Solaris Troubleshooting : error “RPC: program not registered” Errors
When we trying to use a particular RPC program, below may indicate that rpcbind is not running or the program is not registered with rpcbind. Error “RPC: Program not registered”
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Solaris Troubleshooting : Filesystem Full Errors in solaris
The following errors could be seen when a filesystem is full:
Solaris Troubleshooting : Force an Ethernet network boot client to boot in full duplex or half duplex mode
At Open Boot Prom (OBP) level, all Sun Ethernet interfaces default to use autonegotiation to connect with the highest possible speed and mode. Since most switches and interfaces use this default, too, it is Sun’s recommendation not to change it for regular use
Solaris Troubleshooting : how Solaris assigns controller numbers
In this post I am talking about some of the observations on how Solaris determines the controller numbers Below are 3 common scenarios encountered by customers: 1) A jumpstart is done with nothing but an internal disk and DVD on the system. -Assigns cdrom C0 -Assigns internal fcal...
Solaris Troubleshooting : Interpreting SCSI Errors from /var/adm/messages
While handling storage related issues, it is important to Unix Admin to take the decision about disk drive replacement. The interpretation and understanding of the cause of SCSI message blocks is one important part that influences the drive replacement decision. This article will help you...
Solaris Troubleshooting : Monitoring Kernel Memory Utilisation :
Memory usage checking and troubleshooting First you’ll need to check how much Memory is used in Kernel and how much is used in User Memory. This is important to decide, what troubleshooting steps are required.
Solaris Troubleshooting : NFS TroubleShooting
This article will help you to understand some of the basic troubleshooting instructions for NFS problems …
Solaris Troubleshooting : Physical disk to c#t#d# mapping by serial number
On most Sun systems you can obtain the disk serial numbers that correspond with c#t#d#’s with the following command:
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 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.
