November, 2005
Solaris Containers
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Each Solaris Container consists of Solaris Zones and Solaris Resource Manager.
Solaris Zones is software partitioning technology which partitions one OS space into multiple OS partitions. Each Solaris
OS environment can be partitioned into 8,000+ entities.
Solaris Resource Manager flexibly distributes hardware resources such as CPUs and memory across the virtual Solaris environment.
It also prioritizes the allocation of resources to operations according to their priorities. Even single CPU server can be
partitioned into multiple virtual Solaris environments ensuring that server utilization can be increased.
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- Fully separated virtual Solaris environment
Secure systems can be constructed due to access prohibitions to other virtual Solaris environments. Each virtual Solaris environment is fully separate and one environment can’t access the processes of any other. - Flexible hardware resources allotment
Server resources utilization can be changed according to workload changes. Hardware resources such as CPUs and memory can be allotted flexibly to each virtualized Solaris environment and changed as to resources utilization requirements change. For example, resource allotment policy can be switched such that resources are concentrated on online operations in the daytime and on batch operations overnight. - Speedy construction of Solaris environment
The flexibility of Solaris containers, means you also don't miss business opportunities due to difficulties in fast system construction. All the time-consuming procedures of new system acquisition can be removed, by using Solaris Container to prepare the new Solaris environment just by changing system parameters.
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