Chapter 2 Obtaining and Installing the Software

This chapter discusses the following topics:

• The product versions available for download and associated system requirements

• How to download the media to the Solaris 10 host and install the Solaris 9 Containers product.

Software Download

Instructions for downloading the Solaris 9 container product are available here.

The software download site for patches is SunSolve. On that site, you can view the download instructions and download the images.

Solaris 9 Containers Versions and System Requirements

The Solaris 9 Containers software can be installed on a SPARC system running at least the Solaris 10 8/07 release.

The product media contains the following versions:

• Solaris 9 Containers 1.0.1, for systems running:

  • Solaris 10 10/08 or later

  • Kernels 137137-07 or later

• Solaris 9 Containers 1.0, for systems running:

  • Solaris 10 8/07, with required Solaris patch 127111-01 or later applied

  • Solaris 10 5/08

  • Kernels 127111 (all versions)

  • Kernels 127127 (all versions)

  • Kernels 137111 (all versions)

The packages in the media have been updated to include the latest functionality in Solaris 9 Containers patch 138899-01.

The product download also includes a README file containing installation instructions for both versions, and a sample Solaris 9 flash archive image provided for validation purposes.

Installing the Solaris 9 Containers 1.0.1 Software on the Solaris 10 Host System

The SUNWs9brandr and SUNWs9brandu packages should be installed during the Solaris system installation. If not already installed, the packages are available from the Solaris 10 10/08 media. See step 3.

1. Become superuser, or assume the Primary Administrator role.

2. Install the Solaris 10 10/08 release on the target system. See the Solaris 10 10/08 Release and Installation Collection.

3. If not already present on the system, install the packages SUNWs9brandr and SUNWs9brandu in the following order.

   # pkgadd -d /path/to/media SUNWs9brandr ... Installation of <SUNWs9brandr> was successful. # pkgadd -d /path/to/media SUNWs9brandu ... Installation of <SUNWs9brandu> was successful. ...

   These packages are available from the Solaris 10 10/08 media.

4. Install the package SUNWs9brandk.

   # pkgadd -d /path/to/media/s9containers-bundle/1.0.1/Product SUNWs9brandk ... Installation of <SUNWs9brandk> was successful.

   The file is available for download from the Software Download Center (SDLC) page for the Solaris 9 Containers 1.0.1 product.

5. (Optional) If you plan to install the zone by using the sample solaris9 system image archive, solaris9-image.flar, the file is available for download from the Software Download Center (SDLC) page for the Solaris 9 Containers 1.0.1 product. Copy the file either to the Solaris 10 system, or to an NFS server accessible to the system.

See Also

If you need more information about installing patches and packages, see Chapter 24, About Packages and Patches on a Solaris System With Zones Installed (Overview), in System Administration Guide: Solaris Containers-Resource Management and Solaris Zones and Chapter 25, Adding and Removing Packages and Patches on a Solaris System With Zones Installed (Tasks), in System Administration Guide: Solaris Containers-Resource Management and Solaris Zones.

Aspects of central patching covered in these chapters do not apply to solaris9 branded zones.

Installing the Solaris 9 Containers 1.0 Software on the Solaris 10 Host System

1. Become superuser, or assume the Primary Administrator role.

2. Install the Solaris 10 8/07 or Solaris 10 5/08 on the target system. See the Solaris 10 8/07 Release and Installation Collection or Solaris 10 5/08 Release and Installation Collection.

3. (Solaris 10 8/07 release only) Install the patch 127111-01 or later in the global zone and reboot. The patch is available from SunSolve.

   global# patchadd 127111-01

   To view the patch on the system, use:

   patchadd -p | grep 127111-01

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   Note –

   See Solaris 9 Containers Versions and System Requirements for more information.

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4. Install the packages SUNWs9brandr, SUNWs9brandu, and SUNWs9brandk in the following order.

   # pkgadd -d /path/to/media SUNWs9brandr ... Installation of <SUNWs9brandr> was successful. # pkgadd -d /path/to/media SUNWs9brandu ... Installation of <SUNWs9brandu> was successful. # pkgadd -d /path/to/media SUNWs9brandk ... Installation of <SUNWs9brandk> was successful.

   The file is available for download from the Software Download Center (SDLC) page for the Solaris 9 Containers 1.0.1 product.

5. (Optional) If you plan to install the zone by using the sample solaris9 system image archive, solaris9-image.flar, the file is available for download from the Software Download Center (SDLC) page for the Solaris 9 Containers 1.0.1 product. Copy the file either to the Solaris 10 system, or to an NFS server accessible to the system.

See Also

If you need more information about installing patches and packages, see Chapter 24, About Packages and Patches on a Solaris System With Zones Installed (Overview), in System Administration Guide: Solaris Containers-Resource Management and Solaris Zones and Chapter 25, Adding and Removing Packages and Patches on a Solaris System With Zones Installed (Tasks), in System Administration Guide: Solaris Containers-Resource Management and Solaris Zones.

Aspects of central patching covered in these chapters do not apply to solaris9 branded zones.