02 February 2013

Intro SmartOS Setup pt 4

Following up from part 3, where we installed and configured our SmartOS
host (cn40), we now get to start checking out handling and management
of SmartOS OS VMs (SOSVMs). Jumping in where we left off in part 3, we
start with the configuration for our image repository hosted on "serv1"

Intro SmartOS Setup pt 3

In part 1, I detailed our general expectations and in part 2, our services
infrastructure VM (IVM) was configured. Here in part 3, we finally get to
check out our first SmartOS IVM and compute node, "cn40". The VirtualBox
(VBox) configuration for "cn40" is:

Intro SmartOS Setup pt 2

In part 1, I detailed the general expectations, layout, and router
infrastructure VM (IVM) for our SmartOS sandbox environment. In part 2,
we move on to our services IVM, "serv1". To recap, "serv1" will host
a name server, web server, and time server for our SmartOS compute nodes

Intro SmartOS Setup pt 1

For a while now, I've wanted to check out Joyent's SmartOS but until
recently, simply didn't have the time. This series of posts details my
initial setup and testing of SmartOS. (To jump straight to SmartOS within
VirtualBox (VBox), see part 3.) For better or worse, I really enjoy