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2 Installation details

To perform a non-interactive uninstallation, open a root terminal session and exe-

cute:

pkgrm -n -a /opt/VirtualBox/autoresponse SUNWvbox

2.4.5 Configuring a zone for running VirtualBox

Starting with VirtualBox 1.6 it is possible to run VirtualBox from within Solaris
zones. For an introduction of Solaris zones, please refer to

http://www.sun.com/

bigadmin/features/articles/solaris_zones.jsp

.

Assuming that VirtualBox has already been installed into your zone, you need to give

the zone access to VirtualBox’s device node. This is done by performing the following
steps. Start a root terminal and execute:

zonecfg -z vboxzone

Inside the zonecfg prompt add the device resource and match properties to the

zone. Here’s how it can be done:

zonecfg:vboxzone>add device

zonecfg:vboxzone:device>set match=/dev/vboxdrv

zonecfg:vboxzone:device>end

zonecfg:vboxzone>verify

zonecfg:vboxzone>exit

If you are running VirtualBox 2.2.0 or above on OpenSolaris or Nevada hosts, you

should add a device for /dev/vboxusbmon too, similar to what was shown above.
This does not apply to Solaris 10 hosts due to lack of USB support.

Replace “vboxzone” with the name of the zone in which you intend to run

VirtualBox. Next reboot the zone using zoneadm and you should be able to run
VirtualBox from within the configured zone.

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