Solaris TCP/IP allows multiple logical interfaces to be associated with a physical network interface. This allows a single machine to be assigned multiple IP addresses, even though it may have only one network interface. In Solaris 8 and above you can go greater than 256 (...
Blog for Unix Admin / Solaris Admin / Solaris Networking / Solaris Troubleshooting
by Ramdev · Published May 2, 2022
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.
Blog for Unix Admin / Solaris Admin / Solaris Networking
by Ramdev · Published May 30, 2011 · Last modified July 2, 2015
Symptoms: * mpathd error messages in /var/adm/messages: “No test address configured on interface <interface_name> disabling probe-based failure detection on it” “Test address address is not unique; disabling probe based failure detection on <interface_name>” “The link has gone down on <interface_name>” “Successfully failed over from NIC <interface_name1>...
Blog for Unix Admin / EMail Posts / Reference Docs / Solaris Admin / Solaris Troubleshooting
by Ramdev · Published December 7, 2021
Below are the common error messages we see in a solaris operation system. This notes will give a quick idea on various errors that we see in everyday system administration life.
What is Oracle Solaris Storage Multipathing MPxIO? MPxIO Provides multipath access to storage luns by grouping together the physical paths and presenting a single logical path. Supports both symmetric and asymmetric storage Controls failover / failback of LUNs as appropriate due to path failures, either manually or...
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by Ramdev · Published June 21, 2015 · Last modified March 11, 2016
We are happy to announce Solaris Associate Membership program for unixadminschool.com readers. you can find more about this membership at UNIXADMINSCHOOL.COM Members Page What is this...
Information Centers / Site Reference / Solaris Networking / Sticky posts
by Ramdev · Published September 1, 2015 · Last modified September 19, 2019
Read – Data Gathering for Network Related Issues Read – Ethernet Hardware Error Checking Read –Troubleshooting lost Virtual interfaces after system reboot Read – Things to know about Solaris Virtual Interfaces Read – Understanding Network VLANs Read – Verifying Physical Connectivity for Solaris and Linux Read...
Information Centers / Site Reference / Solaris Booting / Sticky posts
by Ramdev · Published September 1, 2015 · Last modified September 19, 2019
Read – Check current active boot device, when used in volume manager (SDS / SVM / VxVM) Read – Sparc Boot Procedure Flow Chart Read – VXVM on Solaris ( Sparc ) – Understanding boot Failures Read – Understand Boot Command Read – Setting boot-device with...
Solaris Admin / Solaris Booting / Solaris How-to / Solaris Networking / Solaris Packages & Patching
by Ramdev · Published September 25, 2021
Why we need install Apache2 under SMF manually, isn’t that configured automatically when we install the package ? Actually, If the Apache 2 ( httpd) server is installed along with the Solaris 10 installation, the SMF entries for Apache 2 are configured by default. However, if...
Information Centers / Site Reference / Solaris Disk Management / Sticky posts
by Ramdev · Published September 1, 2015 · Last modified September 19, 2019
Read – Physical disk to c#t#d# mapping by serial number Read – SMI Label vx EFI Label Read – replicate VTOC table to new disk using fmthard Read – how Solaris assigns controller numbers Read – How to Restore a Mirrored Root Configuration from Backup Read...
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