To create a non-global zone root on a VxFS clustered file system configuration

1. On the first system, configure, install, boot, halt the non-global zone and remove its zone root.

   • Configure the non-global zone:

     # zonecfg -z zonename

     where zonename is the name of the zone.

     Refer to Oracle documentation for more information.

   • Install the non-global zone:

     # zoneadm -z zonename install

   • Boot the non-global zone:

     # zoneadm -z zonename boot

   • Halt the non-global zone:

     # zoneadm -z zonename halt

   • Remove its zone root:

     # rm -rf zonepath/zonename

     where zonepath is the location where you created the zone.

2. Ensure that the non-global zone is in the installed state:

   # zoneadm list -cv
           ID NAME      STATUS     PATH               BRAND    IP
            0 global    running    /                  native   shared
            - zonename  installed  /zonepath/zonename native   shared
   

   If the non-global zone is not in the installed state, then you might have not configured the non-global zone correctly. Refer to Sun Microsystems' documentation.

3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 for each system in the cluster, except the last system.

4. On the last system in the cluster, configure, install, and boot the non-global zone.

   • Configure the non-global zone:

     # zonecfg -z zonename

     Refer to Oracle documentation for more information.

   • Install the non-global zone:

     # zoneadm -z zonename install

   • Boot the non-global zone:

     # zoneadm -z zonename boot

   • On the systems where the zone is halted in step 1, boot the non-global zone:

     # zoneadm -z zonename boot