Friday May 09, 2008
Case Study: Using DTrace and truss in the Solaris 10 OS
Using DTrace and truss can turn you into a real sleuth, as this case study shows. While troubleshooting an issue with adding a new user, the author found that someone had tried to log in secretly. A Chinese version is up on the BigAdmin Multilingual Hub.
Posted at 09:00AM May 09, 2008
by CM and KP in BigAdmin |
Thursday May 08, 2008
Scripts for Automating Network System Checks
Here's a tech tip submitted by the BigAdmin community. These scripts automate network system checks for logs, disk failure prediction messages, and patches.
Posted at 09:00AM May 08, 2008
by CM and KP in BigAdmin |
Wednesday May 07, 2008
OpenSolaris on the Hardware Compatibility List
The HCL now includes OpenSolaris content. Our hardware compatibility list includes the systems and components that run OpenSolaris, and the drivers and devices that OpenSolaris supports.
Posted at 09:00AM May 07, 2008
by CM and KP in BigAdmin |
Tuesday May 06, 2008
Workaround for Xorg Server's Failure to Start on IBM x3850 M2 Server
Here's a workaround on the BigAdmin wiki. This workaround helps the Xorg server detect a PCI bus, which solves the problem.
Posted at 09:00AM May 06, 2008
by CM and KP in BigAdmin |
Monday May 05, 2008
Video: What's New in OpenSolaris?
Here's a presentation on the new "distribution" of OpenSolaris. And while you're at the Sun Multimedia Center, check out the video on the Solaris 10 5/08 release, "What's New with Solaris 10 5/08."
Posted at 09:00AM May 05, 2008
by CM and KP in BigAdmin |
Friday May 02, 2008
Run Solaris 9 Applications on Systems With Solaris 10 OS
Solaris 9 Containers is available for download now. Documentation is on docs.sun.com. Solaris 9 Containers software is functionally similar to Solaris 8 Containers: you can run your existing Solaris 9 applications on the latest SPARC systems running the Solaris 10 OS.
Posted at 09:00AM May 02, 2008
by CM and KP in BigAdmin |
Thursday May 01, 2008
New Jobs Section on BigAdmin
Post your resume in our new jobs section for sys admins. If you're an employer looking for Solaris system, network, database, or storage administrators or IT managers, post your job openings.
Posted at 09:00AM May 01, 2008
by CM and KP in BigAdmin |
Wednesday Apr 30, 2008
Sun Third Party Management Integrations
Feeling frazzled from managing servers and storage in your complex, heterogeneous environment? Sun's 3PMI offerings can help you integrate Sun system hardware into your larger data center management scheme.
Posted at 09:00AM Apr 30, 2008
by CM and KP in BigAdmin |
Tuesday Apr 29, 2008
Live Chat on OpenSolaris
Join Sun's technical experts for a live chat discussion about the new OpenSolaris release: Thursday, May 1, 2008, from 12:00 to 2:00 PM PST. Details coming April 30 on sun.com/solaris.
Posted at 02:07PM Apr 29, 2008
by CM and KP in BigAdmin |
Enhancements in the Solaris 10 5/08 Release
Docs.sun.com gives an overview of system administration enhancements in "Update 5," including easier administration of Solaris Trusted Extensions, flash update, and PDF management.
Posted at 09:00AM Apr 29, 2008
by CM and KP in BigAdmin |
Monday Apr 28, 2008
Sun Fire X4500 Server as Storage Node for Sun StorageTek EBS
You can configure the Sun Fire X4500 server as a disk-cache storage node for Sun StorageTek Enterprise Backup Software (EBS). This article also provides examples of configuring the zpool and ZFS file systems on the Solaris 10 08/07 OS.
Posted at 09:00AM Apr 28, 2008
by CM and KP in BigAdmin |
Friday Apr 25, 2008
Getting Support After Installing Solaris 8 OS on New Sun Systems
This BigAdmin wiki page has a Q&A describing support options that are available after the Solaris 8 OS is installed on a new Sun system.
Posted at 09:00AM Apr 25, 2008
by CM and KP in BigAdmin |
Thursday Apr 24, 2008
Solaris Device Driver List Updated With Third-Party Drivers
Check out the latest content on BigAdmin's device driver list. More info, more categories, easier to navigate.
Posted at 09:00AM Apr 24, 2008
by CM and KP in BigAdmin |
Wednesday Apr 23, 2008
Setting Up Default Scheduling Class for Multithreaded Systems
This community tech tip shows how to set up a default scheduler class so you can fully use computing resources on systems with a multithreaded processor, such as the UltraSPARC T1 or T2.
Posted at 09:00AM Apr 23, 2008
by CM and KP in BigAdmin |
Tuesday Apr 22, 2008
Sun Fire X4500 as Media Server for Symantec Veritas NetBackup
How do backup throughput rates of over 1TB per hour sound? You could achieve that configuring the Sun Fire X4500 server as a disk-cache media server for Symantec Veritas NetBackup 6.5. This paper provides an example of configuration, using ZFS on the Solaris 10 08/07 OS.
Posted at 09:00AM Apr 22, 2008
by CM and KP in BigAdmin |
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