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For VirtualBox guest installation, install the Solaris Guest Additions: pkgadd -d ./VBoxSolarisAdditions.pkg

Enable DNS: add “dns” to the hosts line in /etc/nsswitch.conf

• Check the dependents of the service: svcs -D servicename
• Enable a service: svcadm enable servicename
• Enable dependencies of a service: svcadm enable -r servicename
• Verify a service has been enabled: svcs -x servicename
• Restart a service: svcadm restart servicename
• Enable a service temporarily (or in single-user mode): svcadm enable -rt servicename
  This will enable service with its dependencies for current session, not persisted across reboots
• Disable a service: svcadm disable servicename

Normally, when a service instance is in a maintenance state, all processes associated with that instance have stopped. However, you should make sure before you proceed.

Determine why the service is in maintenance: svcs -x servicename

• Consult the log file or man page mentioned to determine what the error is.
• Determine if any process that are dependent to the service have not stopped.

The following command lists all of the processes that are associated with a service instance as well as the PIDs for those processes:
svcs -p servicename

(Optional) Kill any remaining processes …repeat this step for all processes that are displayed by the svcs command:
pkill -9 process-name

Restore the service: svcadm clear servicename

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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