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Solaris inittab

29 Jun 2011 2 min(s) 1 sec 2864 visits.

The /etc/inittab file plays a crucial role in the boot sequence. For versions of Solaris prior to version 10, the /etc/inittab was edited manually.

17 Jun 2011 3 min(s) 19 sec(s) 2731 visits.

This is a simple post to answer the question ... How do I identify my file system type? and covers various falvours of UNIX and Linux

23 Oct 2011 1 min 22 sec(s) 4094 visits.

This article will document how to mount a Windows CIFS file share onto the local file system on the Solaris 11 server.

25 Apr 2011 1 min 3 sec(s) 1164 visits.

The beadm command enables users to manage their boot environments. This article provides a snapshot of the more command beadm subcommands.

22 Apr 2011 3 min(s) 44 sec(s) 3187 visits.

Under Solaris 10 and OpenSolaris the SMF has been upgraded. There are great new tools to handle the sysadmin work on the services.

10 Nov 2015 1 min 13 sec(s) 2927 visits.

Using the ramdiskadm command we can create a ramdisk pseudo device in the Solaris OS

4 Mar 2011 3 min(s) 27 sec(s) 2783 visits.

Efficient event log syslog analysis reduces system downtime, increases network performance, and helps tighten security policies in the enterprise.

2 Mar 2011 3 min(s) 51 sec(s) 3629 visits.

We have many utilities like iostat, fsstat, sar, etc. in Solaris to identify disk I/O performance issues.

20 Jan 2011 59 sec(s) 8 visits.

minfree space is a portion of a UFS file system that is reserved (held back) from users but accessible by root.

18 Jan 2011 3 min(s) 13 sec(s) 2588 visits.

This post provides the necessary steps in creating a fully automated jumpstart for Solaris 10