Quick Reference about Console Login Issues – Solaris 10 and Solaris 11
Solaris Console login on Solaris is mainly based on: SMF service: svc:/system/console-login process: /usr/lib/saf/ttymon
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IPMP Configuration – Solaris 10 vs Solaris 11
The Oracle Solaris 11 IP Multipathing (IPMP) feature has a new conceptual model. The IP interfaces are now grouped into a “virtual” group IP interface (e.g. ipmp0) that serves all your data IP addresses while any test addresses (probe-based failure detection) are assigned to the underlaying...
How to Configure Maximum number of open files per process – in Solaris 10 and Solaris 11
The maximum limit of open files per process can be limited by setting a hard limit and/or a soft limit. The hard limit can be set by the system administrator and be decreased by any user, whereas the soft limit can be set by any user,...
How to Configure an IP address on a Network Interface in Solaris 11
Creating a static IP address is a two-step process, and it involves creating an IP interface and an IP address. There can be multiple IP addresses associated with an IP interface. IP address objects have names in the form interface/description.
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How to find information related to disk space usage – Solaris
This how-to article discuss about Displaying Information About File Size and Disk Space Displaying File Size Information in 1024 Bytes on a System With a ZFS Root File System Find Large Files from a directory Finding Files That Exceed a Specified Size Limit
Solaris : Troubleshooting lost Virtual interfaces after system reboot
Troubleshooting lost Virtual interfaces after system reboot Virtual network interface that has just been setup is not seen as configured after a system reboot. The virtual interface no longer shows up in the ifconfig or netstat output.
Solaris Troubleshooting : recover hung System Controller [ Sun Fire v1280, E2900, 3800, 4800, 4810, 6800, E4900, E6900, and Netra 1280, 1290 Server ]
When a system controller (SC) is hung, try a few steps before pressing the Reset button on the SC. Step 1 . Try to Telnet or directly connect to the serial port of the “hung” SC, TIP into the platform shell, and use the “reboot” command....
Solaris X86 – Instruction to boot Single user mode for maintenance
Instructions to Boot Solaris X86 CDROM to Single User mode: 1) Insert the Solaris x86 CDROM in the drive 2) Boot with the DCA floppy (2.6 and higher) or MDB floppy, (or correct Driver Update Boot diskettes) 3) Select the cdrom to boot when presented with...
Solaris 10 : WanBoot Flash Archive installation procedure
This document is a step-by-step procedure on how to create a flash archive and also start an Apache Web Server to install Solaris 10 OS via WanBoot. Task 1 : Creating the Flash Archive Task 2 : Configuring the Apache Webserver Task 3: Configuring the WANBoot...
