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Configuring DNS services in Solaris 11

24 Feb 2012 32 sec(s) 633 visits.

Modifying /etc/nsswitch.conf and /etc/resolv.conf to configure naming services is depricated in Solaris 11, We now perform this task using SMF.

23 Nov 2015 55 sec(s) 803 visits.

In Solaris 10 you had to edit the /etc/default/init file to chance the default locale, now with Solaris 11 it is defined in SMF.

12 Sep 2012 2 min(s) 50 sec(s) 1724 visits.

There are numerous advantages to run multiple database instances on the same physical server.

9 Jan 2013 1 min 19 sec(s) 1959 visits.

The previous method of modifying a configuration file to configure naming services no longer works we now reply on SMF.

19 Mar 2016 1 min 2 sec(s) 2902 visits.

how to set enable_passwd_compat for LDAP under solaris 11

30 Aug 2014 4 min(s) 26 sec(s) 3083 visits.

A short article on the introduction and how to manage Solaris 11 systems using puppet.

17 Mar 2015 2 min(s) 4 sec(s) 2653 visits.

The Fast Reboot feature loads the kernel into memory and then switches to that kernel so that the reboot process occurs within seconds.

25 Jan 2014 47 sec(s) 3100 visits.

This post provides the steps needed to create an aggregated network interface and cofigure a networker address in Solaris 11

22 Apr 2011 3 min(s) 44 sec(s) 3160 visits.

Under Solaris 10 and OpenSolaris the SMF has been upgraded. There are great new tools to handle the sysadmin work on the services.

19 Sep 2012 1 min 7 sec(s) 2763 visits.

need proxy settings to update IPS packages for Solaris 11 zones

1 May 2012 1 min 50 sec(s) 3077 visits.

The traditional method of changing the hostname of a given solaris system was to use sys-unconfig utility.

1 Jun 2008 2 min(s) 15 sec(s) 2607 visits.

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