How to Install the Oracle Solaris OS on a Guest Domain From an Oracle Solaris ISO File

1. Stop and unbind the guest domain (ldg1).

   primary# ldm stop ldg1
   primary# ldm unbind ldg1

2. Add the Oracle Solaris ISO file as a secondary volume and virtual disk.

   The following uses solarisdvd.iso as the Oracle Solaris ISO file, iso_vol@primary-vds0 as a secondary volume, and vdisk_iso as a virtual disk:

   primary# ldm add-vdsdev /export/solarisdvd.iso  iso_vol@primary-vds0
   primary# ldm add-vdisk vdisk_iso iso_vol@primary-vds0 ldg1

   The following uses solarisdvd.iso as the Oracle Solaris ISO file, which is stored on the server1 server. iso_vol@primary-vds0 is a secondary volume, and vdisk_isois a virtual disk. The lofiadm command attaches a block device to the ISO image.

   primary# lofiadm -a /net/server1/solarisdvd.iso
   primary# ldm add-vdsdev /dev/lofi/1 iso_vol@primary-vds0
   primary# ldm add-vdisk vdisk_iso iso_vol@primary-vds0 ldg1

3. Check to see that the Oracle Solaris ISO file is added as a secondary volume and virtual disk.

   primary# ldm list-bindings
   NAME             STATE    FLAGS   CONS    VCPU  MEMORY   UTIL  UPTIME 
   primary          active   -n-cv   SP      4     4G       0.2%  22h 45m
   ...
   VDS 
      NAME             VOLUME         OPTIONS          DEVICE
      primary-vds0     vol1                            /dev/dsk/c2t1d0s2
      iso_vol                                          /export/solarisdvd.iso
   ....
   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   NAME             STATE    FLAGS   CONS    VCPU  MEMORY   UTIL  UPTIME
   ldg1             inactive -----           60    6G
   ...
   DISK
      NAME       VOLUME               TOUT ID DEVICE  SERVER  MPGROUP
      vdisk1     vol1@primary-vds0
      vdisk_iso  iso_vol@primary-vds0
   ....

4. Bind and start the guest domain (ldg1).

   primary# ldm bind ldg1
   primary# ldm start ldg1
   LDom ldg1 started
   primary# telnet localhost 5000
   Trying 127.0.0.1...
   Connected to localhost.
   Escape character is '^]'.
    
   Connecting to console "ldg1" in group "ldg1" ....
   Press ~? for control options ..

5. Show the device aliases in the client OpenBoot PROM.

   In this example, see the device aliases for vdisk_iso, which is the Oracle Solaris ISO image, and vdisk_install, which is the disk space.

   ok devalias
   vdisk_iso       /virtual-devices@100/channel-devices@200/disk@1
   vdisk1          /virtual-devices@100/channel-devices@200/disk@0
   vnet1           /virtual-devices@100/channel-devices@200/network@0
   virtual-console /virtual-devices/console@1
   name            aliases

6. On the guest domain's console, boot from vdisk_iso (disk@1) on slice f.

   ok boot vdisk_iso:f
   Boot device: /virtual-devices@100/channel-devices@200/disk@1:f  File and args: -s
   SunOS Release 5.10 Version Generic_139555-08 64-bit
   Copyright (c) 1983-2010, Oracle and/or its affiliates.  All rights reserved.

7. Continue with the Oracle Solaris OS installation menu.