How to Install the Oracle Solaris OS on a Guest Domain From an Oracle Solaris ISO File

Stop and unbind the guest domain (ldg1).primary# ldm stop ldg1 primary# ldm unbind ldg1 Add the Oracle Solaris ISO file as a secondary volume and virtual disk.The following uses solarisdvd.iso as the Oracle Solaris ISO file, iso_vol@primary-vds0 as a secondary volume, and vdisk_iso as a virtual disk:primary# ldm add-vdsdev /export/solarisdvd.iso...

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How to Install the Oracle Solaris OS on a Guest Domain From a DVD

Insert the Oracle Solaris 10 OS or Oracle Solaris 11 OS DVD into the DVD drive. Stop the volume management daemon, vold(1M), on the primary domain.primary# svcadm disable volfs Stop and unbind the guest domain (ldg1).primary# ldm stop ldg1 primary# ldm unbind ldg1 Add the DVD with the DVD-ROM media as a secondary volume and virtual disk.The following...

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Creating and Starting a Guest Domain

The guest domain must run an operating system that understands both the sun4v platform and the virtual devices presented by the hypervisor. Currently, this means that you must run at least the Oracle Solaris 10 11/06 OS. Running the Oracle Solaris 10 8/11 OS provides you with all the Oracle VM Server for SPARC 3.0 features. See the Oracle VM Server...

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How to Enable the Virtual Network Terminal Server Daemon

Enabling the Virtual Network Terminal Server Daemon You must enable the virtual network terminal server daemon (vntsd) to provide access to the virtual console of each logical domain. Refer to the vntsd(1M) man page for information about how to use this daemon. Note - Be sure that you have created the default service vconscon (vcc) on the...

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Rebooting to Use Logical Domains

You must reboot the control domain for the configuration changes to take effect and for the resources to be released for other logical domains to use. How to Reboot Shut down and reboot the control domain.primary# shutdown -y -g0 -i6 Note - Either a reboot or power cycle instantiates the new configuration. Only a power cycle actually boots the...

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How to Set Up the Control Domain

Note - This procedure contains examples of resources to set for your control domain. These numbers are examples only, and the values used might not be appropriate for your control domain. Determine whether you have cryptographic devices in the control domain.Note that only UltraSPARC T2, UltraSPARC T2 Plus, and SPARC T3 platforms have cryptographic...

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Creating virtual device services to use in the control domain as a service domain

The following virtual device services must be created to use the control domain as a service domain and to create virtual devices for other domains: vcc – Virtual console concentrator service vds – Virtual disk server vsw – Virtual switch service How to Create Default Services Create a virtual console concentrator (vcc) service for use...

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How to Restore the Factory Default Configuration From the Service Processor

If you remove the Logical Domains Manager before restoring the factory default configuration, you can restore the factory default configuration from the service processor. Restore the factory default configuration from the service processor.-> set /HOST/bootmode config=factory-default Perform a power cycle of the system to load the factory default configuration.->...

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How to Remove the Logical Domains Manager

After restoring the factory default configuration and disabling the Logical Domains Manager, you can remove the Logical Domains Manager software. Note - If you remove the Logical Domains Manager before restoring the factory default configuration, you can restore the factory default configuration from the service processor as shown in the following...

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Factory Default Configuration and Disabling Logical Domains

How to Remove All Guest Domains Stop all domains by using the -a option.primary# ldm stop-domain -a Unbind all domains except for the primary domain.primary# ldm unbind-domain ldom Note - You might be unable to unbind an I/O domain if it is providing services required by the control domain. In this situation, skip this step. Destroy all domains...

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How to Enable the Logical Domains Manager Daemon

Use this procedure to enable the ldmd daemon if it has been disabled. Use the svcadm command to enable the Logical Domains Manager daemon, ldmd.For more information about the svcadm command, see the svcadm(1M) man page.# svcadm enable ldmd Use the ldm list command to verify that the Logical Domains Manager is running.The ldm list command should list...

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Installing Oracle VM Server for SPARC Software on a New System

SPARC platforms that support the Oracle VM Server for SPARC software come preinstalled with the Oracle Solaris 10 OS or the Oracle Solaris 11 OS. Initially, the platform appears as a single system hosting only one operating system. After the Oracle Solaris OS, system firmware, and Logical Domains Manager have been installed, the original system and...

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