Patching solaris 10 nonglobal zones oracle community. Backing up a solaris 10 server with nonglobal zones. We need a branded zone c oncept when base machine or global zone is of different os version and if we are in need of another os ve rsion zone within it. Instrumentation, marine, mechanical, mechatronics, metallurgy, power plant. Solaris zone patching patch management for solaris supports zone patching on solaris 10 endpoints. We no need to bring down the server to single user mode if you are using live upgrade method during pathing and b efore choosing live upgrade,make sure you are using zfs as a root filesystem. Solaris 10 zones implementation which includes solarisspecific seamless. Based on you running solaris express on sparc, it appears youd need to flip to solaris 10, or more likely solaris 11 which would be closer to solaris express opensolaris that youre using. Parallel patching in solari s 10 when you patch a solaris 10 server it applies each patch to each zone oneatatime.
Note in the diagram below the oracle solaris 8 and oracle solaris 9 environments running on oracle solaris 10, or oracle solaris 10 environments running on oracle solaris 11. Problems patching solaris 10 system with zones oracle community. Migrating a zone to a different machine on solaris 10. Part of the solaris 10 operating system os, solaris zones are widely discussed across all corners of the web. Vxvm allows growing of a mounted file system using vxassist commands. Patches may only be loaded on the global zone but not on. Jun 12, 20 solaris 11 zones are slightly different from solaris 10 zones. You can use the patchadd system utility described in the patchadd1m man page to perform the following tasks. In oracle solaris 10, zones was introduced which gave us an ability to create isolated environments for applications that can run on a single machine. My suggestion is patch global zone and zone in parallel on the same time. Jun 17, 2009 the zones parallel patching feature is now available in the latest solaris 10 patch utilities patch, 11925466 sparc and 11925566 x86.
How to apply a solaris recommended patch cluster solaris. When to plant shrubs in zone 8 evergreen ground cover. Examine etc zones directory to display zone configuration file. This is available for use on all solaris 10 systems. If you are patching a package that was added by using the. Install the current sun update connection client on the solaris 10 system that will be used as the local patch server. How can i patch a global zone without patching nonglobal zones. Sun have done some work in recent times with liveupgrade the last time i looked at it, a few years back now, it was rubbish. Sep 22, 2008 zone is a virtual machine in solaris which isolates the processes. Solaris containers including solaris zones is an implementation of operating systemlevel virtualization technology for x86 and sparc systems, first released publicly in february 2004 in build 51 beta of solaris 10, and subsequently in the first full release of solaris 10, 2005.
Zones containers zones are created and managed through global zones, most of the single administrative task will be applicable to all zones like patching. We no need to bring down the server to single user mode if you are using live upgrade method during pathing and before choosing live upgrade,make sure you are using zfs as a root filesystem. Migrating to oracle solaris 10 branded zones from older. Solaris zone patching bigfix ibm endpoint manager forum. Solaris 11 global zone patching having solaris 10 branded zone i am planning to do solaris 11 global zone patching having solaris 10 branded zone. Linuxs growing popularity is attracting unwanted attention from virus writers, script.
Here the global zone is part of veritas cluster and couple of zones are controlled by vcs and one zone is noncluster. However, if the remote system is a miniroot or an oracle solaris 10 system that is not a solaris10 zone, the operation will produce undefined results. Patching solaris 10 on servers with nonglobal zones by ramdev published october 26, 2011 updated july 2, 2015 for servers with solaris 10 os at, or near, update 1 106 or update 2 606, if nonglobal zones are already configured and running, patching these servers at single user mode will encounter issues. What is the best method to run patch for live systesms. I need some one to explain this steps as i am new to this. The patches for solaris site contains the fixlet content that allows for global and nonglobal whole root zones patching the solaris zones technology provides a way to efficiently manage and use resources by allowing you to have isolated software applications and services. But with su mode the home0 zones zones homedir is not yet available, and zoneadm fails to boot up the local zones.
Just a small disclaimer, i never worked with solaris 10 branded zones. Apply a patch to the global zone and all nonglobal zones. I have few queries in case of patch implementation in solaris 10 os with zone environment. Visa interview questions usa visa, uk visa, australia visa, canada visa, germany visa, new. Analyzing a patchadd or patchrm failure in the solaris os. This guide uses the term nonglobal zone to refer to a local zone. Actually, no patching should occur for solaris10 zone.
Jul 03, 2012 solaris os patching has been moved far away from the traditional methods from solaris 10 onwards. Oddly, the book doesnt address the use of zfs with solaris 10 zones containers. Dec 15, 20 we have had zones as a form of virtualization in solaris since solaris 10, with the release of solaris 11 zones take a massive leap forward in the way they use resources, or dont use, compared with the architecture in solaris 10. Solaris 11 has added a lot of new features to the zones technology. This procedure applies only to solaris 10 servers that have no zones or boot environments configured. The following are a few examples for the configuration of solaris 10 zones. The global zone is the default zone and it always exists even when no other zones are. This is having zfs filesystem and 10 sparseroot zones are there.
If there is insufficient space in var of an existing system, the recommended solution is to extend the size of the var partition. Global zone is the traditional os environment and is where solaris os is installed. Mar 02, 2016 what is the recommended method to patch a solaris 11 non global zone. Applying a patch to a solaris system with zones installed. So if you have 3 zones and it takes 1 minute to apply a patch on global zone then it will take another 1 minute each to apply on other 3 zones. For patch operations initiated from within oracle solaris 10 zones, if the remote system is another solaris10 zone, the patching operation works correctly. Does the zoneadm attach u option will update the patches in nonglobal zone in solaris 11. The zones update on attach feature and patching in the. The global zone is the default zone and it always exists even when no other zones are configured. In other words, you can virtualise your solaris 10 system inside solaris 11, but thats the closest thing there is to an upgrade. Solaris zones parallel patching lildude solariszones parallel patching 20090619t17. Jul 04, 2012 we have seen many post about solaris 10 os patching using liveupgrade method. Emc host connectivity guide for oracle solaris dell technologies.
Yes, you can patch any solaris 10 release with solaris 10 patches. Here we are going to see traditional os patching where your root filesystem is ufs. This article describes the process of applying a solaris recommended patch cluster, or patchset as it is now called. Solaris 10 branded zone kernel patching procedure this blog explains the steps to create a new boot environment in a oracle solaris 10 branded zone on oracle solaris 11. All system operations such as installations, startups and shutdowns are done in the global zone. Traditional method non live upgrade by admin like many others, i am a big fan of live upgrade when it comes to upgrading patching solaris.
The zones update on attach feature and patching in the solaris 10 os. The below script will help you to find what process is occupying the specific port on solaris servers and this script will be very useful on solaris zones. The svr4 package metadata is available inside the zone, and the package and patch commands work correctly. Help req for patching on solaris 10 zones the unix and.
Svr4 packaging and patching in oracle solaris 10 zones about using packaging and patching in solaris10 branded zones. Gaining access to the latest versions of solaris packages that is, patch updates requires a support contract to get access to a private repository. The patching requires that the zones be bootable, and they are not bootable because of service dependencies when in single user. We no need to bring down the server to single user mode if you are. As a first step, download the recommended patch cluster from the my oracle support mos site. Solaris 11 zones offer the best of solaris 10 wholeroot zones and sparseroot zones, and offer an array of new features that make zones even more flexible and powerful. Solaris zone patching this page has not been liked. Jun 19, 2009 solaris zones parallel patching lildude solaris zones parallel patching 20090619t17. But, since its a whole root zone, upgrade of solaris 11 global zone should have minimal to no effect to such zones.
Now i gonna show, how to create zones in solaris 10. Installing packagespatches applications in zones by ramdev published april 14, 2011 updated july 2, 2015 in the global zone view the smcsudo and smctop packages. On solaris 10, the solaris patch 12022206 is a minimum version that has been qualified. We are at the start of our next round of patching and have come across a small issue with solaris 10. Patching a live solaris 10 system with lu, zfs, and pca. Let us get started and see how we can create a zone in solaris 11. However, you will end up with a nonglobal zone, even if your original system only had a single zone and if you use solaris but dont know what zones are, this includes you. The former can achieve the goals of the latter, and they also offer features not found in solaris 10 zones.
Need to check the current patch version on the server. Unable to login into nonglobal zones ngz after patching posted on march 17, 2015 by sandeep shenoy yesterday i faced an issue, where in i was unable to login into ngzs after kernel patching. How to split a root mirrored with solaris volume manager prior to updating software. Svr4 packaging and patching in oracle solaris 10 zones. And since youre using a sparc system, are you sure you dont have a valid support contract.
I no longer maintain this content, and moved it to a wiki so that others can. Backing up a solaris 10 server with nonglobal zones as of nowi tried to install one client software on the global zone and one client software on the nonglobal zone. So if the solaris 11 release you are patching support solaris10 branded zones, you should be fine. Jan 24, 2015 traditionally we will use lsof command to determine what process is using the particular port. Minimum requirements for solaris 10 in guest ldoms on m7. For you information,from solaris 11 onward,zfs will be the default root filesystem. Set the number of nonglobal zones that will be patched in parallel in the patchadd configuration file etcpatchnf. What is the recommended method to patch a solaris 11 non global zone. Could not successfully create environment for deferred activation patching. A solaris zone is a partitioned virtual os environment working in a solaris os space. Comparing solaris 11 zones to solaris 10 zones oracle.
Solaris 10 branded zone kernel patching procedure 2015 11 november 1. I thought it was about time i took another look, since. I want to install solaris10 recommended patch cluster on it, but not sure, how to go ahead with pr the unix and linux forums. The idea of upgrading and patching has prompted me to make sure i can do this on a live system. Examining these files will show the show the configuration of the zones. Solaris os and veritas patching procedure with vcs july 4, 2012 by lingeswaran r leave a comment we have seen many post about solaris 10 os patching using liveupgrade method. After checking the messages i found out that sunconnection tried to install the patch in single user mode which is ok, it is recommended in the readme to do so. Id like to know what, if any, the procedure is to apply recommended or cpu patches from the solaris 11 global zone to all of the solaris 10 nonglobal zones. While you can choose to use any recent solaris 10 cpu os patchset or recommended os patchset, we recommend you use the most recent solaris 10 recommended patch set. After that i had to configure two diffferent client networker resources one to backup the global zone and another to backup the nonglobal zone. Solaris zone of solaris 10 operating system function.
Solaris 11 virtualization using zones the urban penguin. Check the the current kernel version and confirm whether upgrade is required or not. Patch management for solaris supports zone patching on solaris 10 endpoints. Traditional method non live upgrade by admin this post is for the system admins who still wants to use the traditional method of patching for whatever reason they want to. Still we should be grateful to sun because solaris 10 moved unix far forward as the. Solaris 10 ldom kernel patching using live upgrade. The zones parallel patching feature was officially released on tuesday and is contained. Solaris 10 os patching using liveupgrade unixarena. Oct 26, 2011 for servers with solaris 10 os at, or near, update 1 106 or update 2 606, if nonglobal zones are already configured and running, patching these servers at single user mode will encounter issues.
Another exception is branded zones which never get packages or patches from the global zone. Solaris patching documentation center oracle technology. Help req for patching on solaris 10 zones hi experts, can advise on this. Patching solaris 10 on servers with nonglobal zones. On systems that have nonglobal zones, the patch operation is currently carried. Zones are application containers that is maintained by the running operating system. Below link has a nice presentation on ldoms, but beware its older version. How can i patch a non global zone without patching the global zone. Comparing solaris 11 zones to solaris 10 zones oracle jeff. Solaris os and veritas patching procedure with vcs unixarena. Minimum requirements for solaris 10 in guest ldoms on m7, s7, and t7 platforms. Unable to login into nonglobal zones ngz after patching yesterday i faced an issue, where in i was unable to login into ngzs after kernel patching.
Simply install this patch, set the maximum number of nonglobal zones to be patched in parallel in the config file etcpatchnf, and away you go. We are trying to figure out a way around it and hope to have something soon. Difference between ldomss and zones containers raju. When you install the bigfix client on a computer in your network, you are, by default, installing it in the global zone. Solaris 10 live upgrade with zfs and nonglobal zones fail the goal was to consolidate 40 or so physical servers onto a m4000.
The nonglobal zones are made from the global zones. The patches for solaris site contains the fixlet content that allows for global and nonglobal whole root zones patching. Since the solaris 10 508 operating system, system administrators have had the ability to detach and attach zones, that is, detach a zone from one system and attach it to another. Oracle solaris 10 downloads migrating to a zfs root file system or updating a zfs root file. How to remove a solaris patch while booted from a network or cdrom.
Solaris os patching has been moved far away from the traditional methods from solaris 10 onwards. With solaris 10, patching the global zone will install the patches on all zones by default, unless the affected package isnt installed on the target zone or you explicitly ask to install the patch on the global zone only g. In my case i have solaris 10 production server, with 3 non global zones. Which should be patched first to avoid any crash in case, first local zones followed by global solaris 10 or vice versa. Solaris 10 live upgrade with zfs and nonglobalzones fail. Solaris 11 nonglobal zone patching oracle community. A presentation on installing and configuring solaris 10 zones. Over time, solaris zones have grown in popularity, thirdparty support has increased, and the technology has been enhanced continually to support new and different kinds of features and con. Kernel zones are zones which run an own, independent solaris kernel. Here is the procedure to upgrade the kernel patches in solaris 10 with zfs filesystem using live upgrade method 1. In my case i am taking my solaris 11 host as global zone and installing solaris 10 in it. Zones are one of the best features in solaris 10 theyre so lightweight that you can use them at almost no cost in performance.
Details heat patch agent for linuxunixmac on solaris 10 information solaris zoning is the practice of installing solaris on a server, and then installing additional instances of solaris within the base installation of solaris. I had no problems installing and patching solaris 10u6 on x86 platform. Can i have different sru levels in non global zones. In this post, i am going to show how to configure and install a branded zone. In the patch system test lab, we currently have solaris 10 systems with 7gb used in var and this will continue to grow over the lifetime of solaris 10. Single user mode doesnt really work for patching solaris 10 with zones. Note that the solaris 10 106 and later releases include the client software. Today, i ran across a situation where one of my zones needed more ram, and the box it was on didnt have it. The directory etc zones contains the configuration files for each zone by the zone name. There is a possible patch available for it but we arent 100% sure just yet. Solaris 11 global zone patching having solaris 10 branded zone. At the company i work for, we have recently migrated several solaris 10 global zones to solaris 10 nonglobal zones hosted on a solaris 11 global zone. In this case i would like to know while applying any patches on solaris 1.