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Identifying an ethernet (MAC) address in Solaris

22 Nov 2016 1 minute read 6053 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 minute read 1120 visits.

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

10 Apr 2010 1 minute read 3216 visits.

With the introduction of Legato NetWorker 7.0 a dedicated storage node can back up only its own local data and a DSN license is required.

3 Apr 2010 1 minute read 3961 visits.

Using the usermod command on Solaris allows a sysadmin to unexpier/unlock a users login account

21 Nov 2010 5 minute read 2660 visits.

Performing a Solaris root password recovery when neither local cd/dvd or jumpstart (netinstall) options are avilable.

27 Mar 2010 1 minute read 3191 visits.

To ensure consistent and complete backups of your DFS environment, you will need to ensure that a configured schedule backup includes DFS topology

17 Mar 2010 1 minute read 3426 visits.

VMware workstation will be installed on a host such as a laptop and the ESXi/ESXi free/V-Sphere will run on a VM guest within VMware workstation.

17 Mar 2010 1 minute read 3310 visits.

This is a simple screenshot of how to send the Ctrl+Alt+Del key sequence to a VM guest

16 Mar 2010 2 minute read 2809 visits.

NetWorker is a product that integrates with a large number of backup storage systems and clients, with plugins for a large number of applications.

11 Mar 2010 2 minute read 809 visits.

netstat is a useful tool for checking your network configuration and activity. It is in fact a collection of several tools lumped together.