Create New Solaris Zones System
This page allows you to create a new virtual system, running inside a
Solaris zone. You have the option of having Cloudmin create the system
'manually' using the zoneadm install command, or from an image
supplied by Virtualmin.
The fields on this form that need to be filled in to create a zone
are :
- System hostname
- This must be the name of the new zone to create, which should not
include a domain name. Suitable instance names are like solaris1 or
zone-foocorp. The final hostname of the instance will have
the DNS domain name selected for the host system appended.
- System description
- A short human-readable description for this new virtual system, like
Webserver for Foo Corp.
- Initial system image
- From this menu you can select the Solaris operating system image to copy
into the new instance's filesystem, or select None to have the
system build as part of the install process. The latter option is generally
slower though.
Make sure you select an image of the same architecture as the Zones host
system (X86 or Sparc), as an image of the wrong type will not boot.
- Root login mode
- This field allows you to set the initial password for the new zone.
Typically you will select Using password and enter a password into
the adjacent text box, which can then be given to whoever will manage the
server. Alternately, if you have any SSH keys registered with Cloudmin you can
select Using SSH key and choose a key from the menu next to it. Once
the instance is created, it will be configured to allow passwordless logins
using that key.
- Allow creation of Virtualmin domains?
- This setting determines if the newly create system can have Virtualmin
domains added to it. Typically you will want to leave this set to
Yes.
- Update Virtualmin packages?
- When this is set to Yes (as it is by default) and you are creating
a system from an image that includes Virtualmin Pro, all packages used by
Virtualmin will be updated to the latest available versions after creation
is complete.
- Solaris Zones hosting system
- From this menu you must select the physical system on which you want
the zone created.
- IP address for Zone
- Every new zone is given a private IP address, which can either be
allocated automatically from the range defined for the host system, or
entered manually by selecting the Address option.
If the Cloudmin master runs a DNS server (highly recommended), an entry will
be added to the DNS zone selected for the zone system for the full
hostname and zone's IP address.
When the Create button is clicked, Cloudmin will start the zone setup process.
Status messages will be displayed as each step is done. The total time
can vary depending on whether you are creating from an image, or doing a
manual build. In the former case, 5-10 minutes is expected, but in the latter
it can take around 30 minutes, depending on your hardware.