Best Practices for Migrating SAP Environments

This Sun BluePrints article explains the process of moving an SAP environment from one system to another, and describes the resources and services available from Sun to assist users planning a migration. (Login required.)

Posted at 08:00AM Jul 23, 2009 by CM and KP in BigAdmin  | 

Optimizing PostgreSQL Application Performance With Solaris Dynamic Tracing

A Sun BluePrints article describes how Solaris DTrace functionality can help with PostgreSQL database application tuning. The paper provides examples of database server operations that can be observed using DTrace probes.

Posted at 08:00AM Jul 22, 2009 by CM and KP in BigAdmin  | 

Deploying the AMP Stack in Virtualized Environments: A Step Towards Cloud Computing

This Sun BluePrints article describes AMP deployment using the virtualization features built into the Solaris OS. Examples include ZFS to reduce virtual server deployment times and Project Crossbow technology to set up a virtual network that manages traffic for the multiple AMP stacks running on the physical system.

Posted at 08:00AM Jul 16, 2009 by CM and KP in BigAdmin  |  Comments[2]

Solid State Drives in HPC: Reducing the I/O Bottleneck

This Sun BluePrints article compares traditional hard disk drives (HDDs) and the newer solid state drive (SSD) technology in high-performance computing applications. SSD devices can help correct the imbalance between processor and storage speed while also reducing energy usage and environmental impact. (Login required.)

Posted at 08:00AM Jul 06, 2009 by CM and KP in BigAdmin  |  Comments[1]

From Sun BluePrints: Sun Business Ready HPC for MD Nastran

This Sun BluePrints article (registration required) provides performance tuning recommendations and guidelines to allow an IT administrator or experienced MD Nastran user to configure MD Nastran and the hardware platform for optimum performance (reduced elapsed times).

Posted at 08:00AM Jul 01, 2009 by CM and KP in BigAdmin  | 

Updated: Sun BluePrints Article on Using Solaris OS With Intel Xeon 5500 CPUs

This updated Sun BluePrints document provides a short overview of the Sun and Intel collaboration, with technical descriptions of specific features and capabilities that can be implemented in the Solaris OS to optimize the capabilities of Intel Xeon processor 5500 series systems. (Login needed.)

Posted at 08:00AM Jun 24, 2009 by CM and KP in BigAdmin  | 

Running Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) on Sun Logical Domains

This Sun BluePrints document discusses running Oracle RAC on servers configured with LDoms. It also explains that Sun LDoms virtualization technology enables fine-grained assignment of CPU and memory resources to an Oracle RAC workload. (Login required.)

Posted at 08:00AM Jun 22, 2009 by CM and KP in BigAdmin  | 

Deploying Apache HTTP Web Server on Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage Systems

This Sun BluePrints article (login required) explains how to install the Apache HTTP Web Server on Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage Systems, and invoke Web Services from the storage appliance. In addition, scenarios designed to aid consolidation efforts and simplify management are included.

Posted at 08:00AM Jun 18, 2009 by CM and KP in BigAdmin  | 

Open Network Systems for Internet Infrastructure, MySQL Edition

This Sun BluePrints paper (registration required) describes Sun's new reference architecture. This architecture combines Sun Open Storage, high-performance networking and servers, open source software, and services into an integrated enterprise portal solution. Open Network Systems for Internet Infrastructure, MySQL Edition, offers the Sun GlassFish Portfolio, ZFS, and a choice of OpenSolaris, Solaris, or Linux operating systems.

Posted at 08:00AM Jun 16, 2009 by CM and KP in BigAdmin  | 

Configuring Systems for High Bandwidth I/O

This Sun BluePrints article describes configuring systems to support the very high bandwidth I/O capabilities needed by data-intensive applications with extreme performance requirements. (Please register.)

Posted at 08:00AM Jun 15, 2009 by CM and KP in BigAdmin  | 

Accelerating IBM HTTP Server Cryptographic Operations Using Sun Servers

This Sun BluePrints article provides an overview of how to offload cryptographic operations onto Sun servers with CoolThreads technology to accelerate IBM HTTP Server (IHS) performance. (Registration required.)

Posted at 08:00AM May 28, 2009 by CM and KP in BigAdmin  | 

Deploying Oracle RAC on Solaris Zone Clusters

Here is a Sun BluePrints paper providing an overview of Solaris Zone Clusters (also called Solaris Containers Clusters), a virtual cluster technology. The article describes how Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) can be deployed on a zone cluster. (Please log in to download.)

Posted at 08:00AM May 25, 2009 by CM and KP in BigAdmin  | 

Solving the HPC I/O Bottleneck: Sun Lustre Storage System

This Sun BluePrints paper describes the Sun Lustre Storage System, a simple-to-deploy storage environment based on the Lustre file system, Sun Fire servers, and Sun Open Storage platforms. (Requires login.)

Posted at 08:00AM May 08, 2009 by CM and KP in BigAdmin  | 

Deploying Web 2.0 Applications on Sun Servers and the OpenSolaris OS

Here is a Sun BluePrints article with a solution for deploying a Web 2.0 application on Sun servers and the OpenSolaris operating system. The article shows how to scale a medium sized Web 2.0 site with a million registered users with open source technologies. (Registration required.)

Posted at 08:00AM May 07, 2009 by CM and KP in BigAdmin  | 

Sun's High Performance Computing Reference Architecture

This Sun BluePrints article describes Sun's Reference Architecture for High Performance Computing, a set of solutions designed to address the needs of both large and small supercomputing clusters. ((BluePrints documents require login.)

Posted at 08:00AM May 06, 2009 by CM and KP in BigAdmin  |