Can we run containers on top of a Solaris 10 VM running on Vmware Workstation6.5/7

[anujtyagi]

Hi All,

I am planning to learn Solaris container virtualization. however i haven't got any hardware at my disposal for the same.Can i run solaris 10 non global zones on a solaris 10 Virtual Machine running on Vmware Workstation installed on Windows Vista OS ?

Thanks,

Anuj

[ClayMon]

I don't see any reason why not. VMware presents block level 'disks' to the operating system.

In fact, here is a virtual appliance that has containers.

http://www.vmware.com/appliances/directory/227

[anujtyagi]

Thnks Claymon,

I will give it a shot now. However the Virtual appliance link that you have given is not opening . Its leading to a blank page.

Regards,

Anuj