Oracle Solaris 11 System Administration The Complete Reference

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Solaris Virtualization

irtualization has been a buzzword since at least 2006—virtualized services, virtualized network stack, virtualized OS—we can’t read a new product or service pitch without hearing the virtualization angle. Zones are the Solaris implementation of one method of virtualization, and they have been present since the release of Solaris 10 in 2005. Zones in Solaris 11 have matured, as the network stack underneath them matured in the six years it took for Solaris 10 to “go to 11.” We say “one method” of virtualization, because…well, ...