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Create a LDOM

Quick overview on how to create a LDOM.

Table of Contents


1Create LDOM instance
2Add resources to LDOM
2.1Add CPU resource
2.2Add Memory resource
2.3Add Network resource
2.4Add Disk resource
2.5Add console access
3Configure OBP parameters
4Bind ldom
5Start ldom
6Connect to ldom console
7Disclaimer

1   Create LDOM instance

# ldm create-domain ldom1

2   Add resources to LDOM

2.1   Add CPU resource

# ldm add-vcpu 4 ldom1

2.2   Add Memory resource

# ldm add-memory 1G ldom1

2.3   Add Network resource

# ldm add-vnet vnet1 pvg-vsw0 ldom1

pvg-vsw0 is the virtual switch that will be used to connect LDOM1 to the network. This virtual switch is created in the primary domain.

2.4   Add Disk resource

# ldm add-vdisk vdisk1 vol1@pvg-vds0 ldom1

pvg-vds0 is the virtual disk server that is offered to the LDOM by the primary domain. The pvg-vds0 server is created in the primary domain.

2.5   Add console access

# ldm add-vconsole port=5100 service=pvg-vcc0 ldom2

3   Configure OBP parameters

# ldm set-variable auto-boot\?=false ldom1
# ldm set-variable boot-device=/virtual-devices@100/channel-devices@200/disk@0 ldom1

4   Bind ldom

# ldm bind ldom1

5   Start ldom

# ldm start-domain ldom1

6   Connect to ldom console

# telnet -e ! localhost 5000

7   Disclaimer

I'm in no way responsible for what you do. Not even when you do it after reading my documents.

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