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Find command examples

The find command in UNIX and Linux is a command line utility allowing you to search for files in a directory hierarchy.

ACSLS Quick Reference Guide

Automated Cartridge System Library Software (ACSLS) is Sun StorageTek's UNIX server software that controls an Automated Cartridge System (ACS).

EMC Symmetrix Cheat Sheet

This is a cheat sheet I have compiled as a reminder of the symcli usage that I rarely use but do pop up every now and ahain.

Patching Solaris 10 zones in parallel

Every sysadmin that has upgraded or patched a system running multiples zones will tell it, the upgrade was an undefinably long process.

Using the apt-get command cheat sheet

APT originally designed as a front-end for dpkg to work with debian packages, but it has since been modified to also work with the RPM via apt-rpm.

ZFS Snapshots and Clones

The difference between a snapshot and a clone is that a clone is a writable, mountable copy of the file system.

Solaris non-global Zone States

This article simply provides a zone state flow chart and a table listing the state of non-global zones under Solaris.