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How to use the NetWorker "bigasm" direcetive on Solaris?

1 Jun 2010 1 min 13 sec(s) 3429 visits.

bigasm is a NetWorker tool that can be used to test network throughput between clients and servers via expanding small files into larger files.

15 Jun 2015 1 min 37 sec(s) 1520 visits.

Solaris Live Upgrade is not limited to only OS upgrades; you can use it to manage downtime and risk when patching a system.

26 May 2010 2 min(s) 16 sec(s) 3403 visits.

Branded zones are Solaris 8 or Solaris 9 containers created in a Solaris 10 global zone with BrandZ framework to extend the Solaris zones.

30 Nov 2012 2 min(s) 15 sec(s) 2492 visits.

Using the executable maps feature in Solaris automounter we can create an authenticated users home directory automatically if it does not exist.

11 May 2010 1 min 22 sec(s) 2920 visits.

Legato NetWorker provides the Inactivity Timeout attribute in the group resource for the ability to timeout and abort client save sets.

27 Apr 2010 2 min(s) 28 sec(s) 2708 visits.

This article makes use of the OpenFiler product to create an iSCSI target for an iSCSI SAN.

26 Apr 2010 1 min 25 sec(s) 4922 visits.

Service mode is a means of managing potential failing hardware or if you want to disable a device after it's finished it's activity.

22 Apr 2010 21 sec(s) 840 visits.

mpack encodes the named file in one or more MIME messages and sends the message to one or more recipients

22 Nov 2016 1 min 14 sec(s) 5701 visits.

Identifying a ethernet MAC address in Solaris as a non-root user is not as difficult as people think. arp, netstat and prtpicl are your friends.

14 Apr 2010 2 min(s) 12 sec(s) 967 visits.

IP network multipathing (IPMP) provides a mechanism for building redundant network interfaces to guard against failures with network interfaces.