Solaris 8 Migration Assistant - Proyect Etude

Prerequisites:

1) Download the Solaris 8 Migration Assistant software:

http://www.sun.com/download/products.xml?id=470c4a45

s8ma-1_0-fcs-solaris10-sparc.tar.gz includes the following packages:
SUNWs8brandu and SUNWs8brandr.
SUNWs8p2v demo package.

2) Have a Solaris 8 Flash Archive available or create one previous to the test.
For more reference of how to create a Flash Archive please see the Flash Archive information posted previously.

3) Have a sparc server with the following configuration:
* Updated firmware.
* Solaris 10U4(8/07) with latest patches installed (September 2007) or a newer version.
* Patch 127111-01 installed, at the moment of the installation you may notice that you will have to install previously patch 118833-36.


Test Environment:

I just want to give you a look my test environment

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Installation Procedure:

1) Install the product, the installation can be made by each package:

# pkgadd -d /path/to/media/s8ma-1_0-rr/Product SUNWs8...

If you want to install all the packages just indicate the path where those are located:

# ls
SUNWs8brandr SUNWs8brandu SUNWs8p2v

# pkgadd -d /patht/to/media/s8ma-1_0- rr/Product

The following packages are available:
1 SUNWs8brandr Solaris 8 Migration Assistant: solaris8 brand support (Root) (sparc)
11.10.0,REV=2007.10.08.16.51
2 SUNWs8brandu Solaris 8 Migration Assistant: solaris8 brand support (Usr) (sparc)
11.10.0,REV=2007.10.08.16.51
3 SUNWs8p2v Solaris 8 p2v Tool (sparc) 11.10.0,REV=2007.10.08.16.51
Select package(s) you wish to process (or 'all' to process
all packages). (default: all) [?,??,q]: all
Processing package instance <SUNWs8brandr> from
Solaris 8 Migration Assistant: solaris8 brand support (Root)(sparc)
11.10.0,REV=2007.10.08.16.51
Copyright 2007 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
Use is subject to license terms.
Using as the package base directory.
.....

Installing Solaris 8 Migration Assistant: solaris8 brand support (Root) as <SUNWs8brandr>
## Installing part 1 of 1.
....
[ verifying class ]
Installation of <SUNWs8brandr> was successful.
Processing package instance <SUNWs8brandu> from
Solaris 8 Migration Assistant: solaris8 brand support (Usr)(sparc)11.10.0,REV=2007.10.08.16.51
Copyright 2007 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
Use is subject to license terms.
Using as the package base directory.
....

This package contains scripts which will be executed with super-user
permission during the process of installing this package.
Do you want to continue with the installation of <SUNWs8brandu> [y,n,?] y
Installing Solaris 8 Migration Assistant: solaris8 brand support (Usr) as <SUNWs8brandu>
## Installing part 1 of 1.
/usr/...

[ verifying class ]
## Executing postinstall script.
Adding service tags for installed solaris8 zones:
Installation of <SUNWs8brandu> was successful.
Processing package instance from
Solaris 8 p2v Tool(sparc) 11.10.0,REV=2007.10.08.16.51
Copyright 2007 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
Use is subject to license terms.

Using as the package base directory.
....
Installing Solaris 8 p2v Tool as <SUNWs8p2v>
## Installing part 1 of 1.
/opt/SUNWs8p2v/bin/create_archive
[ verifying class ]
Installation of <SUNWs8p2v> was successful.

2) Use the command zonecfg to create a Solaris 8 zone, test name: “mys8”:

# zonecfg -z mys8
mys8: No such zone configured
Use 'create' to begin configuring a new zone.
zonecfg:mys8> create -t SUNWsolaris8
zonecfg:mys8> set zonepath=/aux/zones/mys8
zonecfg:mys8> add net
zonecfg:mys8:net> set physical=e1000g0
zonecfg:mys8:net> set address=x.x.x.x/24
zonecfg:mys8:net> end
zonecfg:mys8> commit

Notes:
-z -> String identifier for a zone
Create -t SUNWsolaris8 -> Creates the zone using the SUNWsolaris8 template.

3) Verify if the zone have been created, using zoneadm command:

# zoneadm list -vc
ID NAME STATUS PATH BRAND IP
0 global running / native shared
- mys8 installed /aux/zones/mys8 solaris8 shared

Notes:
list -> Display the name of the current zones, or specified zone if indicated.
-v -> Display verbose information: zone name, id, current state, root directory,
brand type, ip-type, and options.
-c -> Display all configured zones.

4) Install the Flash Archive already created following the example:

# zoneadm -z mys8 install -u -a /path/to/archive/S8test.flar
Log File: /var/tmp/mys8.install.1214.log
Source: /path/to/archive/S8test.flar
Installing: This may take several minutes...
Postprocessing: This may take several minutes...
Result: Installation completed successfully.
Log File: /aux/zones/mys8/root/var/log/mys8.install.1214.log

Notes:
-z -> String identifier for a zone.
install -> Install the specified zone in the system.
-u -> Apply sys-unconfig to the zone, in order to provide a new IP, etc; a new
identity to the zone and avoid duplicated systems.
-a -> Location of archive from which to copy system image (Flash Archive).

5) Verify if the zone is installed, using zoneadm command:

# zoneadm list -vc
ID NAME STATUS PATH BRAND IP
0 global running / native shared
4 mys8 installed /aux/zones/mys8 solaris8 shared

6) Boot the container (if necessary boot the zone in single-user mode in order to create mount point as needed).

# zoneadm -z mys8 boot

Notes:
-z -> String identifier for a zone.
boot -> boot the specified zone.
boot -s -> boot the specified zone in single-user mode.

7)Login to the container using zlogin:

# zlogin -C

Notes:
-C -> Login to the zone console.

8) Answer the Sysid questions, at the end the zone will reboot.

9) Login to “mys8” zone and verify the given configuration:

zonecfg:mys8> info
zonename: mys8
zonepath: /aux/zones/mys8
brand: solaris8
autoboot: false
bootargs:
pool:
limitpriv:
scheduling-class:
ip-type: shared
net:
address: x.x.x.x
physical: e1000g0

10) If you want to obtain information about the server used to provisions the container with the Solaris 8 Flash Archive go to:

# cd /aux/zones/mys8/root
# more identification
archive_id=75e839bf7c360291053b69a78a5b202b
files_archived_method=cpio
creation_date=20071105204038
creation_master=xx
content_name=servername
creation_node=xx
creation_hardware_class=sun4u
creation_platform=SUNW,Sun-Blade-1000
creation_processor=sparc
creation_release=5.8
creation_os_name=SunOS
creation_os_version=Generic_108528-29
files_compressed_method=compress
files_archived_size=2194225812
content_architectures=sun4u

11) Success!!!