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dpmzone installzone Command--Install a Zone

The installzone command starts the installation command on the Solaris server. The installation process may take some time. Verify the status of the zone with the showprocesses command to confirm that the installation process is running.

This command has the following format:

dpmzone installzone 
[-sc sc_host] 
-host hostname 
-name zonename 
[-archive_path path] 
[-pre] 
[-post]
[-locale iso639value]

-sc sc_host

(Optional) Specifies the host name of the Service Controller.

-host hostname

Specifies the Solaris Zones server. This parameter is case-sensitive.

-name zonename

Specifies the zone to install.

-archive_path path

(Optional) Specifies the path of the operating environment installer for a branded zone.

Limits: This argument is required for branded zones, but not required for native zones.

-locale iso639value

(Optional) Specifies an IS0 639_3166 combination to override the default English output, for example, fr_FR for French. To use the locale of the command prompt, specify "native".

Example: Install a Native Zone

This example installs MyZone3 on SolarisServer.

dpmzone installzone 
-host SolarisServer 
-name MyZone3

-pre

(Optional) Specifies whether to generate an event before the operation is performed.

-post

(Optional) Specifies whether to generate an event after the operation is performed.

Example

Install MyZone4 with Solaris 8 on SolarisServer.

dpmzone installzone -host SolarisServer -name MyZone4 
-archive_path /opt/zoneos/branded/Solaris8Installer