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Sun Diskless Workstation Boot Sequence

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To boot diskless workstations need to determine who they are, locate their boot server, locate their kernel and mount file systems from the server

NIS+ Credential Setup

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To gain authorisation to change NIS+ databases you need to create your security credentials for the NIS+ principals

Useful Sun OpenBoot PROM (obp) commands

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All the following commands are to be run from the ok prompt of the SPARC OBP and not the Solaris operating system.

Moving a SPARCstorage Array between servers

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Here are the steps necessary to ensure successful switch-over of a Sun Storage Array (SSA) between two Sun systems.

Solaris run levels (updated)

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A system's run level (also known as an init state) defines what services and resources are available to users.

Changing the WWN on a SPARCstorage Array

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There are times when it is advantageous to change the World-Wide Number (WWN) for a particular SPARCstorage Array, such as after replacing the battery

Creating a DiskSuite RAID5 device

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Creating a RAID 5 metadevice with DiskSuite is extremely simple. Unlike creating mirrors which involves several steps.