Deploying Oracle Siebel CRM on Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage Systems

Here's a Sun BluePrints guide for installing Oracle Siebel CRM 8 software on the scalable open storage of Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage Systems. (Login needed.)

Posted at 08:00AM Apr 14, 2009 by CM and KP in BigAdmin  | 

Sun Storage J4400 Array as Disk Storage With ZRM for MySQL

Thomas Hanvey of Sun and Paddy Sreenivasan of Zmanda demonstrate how to configure and deploy Zmanda Recovery Manager for MySQL, using the Sun Storage J4400 array for disk storage.

The article also explains how to configure a zpool and the ZFS file system on the Solaris 10 OS. In this scenario, ZRM is running on a Sun Fire X4200 M2 server with the Solaris 10 8/07 OS.

For more info on using Zmanda with Sun gear, see the articles discussed in BigAdmin blog.

Posted at 08:00AM Apr 13, 2009 by CM and KP in BigAdmin  | 

Deploying DB2 Database on Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage System

This Sun BluePrints article describes the steps needed to configure and install a DB2 database using Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage System. Topics include preparing a server running the Solaris OS to use NFS file systems or Internet SCSI (iSCSI) logical unit numbers (LUNs). Registration required.

Posted at 08:00AM Apr 03, 2009 by CM and KP in BigAdmin  | 

MySQL Guide for Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage System

This Sun BluePrints paper demonstrates how Sun's unified storage systems can share NFS and iSCSI file systems with MySQL database servers deployed on Sun SPARC and x86 servers running the Solaris OS or Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5.2. (Registration required.)

Posted at 08:00AM Feb 27, 2009 by CM and KP in BigAdmin  | 

Free Event: OpenSolaris Storage Summit (Feb. 23, San Francisco, Calif.)

Come to this free event to get the latest updates on OpenSolaris storage technologies as well as key insights from community members.

Posted at 09:48AM Feb 18, 2009 by GD in Events  | 

Configuring Sun Storage 7000 Systems for Oracle Databases

To help you plan your system configuration, this article offers two sets of I/O-related tests: testing of fundamental system I/O service times and testing under a series of Oracle database workloads. This Sun BluePrints article reviews configuration criteria and also discusses some important implementation guidelines.

Posted at 08:00AM Feb 09, 2009 by CM and KP in BigAdmin  | 

Event: OpenSolaris Storage Summit 2009 (Feb. 23, San Francisco, Calif.)

Topics at the summit include contributing to /contrib, Crossbow and open networking, storage FMA, storage reprovisioning with COMSTAR, ZFS cache architecture, and more.

Posted at 04:41PM Feb 05, 2009 by GD in Events  | 

Configuring Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V on Sun Fire x64 Servers

This Sun BluePrints guide shows the steps to install and configure Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V on a Sun Fire x64 server with a Sun Storage J4000 series array for external storage.

Posted at 08:00AM Feb 03, 2009 by CM and KP in BigAdmin  | 

Easier Access to BigAdmin Web Site

Lots of design changes on BigAdmin. If you look at the MOTD panel at the top of the page, it has new tabs, including Solaris, Other OSs, Java, and Storage. Each tab provides an entry point to resources for that topic. And the tabs also show Recent blogs on that topic on blogs.sun.com.

Posted at 08:00AM Dec 06, 2008 by CM and KP in BigAdmin  | 

Maximizing Data Availability: Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage Systems

This new Sun BluePrints paper describes the industry-standard reliability, availability, and serviceability (RAS) features of the new Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage Systems. Features include RAID-6, active-active clustering, integrity checking, redundancy, replication, snapshot capabilities, and unique RAS features, such as NAND Flash devices and the Solaris ZFS file system.

Posted at 08:00AM Nov 20, 2008 by CM and KP in BigAdmin  | 

Deploying Hybrid Storage Pools With Flash Technology and Solaris ZFS File System

By combining Flash technology and the Solaris ZFS file system, you can combine the high performance of enterprise solid-state drives (SSDs) with the low cost of high-capacity hard disks. This Sun BluePrints article describes how.

Posted at 08:00AM Nov 19, 2008 by CM and KP in BigAdmin  | 

Using Sun Storage J4000 Arrays for Microsoft Exchange 2007 With LCR

This validated storage solution uses the Sun Storage J4000 array family for a 3000-mailbox Microsoft Exchange 2007 implementation with Local Continuous Replication (LCR), along with a Sun Fire X4150 server. 

Posted at 09:00AM Nov 18, 2008 by CM and KP in BigAdmin  | 

Videos on Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage Systems

Sun's new open source appliances -- aka "Amber Road" -- can provide fast install and configuration. Check out the videos. Live at 3:30 pm today (Monday) PT: the announcement of Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage Systems at CEC, Las Vegas.

Posted at 08:44AM Nov 10, 2008 by CM and KP in BigAdmin  | 

Using Zmanda Backup and Recovery Software With Sun Gear

Zmanda and Sun engineers teamed up on these configuration guides:
- Sun Storage J4400 Array as Disk Storage for Zmanda's Amanda Enterprise 2.6 Software
- Using Sun Fire X4540 Server With Zmanda Recovery Manager 2.2 for MySQL

Posted at 09:00AM Nov 07, 2008 by CM and KP in BigAdmin  | 

Chinese-Language Video on Solaris iSNS

Here's a new Chinese-language video on Solaris iSNS with Wei Bin Victor Li (介绍和使用).

Posted at 09:00AM Oct 26, 2008 by CM and KP in BigAdmin  |  Comments[1]