Please provide the output of "ifconfig -a" and "netstat -rn" for each non-global zone.
On Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at 6:08 PM, Charles Meo <charles....@ltx.com.au> wrote: > Greetings all, > > I have been trying to set up a X2200 with a global zone on an internal LAN > with bge0, and two zones for web servers each having a private IP address > on the nge interfaces. > > While I was able to bring up both zones and ifconfig the interfaces, after > that nothing worked. Couldn't ping in or out or do anything with them. No > arp information was being gathered. The same interfaces configured > directly into the global zone with the same IP numbers worked fine. > > I can't see what I've done wrong, can anyone see what the problem might > be? I need this to work... > > Regards, > > Charles Meo > Infrastructure Team Leader > LTX Pty Ltd > Phone: 03 8699 7900 > Mobile: 0409 258 471 > Email: charles....@ltx.com.au > Website: www.ltx.com.au > > > > Unencrypted electronic mail is not secure and may be intercepted, > modified, or otherwise interfered with during delivery. 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Any personal information in this email > must be handled in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth). > > zones-discuss-requ...@opensolaris.org wrote on 10/02/2009 06:53:37 AM: > >> [image removed] >> >> zones-discuss Digest, Vol 46, Issue 5 >> >> zones-discuss-request >> >> to: >> >> zones-discuss >> >> 10/02/2009 06:54 AM >> >> Please respond to zones-discuss >> >> Send zones-discuss mailing list submissions to >> zones-discuss@opensolaris.org >> >> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit >> http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zones-discuss >> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to >> zones-discuss-requ...@opensolaris.org >> >> You can reach the person managing the list at >> zones-discuss-ow...@opensolaris.org >> >> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >> than "Re: Contents of zones-discuss digest..." >> >> >> Today's Topics: >> >> 1. Re: Install zones, configure as DHCP client (Arun Gupta) >> 2. Re: Install zones, configure as DHCP client (James Carlson) >> 3. Re: Install zones, configure as DHCP client (Bill Walker) >> 4. Re: Install zones, configure as DHCP client (Arun Gupta) >> 5. Re: Install zones, configure as DHCP client (Arun Gupta) >> 6. Re: Install zones, configure as DHCP client (Arun Gupta) >> 7. Re: Install zones, configure as DHCP client (James Carlson) >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Message: 1 >> Date: Mon, 09 Feb 2009 05:57:24 -0800 >> From: Arun Gupta <arun.gu...@sun.com> >> Subject: Re: [zones-discuss] Install zones, configure as DHCP client >> To: James Carlson <james.d.carl...@sun.com> >> Cc: Bill Walker <bill.wal...@sun.com>, zones-discuss@opensolaris.org >> Message-ID: <49903644.7000...@sun.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=ISO-8859-1 >> >> Hi James, >> >> Can you explain what is "exclusive stack instance" mean in this context > ? >> >> Will creating zones in a Virtual Box image qualify as that ? >> >> -Arun >> >> James Carlson wrote: >> > Bill Walker writes: >> >> If you are really needing DHCP for some reason, I'll defer to others >> >> with more experience in those realms. >> > >> > The only supported way to do this today is to use exclusive stack >> > instance zones ("set ip-type = exclusive"). It would be nice to have >> > DHCP supported as an option for interface configuration via zoneadmd, >> > and the DHCP client has the features necessary to make this work, but >> > that feature hasn't been added to Zones. >> > >> > RFE 5005887 also covered this case, but it was closed out when the >> > exclusive stack instance feature was integrated, and I don't think a >> > new RFE was ever opened. >> > >> >> -- >> Application Platform, Sun Microsystems, Inc. >> Blog: http://blogs.sun.com/arungupta >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 2 >> Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2009 09:08:07 -0500 >> From: James Carlson <james.d.carl...@sun.com> >> Subject: Re: [zones-discuss] Install zones, configure as DHCP client >> To: Arun Gupta <arun.gu...@sun.com> >> Cc: Bill Walker <bill.wal...@sun.com>, zones-discuss@opensolaris.org >> Message-ID: <18832.14535.881075.382...@gargle.gargle.howl> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii >> >> Arun Gupta writes: >> > Can you explain what is "exclusive stack instance" mean in this > context ? >> >> See the "ip-type" parameter in zonecfg(1M). >> >> Zones can be created using one of two different networking models. In >> the default "shared" model, the zones are just given IP addresses on >> links that are controlled by the global zone. The non-global zone has >> no control over its interfaces, and there's one instance of the IP >> stack shared between the non-global zone and the global zone. The >> interfaces are configured by zoneadmd using parameters provided by >> zonecfg. >> >> In the "exclusive" model, the global zone gives the non-global zone >> access to individual links, which can be VLANs or separate NICs. The >> non-global zone then independently plumbs its own IP stack on top of >> those links. The global zone has no control over the addresses that >> the non-global zone uses, and the non-global zone sets these. >> >> With an "exclusive" stack instance, the non-global zone is able to >> control most of the IP configuration aspects of the interface, >> including using DHCP to configure the address. (It's unable to supply >> its own kernel modules, though, because there's still only one kernel >> image on the system.) >> >> > Will creating zones in a Virtual Box image qualify as that ? >> >> No. >> >> -- >> James Carlson, Solaris Networking <james.d.carl...@sun.com> >> Sun Microsystems / 35 Network Drive 71.232W Vox +1 781 442 2084 >> MS UBUR02-212 / Burlington MA 01803-2757 42.496N Fax +1 781 442 1677 >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 3 >> Date: Mon, 09 Feb 2009 09:24:00 -0500 >> From: Bill Walker <bill.wal...@sun.com> >> Subject: Re: [zones-discuss] Install zones, configure as DHCP client >> To: Arun Gupta <arun.gu...@sun.com> >> Cc: zones-discuss@opensolaris.org >> Message-ID: <49903c80.90...@sun.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=ISO-8859-1 >> >> Something like this should do the trick: >> >> host# zonecfg -z my-zone >> zonecfg:my-zone> remove net physical=e1000g0 >> zonecfg:my-zone> add net >> zonecfg:my-zone:net> set address=192.168.0.99/24 >> zonecfg:my-zone:net> set physical=e1000g0 >> zonecfg:my-zone:net> end >> zonecfg:my-zone> commit >> zonecfg:my-zone> exit >> host# >> >> >> Arun Gupta wrote: >> > Thanks! >> > >> > I prefer DHCP since I don't care about the IP address that is assigned > >> > to each zone. But willing to live with static IP as well. >> > >> > Any guidelines on how to set the IP for each zone ? >> > >> > -Arun >> > >> > Bill Walker wrote: >> >> >> >> So my question is this, why DHCP? If you are trying to assign an IP >> >> at boot time of a zone, you could zonecfg the IP before you boot the >> >> zone. I take it that you have a couple zones that might change IP >> >> occasionally (or frequently). If the zone changes IP as part of a >> >> zone reboot, then zonecfg is the easy solution. Zone down, zonecfg >> >> remove net, zonecfg add net (set address and physical), zone boot. >> >> >> >> If you are really needing DHCP for some reason, I'll defer to others >> >> with more experience in those realms. >> >> >> >> bill. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Arun Gupta wrote: >> >>> Hi Bill, >> >>> >> >>> That might be it and I'm new to all this :) >> >>> >> >>> End goal: Configure 2 non-global zones in a Open Solaris Virtual Box > >> >>> image and assign them addresses using DHCP server running in Global >> >>> zone. >> >>> >> >>> What exact command would serve that purpose ? >> >>> >> >>> -Arun >> >>> >> >>> Bill Walker wrote: >> >>>> Maybe I am missing something here, but wouldn't it be easier to do >> >>>> that kind of thing with zonecfg? Unless you are changing some > other >> >>>> settings other than the IP... Just trying to understand the end >> >>>> result you are looking for. >> >>>> >> >>>> bill. >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> Arun Gupta wrote: >> >>>>> I'm looking for simple instructions to install zones, configure > them >> >>>>> as DHCP clients to the DHCP server in global zone (all in an >> >>>>> OpenSolaris VM using Virtual Bx). The documentation at >> >>>>> http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/817-1592/ seems to quite > involving >> >>>>> and keeps referring to multiple pointers instead of providing >> >>>>> consolidated docs. >> >>>>> >> >>>>> Are these instructions available any where ? >> >>> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 4 >> Date: Mon, 09 Feb 2009 10:36:02 -0800 >> From: Arun Gupta <arun.gu...@sun.com> >> Subject: Re: [zones-discuss] Install zones, configure as DHCP client >> To: Bill Walker <bill.wal...@sun.com> >> Cc: zones-discuss@opensolaris.org >> Message-ID: <49907792.7040...@sun.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=ISO-8859-1 >> >> Ok, this is helpful and I'm able to make progress. >> >> I've installed the zone, configured the properties mentioned below and >> now booting it. What "Name service" should I be using ? >> >> I come from Windows/Mac world where all these are defaulted and >> typically not required to be configured explicitly :) >> >> -Arun >> >> Bill Walker wrote: >> > Something like this should do the trick: >> > >> > host# zonecfg -z my-zone >> > zonecfg:my-zone> remove net physical=e1000g0 >> > zonecfg:my-zone> add net >> > zonecfg:my-zone:net> set address=192.168.0.99/24 >> > zonecfg:my-zone:net> set physical=e1000g0 >> > zonecfg:my-zone:net> end >> > zonecfg:my-zone> commit >> > zonecfg:my-zone> exit >> > host# >> > >> > >> > Arun Gupta wrote: >> >> Thanks! >> >> >> >> I prefer DHCP since I don't care about the IP address that is > assigned >> >> to each zone. But willing to live with static IP as well. >> >> >> >> Any guidelines on how to set the IP for each zone ? >> >> >> >> -Arun >> >> >> >> Bill Walker wrote: >> >>> >> >>> So my question is this, why DHCP? If you are trying to assign an IP > >> >>> at boot time of a zone, you could zonecfg the IP before you boot the > >> >>> zone. I take it that you have a couple zones that might change IP >> >>> occasionally (or frequently). If the zone changes IP as part of a >> >>> zone reboot, then zonecfg is the easy solution. Zone down, zonecfg >> >>> remove net, zonecfg add net (set address and physical), zone boot. >> >>> >> >>> If you are really needing DHCP for some reason, I'll defer to others > >> >>> with more experience in those realms. >> >>> >> >>> bill. >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> Arun Gupta wrote: >> >>>> Hi Bill, >> >>>> >> >>>> That might be it and I'm new to all this :) >> >>>> >> >>>> End goal: Configure 2 non-global zones in a Open Solaris Virtual > Box >> >>>> image and assign them addresses using DHCP server running in Global > >> >>>> zone. >> >>>> >> >>>> What exact command would serve that purpose ? >> >>>> >> >>>> -Arun >> >>>> >> >>>> Bill Walker wrote: >> >>>>> Maybe I am missing something here, but wouldn't it be easier to do > >> >>>>> that kind of thing with zonecfg? Unless you are changing some >> >>>>> other settings other than the IP... Just trying to understand the > >> >>>>> end result you are looking for. >> >>>>> >> >>>>> bill. >> >>>>> >> >>>>> >> >>>>> Arun Gupta wrote: >> >>>>>> I'm looking for simple instructions to install zones, configure > them >> >>>>>> as DHCP clients to the DHCP server in global zone (all in an >> >>>>>> OpenSolaris VM using Virtual Bx). The documentation at >> >>>>>> http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/817-1592/ seems to quite > involving >> >>>>>> and keeps referring to multiple pointers instead of providing >> >>>>>> consolidated docs. >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> Are these instructions available any where ? >> >>>> >> >>> >> >> >> > >> >> -- >> Application Platform, Sun Microsystems, Inc. >> Blog: http://blogs.sun.com/arungupta >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 5 >> Date: Mon, 09 Feb 2009 10:38:29 -0800 >> From: Arun Gupta <arun.gu...@sun.com> >> Subject: Re: [zones-discuss] Install zones, configure as DHCP client >> To: James Carlson <james.d.carl...@sun.com> >> Cc: Bill Walker <bill.wal...@sun.com>, zones-discuss@opensolaris.org >> Message-ID: <49907825.6020...@sun.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=ISO-8859-1 >> >> Thanks James! >> >> > With an "exclusive" stack instance, the non-global zone is able to >> > control most of the IP configuration aspects of the interface, >> > including using DHCP to configure the address. (It's unable to supply >> > its own kernel modules, though, because there's still only one kernel >> > image on the system.) >> This is helpful. >> >> >> Will creating zones in a Virtual Box image qualify as that ? >> > >> > No. >> Ok, so that rules out "exclusive stack instance" in my case then. >> >> It probably does not matter since I just want to create couple of zones >> and install GlassFish in both the zones to demonstrate clustering >> capabilities of GF. Do you think it matters ? >> >> -Arun >> >> -- >> Application Platform, Sun Microsystems, Inc. >> Blog: http://blogs.sun.com/arungupta >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 6 >> Date: Mon, 09 Feb 2009 10:40:34 -0800 >> From: Arun Gupta <arun.gu...@sun.com> >> Subject: Re: [zones-discuss] Install zones, configure as DHCP client >> To: Glenn Faden <glenn.fa...@sun.com> >> Cc: Bill Walker <bill.wal...@sun.com>, zones-discuss@opensolaris.org >> Message-ID: <499078a2.4080...@sun.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=ISO-8859-1 >> >> Thanks Glenn, this helps in explanation! >> >> For now, I'd like something that is simple and easy to configure. It >> seems like static IP address is that route for now. >> >> -Arun >> >> Glenn Faden wrote: >> > Arun, >> > >> > When running OpenSolaris as a VirtualBox guest, the DHCP service is >> > provided by the VirtualBox process. I don't know if VirtualBox will >> > respond to requests from multiple guest NICs if your host only has one > >> > active NIC. If it does, then you should be able to follow this > procedure >> > described in Steffen Weiberle's blog: >> > >> > http://blogs.sun.com/stw/entry/crossbow_is_delivered_traveling_vnics >> > >> > Anyway, this seems to be more of a question about VirtualBox > networking, >> > than zones. >> > >> > --Glenn >> > >> > Arun Gupta wrote: >> >> Hi Bill, >> >> >> >> That might be it and I'm new to all this :) >> >> >> >> End goal: Configure 2 non-global zones in a Open Solaris Virtual Box >> >> image and assign them addresses using DHCP server running in Global > zone. >> >> >> >> What exact command would serve that purpose ? >> >> >> >> -Arun >> >> >> >> Bill Walker wrote: >> >> >> >>> Maybe I am missing something here, but wouldn't it be easier to do >> >>> that kind of thing with zonecfg? Unless you are changing some other > >> >>> settings other than the IP... Just trying to understand the end >> >>> result you are looking for. >> >>> >> >>> bill. >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> Arun Gupta wrote: >> >>> >> >>>> I'm looking for simple instructions to install zones, configure > them >> >>>> as DHCP clients to the DHCP server in global zone (all in an >> >>>> OpenSolaris VM using Virtual Bx). The documentation at >> >>>> http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/817-1592/ seems to quite involving >> >>>> and keeps referring to multiple pointers instead of providing >> >>>> consolidated docs. >> >>>> >> >>>> Are these instructions available any where ? >> >>>> >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> -- >> Application Platform, Sun Microsystems, Inc. >> Blog: http://blogs.sun.com/arungupta >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 7 >> Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2009 14:45:00 -0500 >> From: James Carlson <james.d.carl...@sun.com> >> Subject: Re: [zones-discuss] Install zones, configure as DHCP client >> To: Arun Gupta <arun.gu...@sun.com> >> Cc: Bill Walker <bill.wal...@sun.com>, zones-discuss@opensolaris.org >> Message-ID: <18832.34748.172769.254...@gargle.gargle.howl> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii >> >> Arun Gupta writes: >> > Thanks James! >> > >> > > With an "exclusive" stack instance, the non-global zone is able to >> > > control most of the IP configuration aspects of the interface, >> > > including using DHCP to configure the address. (It's unable to > supply >> > > its own kernel modules, though, because there's still only one > kernel >> > > image on the system.) >> > This is helpful. >> > >> > >> Will creating zones in a Virtual Box image qualify as that ? >> > > >> > > No. >> > Ok, so that rules out "exclusive stack instance" in my case then. >> >> No ... it just means that the two things are orthogonal. >> >> Whether you use Virtual Box or not says nothing about whether your >> zones are exclusive stack instance or not. >> >> > It probably does not matter since I just want to create couple of > zones >> > and install GlassFish in both the zones to demonstrate clustering >> > capabilities of GF. Do you think it matters ? >> >> It matters if you want the software inside the non-global zone to have >> control over the IP configuration of its network interfaces. If you >> do want this, then you need exclusive stack instances. If you don't, >> and you're ok with configuring the IP parts of networking for those >> non-global zones using zonecfg, then a shared stack instance may work. >> >> The two are different operational models, and which you choose depends >> on what you need. >> >> -- >> James Carlson, Solaris Networking <james.d.carl...@sun.com> >> Sun Microsystems / 35 Network Drive 71.232W Vox +1 781 442 2084 >> MS UBUR02-212 / Burlington MA 01803-2757 42.496N Fax +1 781 442 1677 >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> zones-discuss mailing list >> zones-discuss@opensolaris.org >> >> End of zones-discuss Digest, Vol 46, Issue 5 >> ******************************************** > > _______________________________________________ > zones-discuss mailing list > zones-discuss@opensolaris.org > -- --JeffV _______________________________________________ zones-discuss mailing list zones-discuss@opensolaris.org
