solariszonesvsldoms
Comparison Zones (Containers) versus Logical Domains (LDoms)
| Topic | Zones | LDoms |
|---|---|---|
| Master Solaris 8 | No | No |
| Master Solaris 9 | No | No |
| Master Solaris 10 | Yes | Yes |
| Guest Solaris 8 | Yes, SPARC only | No |
| Guest Solaris 9 | Yes, SPARC only | No |
| Guest Solaris 10 | Yes | Yes |
| x86 Hardware | Yes, Solaris 10 only | No |
| SPARC Hardware | Yes | Yes |
Notes:
- Zones act much like Xen or KVM in that the global zone must be up and running for the local zones to be available. A Solaris 10 zone will share most of the OS with the global zone. This allows for density.
- Branded zones allow running Solaris 8 or 9 within a Solaris 10 global zone. This is only available on SPARC hardware (due to limitation of Solaris 8 & 9 to run on x86 hardware)
- LDoms are managed by the hypervisor within system firmware. So domains can be booted without affecting other domains (even the primary domain).
solariszonesvsldoms.txt · Last modified: 2017/11/09 03:51 by mark