Re: [zones-discuss] ipfilter (ipf.conf) entries in zonecfg?

2008-11-09 Thread Jeff Victor
On Fri, Nov 7, 2008 at 12:13 PM, Tommy McNeely [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello Zones experts, We are attempting to create a new data center architecture that favors virtualization with zones. Previously, if we wanted to have zones from different security contexts (front-end, back-end,

[zones-discuss] using load balancers with zones

2008-11-09 Thread Tommy McNeely
Continuing on my zones in different subnets theme, but starting a new thread to improve readability... The other problem I have been experiencing can be solved with the right ipf.conf incantation (I think). Lets pretend the host (zone) mail-fe-1 initiates a connection to dirsrv-lb (load

Re: [zones-discuss] Can't create an exclusive IP zone in Open Solaris snv_99

2008-11-09 Thread Tommy McNeely
You probably can't use bge0 because its being used in the global zone. Try plugging a cable into bge1 (net1) and use that. Exclusive means exclusive, it needs its own network interface. -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ zones-discuss

Re: [zones-discuss] Zone Statistics: monitoring resource use of zones

2008-11-09 Thread Mike Gerdts
On Sun, Nov 9, 2008 at 7:54 PM, Jeff Victor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It has become clear that there is a need to monitor resource consumption of workloads in zones, and an easy method to compare consumption to resource controls. In order to understand how a software tool could fulfill this

Re: [zones-discuss] Zones hosting providers?

2008-11-09 Thread Tommy McNeely
Sorry that I don't have an answer to your question, but I have some thoughts that might help :) I see zones hosting as two potentially different services... 1. Virtual Dedicated Solaris Server - You are provided a virtual dedicated server that runs (Open)Solaris. You know its a zone because

[zones-discuss] Zone Statistics: monitoring resource use of zones

2008-11-09 Thread Jeff Victor
It has become clear that there is a need to monitor resource consumption of workloads in zones, and an easy method to compare consumption to resource controls. In order to understand how a software tool could fulfill this need, I created an OpenSolaris project and a prototype to get started. If

[zones-discuss] static routes vs default routes (zones in different subnets)

2008-11-09 Thread Tommy McNeely
Hello, As I previously mentioned, I am working on the possibility of putting zones from different security contexts (front-end, application, back- end) into the same physical server, which is effectively putting zones in more than one subnet. We also like to use a load balancer, at least