package parameters for zone scope

SUNW_PKG_ALLZONES, SUNW_PKG_HOLLOW,SUNW_PKG_THISZONE

(1) SUNW_PKG_ALLZONES package parameter describes the zone scope of a package. This parameter defines the following:

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Whether a package is required to be installed on all zones
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Whether a package is required to be identical in all zones

The SUNW_PKG_ALLZONES package parameter has two permissible values. These values are true and false. The default value is false.

(2)

The SUNW_PKG_HOLLOW package parameter defines whether a package should be visible in any non-global zone if that package is required to be installed and be identical in all zones.

The SUNW_PKG_HOLLOW package parameter has two permissible values, true or false.

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If SUNW_PKG_HOLLOW is either not set or set to a value other than true or false, the value false is used.
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If SUNW_PKG_ALLZONES is set to false, the SUNW_PKG_HOLLOW parameter is ignored.
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If SUNW_PKG_ALLZONES is set to false, then SUNW_PKG_HOLLOW cannot be set to true.

(3)

The SUNW_PKG_THISZONE package parameter defines whether a package must be installed in the current zone, global or non-global, only. The SUNW_PKG_THISZONE package parameter has two permissible values. These value are true and false. The default value is false.

(4)

If a package is installed with pkgadd -G or has the pkginfo setting SUNW_PKG_THISZONE=true, the package can only be patched with patchadd -G.