On 11/15/2011 10:14 AM, bruce bushby wrote: > Hello > > I'm hoping someone on the list could answer a couple of questions. I > believe Linux Containers are the perfect answer to some of the issues > I have at work but wanted to confirm some technical bits before > formally submitting any designs. I have worked with Solaris Zones in > the past. > > The questions: > Does each "Linux Container" have it's own "network stack"? > If so, how independent is the stack....ie could each container have a > different routing table?
Yes. > Does the "Linux Container" share the rpmdb of the "physical host" .... > or can each lxc have it's own rpmdb? No, it doesn't share. > Does the "Linux Container" share passwd/shadow/pam authentication of > the physical host? No, it doesn't. However you can do it by hard links or bind mounts. > How does the "Linux Container" handle network cards/MAC addresses? Own MAC. > I noticed my RHN Satellite RHEL 6.1 channel doesn't contain the lxc > rpm, anybody running containers on RHEL 6.1. According to notes there is support: http://docs.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html/6.1_Technical_Notes/ar01s03.html But I don't find any package. I think the easiest way to make one for yourself. tamas ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ RSA(R) Conference 2012 Save $700 by Nov 18 Register now http://p.sf.net/sfu/rsa-sfdev2dev1 _______________________________________________ Lxc-users mailing list Lxc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/lxc-users
