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[1]

From the BigAdmin Community: Business Continuity With Veritas Volume Manager and Solaris 10 OS

This community-submitted article shows how to configure a business continuity setup for a small IT environment using plex mirroring for Veritas Storage Foundation version 4.1 and the Solaris 10 OS.

Posted at 08:00AM Nov 10, 2009 by CM and KP in BigAdmin  |  Comments[0]

Community Tech Tip on BigAdmin Wiki: Trapping the SIGTERM

A member of the sys admin community posted this tech tip directly on the BigAdmin wiki: How to leave scripts running when you log off (and exit nicely when a script is sent a SIGTERM signal). This page highlights the usefulness of the trap command for trapping the SIGTERM, 1, signal to enable scripts to keep running after the user who started the process logs off.

Posted at 08:00AM Nov 06, 2009 by CM and KP in BigAdmin  |  Comments[0]

Community Tech Tip: Bootable DVD or CD for Solaris 10 OS on x86 Platforms

A sys admin from the BigAdmin community posted this tech tip on our wiki. Here is one way to create a bootable DVD or CD for the Solaris 10 OS on x86 platforms, which you can then use for system recovery and bare-metal rebuilds.

Posted at 08:00AM Nov 04, 2009 by CM and KP in BigAdmin  |  Comments[0]

Over 100 New Translated Technical Articles on BigAdmin

This blog entry links to BigAdmin's new translations of docs from Sun and the sys admin community. The Multilingual hub offers technical information in Spanish, French, Traditional and Simplified Chinese, Korean, and Japanese.

Posted at 12:21PM Oct 15, 2009 by CM and KP in BigAdmin  | 

Campus Ambassadors Report on Software Freedom Day

Sun campus ambassadors blog about the recent events for Software Freedom Day.

Posted at 12:06PM Sep 22, 2009 by GD in Students  | 

Sun, Social Media, and Communities

The latest issue of Sun Inner Circle newsletter has interviews with industry experts and Sun folks who are active in social media:

* Embracing Social Communities: A CIO's Crib Sheet. Read about the success of Sun blogs, forums, etc.

* Social Media and the Enterprise: Inner Circle interviews social media industry analyst Charlene Li. Excerpt from interview: "For many companies, it’s a mixture of excitement and terror."

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

Scripts, Shell Commands, and More

Got scripts? If you're looking for some more, here's the BigAdmin Scripts collection (with input from Sun and from readers). You can also find a collection of Shell Commands, plus other resources submitted by Sun and the community in the What's New and Recently Updated section.

Posted at 08:00AM Sep 10, 2009 by CM and KP in BigAdmin  | 

Community Discussion on OpenSolaris Installation

Friday, September 4th, is the last day of our expert Q&A session on BigAdmin. Submit your question for Dave Miner, coauthor of OpenSolaris Bible. Or take a look at the questions submitted already by the community.

Posted at 02:07PM Sep 03, 2009 by CM and KP in BigAdmin  | 

End of Life Plans for Solaris Express Community Edition

Sun is announcing the intent to discontinue production of the Solaris
Express Community Edition (SXCE) by the end of October timeframe. For more information, see the OpenSolaris announcement: end-of-life plans. Dave Miner's blog offers more information: SXCE Coming to a Close.

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

500 BigAdmin Fans on Facebook

Here is Rick's latest blog about social networking and our BigAdmin Facebook community for sys admins. Many thanks to our engineer Robert for building the Facebook page from RSS feeds and other magic bits. Do join us on Twitter and/or on Facebook -- we're already up to 516...

Posted at 08:00AM Aug 20, 2009 by CM and KP in BigAdmin  | 

Community Submission: Using Java Stack Trace During Development

A community-submitted tech tip shows how to use Java stack trace as an aid during development, not just during debugging tasks. A BigAdmin reader offers an example Component Audit Tool that can report the audit messages generated while executing a software component.

Posted at 08:00AM Jul 31, 2009 by CM and KP in BigAdmin  | 

Using Sun QFS File System in a Disaster Recovery Setup

A community-submitted tech tip on BigAdmin describes mounting Sun QFS at a disaster recovery (DR) site from a replicated or cloned disk.

Posted at 08:00AM Jul 30, 2009 by CM and KP in BigAdmin  | 

MySQL Librarian: Cherry-Picking the Best Community Content

Giuseppe Maxia has announced a new resource for developers who use MySQL: MySQL Librarian. The MySQL Librarian collects and cherry-picks the best community-generated MySQL content on the Web. Take a look.

Posted at 09:29AM Jul 23, 2009 by GD in Sun Developer Network  | 

Community Tech Tip: Adding Live CD Distribution to Existing Solaris Installation

Here is another community tech tip on the BigAdmin wiki from Bernd Schemmer. He describes techniques to install MilaX on a hard disk in parallel to an existing Solaris installation.

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