Wiki: Access a Partition in the Solaris OS From a Different OS

This wiki tech tip comes from our sys admin community. Here is a method for reading data from or writing data to Solaris partitions from within Microsoft Windows or Linux.

Posted at 09:00AM May 15, 2008 by CM and KP in BigAdmin  |  Comments[0]

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  |  Comments[0]

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  |  Comments[0]

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  |  Comments[0]

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  |  Comments[0]

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  |  Comments[0]

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  |  Comments[0]

Solaris 8 and 9 Containers

Solaris 8 Containers, formerly known as Solaris 8 Migration Assistant, can help you run Solaris 8 applications, unchanged, on the latest SPARC systems and the Solaris 10 OS. The download for Solaris 9 Containers is coming soon. Check out the video webcasts, including an overview and a demo.

Posted at 09:00AM Apr 10, 2008 by CM and KP in BigAdmin  |  Comments[0]

Blog on Solaris - Which Flavor Do You Want?

"So, maybe you're considering trying out Solaris 10, but then there is OpenSolaris - and what's this new thing called Indiana they keep talking about?" Find out more in a Sun campus ambassador's blog, "Copenhagen Campus Connection". Sidsel Jensen gives you a "cheat sheet" for the various options.

Posted at 09:00AM Apr 03, 2008 by CM and KP in BigAdmin  |  Comments[0]

Wiki: Talking About RAM Disks in the Solaris OS

This BigAdmin community tech tip discusses /tmp and RAM disks in the Solaris OS and provides tips and caveats. Check it out on our What's New page. 

Posted at 09:00AM Mar 31, 2008 by CM and KP in BigAdmin  |  Comments[0]

Recovering a System to a Different Machine Using "ufsrestore"

Recovering a failed server is one thing ... but what if you need to restore it to a server running on a different platform? This reader-submitted tech tip shows how to recover a server that runs the Solaris 9 or 10 OS for SPARC platforms and Solaris Volume Manager.

Posted at 09:00AM Mar 28, 2008 by CM and KP in BigAdmin  |  Comments[0]

Access Control and Auditing Features in the Solaris 10 OS

Role-based access control (RBAC), privileges, auditing, and the Basic Audit Reporting Tool (BART) are security features of the Solaris OS. This article links to tutorials about these features that were created by OpenSolaris community members.

Posted at 09:00AM Mar 27, 2008 by CM and KP in BigAdmin  |  Comments[0]

Using Kerberos to Authenticate a LDAP Client for Solaris 10 OS

Find out how to configure a Solaris client to use Active Directory in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for authentication and naming services. This article has lots of code examples for you.

Please note: This configuration uses a shell script called adjoin.sh to automate the process of joining the Solaris client to the Active Directory domain and configures Kerberos on the client. This script is not supported by Sun and is not part of the Solaris distribution. (See the "For More Information" section of the article for information about downloading the adjoin script.)

THE SOLUTION DESCRIBED IN THIS PAPER SHOULD BE TREATED AS PROOF OF CONCEPT AND SHOULD NOT BE USED IN PRODUCTION. 

Posted at 09:00AM Mar 26, 2008 by CM and KP in BigAdmin  |  Comments[9]

Almost 1000 Systems in HCL Running on Solaris OS

Thanks to you, BigAdmin's Hardware Compatibility List (HCL) includes nearly 1000 systems that run the Solaris OS. Check it out. And keep your submissions coming!  

If you want to know whether your system runs Solaris, try the Hardware Compatibility Test Suite (HCTS). 

Posted at 09:00AM Mar 25, 2008 by CM and KP in BigAdmin  |  Comments[0]

Differences Between prstat and vmstat Output in the Solaris OS

Here are examples of using prstat and vmstat to check system performance. This community-submitted article also gives an explanation of why these commands sometimes report different information about memory and CPU usage.

Posted at 09:00AM Mar 24, 2008 by CM and KP in BigAdmin  |  Comments[0]