Sorry... it should have been zones-discuss at opensolaris.org.
Jonathan Warner wrote: > I've been trying to install a Solaris 10 full OS in a non-global zone of an > open solaris machine. I followed the following steps; > > 1. Installed the Solaris10 brand package in the global zone, which allowed me > to create a solaris 10 branded zone. > 2. Using "flarcreate" created an image of the machine to be installed in the > branded zone. > 3. Tried to install the image in the branded zone using the following > commands; > > * Can anyone suggest what I can do next? * > > /zonespool# zoneadm -z z2 install -a /zonespool/engtsc22.flar -u > A ZFS file system has been created for this zone. > Log File: /var/tmp/z2.install_log.6yaG3g > Postprocessing: This may take a while... > Postprocess: ERROR: Invalid 'etc' directory within the zone > Result: Postprocessing failed. > > Result: *** Installation FAILED *** > Log File: /var/tmp/z2.install_log.6yaG3g > jack at engtsc48:/zonespool# zoneadm list -cv > ID NAME STATUS PATH BRAND IP > > 0 global running / native > shared > 1 z1 running /zonespool/z1 ipkg > shared > - z2 incomplete /zonespool/z2 solaris10 > shared > jack at engtsc48:/zonespool# cat /var/tmp/z2.install_log.6yaG3g > [Friday, 11 December 2009 15:58:50 GMT] Log File: > /var/tmp/z2.install_log.6yaG3g > [Friday, 11 December 2009 15:58:50 GMT] Starting pre-installation tasks. > [Friday, 11 December 2009 15:58:50 GMT] Installation started for zone "z2" > /usr/lib/brand/solaris10/image_install[214]: install_image: not found [No > such file or directory] > [Friday, 11 December 2009 15:58:50 GMT] Postprocessing: This may take a > while... > [Friday, 11 December 2009 15:58:50 GMT] running: p2v -u z2 /zonespool/z2 > [Friday, 11 December 2009 15:58:51 GMT] ERROR: Invalid 'etc' directory within > the zone > [Friday, 11 December 2009 15:58:51 GMT] Result: Postprocessing failed. > [Friday, 11 December 2009 15:58:51 GMT] > [Friday, 11 December 2009 15:58:51 GMT] Result: *** Installation > FAILED *** > [Friday, 11 December 2009 15:58:51 GMT] Log File: > /var/tmp/z2.install_log.6yaG3g > jack at engtsc48:/zonespool# exit > exit