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What is the NetWorker hostid?

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NetWorker uses hostid for authorization code. hosted depends on the IP address of the computer used.

Troubleshooting NetWorker pool attributes

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In order for NetWorker to determine the volume to use, the pool criteria have to match exactly.

What is the pathownerignore file?

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This article describes the purpose and function of the pathownerignore file

Solaris LDOM vs Zones

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A Sun Logical Domain (LDom) is a full virtual machine whereas a Solaris zone is a virtual operating system.

Solaris 11 Patch History

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Using the pkg history command you can take a look back and see what happened on your image.

openSUSE Quick Reference Guide

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This article provides a quick reference guide for the open SuSE operating system

Hard drive sanitisation - A homebrew approach

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The most efficient means of sanitising computers and/or a storage media device is to overwrite the entire device with zeroes or with a random pattern.