1Z0-820 practice question 14 of 25

You create a flash archive of the Solaris 10 global zone on the serves named sys A. The archive name is s10-system.flar, and it is stored on a remote…

You create a flash archive of the Solaris 10 global zone on the serves named sys A. The archive name is s10-system.flar, and it is stored on a remote server named backup_server. On sysA, you create a Solaris 10 branded zone named s10-zone. You want to use the flash archive, located On" /net/bactup_servers/10-system.flar, to install the Operating system in the s10-zone zone. Which command do you choose to install the s10-system.flar archive in the Solaris 10 branded zone (s10-zone)?

Answer options

A. zoneadm -z s10 -zone install - a /net/backup_server/s10-system.flar -u

Correct answer

B. zonecfg -z s10 -zone install - a /net/backup_server/s10-system.flar -u

C. zoneadm - z s10 -zone clone - s /net/backup_server/s10-system.flar

D. zone cfg - a s10-zone create - t SUNWsolaris10\

E. zonecfg -z s10-zone install -f /net/backup/backup_server/s10-system.flar

Correct Answer:

A. A. zoneadm -z s10 -zone install - a /net/backup_server/s10-system.flar -u

Explanation

To install a Solaris 10 branded zone from a flash archive (flar), the zoneadm command must be used with the install subcommand. The -a flag specifies the absolute path to the archive file, and the -u flag is used to apply a sys-unconfig to the zone, which resets system configuration parameters so the zone can be configured upon first boot. Despite minor typographical spacing in the option text, it is the only syntactically valid command for this operation.

Why Incorrect

B: The zonecfg command is used exclusively to configure a zone's properties, not to perform the actual installation from an archive. C: The clone subcommand is used to clone an existing, already installed zone on the same system, not to install a new zone from a flash archive. D: zone cfg is syntactically incorrect (it should be zonecfg), and the create subcommand is for initial configuration, not installation. E: zonecfg cannot be used to install a zone; the installation phase strictly requires the zoneadm command.

References

- Oracle Solaris 11.4 Information Library, "Creating and Using Oracle Solaris 10 Zones", Chapter 4: Installing the solaris10 Branded Zone, Section: "How to Install the solaris10 Branded Zone". Document ID: E61245.

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