Re: [zones-discuss] Solaris 8 Branded Zones

2007-10-26 Thread mario heimel
also with RFE 6480464 there are always patch/pkg dependencies to keep in mind. 1. you cant move the updated zone back before the source system get patched 2. all patches/pks from the target system must have a higher version as the source i have heard about a prototype of IPS creating branded zone

Re: [zones-discuss] Solaris 8 Branded Zones

2007-10-25 Thread Mike Gerdts
On 10/25/07, Jerry Jelinek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mario, > > While it would be possible to do this, it is in some sense > harder than it was for S8. S10 is still a very dynamic > release so the interpositioning layer would need constant > work to cope with the on-going changes in the > kerne

Re: [zones-discuss] Solaris 8 Branded Zones

2007-10-25 Thread Jerry Jelinek
Erik Vanden Meersch wrote: > Jerry > > A question that I repeatedly get from customers is directly > related to what you write: > >> S10 is still a very dynamic >> release so the interpositioning layer would need constant >> work to cope with the on-going changes in the >> kernel/user-land bounda

Re: [zones-discuss] Solaris 8 Branded Zones

2007-10-25 Thread Erik Vanden Meersch
Jerry A question that I repeatedly get from customers is directly related to what you write: S10 is still a very dynamic release so the interpositioning layer would need constant work to cope with the on-going changes in the kernel/user-land boundary. Is this interface not limited to a fix

Re: [zones-discuss] Solaris 8 Branded Zones

2007-10-25 Thread LaoTsao(Dr. Tsao)
IMHO, brandZ for s8,s9 s10, linux would be great. This way the global zone almost act like "control zone" or dom0 and brandZ would act like appliance that can move between different hosts. U get amost xen like feature but without the "overhead" my 2c Larry Becke wrote: >The idea has merit, alth

Re: [zones-discuss] Solaris 8 Branded Zones

2007-10-25 Thread Larry Becke
The idea has merit, although I'm not sure you can't get most of this effect with big zones, and careful application of patches and packages. Although, an entirely automated form of this as a branded zone would give would be great. Yes, we have to manage patches independently, and have to do u

Re: [zones-discuss] Solaris 8 Branded Zones

2007-10-25 Thread Jerry Jelinek
mario heimel wrote: > Hello, > > Congratulations on a job well done. > http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/820-2914?l=ja > > when i read the details, i think we need a solaris 10 branded zone. > with a branded zone the central patching from the global zone is not applied. > there is no SUNW_PKG_ALLZ

[zones-discuss] Solaris 8 Branded Zones

2007-10-25 Thread mario heimel
Hello, Congratulations on a job well done. http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/820-2914?l=ja when i read the details, i think we need a solaris 10 branded zone. with a branded zone the central patching from the global zone is not applied. there is no SUNW_PKG_ALLZONES package for a branded zone (lin