[zones-discuss] Why won't Multicast DNS start in a build 123 ipkg brand zone?

[Gordon Marler]

After creating a non-global ipkg brand zone on build 123, and configuring 
nsswitch.conf correctly, I notice that even when you enable the multicast DNS 
SMF service (network/dns/multicast), it goes into maintenance mode immediately. 
 The log shows no errors.

Trying to start mdnsd with the debug flag shows pretty much nothing too 
(Starting, then immediately after Stopping...).  No explanation.

Any way this is related to a missing package dependency for ipkg brand zones?

The ipkg zone is configured with an exclusive IP type, tied to a dedicated 
physical NIC.

Gordon
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[zones-discuss] Can't set up AutoInstall in a non-global zone with exclusive IP

[Gordon Marler]

Trying to segregate an AutoInstall server onto a Zone with an exclusive IP set 
up on the onboard igb NIC of an x4270, but not having success.  Works fine on 
the global zone.

Running build 123, and have got past the issue of specifying the -s option to 
installadm create-service ... (I copied the target directory from the global 
zone into the non-global zone's dataset).  installadm fails to create the 
service, I think because multicast DNS isn't running in the non-global zone.

Any reason why multicast DNS wouldn't start in a non-global zone?

I've made sure to copy nsswitch.dns to nsswitch.conf, and have configured 
regular DNS and confirmed that it works by NAT'ing a separate VNIC across an 
etherstub to the global zone.

Trying to start mdsnd -debug isn't very helpful - it just start "Starting",  
then immediately "Stopping".  No clue what's missing there.

On a related topic, is there a reason you can't "snoop -d /dev/igb1" in the 
non-global zone, where igb1 is the NIC dedicated to the zone?

Gordon
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