Oracle Linux and Solaris command comparison

An update to an earlier post Solaris vs RHEL differences with a specific look at Oracle Solaris 11 and Oracle Linux versions 6.5 and 7.1

Package management

In OEL, use the yum command to manage packages. In Solaris 11 we use the pkg command.

Basic Operation	Oracle Enterprise Linux 6 & 7		Solaris 11
Check update	yum check-update		pkg update -nv
Update package	yum update pkg-name		pkg update pkg-name
Update all packages	yum update		pkg update
Install	yum install pkg-name		pkg install pkg-name
Search	yum search search-string		pkg search search-string
List installed pkgs	yum list all		pkg list
Display package info	yum info pkg-name		pkg info pkg-name

Password expiration

In OEL use the chage command to set user password expiration time. Solaris uses the passwd command.

Basic Operation	Oracle Enterprise Linux 6 & 7		Solaris 11
Set maximum number of days	chage -M 90 username		passwd -x 90 username
Set minimum number of days	chage -m 30 username		passwd -n 30 username
Display password information	chage -l username		passwd -s username

User management

Basic Operation	OEL 6.5	OEL 7.1	Solaris 11
Add user	useradd username		useradd username
Update user ID	usermod -u newUID username		usermod -u newUID username
Delete user	userdel username		userdel username
Display password expiration date	chage -l username		passwd -s username
Set password expiration date	chage -m 60 username		passwd -x 60 username
Change account info (GCOS)	chfn		passwd -g

Network management

Basic Operation	OEL 6.5	OEL 7.1	Solaris 11
Set IP address	vi /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-device IPADDR=ipaddress	nmcli con mod device ipv4.method	ipadm create-addr -T static -a local=ipaddr device
Configure DHCP	vi /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-device BOOTPROTO=dhcp	nmcli con mod device ipv4.method auto	ipadm create-addr -T dhcp device
Check IP address	ifconfig	ip address	ipadm show-addr
Configure gateway	vi /etc/sysconfig/network GATEWAY=ipaddr	nmcli con mod device ipv4.gateway ipaddr	route -p add netaddr ipaddr
Check gateway info	netstat -rn	ip route	netstat -rn
Display device status	ethtool eth0	nmcli device status	dladm show-link dladm show-phys

Service management

Basic Operation	OEL 6.5	OEL 7.1	Solaris 11
Start service	service svcname start	systemctl start svcname	svcadm enable -t svcname
Enable and autostart	service svcname start chkconfig svcname on	systemctl start svcname systemctl enable svcname	svcadm enable svcname
Stop service	servce svcname stop	systemctl stop svcname	svcadm disable -t svcname
Disable service	service svcname stop chkconig svcname off	systemctl stop svcname systemctl disable svcname	svcadm disable svcname
List services	chkconfig --list	sytemctl list-units-files --type service	svcs -a
Display service status	service svcname status	systemctl status svcname	svcs svcname

File system / Storage management

Basic Operation	OEL 6.5	OEL 7.1	Solaris 11
Create volume/pool	vgcreate volume_group device_name		zpool create poolname RAID device_name
Create logical vol	lvcreate -L size -n logical-name vol-group		zfs create filesys-name
Create snapshot	lvcreate -s -L size -n snapshot-name orig-device		zfs snapshot snapshot-name
Roll back from snapshot	lvconvert --merge snapshot-name		zfs rollback snapshot-name
Backup file system	dump 0fu -f backup-file partition	xfsdump -l level -f backup-file partition	zfs send snapshot-name
Restore file system	restore -r -f backup-file	xfsrestore -f backup-file -s session-id desination	zfs receive snapshot-name
Operate partition	parted fdisk		format

System monitoring

Basic Operation	OEL 6.5	OEL 7.1	Solaris 11
Check CPU, memory, I/O	mpstat, vmstat, iostat, iotop, netstat		mpstat, pgstat, vmstat, iostat, fsstat, netstat, flowstat, dlstat, ipmpstat
Check CPU memory and expansion cards	cat /proc/cpuinfo cat /proc/meminfo lspci		prtdiag
Confirm network communication	ping, ethtool		ping, dladm
Check process state	ps, pstree		ps, ptree
Process trace	strace		truss
System uptime	uptime		uptime
Load per process	top, pidstat		top, prstat