Server virtualization

• Consolidates multiple applications
• Provides security perimeter between applications
and underlying system
• Makes more effective use of hardware
• Simplifies administration
• Adds flexibility to resource management
• Can be hardware- or software- based

Container Components
• Full Resource Containment - SRM (Solaris 9)
> Provides predictable service levels
• Isolation -Zones (Solaris 10)
> Prevent unauthorized access (security boundary)
> Minimize fault propagation (fault boundary)
• Service Management Application
> Ease of management – GUI Container Manager