Adding Non-Global Zone Access to Specific File Systems in the Global Zone

How to Add Access to CD or DVD Media in a Non-Global Zone

This procedure enables you to add read-only access to CD or DVD media in a non-global zone. The Volume Management file system is used in the global zone for mounting the media. A CD or DVD can then be used to install a product in the non-global zone. This procedure uses a DVD named jes_05q4_dvd.

1. Become root or assume an equivalent role.
2. Determine whether the Volume Management file system is running in the global zone.

   global# svcs rmvolmgr
   STATE          STIME    FMRI
   online         Sep_29   svc:/system/filesystem/volfs:default

3. (Optional) If the Volume Management file system is not running in the global zone, start it.

   global# svcadm rmvolmgr enable

4. Insert the media.
5. Check for media in the drive.

   global# volcheck

6. Test whether the DVD is automounted.

   global# ls /media

   You will see a display similar to the following:

   cdrom   cdrom1   jes_05q4_dvd

7. Loopback mount the file system with the options ro,nodevices (read-only and no devices) in the non-global zone.

   global# zonecfg -z my-zone
   zonecfg:my-zone> add fs
   zonecfg:my-zone:fs> set dir=/cdrom
   zonecfg:my-zone:fs> set special=/cdrom
   zonecfg:my-zone:fs> set type=lofs
   zonecfg:my-zone:fs> add options [ro,nodevices]
   zonecfg:my-zone:fs> end
   zonecfg:my-zone> commit
   zonecfg:my-zone> exit

8. Reboot the non-global zone.

   global# zoneadm -z my-zone reboot

9. Use the zoneadm list command with the -v option to verify the status.

   global# zoneadm list -v

   You will see a display that is similar to the following:

   ID  NAME     STATUS       PATH                           BRAND      IP
    0  global   running      /                              solaris   shared
    1  my-zone  running      /zones/my-zone                 solaris   excl  

10. Log in to the non-global zone.

    global#  my-zone

11. Verify the DVD-ROM mount.

    my-zone# ls /cdrom

    You will see a display similar to this:

    cdrom   cdrom1   jes_05q4_dvd

12. Install the product as described in the product installation guide.
13. Exit the non-global zone.

    my-zone# exit

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    Tip - You might want to retain the /cdrom file system in your non-global zone. The mount will always reflect the current contents of the CD-ROM drive, or an empty directory if the drive is empty.

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14. (Optional) If you want to remove the /cdrom file system from the non-global zone, use the following procedure.

    global# zonecfg -z my-zone
    zonecfg:my-zone> remove fs dir=/cdrom
    zonecfg:my-zone> commit
    zonecfg:my-zone> exit