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Wednesday Nov 25, 2009

BigAdmin Community Article: Bare-Metal Restore for Solaris 10 OS

A community-submitted article walks you through a bare-metal restore using Veritas NetBackup by Symantec and an x86 server with the Solaris 10 OS. In this scenario, a ZFS root file system was used on the original system disk.



p.s. BTW, our U.S. team will be off November 26-29 for Thanksgiving holidays. Cheers!

Posted at 08:00AM Nov 25, 2009 by CM and KP in BigAdmin  |  Comments[0]

Tuesday Nov 24, 2009

From Sun BluePrints: Sun Business Ready HPC for Altair RADIOSS

This article gives an overview of running RADIOSS in a high-performance clustered environment on Sun systems. Sample performance data and suggestions for designing and configuring optimal solutions for a variety of workload sizes are presented. (Registration required.)

Posted at 08:00AM Nov 24, 2009 by CM and KP in BigAdmin  |  Comments[0]

Monday Nov 23, 2009

Solaris Live Upgrade and Upgrade Planning for the Solaris 10 10/09 OS

The Solaris 10 10/09 Installation Guide on docs.sun.com shows how to save system downtime when upgrading by using Solaris Live Upgrade. This guide includes instructions for creating and upgrading an inactive boot environment as well as upgrading to a ZFS root pool.

Posted at 08:00AM Nov 23, 2009 by CM and KP in BigAdmin  |  Comments[0]

Friday Nov 20, 2009

Java SE 6 Update 18 b05 is now available

The early access build of Java SE 6 Update 18 (6u18ea-b05) is now available for download.

For more information, please see the release note.

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Posted at 06:23PM Nov 20, 2009 by Roger Yeung in Java SE 6 Update N  |  Comments[3]

POST-REDIRECT-GET and JSF 2.0

This Tech Tip shows you how to implement the POST-REDIRECT-GET (PRG) pattern in JavaServer Faces 2.0 technology.

Posted at 04:01PM Nov 20, 2009 by CW, managing editor in Enterprise Java  |  Comments[0]

Troubleshooting OpenSSO with Firefox Add-Ons: Part 5, Identity Provider Initiated Fedlet Single Sign-On

Use the Firefox web browser to explore an OpenSSO identity provider initiated fedlet deployment. Read the article.

Posted at 04:00PM Nov 20, 2009 by CW, managing editor in Enterprise Java  |  Comments[0]

Community Tech Tip: Using MilaX With the Solaris OS on SPARC Platforms

MilaX, a small Live CD distribution that runs completely off a CD, can be a good tool for troubleshooting a non-booting Solaris installation. In this tech tip, Bernd Schemmer of the BigAdmin community describes how to convert the MilaX Live CD to a WANBOOT image, so it can be used on a WANBOOT server for troubleshooting machines that run the Solaris OS on SPARC platforms.

Posted at 08:00AM Nov 20, 2009 by CM and KP in BigAdmin  |  Comments[0]

Thursday Nov 19, 2009

Booting From SATA DVDs for Solaris 10 8/07 or 5/08 OS on SPARC Platforms

This BigAdmin article shows how to add support for booting from SATA DVDs by installing Kernel Update patch 137137-09 to the SPARC miniroot image for the Solaris 10 5/08 or 8/07 release on SPARC platforms.

Posted at 08:00AM Nov 19, 2009 by CM and KP in BigAdmin  |  Comments[0]

Wednesday Nov 18, 2009

Security Certifications for the Solaris OS

Sun's Security Portal shows which Solaris releases have received the stringent Common Criteria Certification.

Posted at 08:00AM Nov 18, 2009 by CM and KP in BigAdmin  |  Comments[0]

Tuesday Nov 17, 2009

Raffle for Sun Web Server Book

Write a review of Sun Java System Web Server to enter the raffle for a free copy of Sun Web Server: The Essentials Guide. Learn more.

Posted at 03:42PM Nov 17, 2009 by CW, managing editor in Enterprise Java  |  Comments[2]

C and Fortran Development and Deployment Tools for Solaris 8, 9, and 10 Releases

Find out about developing, maintaining, and supporting a C or Fortran software product on the Solaris 8, 9, and 10 releases simultaneously, on one machine. (This tech tip was reprinted from the BigAdmin newsletter.)

Posted at 08:00AM Nov 17, 2009 by CM and KP in BigAdmin  |  Comments[0]

Monday Nov 16, 2009

Resources for Sun Java Communications Suite 7

Here is a collection of links to related documentation, videos, blogs, white papers, and forums for Sun's communication servers (including Sun Java System Messaging Server, Calendar Server, Instant Messaging, E-Mail, Calendar, and Collaboration forums). Lots of info about Sun's messaging and collaboration platform for service providers.

Posted at 08:00AM Nov 16, 2009 by CM and KP in BigAdmin  |  Comments[0]

Friday Nov 13, 2009

From Sun BluePrints: Using Sun Ops Center with Sun HPC Software

Sun HPC Software, Linux Edition is an integrated open-source software solution for Linux-based high-performance computing (HPC) clusters running on Sun hardware. This Sun BluePrints article describes how to configure the Sun Ops Center data center management tool to simplify the process of deploying and managing large-scale Linux HPC clusters. (Registration required.)

Posted at 08:00AM Nov 13, 2009 by CM and KP in BigAdmin  |  Comments[0]

Thursday Nov 12, 2009

Patch Bundle for Solaris 10 10/09 OS Available

The Solaris 10 10/09 (Update 8) Patch Bundle is available for download by customers with a Solaris support contract. Details are in the Patch Corner blog. For more information on patching, see the BigAdmin Patching hub.

Posted at 08:00AM Nov 12, 2009 by CM and KP in BigAdmin  |  Comments[0]

Wednesday Nov 11, 2009

Oracle Database 10G with RAC and Reliable Datagram Sockets

A Sun BluePrints article discusses running Oracle Database 10g with Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC), using Reliable Datagram Sockets (RDS) on the Solaris 10 OS. (Registration required to download PDF.)

Posted at 08:00AM Nov 11, 2009 by CM and KP in BigAdmin  |  Comments[0]

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