Nik Maslov`s Blog

Digging through internet while deep-diving into Solaris zones, I have found few interesting commands, that related to the zones. Worth checking out:

zonename - prints the name of the current zone

ifconfig e1000g0:1 -zone zone01 - get the IP for this Virtual NIC back to the global zone from the local zone01

ifconfig e1000g0:1 zone zone01 - vice versa, i.e. get the IP from the global zone, attached to this VNIC to the local zone01

ifconfig -Z - executes command for all interfaces in the users zone

ipcrm -z <zonename> - deletes a message queue, a semaphore set or a shared memory ID of a zone

patchadd/pkgadd -G - install patch/package only in global zone

pkill -z <zoneID> - pkill applied to that zone

poolbind -i zoneid <zonename> - attach all processes in that zone to the pool

prctl -i zoneid <zonename> - Displaying and modification of resource controls of zone processes

priocntl -i zoneid <zonename> - Displaying and changing the scheduling parameters in a zone.

rctladm - Displaying and modification of global settings for resource controls

renice -i zoneid <zonename> - modifies the priority of the processes inside the zone

df -hZ - display zone mounts

ipcs -z - displays interprocess communication parameters of a zone

pgrep -z <zoneid> - grep through processes inside the zone

prstat -z <zonename> - show info re processes in particular zone

prstat -Z - show info re global zone AND local zones in the bottom

ps -z <zonename> -  show info re processes in particular zone

ps -Z - display the zone process belongs to