Blog for Unix Admin / Solaris Admin / Solaris Booting / Solaris Troubleshooting
by Ramdev · Published October 7, 2010 · Last modified July 2, 2015
1) Check the related logfiles for error messages: /var/dt/Xerrors (note that this file is recycled by dtlogin, especially, it might be empty after dtlogin has been restarted) $HOME/.dt/*log* (startlog, startlog.old, startlog.older, errorlog, errorlog.old, and errorlog.older) /var/adm/messages /var/adm/messages on the home directory server, especially if users with...
Blog for Unix Admin / Solaris Admin / Solaris Networking
by Ramdev · Published May 30, 2011 · Last modified August 6, 2016
A simple way to clear a machine’s entire ARP cache without rebooting, or deleting entries manually or waiting for timeouts.
Blog for Unix Admin / Solaris Admin / Solaris Networking
by Ramdev · Published May 30, 2011 · Last modified July 2, 2015
Below are the steps are to be performed on the the FTP server (i.e., the system that is being ftp’d to). By default, the FTP server will timeout an inactive session after 15 minutes.
Blog for Unix Admin / Solaris Admin
by Ramdev · Published February 4, 2011 · Last modified July 2, 2015
When trying to access a soft partition after a disk replacement, the metareplace command or any direct I/O to a soft partition will fail with the following types of errors:
Blog for Unix Admin / Solaris Admin / solaris X86
by Ramdev · Published June 12, 2014 · Last modified July 2, 2015
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...
Blog for Unix Admin / Solaris Admin / solaris X86
by Ramdev · Published May 2, 2011 · Last modified July 2, 2015
Step by Step procedure for SVM root mirroring: Root and mirror disks, are here referred to as primary and secondary disks respectively. 1. In this step, you will need to boot cdrom in single user mode off the Solaris media or network. You will need to...
The ZFS file system is a new kind of file system that fundamentally changes the way file systems are administered, with the below mentioned features: ZFS Pooled Storage ZFS uses the concept of storage pools to manage physical storage. Historically, file systems were constructed on top of a...
Information Centers / Site Reference / Solaris ZFS and Boot Environment / Sticky posts
by Ramdev · Published September 1, 2015 · Last modified September 19, 2019
Read – Troubleshooting : Data Gathering to Troubleshoot ZFS issues Read – Command line Reference Read – Getting Started with ZFS Read – Part 1 – Replacing Failed Disks from ZFS Pools ( Simple / Mirrored / RaidZ ) Read – Part 2 – Replacing Failed...
Information Centers / Site Reference / Solaris 10 Zones & LDOMs / Sticky posts
by Ramdev · Published September 1, 2015 · Last modified September 19, 2019
Read – Create and Install Non-Global Zones Read – Container Creation Read – verify the configuration and Troubleshoot zones that fail to boot Read – Can’t boot to zones Read – Not able to login into Non-globalzones (NGZ) after Patching. Read – Configuring netmasks and default...
The sshd daemon that comes with the Solaris 9 & 10 Operating System uses TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) Wrappers (also called “libwrap”) to control access to hosts. (Unlike other systems, Solaris 9 & 10 does not use the OpenSSH keywords “AllowHosts” and “DenyHosts” to permit or...
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