Solaris

so in the primary LDOM:

you need to do

Code:

ldm add-vnet
Usage:
        ldm add-vnet [mac-addr=<num>] [mode=hybrid] [pvid=<pvid>]
                [alt-mac-addrs=auto|<num1>[,auto|<num2>,...]]
                [vid=<vid1,vid2,...>] [mtu=<mtu>] [linkprop=phys-state]
                [id=<networkid>] <if_name> <vswitch_name> <ldom>

for each zone you want to have an interface for...

Then in the LDOM:

prior to zone startup you need to do

Code:

ipadm remove-ip "netname"

That will free up the network interface on the vswitch for the zone.

then either in the zoneconfig set the network physical property or
after boot do

Code:

ipadm create-ip "netname"

then do

Code:

ipadm create-addr
usage:
        create-addr     [-t] [-T static] [-d] -a {local|remote}=addr[/prefixlen]
                                <addrobj>
        create-addr     [-t] -T dhcp [-w <seconds> | forever] [-h <hostname>]
                                <addrobj>
        create-addr     [-t] -T addrconf [-i {local|remote}=interface-id]
                                [-p {stateful|stateless}={yes|no}] <addrobj>

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I would also like to add that if these are Solaris 10 zones in a Solaris 11 LDOM the procedure changes.

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I reread your original post, yes the problems appear to be related because you don't have a network adapter configured on your config.

Thanks for your detailed reply.

In the meantime, I made some progress slightly differently.

First, my original questions were regarding Solaris 11 LDoms under Solaris 11 primary LDOM.

What I did next was I installed a Solaris 10 LDom and within that I could successfully create zones, just as I had done on old sun4u machine.

Next, on the Solaris 11 LDom, I created a zone where I removed the anet, set the ip to shared and did the "add net" just as I did on Solaris 10, and this time, the zone booted fine.

So, yes, something's missing with my networking settings in Solaris 11 that prevents the zone from booting.

I'd like to try what you suggested, but I got to read and understand it carefully because if I make a mistake on the primary LDom then I'll be stuck.

Thanks again for your help.

but because it's a shared IP type zone you'll be stuck with doing static IP addresses for all the zone interfaces.


My way allows you to do DHCP like a regular server.