Install solaris 10 zone in Solaris 11

Three Steps:


1> Download the Oracle VM Template for Oracle Solaris Zone 10 from OTN at http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/server-storage/solaris11/downloads/virtual-machines-1355605.html

2> Install prerequisites

The README file tells you to install the prerequisite Solaris 11 package that implements the Solaris 10 brand. Then you can install instances of zones with that brand.

# pkg install pkg:/system/zones/brand/brand-solaris10
           Packages to install:   1
       Create boot environment:  No
Create backup boot environment: Yes

DOWNLOAD                                  PKGS       FILES    XFER (MB)
Completed                                  1/1       44/44      0.4/0.4

PHASE                                        ACTIONS
Install Phase                                  74/74 

PHASE                                          ITEMS
Package State Update Phase                       1/1 
Image State Update Phase                         2/2 

That took only a few minutes, and didn't require a reboot.

3>  runt his command:
        ./solaris-10u10-sparc.bin  -p /zpool -a IP_ADDRESS -i NIC_INT -z HOSTNAME

        For example: ./solaris-10u10-sparc.bin  -p /zpool -a xxxxxx -i net0 -z dubus006vm

root@edus007:/tmp# ./solaris-10u10-sparc.bin  -p /zpool -a xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx -i net0 -z dubus006vm




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Checking disk-space for extraction
  Ok
Extracting in /tmp/bootimage.HTaGmG ...
100% [===============================>]
Checking data integrity
  Ok
Checking platform compatibility
      The host  and  the image  do not have  the same Solaris release:
        host  Solaris release:   5.11
        image Solaris release:   5.10
      Will create a Solaris 10 branded zone.
IMAGE:      ./solaris-10u10-sparc.bin
ZONE:       dubus006vm
ZONEPATH:   /zpool/dubus006vm
INTERFACE:  net0
VNIC:       vnicZBI4412
MAC ADDR:   2:8:20:6c:73:fe
IP ADDR:    xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
NETMASK:    255.0.0.0
DEFROUTER:  xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
TIMEZONE:   US/Eastern
Checking disk-space for installation
  Ok
Installing in /zpool/dubus006vm ...
100% [===============================>]
Using a static exclusive-IP
Attaching dubus006vm
Booting dubus006vm
  Waiting for boot to complete
  booting...
  booting...
  booting...
  booting...
Zone dubus006vm booted
The zone's root password  has been set using the
root password of the local host.
You  can  change  the  zone's  root password  to
further harden  the security of the zone:  being
root,  log  into the zone  from  the  local host
with  the command 'zlogin dubus006vm'.
Once logged in, change the root password with the
command 'passwd'.