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Administration Guide › Managing Virtual Environments › Solaris Zones › How to Configure the Solaris Zones Management Components › Add a Solaris Zones Connection to the Manager

Add a Solaris Zones Connection to the Manager

You can add a Solaris Zones connection using the Administration tab of the CA Server Automation user interface.

Follow these steps:

  1. Open the CA Server Automation user interface from the Start menu. Click Administration, Configuration.

    The Configuration page appears.

  2. Select Solaris Zone from the Provisioning section in the left pane.
  3. Click add (Add) on the Solaris Zone Servers pane toolbar.

    The Add Solaris Zone Server dialog appears.

  4. Enter the required connection data (server name, user, password, port), specify the preferred AIM, enable Managed Status (checkbox).
  5. Click OK.

    If the network connection is established successfully, the Server is added to the top right pane with a green status icon.

    Note:If the connection fails, the Validation Failed dialog appears. Click Yes, CA Server Automation adds the Server to the list with a red status icon. If you click No, nothing is added.