An introduction to the products and features of HP-UX Containers

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When to use a system container
System containers provide a look and feel of a standalone system and many of the capabilities of a virtual machine
guest without the associated management and performance overhead. System containers allow you to migrate more of
the workload’s operating environment, minimizing the process and administrative changes required. When users log
into a system container, they have private versions of many of the system services that they have in a standalone
operating system. System containers are ideal for hosting environments that require per container administration similar
to a standalone system. System containers provide an easier up front migration path for workload consolidation by
providing a similar environment to the original workload’s environment. Use system containers when:
• The workload requires a unique hostname
• Users/group names need to be private to the container
• Application installation does not allow for alternate installation path
• Private system services are required
• Migrating from other container technologies
• Application deployment and modifications are common
A system container provides virtualization features not found in a workload container allowing for more services to be
run in on a per-container basis.