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Solaris File Systems

Solaris supports a number of different file systems some out of the box, others by ways of additional software.

Sun Storage T3 DMP Failover FAQ

This FAQ should answer some of the basic questions on how failovers work on the StorEdge T3 array

Solaris disk naming conventions

For every hard drive known to Solaris, there is a file in the /dev/dsk that is used to access that drive.

Troubleshooting Raid Manager (RM6)

A collection of troublshooting tips for the raid manager software for controlling the Sun StorEdge A1000, RSM200, A3x00 storage arrays.

Raid Manager (RM6) cheat sheet

Raid Manager (RM6) is the software product the enables you to manipulate the disks in an A1000, RSM2000 or an A3x00(fc).

Solaris Name Services

With Solaris we have five name services include local files, nis (formerly YP), nisplus (NIS+), DNS and now we have LDAP.

How to bypass BIOS Passwords

BIOS passwords are used to either prevent a user from changing the BIOS settings or to prevent the PC from booting without a password