The zones parallel patching enhancement for the solaris 10 patch utilities was released this week giving customers a choice of how to improve zones patching performance in the zones update on attach section of a previous blog posting, i mentioned that the zones update on attach feature could also be used to improve zones patching perfomance. Yes, all the normal patching tools work, they just wont apply the kernel patches. I have a doubts on step 8 specially can someone clear my step 8 doubts or if anything wrong between step 1 to step 9 the unix and linux forums. Ips combined with zfs snapshots means greatly reduced downtime and failsafe updating. At a simple level, to update all packages on your system, if newer versions are. Solaris 11 nonglobal zone patching oracle community. Solaris 10 os patching using liveupgrade unixarena. This restriction is removed in the solaris 807 release.
Does the zoneadm attach u option will update the patches in nonglobal zone in solaris 11. Patching endpoints on solaris 11 or later on page 30 solaris image packaging system repository management. Oracle solaris zones, oracle solaris 10 zones, and resource management is for anyone responsible for administering one or. How can i patch a global zone without patching nonglobal zones. In general, it is sufficient to apply the patches using patchadd in the global zone. Applying a patch to an oracle solaris system with zones installed. Solaris live upgrade software enables the operating system to continue to run while upgrades, patch installations, or routine maintenance operations are performed. So if the solaris 11 release you are patching support solaris10 branded zones, you should be fine. Dec 15, 20 we have had zones as a form of virtualization in solaris since solaris 10, with the release of solaris 11 zones take a massive leap forward in the way they use resources, or dont use, compared with the architecture in solaris 10.
This video is an extension to the part iii of solaris 11 zones and demonstrates the automatic network anet resource of a zone, where the vnic. For you information,from solaris 11 onward,zfs will be the default root filesystem. For servers with solaris 10 os at, or near, update 1 106 or update 2 606, if nonglobal zones are already configured and running, patching. What is the best way to handle this kind of situation. Patching and upgrading your cluster managing your oracle. Examine etc zones directory to display zone configuration file. Solaris zone patching patch management for solaris supports zone patching on solaris 10 endpoints.
By default, patchadd applies a patch to the specified destination. By a zoned solaris 10 system i mean the existence of many nonglobal zones ngz. Infoqs rags srinivas caught up with bryan cantrill a day after the containers summit at new york city and discussed all things containers from solaris zones to docker. Just a small disclaimer, i never worked with solaris 10 branded zones. Accessing support updates critical patch update packages. Solaris zones parallel patching lildude solaris zones parallel patching 20090619t17. Zfs patching with zones using lu liveupgrade in solaris. So if it is possible that certain patches could affect the current applications. If you are patching a package that was added by using the pkgadd command with the g option, the package must be patched by using the patchadd command with the g option. Over time, solaris zones have grown in popularity, thirdparty support has increased, and the technology has been enhanced continually to support new. You can use the patchadd system utility described in the patchadd1m man page to perform the following tasks apply a patch to the global zone only. In fact this is indeed the case with solaris 10s new patching mechanism that was introduced when zones were introduced.
The directory etc zones contains the configuration files for each zone by the zone name. Let us get started and see how we can create a zone in solaris 11. Solaris containers including solaris zones is an implementation of operating systemlevel virtualization technology for x86 and sparc systems, first released publicly in february 2004 in build 51 beta of solaris 10, and subsequently in the first full release of solaris 10, 2005. They do not apply to other kinds of zones such as ipkg zones on solaris 11 express. Supports solaris 8 branded zones and solaris 9 branded zones but does require purchasing an additional license. If you are using solaris 11 you have the opportunity to virtualize with zones or using oracle vm for sparc. Solaris 10 branded zone kernel patching procedure this blog explains the steps to create a new boot environment in a oracle solaris 10 branded zone on oracle solaris 11.
Theres perhaps a less known tunning that allows for parallel updating of multiple zones. This article is going to explain that how to update the solaris 11. Changes in oracle solaris 11 media configuration the main media consists of the following four dvds for solaris 11. The idea of upgrading and patching has prompted me to make sure i can do this on a live system. Solaris 11 zones offer the best of solaris 10 wholeroot zones and sparseroot zones, and offer an array of new features that make zones even more flexible and powerful. I not sure about your first question so i wont try to answer it. Some data centers apply only the bare minimum of changes, such as critical security patches, operating on the principle of if it aint broke, dont fix it.
Jul 03, 2012 solaris os patching has been moved far away from the traditional methods from solaris 10 onwards. Svr4 packaging and patching in oracle solaris 10 zones about using packaging and patching in solaris10 branded zones. The approach you take to patching and upgrading your cluster will vary depending on your data center standards. Installed solaris branded nonglobal zones can be affected by installing, updating, and.
I have a doubts on step 8 specially can someone clear my step 8 doubts or if anything wrong between step 1 to step 9 please correct that also as i have pretty good idea about step 10 mean patching in solaris 10. It will take some time to do this across the board but its a great start to the strategy. Solaris patching documentation center oracle technology. To know more information about patching zones, refer to this topic in ibm knowledge center. In solaris 11, oracle removed the word called patches from their dictionary. The zones parallel patching feature was officially released on tuesday and is contained. While some of the other features in solaris 11 can be pretty much viewed as incremental updates, this is truly revolutionary. Howto update your oracle solaris 11 systems using support. I am planning to do solaris 11 global zone patching having solaris 10 branded zone. Applying a patch to a solaris system with zones installed. Oracle solaris 10 downloads migrating to a zfs root file system or updating a zfs root file system live upgrade zfs migration issues with live upgrade. We no need to bring down the server to single user mode if you are. Zones let you have very large numbers of virtualized solaris environments the zones on a single solaris instance. Comparing solaris 11 zones to solaris 10 zones oracle.
Patching solaris 10 on servers with nonglobal zones. The svr4 package metadata is available inside the zone, and the package and patch commands work correctly. The directory etczones contains the configuration files for each zone by the zone name. Although it is also possible to modify the solaris content in such a zone, e. Solaris os patching has been moved far away from the traditional methods from solaris 10 onwards. Problem is that there are many zones created in this solaris server which are used by other applications. Here i am sharing the experience my experience with live upgrade. The following are a few examples for the configuration of solaris 10 zones.
Solaris 11 has added a lot of new features to the zones technology. For servers with solaris 10 os at, or near, update 1 106 or update 2 606, if nonglobal zones are already configured and running, patching these servers at single user mode will encounter issues. Solaris is a nonfree unix operating system originally developed by sun microsystems. This blog explains the steps to create a new boot environment in a oracle solaris 10 branded zone on oracle solaris 11.
This allows us to admin the system on a whole all they while only allowing access to the zones to those individuals who require it. What is the recommended method to patch a solaris 11 non global zone. Most of the solaris administrators will search for solaris 11 os patch bundle like how we use to get for solaris 10 but you wont get it. In 2010, after the sun acquisition by oracle, it was renamed oracle solaris solaris is known for its scalability, especially on sparc systems, and for originating many innovative features such as dtrace, zfs and time slider. Oracle solaris 11 packaging from the architect, stephen hahn, a summary of how indianas image packaging system ips changes patching. The only reliable exit codes are 0 and 0 see the patchadd1m man page and youll find the exit codes very rarely actually match this list unless you use the.
I have few queries in case of patch implementation in solaris 10 os with zone environment. We no need to bring down the server to single user mode if you are using live upgrade method during pathing and b efore choosing live upgrade,make sure you are using zfs as a root filesystem. Oct 26, 2011 for servers with solaris 10 os at, or near, update 1 106 or update 2 606, if nonglobal zones are already configured and running, patching these servers at single user mode will encounter issues. Jun 12, 20 solaris 11 zones are slightly different from solaris 10 zones.
Note oracle solaris 10 305 through oracle solaris 10 1106. With solaris zones, you are sharing a kernel with the global zone. More importantly, modifying the solaris content in a wholeroot zone may lead to an unsupported. Mar 02, 2016 what is the recommended method to patch a solaris 11 non global zone. Solaris 10 zones are part of the base offering and fully supported as a part of oracles premier support for operating systems. We no need to bring down the server to single user mode if. The patches for solaris site contains the fixlet content that allows for global and nonglobal whole root zones patching. Actually, no patching should occur for solaris10 zone. The solaris zones technology provides a way to efficiently manage and utilize resources by allowing you to have isolated software applications and services. How to update solaris 11 system using ips the geek diary. Solaris zone patching bigfix ibm endpoint manager forum.
Examine etczones directory to display zone configuration file. Solaris 11 zones offer the best of solaris 10 wholeroot zones and sparseroot zones, and offer an array of new features that. How can i patch a non global zone without patching the global zone. These updates contain several fixes and are available from the oracle support repository. Can i have different sru levels in non global zones. This media is used with a dvd boot for the text install of the os. The packaging design im working on has support for management of images, which are a combination of the basic idea of a boot environment with some amount of linkage or sharing, as in zones. In oracle solaris 11, oracle solaris zones become even more central to both the. We no need to bring down the server to single user mode if you are using live upgrade method during pathing and before choosing live upgrade,make sure you are using zfs as a root filesystem. With solaris 10, patching the global zone will install the patches on all zones by default, unless the affected package isnt installed on the target zone or you explicitly ask to install the patch on the global zone only g. Jul 28, 2015 hi recently we have an application issue which requires patching of sun solaris. The patching process will figure out what needs to be done in the nonglobal zones and will do it. Hi recently we have an application issue which requires patching of sun solaris. System administrators can patch a system image rapidly without impacting the boot.
Solaris zones parallel patching lildude solariszonesparallelpatching 20090619t17. Oracle vm is only available as firmware on compatible sparc hardware and the hypervisor runs within the firmware. Svr4 packaging and patching in oracle solaris 10 zones. In oracle solaris 10, zones was introduced which gave us an ability to create isolated environments for applications that can run on a single machine. As mentioned in the first half of this chapter, patching as a separate process no longer exists. Solaris 10 zones will be updated automatically when patching the physical server because we use the update on attach procedure. This guide uses the term nonglobal zone to refer to a local zone.
For starting the wholerootzone on both nodes, all the nodes and the zone must have the same kernel version. Examining these files will show the show the configuration of the zones. I have a doubts on step 8 specially can someone clear my step 8 doubts or if anything wrong between step 1 to step 9 please correct that also as i have pretty good idea about step 10 mean patching in solaris 10 branded zone solaris 11 gz patching steps 1. We are going to also include a project for next fy to test using solaris 8 in a solaris 10 zone. Hi, we have a 2nodevcs with one wholerootzone installed. It is present in illumos formerly opensolaris distributions, such as openindiana, smartos and omnios, as well as. Working with nonglobal zones adding and updating software in. Patches may only be loaded on the global zone but not on. You can use most ips commands in a nonglobal zone the same way you use the. But, since its a whole root zone, upgrade of solaris 11 global zone should have minimal to no effect to such zones. Solaris 11 global zone patching having solaris 10 branded zone.
Jun 10, 2012 zfs patching with zones using lu liveupgrade in solaris. Solaris 10 branded zone vm templates for solaris 11 on otn. The upper bound is the number of configured solaris zones. This patching activity can be performed while server is in production since we are installing the patches on alternative boot environment. In this case i would like to know while applying any patches on solaris 1. Comparing solaris 11 zones to solaris 10 zones oracle jeff. Oct 05, 2017 this video is an extension to the part iii of solaris 11 zones and demonstrates the automatic network anet resource of a zone, where the vnic is automatically created and assigned to the zone. Based on you running solaris express on sparc, it appears youd need to flip to solaris 10, or more likely solaris 11 which would be closer to solaris express opensolaris that youre using.
Reboot the system to use the new updated boot environment. Solaris 10 zones will be updated automatically when patching the physical server because we use the update on attach. Solaris 11 virtualization using zones the urban penguin. The former can achieve the goals of the latter, and they also offer features not found in solaris 10 zones. Unable to login into nonglobal zones ngz after patching yesterday i faced an issue, where in i was unable to login into ngzs after kernel patching. Yes, all the normal patching tools work, they just wont apply the kernel. Part of the solaris 10 operating system os, solaris zones are widely discussed across all corners of the web. Solaris 10 live upgrade with zfs and nonglobalzones fail. The patches for solaris site contains the fixlet content that allows for global and nonglobal whole root zones patching the solaris zones technology provides a way to efficiently manage and use resources by allowing you to have isolated software applications and services. Solaris 10 live upgrade with zfs and nonglobalzones fail the goal was to consolidate 40 or so physical servers onto a m4000. Hi, does anybody know how to check solaris 11 patch version. Solaris 10 live upgrade with zfs and nonglobal zones fail the goal was to consolidate 40 or so physical servers onto a m4000. Zones are application containers that is maintained by the running operating system.
In 2010, after the sun acquisition by oracle, it was renamed oracle solaris. Apply a patch to the global zone and all nonglobal zones. This article steps administrators through updating an oracle solaris 11 system with software packages that are provided with an active oracle support agreement, covering some of the basics that administrators should know to ensure the update goes successfully and safely. Review the licenses and update the system to oracle solaris 11. In my case i have solaris 10 production server, with 3 non global zones. I have a doubts on step 8 specially can someone clear my step 8 doubts or. Ips improves integration with oracle solaris zones, allowing you to.