Solaris 11.2: How to Migrate a Kernel Zone

Become an administrator.
On the global zone, suspend the file system on the kernel zone to be migrated.

#zoneadm -z zonename suspend

For example, to suspend the kernel zone kzone1 on the global zone global:

global# zoneadm -z zkone1 suspend

Detach the kernel zone file system on the global zone.

#zoneadm -z zonename detach

For example, to detach the kernel zone kzone1 on the global zone global:

global#zoneadm -z kzone1 detach

Export the zone configuration and transfer the file to the new host.

# zonecfg -z zonename export | ssh root@newhost zonecfg -z zonename -f -

For example:

global# zonecfg -z kzone1 export | ssh root@global2 zonecfg -z kzone1 -f -

Attach the zone on the new host.

# zoneadm -z zonename attach

For example:

global2# zoneadm -z kzone1 attach

Boot the kernel zone on the new host to resume the migrated zone.

#zoneadm -z zonename boot

For example:

global2# zoneadm -z kone1 boot