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savepnpc PRE and POST commands deprecated in NetWorker 9

Published 14 Jul 2017 Read time 1 min 5 sec(s) (2837 visits).

You can customise a backups behavior by running preprocessing and postprocessing commands.

Solaris Run Control Scripts

Published 18 Jan 2002 Read time 2 min(s) 1 sec (595 visits).

Run Control (rc) scripts are used to start and stop processes at boot up and shutdown.

Chatting from the Windows Command Prompt

Published 14 Apr 2015 Read time 3 min(s) 9 sec(s) (2518 visits).

The net send command is used to send messages on a network. Learn more about this command and see several examples.

Automated Security Enhancement Tool (ASET)

Published 9 Aug 1998 Read time 1 min 33 sec(s) (2847 visits).

ASET allows you to monitor and restrict access to system files. It can be configured for three security levels: low, medium, and high.

Getting the ZFSSA Audit Logs via scripts

Published 28 Apr 2016 Read time 1 min 38 sec(s) (2661 visits).

The audit log on the ZFS Storage Appliance records user activity events, including login and logout to the BUI and CLI, and administrative actions.

Extracting ZFSSA log files

Published 26 Apr 2016 Read time 2 min(s) 27 sec(s) (2585 visits).

A simple method of extract the log files from a ZFS storage Appliance to browse at leisure

Automating Solaris 10 explorer upload to Oracle MOS

Published 2 Sep 2014 Read time 42 sec(s) (1270 visits).

The Solaris explorer gathers system diagnostic data and creates an archive suitable for Oracle support analysis.

How to obtain NetWorker license keys

Published 25 Oct 2002 Read time 44 sec(s) (2507 visits).

This article generates a simple text file with the current active and previosly installed license keys for completeness.

Solaris Security Toolkit (JASS)

Published 26 Sep 2007 Read time 59 sec(s) (2535 visits).

The Solaris Security Toolkit simplifies and automates the process of securing Solaris OS systems and is based on proven security best practices/

Using nsr_ize to install Legato NetWorker

Published 8 Apr 1998 Read time 1 min 24 sec(s) (2960 visits).

The nsr_ize utility installs or removes Legato NetWorker software and files to or from a server.

Changing Solaris password with an expect script

Published 4 Mar 2010 Read time 43 sec(s) (2676 visits).

Changing a users password without user input is easy under Linux using the chpasswd command. On Solaris this does not exist.

How to completely remove a NetWorker client

Published 28 Jul 2007 Read time 4 min(s) 8 sec(s) (3032 visits).

A word of caution: before you begin removing a client, make sure you have a recent bootstrap backup; If we make any mistakes we can easily recover

Which NetWorker enabler codes are installed on my backup server?

Published 21 Feb 2005 Read time 5 min(s) 5 sec(s) (2463 visits).

A useful post to assist system and storage administrators or auditors who need to obtain a list of license keys installed on a Legato NetWorker server

metatree - pretty print Solstice DiskSuite metadevice configuration

Published 29 Sep 2001 Read time 1 min 20 sec(s) (2691 visits).

metatree is a simple awk script that pretty prints the Solstie DiskSuite 'metastat -p' output into a user friendly format.

metaview - pretty print Solstice DiskSuite metadevice status

Published 29 Sep 2001 Read time 3 min(s) 2 sec(s) (2492 visits).

metaview is a simple script to pretty print the metastat output from disksuite showing all metadevices and mirror status side-by-side.

Creating a service manifest for BigBrother under Solaris

Published 1 Jun 2008 Read time 2 min(s) 15 sec(s) (2438 visits).

simple procedure to create a manifest to start/stop bigbrother under solaris 10