You have to create it in the global zone, add it with zoneconfig, then mount it manually from the global zone bash-3.00# zonecfg -z zones004z3 zonecfg: zones004z3> add fs zonecfg: zones004z3:fs> set dir=/myzone/cpbatch zonecfg: zones004z3:fs> set special=/dev/md/dsk/d132 zonecfg: zones004z3:fs> set raw=/dev/md/rdsk/d132 zonecfg: zones004z3:fs> set type=ufs zonecfg: zones004z3:fs> end zonecfg: zones004z3> verify zonecfg: zones004z3> commit zonecfg: zones004z3> exit bash-3.00# mount /dev/md/dsk/d132 /zones/CHB/myzone/cpbatch