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Wednesday, June 3, 2020

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

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  1. Stop and unbind the guest domain (ldg1).
    primary# ldm stop ldg1
primary# ldm unbind ldg1
  2. 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  iso_vol@primary-vds0
primary# ldm add-vdisk vdisk_iso iso_vol@primary-vds0 ldg1

    The following uses solarisdvd.iso as the Oracle Solaris ISO file, which is stored on the server1 server. iso_vol@primary-vds0 is a secondary volume, and vdisk_iso is a virtual disk. The lofiadm command attaches a block device to the ISO image.

    primary# lofiadm -a /net/server1/solarisdvd.iso
primary# ldm add-vdsdev /dev/lofi/1 iso_vol@primary-vds0
primary# ldm add-vdisk vdisk_iso iso_vol@primary-vds0 ldg1
  3. Check to see that the Oracle Solaris ISO file is added as a secondary volume and virtual disk.
    primary# ldm list-bindings
NAME             STATE    FLAGS   CONS    VCPU  MEMORY   UTIL  UPTIME 
primary          active   -n-cv   SP      4     4G       0.2%  22h 45m
...
VDS 
   NAME             VOLUME         OPTIONS          DEVICE
   primary-vds0     vol1                            /dev/dsk/c2t1d0s2
   iso_vol                                          /export/solarisdvd.iso
....
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NAME             STATE    FLAGS   CONS    VCPU  MEMORY   UTIL  UPTIME
ldg1             inactive -----           60    6G
...
DISK
   NAME       VOLUME               TOUT ID DEVICE  SERVER  MPGROUP
   vdisk1     vol1@primary-vds0
   vdisk_iso  iso_vol@primary-vds0
....
  4. Bind and start the guest domain (ldg1).
    primary# ldm bind ldg1
primary# ldm start ldg1
LDom ldg1 started
primary# telnet localhost 5000
Trying 127.0.0.1...
Connected to localhost.
Escape character is '^]'.
 
Connecting to console "ldg1" in group "ldg1" ....
Press ~? for control options ..
  5. Show the device aliases in the client OpenBoot PROM.

    In this example, see the device aliases for vdisk_iso, which is the Oracle Solaris ISO image, and vdisk_install, which is the disk space.

    ok devalias
vdisk_iso       /virtual-devices@100/channel-devices@200/disk@1
vdisk1          /virtual-devices@100/channel-devices@200/disk@0
vnet1           /virtual-devices@100/channel-devices@200/network@0
virtual-console /virtual-devices/console@1
name            aliases
  6. On the guest domain's console, boot from vdisk_iso (disk@1) on slice f.
    ok boot vdisk_iso:f
Boot device: /virtual-devices@100/channel-devices@200/disk@1:f  File and args: -s
SunOS Release 5.10 Version Generic_139555-08 64-bit
Copyright (c) 1983-2010, Oracle and/or its affiliates.  All rights reserved.
  7. Continue with the Oracle Solaris OS installation menu.
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How to Install the Oracle Solaris OS on a Guest Domain From a DVD

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

    The following uses c0t0d0s2 as the DVD drive in which the Oracle Solaris media resides, dvd_vol@primary-vds0 as a secondary volume, and vdisk_cd_media as a virtual disk.

    primary# ldm add-vdsdev options=ro /dev/dsk/c0t0d0s2 dvd_vol@primary-vds0
primary# ldm add-vdisk vdisk_cd_media dvd_vol@primary-vds0 ldg1
  5. Check to see that the DVD is added as a secondary volume and virtual disk.
    primary# ldm list-bindings
NAME             STATE    FLAGS   CONS    VCPU  MEMORY   UTIL  UPTIME 
primary          active   -n-cv   SP      4     4G       0.2%  22h 45m
...
VDS 
   NAME             VOLUME         OPTIONS          DEVICE
   primary-vds0     vol1                            /dev/dsk/c2t1d0s2
   dvd_vol                                          /dev/dsk/c0t0d0s2
....
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NAME             STATE    FLAGS   CONS    VCPU  MEMORY   UTIL  UPTIME
ldg1             inactive -----           60    6G
...
DISK
   NAME             VOLUME                      TOUT DEVICE  SERVER
   vdisk1           vol1@primary-vds0
   vdisk_cd_media   dvd_vol@primary-vds0
....
  6. Bind and start the guest domain (ldg1).
    primary# ldm bind ldg1
primary# ldm start ldg1
LDom ldg1 started
primary# telnet localhost 5000
Trying 127.0.0.1...
Connected to localhost.
Escape character is '^]'.
 
Connecting to console "ldg1" in group "ldg1" ....
Press ~? for control options ..
  7. Show the device aliases in the client OpenBoot PROM.

    In this example, see the device aliases for vdisk_cd_media, which is the Oracle Solaris DVD, and vdisk1, which is a virtual disk on which you can install the Oracle Solaris OS.

    ok devalias
vdisk_cd_media  /virtual-devices@100/channel-devices@200/disk@1
vdisk1          /virtual-devices@100/channel-devices@200/disk@0
vnet1           /virtual-devices@100/channel-devices@200/network@0
virtual-console /virtual-devices/console@1
name            aliases
  8. On the guest domain's console, boot from vdisk_cd_media (disk@1) on slice f.
    ok boot vdisk_cd_media:f
Boot device: /virtual-devices@100/channel-devices@200/disk@1:f  File and args: -s
SunOS Release 5.10 Version Generic_139555-08 64-bit
Copyright (c), 1983-2010, Oracle and/or its affiliates.  All rights reserved.
  9. Continue with the Oracle Solaris OS installation menu.
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