Solaris

Hi there

when setting my zone config file up, I would naturally set 'set ip-type=exclusive' but I wanted to know, whether on the 'set physical=' line whether I could use a virtual interface that ive created in the global zone such as bge0:1.

for example

Code:

 
create -b
set zonepath=/zones/server01
set autoboot=true
set ip-type=exclusive
add net
set physical=bge0:1
end

traditionally, i have always either used the read physical, thus truly dedicating the whole port to the zone, or used vlan tagged interface which both work fine. Would a Virtual Nic work OK as well ?

ps; i dont currently have a server to test this on hence why im on here

Never tried before if your system is not critical or non production environment give it a try if it complains then this is might not be possible if everything goes okay then it works.
Please share with us your experiment with us.

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I believe it's possible have a look here.

No. You can't use a virtual interface like bge0:1. Exclusive precisely means the interface is wholly owned by the zone and virtual interface, sharing its stack with its underlying physical one, can't fulfill the requirement.
With OpenSolaris/Solaris 11 (Express) and crossbow, you can create a vnic an dedicate it to a zone.

Thanks, you mention you cannot share the underlying stack, but ive got this working with vlan tagged interfaces on the same physical interfacae

so for example on bge1

I can create for vlan 123 and 456 the following interfaces and exclusive IP both of them

bge1230001
bge4560001

and this works fine, does this not use the same underlying stack ?

It is not. VLAN interfaces do not share the same stack by definition, the idea being precisely to isolate data. What is shared is the physical interface.

thanks Guys