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Installing Solaris packages directly via web

Updated 25 Feb 2011 Read time 51 sec(s) (2410 visits).

This trick isn't widely known but you can install a Solaris package directly from a HTTP source.

Updated 2 Apr 2004 Read time 39 sec(s) (2279 visits).

Solaris 8 uses a number of commands to manage software installed on the OS. This short cheat sheet provides the basic package management commands.

Updated 12 Aug 2008 Read time 1 min 49 sec(s) (2620 visits).

A locale is a collection of files, data and sometimes code which contain the necessary information to adapt Solaris to a specific language.

Updated 13 Jul 2007 Read time 2 min(s) 54 sec(s) (2377 visits).

This article provides a brief overview of common differences in system configuration, management and security across multi-OS environments.

Updated 20 Oct 2013 Read time 1 min 18 sec(s) (2854 visits).

Using dsh (distributed shell) to run commands in parallel on multiple servers

Updated 14 Jan 2013 Read time 2 min(s) 4 sec(s) (3108 visits).

EMC PowerPath for Solaris automates data path management, failover and recovery, and optimizes load balancing to ensure application availability.