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Here's a decent guide: building in a zone

• List of disks: echo | format (look for disk and name)
• zpool create poolname diskname
  eg. zpool create zonepool c2t1d0
• Create ZFS filesystems for zone:

  zfs create -o compression=on -o mountpoint=/zones zonepool/zones
  zfs create -o sync=disabled -o atime=off zonepool/zones/oidev

• Create zone configuration:
  (remember NIC name from disabling in nwam)

  zonecfg -z oibld
  create
  set autoboot=true
  set zonepath=/zones/oidev/oibld
  set ip-type=exclusive
  add net
  set physical=e1000g1
  end
  exit

• Install the zone: zoneadm -z oibld install

• Make the zone “ready”: zoneadm -z oibld ready
• Populate the zone's sysidcfg:

  cat <<EOF > /zones/oidev/oibld/root/etc/sysidcfg
  terminal=xterms
  network_interface=PRIMARY {dhcp protocol_ipv6=no}
  security_policy=none
  name_service=NONE
  nfs4_domain=dynamic
  timezone=UTC
  root_password=NP
  EOF

• Boot the zone with: zoneadm -z oibld boot
• Log into the zone with: zlogin -C oibld
• Change the root password to blank (by hitting return twice for password)

• Populate /etc/resolv.conf and chown it to netadm:netadm
• Change the hosts line in /etc/nsswitch.conf (add “dns” after “files”)

• Shut down the zone my-zone using one of the following methods.
  The zoneadm shutdown method is preferred
  • Using zoneadm:
    global# zoneadm -z my-zone shutdown
my-zone
  • Using zlogin:
    global# zlogin my-zone shutdown
my-zone
• Remove the root file system for my-zone.
  global# zoneadm -z my-zone uninstall -F
  the -F option to force the action generally isn't required
• Delete the configuration for my-zone:
  global# zonecfg -z my-zone delete -F
  the -F option to force the action generally isn't required.
• List the zones on the system, to verify that my-zone is no longer listed.
  global# zoneadm list -iv
• You will see a display that is similar to the following:

  ID  NAME     STATUS       PATH                           BRAND      IP
   0  global   running      /                              solaris    shared

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