically linked to install-solaris.

       suninstall is a forms-based and graphical subsystem for installing the operating system.

       suninstall exists only on the Solaris installation media (CD or DVD) and should only be invoked from there. Refer to the Solaris 10 Instal-
       lation Guide: Basic Installations for more details.

       suninstall allows installation of the operating system onto any standalone system. suninstall loads the software available on the installa-
       tion media. Refer to the Solaris 10 Installation Guide: Basic Installations for disk space requirements.

USAGE

       Refer to the Solaris 10 Installation Guide: Basic Installations for more information on the various menus and selections.

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability		     |SUNWcdrom (Solaris  instal-  |
       |			     |lation media)		   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       pkginfo(1), install(1M), install-solaris(1M), pkgadd(1M), attributes(5)

       Solaris 10 Installation Guide: Basic Installations

NOTES

       It is advisable to exit suninstall by means of the exit options in the suninstall menus.

SunOS 5.10							    9 Sep 2004							    suninstall(1M)