Virtualization - Using logical domains (LDom)

You have heard about this word "virtualization" now days in the IT world. Logical domains (LDOM) is one of the para virtualization available with the Sun Sparc T1 and T 2 systems(Sun4v). You can follow these simple steps to create your logical domains on your T1 and T2 systems. If you want to try it on x86 boxes , please use XEN Before going to the install , understand the key components in LDOM's. Hypervisor Software piece works on the top of the hardware. Responsible for maintaining the isolation of domains. Interacts between the hardware and the OS. Control Domain Creats and manages the other logical domains ans service and services Service, I/O domains Provides the virtual network switch or virtual disk Guest Domain Uses the services from the services and I/O domains and is managed by the control domain. In broad term , can be considered as the additional OS which will get installed on the machine Virtual devices .All the guest domains will be accessing the virtual devices. Like CPU,memory MAU,NIC,Disks,Consoles. Ldom manager Controls hypervisor and all domains. It can run in any domain, but only 1 domain at a time. its a Cli utilty exposes to the administrator. maps logical domains to physical resources. Now its ready for action:--Get a T1000 or T2000 box Install Solaris 10 U3 or higher Connect to Service processor or SC to check the firmware version sc> show host

Sun-Fire-T2000 System Firmware 6.4.2 2007/04/02 18:07 Host flash versions: Hypervisor 1.4.1 2007/04/02 16:37 OBP 4.26.1 2007/04/02 16:26 POST 4.26.0 2007/03/26 16:45

Upgrade your system firmware if its below 6.4.2. If its below 6.4.2 , please follow the instruction mention at the bottom of this page or refer the firmware upgrade docs. Check the OS verison and patch level # uname -a
SunOS 5.10 Generic_118833-36 sun4v sparc SUNW,Sun-Fire-T200

# pkginfo -x | grep jass upgrade the OS level or add the patches/packages

-bash-3.00# patchadd 124921-xx -bash-3.00# patchadd 125043-xx -bash-3.00# pkgadd -d SUNWldm -bash-3.00# pkgadd -d SUNWjass

Ensure that the install packages and services are running

-bas>h-3.00# svcadm enable ldmd -bash-3.00# svcadm enable vntsd -bash-3.00# /opt/SUNWldm/bin/ldm list Name State Flags Cons VCPU Memory Util Uptime primary active -n-cv SP 32 32G 0.5% 6d 3h 29m

-bash-3.00# psrinfo -vp The physical processor has 32 virtual processors (0-31) UltraSPARC-T1 (cpuid 0 clock 1200 MHz) -bash-3.00# ldm add-vdiskserver primary-vds0 primary -bash-3.00# ldm add-vconscon port-range=5000-5100 \\ primary-vcc0 primary -bash-3.00# ldm add-vswitch net-dev=e1000g0 primary-vsw0 primary -bash-3.00# ldm set-vcpu 4 primary -bash-3.00# ldm set-memory 1g primary -bash-3.00# ldm add-config initial -bash-3.00# ldm list-config factory-default [current] initial [next] -bash-3.00# shutdown -y -g0 -i6 -bash-3.00# ldm add-domain myldom1 -bash-3.00# ldm set-vcpu 4 myldom1

-bash-3.00# ldm set-mau 1 myldom1 -bash-3.00# ldm set-memory 1g myldom1 -bash-3.00# ldm add-vnet vnet1 primary-vsw0 myldom1 -bash-3.00# ldm add-vdiskserverdevice /images/ldom1.disk vol1@primary-vds0 -bash-3.00# ldm add-vdisk vdisk1 vol1@primary-vds0 myldom1 -bash-3.00# ldm set-variable autoboot\\?=false myldom1 -bash-3.00# ldm set-variable boot-device=/virtual-devices@100/channeldevices@200/disk@0 myldom1 -bash-3.00# ldm bind-domain myldom1 -bash-3.00# ldm start-domain myldom1 Now your ldom is ready .You can follow the below steps to get your virtualized console >-bash-3.00# telnet localhost 5000 Trying 127.0.0.1... Connected to localhost.... Escape character is '\^}'. Connecting to console myldom1 in group myldom1 .... Press ~? for control options .. {0} ok >{0} ok show-disks a) /virtual-devices@100/channel-devices@200/disk@0 q) NO SELECTION Enter Selection, q to quit:q {0} ok show-nets a) /virtual-devices@100/channel-devices@200/network@0 q) NO SELECTION Enter Selection, q to quit:q {0} ok banner Sun Fire T200, No Keyboard Copyright 2007 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved. OpenBoot 4.26.1, 1024 MB memory available, Serial #66588434. Ethernet address 0:14:4f:f8:f:12, Host ID: 83f80f12. To Install Solaris OS using Jumpstart {0} ok show-nets a) /virtual-devices@100/channel-devices@200/network@0 q) NO SELECTION Enter Selection, q to quit: a /virtual-devices@100/channel-devices@200/network@0 has been selected. Type \^Y ( Control-Y ) to insert it in the command line. e.g. ok nvalias mydev \^Y for creating devalias mydev for /virtual-devices@100/channel-devices@200/network@0

{0} ok nvalias vnet0 /virtual-devices@100/channel-devices@200/network@0 {0} ok boot vnet0 This will start the installation of Solaris from the jumpstart server in the network. Make sure you have added this mac id generated for ldom in the /etc/ethers file of your jumpstart server to start it. To use file as virtual disk to install Solaris on Guest domain #/usr/sbin/mkdir -p /ldoms/disk-images # /usr/sbin/mkfile 5G /ldoms/disk-images/s10-5g.img # ldm add-vdsdev /ldoms/disk-images/s10-5g.img vol2@primary-vds0 # ldm add-vdisk vdisk2 vol2@primary-vds0 myldom1

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Hi Its very usefull information ..can you advice me how to add one more ldom on the same machine..my question might be simple ..but i am very new to this enviroment ..thanks Posted by Deva on September 13, 2008 at 11:04 PM IST # Hi Saju, Thanks a lot!! Using the same steps i configured 3 times in T1000, T2000 and T5240. Really your steps helped me. Its working fine. Note: For Hard disk and Net port give the values correctly. Thanks & Regards, Kaliappan S. skaliappans@gmail.com Posted by Kaliappan on June 12, 2009 at 03:02 PM IST # Hi Saju, Can you help me better understand where is the /images/ldom1.disk and how could you use "To use file as virtual disk to install Solaris on Guest domain" ? Thanks, Thomas. Posted by Thomas on June 19, 2009 at 03:33 AM IST # Hi Saju, Thanks a lot for the steps of LDOM its working fine. i want to remove my guest domain please share the steps. thanks in advance Regards Jeyakanth Posted by Jeyakanth on November 13, 2009 at 12:27 PM IST #

This is help full...please elaborate if I want to create one more domain..then what would be the size of virtual cpu and etc.... Posted by Ashok on November 26, 2009 at 12:22 PM IST # Hi Sanju, Its good doc and was very helpful for the creation of ldoms. Could you please help me with implementing IPMP on it. Thanks for all the patience and time you have taken to document and communicate. Regards, Prashant Posted by Prashant on February 26, 2010 at 07:35 PM IST # Can anyone post how to create Solaris 10 LDOMS on X86_64 systems? starting from where to download software and all commands? Please mail me if possible Posted by jitesh biswal on August 30, 2010 at 05:12 AM IST # HI Frnds, i have one query. Could you please suggest me . shall we create ldoms in vmware by practicing or do we have any third party software to practice ldom..? Posted by Ranga on September 02, 2010 at 11:42 PM IST # Hello, new to LDoms and hoping you can help answer this.. Why can't I get the "bind" to work? # ldm bind-domain myldom1 No VCPUs requested for LDom myldom1 # ldm set-vcpu 1 myldom1 # /opt/SUNWldm/bin/ldm list NAME STATE FLAGS CONS VCPU MEMORY UTIL UPTIME primary active -n-cv- SP 24 1G 0.1% 15h 11m myldom1 inactive ------ 1 1G # ldm bind-domain myldom1 Insufficient VCPU resources to bind LDom myldom1 # ldm set-vcpu 4 primary Removing 20 CPU(s) would leave orphaned crypto unit(s).

Remove one or more crypto units and retry the operation. Resource modification failed Posted by Gregory Smith on December 02, 2010 at 06:32 PM IST # Hello, new to LDoms and hoping you can help answer this.. ldm set-mau 1 myldom1 Guessing this was the cause .. if there is ONE? ( or zero??? ) crypto units ... ldm set-mau 0 myldom1 Posted by Gregory Smith on December 03, 2010 at 12:26 AM IST # df Posted by dr on December 14, 2010 at 11:02 AM IST # hi Smith first you need to provide crypto units(MAU) to ldoms also by giving this command below #ldm set-mau 1 primary after this you just try to bind the domain it will work. enjoy the virtulization. Posted by srikanth on December 29, 2010 at 02:17 PM IST #