name: Solaris Zones
description: API for managing Solaris Zones (containers) and virtualization on Oracle Solaris systems.
image: https://www.oracle.com/a/ocom/img/cb71-solaris.jpg
created: '2024'
modified: '2026-05-19'
url: https://docs.oracle.com/en/operating-systems/solaris.html
specificationVersion: '0.18'
apis:
- name: Solaris Zones Management API
  description: Core API for creating, managing, and monitoring Solaris Zones.
  image: https://www.oracle.com/a/ocom/img/cb71-solaris.jpg
  humanURL: https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E88353_01/html/E37839/zones.html
  baseURL: https://solaris-host.example.com/api/v1
  tags:
  - Containers
  - Oracle
  - Solaris
  - Virtualization
  - Zones
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E88353_01/html/E37839/zones.html
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/solaris-zones-management-openapi.yml
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/management-zone-info.yaml
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/management-zone-manager.yaml
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/management-zones.yaml
  contact:
  - FN: Oracle Solaris Support
    email: solaris-support@oracle.com
    url: https://www.oracle.com/solaris/support/
- name: Zone Configuration API
  description: API endpoints for zone configuration and resource management.
  humanURL: https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E88353_01/html/E37839/zonecfg-1m.html
  baseURL: https://solaris-host.example.com/api/v1/zones
  tags:
  - Configuration
  - Networking
  - Resources
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E88353_01/html/E37839/zonecfg-1m.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E37838_01/html/E61040/
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/solaris-zone-configuration-openapi.yml
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/solaris-zone-configuration-configuration.yaml
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/solaris-zone-configuration-resources.yaml
  contact:
  - FN: Oracle Solaris Support
    email: solaris-support@oracle.com
    url: https://www.oracle.com/solaris/support/
- name: Zone Administration API
  description: API for zone lifecycle management including install, boot, halt, and delete operations.
  humanURL: https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E88353_01/html/E37839/zoneadm-1m.html
  baseURL: https://solaris-host.example.com/api/v1/zones/admin
  tags:
  - Administration
  - Lifecycle
  - Management
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E88353_01/html/E37839/zoneadm-1m.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E37838_01/html/E61038/gqhar.html
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/solaris-zone-administration-openapi.yml
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/solaris-zone-administration-installation.yaml
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/solaris-zone-administration-lifecycle.yaml
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/solaris-zone-administration-migration.yaml
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/solaris-zone-administration-state-query.yaml
  contact:
  - FN: Oracle Solaris Support
    email: solaris-support@oracle.com
    url: https://www.oracle.com/solaris/support/
- name: Zone Monitoring API
  description: API for monitoring zone status, resource usage, and performance metrics.
  humanURL: https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E88353_01/html/E37839/zonestat-1.html
  baseURL: https://solaris-host.example.com/api/v1/zones/monitoring
  tags:
  - Metrics
  - Monitoring
  - Performance
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E88353_01/html/E37839/zonestat-1.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E37838_01/html/E61043/gklfb.html
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/solaris-zone-monitoring-openapi.yml
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/solaris-zone-monitoring-kernel-statistics.yaml
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/solaris-zone-monitoring-zone-state.yaml
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/solaris-zone-monitoring-zone-statistics.yaml
  contact:
  - FN: Oracle Solaris Support
    email: solaris-support@oracle.com
    url: https://www.oracle.com/solaris/support/
- name: RAD Zone Management REST API
  description: Remote Administration Daemon REST API for programmatic zone management via the com.oracle.solaris.rad.zonemgr
    module, supporting zone creation, configuration, migration, and lifecycle operations over HTTP/JSON.
  humanURL: https://docs.oracle.com/en/operating-systems/solaris/oracle-solaris/11.4/rad-client/rest-api-reference.html
  baseURL: https://solaris-host.example.com/api/com.oracle.solaris.rad.zonemgr
  tags:
  - Management
  - RAD
  - Remote Administration
  - REST API
  - Zones
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.oracle.com/en/operating-systems/solaris/oracle-solaris/11.4/rad-client/rest-api-reference.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E37838_01/html/E68270/gpzpd.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E37838_01/html/E68270/gpzpv.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E88353_01/html/E76189/zonemgr-1-3rad.html
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/solaris-rad-zonemgr-openapi.yml
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/solaris-rad-zonemgr-zone-info.yaml
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/solaris-rad-zonemgr-zone-manager.yaml
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/solaris-rad-zonemgr-zone-migration.yaml
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/solaris-rad-zonemgr-zones.yaml
  contact:
  - FN: Oracle Solaris Support
    email: solaris-support@oracle.com
    url: https://www.oracle.com/solaris/support/
- name: Zones Monitoring Statistics API (libzonestat)
  description: The libzonestat.so.1 C library API used to retrieve and compute zone-related resource utilization information
    including physical memory, virtual memory, and CPU resources with sorting and filtering options.
  humanURL: https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E37838_01/html/E61043/
  baseURL: https://solaris-host.example.com/api/v1/zones/stats
  tags:
  - CPU
  - Libzonestat
  - Memory
  - Monitoring
  - Resource Utilization
  - Statistics
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E37838_01/html/E61043/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E37838_01/html/E61043/gklfn.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E23824_01/html/821-1499/gloag.html
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/solaris-zone-stats-openapi.yml
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/solaris-zone-stats-cpu-statistics.yaml
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/solaris-zone-stats-memory-statistics.yaml
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/solaris-zone-stats-system-statistics.yaml
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/solaris-zone-stats-zone-statistics.yaml
  contact:
  - FN: Oracle Solaris Support
    email: solaris-support@oracle.com
    url: https://www.oracle.com/solaris/support/
- name: Oracle Solaris Kernel Zones API
  description: API for creating and managing Oracle Solaris Kernel Zones, which are non-global zones with their own kernel
    providing greater independence and enhanced security isolation.
  humanURL: https://docs.oracle.com/en/operating-systems/solaris/oracle-solaris/11.4/kernel-zones/oracle-solaris-kernel-zones.html
  baseURL: https://solaris-host.example.com/api/v1/zones/kernel
  tags:
  - Isolation
  - Kernel Zones
  - Security
  - Virtualization
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.oracle.com/en/operating-systems/solaris/oracle-solaris/11.4/kernel-zones/oracle-solaris-kernel-zones.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E37838_01/html/E61041/gnzfn.html
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/solaris-kernel-zones-openapi.yml
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/solaris-kernel-zones-kernel-zone-configuration.yaml
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/solaris-kernel-zones-kernel-zone-lifecycle.yaml
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/solaris-kernel-zones-kernel-zone-management.yaml
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/solaris-kernel-zones-kernel-zone-migration.yaml
  contact:
  - FN: Oracle Solaris Support
    email: solaris-support@oracle.com
    url: https://www.oracle.com/solaris/support/
- name: Oracle Solaris StatsStore and Analytics API
  description: REST API and web interface for accessing the Oracle Solaris 11.4 StatsStore, providing consolidated zone resource
    statistics, system performance data, and historical analytics via CLI, C, Python, and RAD interfaces.
  humanURL: https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E37838_01/html/E56520/index.html
  baseURL: https://solaris-host.example.com/api/v1/statsstore
  tags:
  - Analytics
  - Monitoring
  - Performance
  - REST API
  - StatsStore
  - Web Interface
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E37838_01/html/E56520/index.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E37838_01/html/E56520/sstoreintro.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E37838_01/html/E56520/ssids.html
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/solaris-statsstore-openapi.yml
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/solaris-statsstore-statistics-discovery.yaml
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/solaris-statsstore-statistics-retrieval.yaml
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/solaris-statsstore-system-statistics.yaml
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/solaris-statsstore-zone-statistics.yaml
  contact:
  - FN: Oracle Solaris Support
    email: solaris-support@oracle.com
    url: https://www.oracle.com/solaris/support/
- name: Oracle Solaris Unified Archives Zones API
  description: API for creating, deploying, and managing Unified Archives for zone system recovery, cloning, and migration
    across Oracle Solaris systems.
  humanURL: https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E37838_01/html/E60984/gmrlo.html
  baseURL: https://solaris-host.example.com/api/v1/zones/archives
  tags:
  - Backup
  - Cloning
  - Migration
  - Recovery
  - Unified Archives
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E37838_01/html/E60984/gmrlo.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E37838_01/html/E60984/gmwen.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E37838_01/html/E61039/gpoiu.html
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/solaris-unified-archives-openapi.yml
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/solaris-unified-archives-archive-creation.yaml
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/solaris-unified-archives-archive-deployment.yaml
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/solaris-unified-archives-archive-information.yaml
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/solaris-unified-archives-zone-recovery.yaml
  contact:
  - FN: Oracle Solaris Support
    email: solaris-support@oracle.com
    url: https://www.oracle.com/solaris/support/
common:
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.oracle.com/legal/terms.html
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.oracle.com/legal/privacy/
- type: Authentication
  url: https://docs.oracle.com/en/cloud/paas/api-platform/authentication.html
- type: Support
  url: https://www.oracle.com/support/
- type: Blog
  url: https://blogs.oracle.com/solaris/
- type: Portal
  url: https://docs.oracle.com/en/operating-systems/solaris/oracle-solaris/11.4/index.html
- type: Resources
  url: https://www.oracle.com/solaris/technologies/solarisdeveloper.html
  title: Developer Resources
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/oracle/oraclesolaris-contrib
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E37838_01/html/E61038/gitsf.html
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E37838_01/html/E61037/zonesoverview.html
  title: Virtual Environments Overview
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E37838_01/html/E61040/
  title: Zones Configuration Resources
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E37838_01/html/E68270/gpzpd.html
  title: RAD Client Guide
- type: JSONLD
  url: json-ld/solaris-context.jsonld
- type: JSONSchema
  url: json-schema/solaris-zone-schema.json
- type: JSONSchema
  url: json-schema/solaris-zone-resource-schema.json
- type: JSONSchema
  url: json-schema/solaris-zone-stats-schema.json
- type: JSONSchema
  url: json-schema/solaris-zone-migration-schema.json
- type: JSONSchema
  url: json-schema/solaris-zone-evacuation-schema.json
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: Zone Isolation
    description: Hardware-enforced isolation between zones providing secure multi-tenant environments on a single physical
      system.
  - name: Live Migration
    description: Move running zones between physical systems without downtime using live migration capabilities.
  - name: Kernel Zones
    description: Non-global zones with their own independent kernel for enhanced security isolation and OS independence.
  - name: Unified Archives
    description: Create portable system archives for zone cloning, recovery, and migration across Solaris systems.
  - name: StatsStore Analytics
    description: Consolidated resource statistics and historical analytics for monitoring zone performance and capacity planning.
  - name: RAD Remote Administration
    description: RESTful remote administration daemon enabling programmatic zone management over HTTP/JSON.
  - name: Resource Capping
    description: Fine-grained CPU, memory, and swap resource controls with configurable caps per zone.
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: Server Consolidation
    description: Consolidate multiple workloads onto a single physical system using zones for resource isolation and management.
  - name: Development and Testing
    description: Create isolated development and testing environments that mirror production without dedicated hardware.
  - name: Disaster Recovery
    description: Use Unified Archives and zone migration to implement disaster recovery workflows across Solaris systems.
  - name: Performance Monitoring
    description: Monitor zone resource utilization and system performance using StatsStore and zonestat APIs.
  - name: Automated Provisioning
    description: Programmatically create, configure, and deploy zones using RAD REST APIs for automated infrastructure provisioning.
- type: Integrations
  data:
  - name: Oracle Enterprise Manager
    description: Manage Solaris Zones through Oracle Enterprise Manager for centralized infrastructure monitoring and control.
  - name: Ansible
    description: Automate zone provisioning and configuration management using Ansible playbooks with Oracle Solaris modules.
  - name: Puppet
    description: Configure and manage Solaris Zones infrastructure as code using Puppet modules for Oracle Solaris.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
  url: https://apievangelist.com
- FN: Oracle Corporation
  email: solaris-feedback@oracle.com
  url: https://www.oracle.com/solaris/
tags:
- Containers
- Kernel Zones
- Operating Systems
- Oracle
- RAD
- Resource Management
- Solaris
- StatsStore
- Virtualization
- Zones