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Changes to the NMC database backup

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NetWorker 18.2 performs an NMC database backup as separate backup action in the server backup workflow, which is part of the Server Protection policy.

Resumable ZFS Send Streams

1 minute read    4488 visits.

The ability to resume an interrupted zfs send/receive data stream which is a representation of a snapshot is now part of Oracle Solaris 11.4

Oracle Linux and Solaris runlevels

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Like Oracle Enterprise Linux 6, Solaris has runlevels 0 through 6. However, the meanings are somewhat different. In OEL 7 runlevel is target.

Resetting Solaris LDOM to factory default

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If you remove the LDOM before restoring the factory default configuration, you can restore the factory default configuration from the service processor

How to install and change locale in Solaris 11

2 minute read    2164 visits.

In a default installation of Oracle Solaris 11, ten Core Locales are available. You can add support for additional locales using the pkg command.

Installing Solaris boot blocks

1 minute read    3464 visits.

This post discusses how to install the boot block on a Solaris system running either the older UFS file system or the newer ZFS root file system.

Dump device estimates in Oracle Solaris

2 minute read    863 visits.

The dumpadm program is a Solaris administrative command that manages the configuration of the operating system crash dump facility.

Backing up the NetBackup Catalog

2 minute read    1121 visits.

The NetBackup Catalog is the internal database that contains information about NetBackup backups and should be protected.

What is the NetBackup Catalog?

2 minute read    2047 visits.

The NetBackup Catalog is the internal database that contains information about backups and configuration and should be protected regulary.

Building a Solaris 11 IPS Server

2 minute read    1521 visits.

Maintaining a copy of the Solaris distribution is a good way to ensure all your systems have access to updates and software packages.

Changing a Windows Computer Name

1 minute read    1391 visits.

A simple how to to change the computer name for Windows 2003 and Windows 2008 systems.

systemd replaces upstart and init

2 minute read    941 visits.

Unlike Upstart in Oracle Linux 6, the systemd daemon now replaces Upstart in managing system run levels and services.

openSUSE Quick Reference Guide

2 minute read    1020 visits.

This article provides a quick reference guide for the open SuSE operating system

Hard drive sanitisation - A homebrew approach

7 minute read    3977 visits.

The most efficient means of sanitising computers and/or a storage media device is to overwrite the entire device with zeroes or with a random pattern.

Upgrading the CloudBoost virtual appliance

1 minute read    2689 visits.

On the Support page, you can see what version of CloudBoost is currently running, and you can upgrade the CloudBoost virtual appliance.

Chatting from the Windows Command Prompt

3 minute read    2885 visits.

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

Gaining root access to VBA via ssh

1 minute read    2882 visits.

This post provides the steps necessary to log into a VBA through SSH and load the dpnid key to ensure all the commands are run correctly.

Moving from LAMP to LEMP

3 minute read    3139 visits.

LAMP is a popular server stack using apache to deliver dynamic content; LEMP utilises ngnix to achieve the same open source technologies.

RPM cheat sheet

1 minute read    3336 visits.

RPM is a command line package management utility used for installing, uninstalling, updating, querying and verifying software packages.

Deleting Savesets in NetWorker 7.5x

1 minute read    3542 visits.

In versions of NetWorker 7.4.x and below, it was always possible to use nsrmm to delete savesets that exist on disk backup units

Switching Solaris 11 repositories

1 minute read    2690 visits.

For testing purpose you can use the release repository but production environments must use oracle support repository.

Reclaiming Data Domain Space

1 minute read    2195 visits.

This is a simple article that provides the command-line steps needed to manually reclaim space on a Data Domain system.

NetWorker Startup variables with nsrrc

2 minute read    3536 visits.

Starting with NetWorker 8.0, NetWorker uses the /nsr/nsrrc file to define environment variables at NetWorker startup.

Creating Avamar backup schedules from CLI

1 minute read    2717 visits.

Creating an avamar schedule for your backup policies is a must for any systems administrator. This post shows you how to step-by-step.

SSH configuration and security best practices

2 minute read    2932 visits.

Here is a list of processes and configurations that you can use to tighten and enhance SSH security with regard to remote host access

Renaming a ZFS zpool

1 minute read    2747 visits.

Renaming a zpool is not as intuitive as I would expect, but it is still pretty simple. However, we can accomplish this through a three step process.

Disabling MONLIST in NTP

1 minute read    3060 visits.

NTP server prior to version 4.2.7 apparently allows for the user to query the NTP server stat

ZFS Data Protection

1 minute read    2815 visits.

ZFS is a transactional file system. For each write request, a copy is made of the specified block protected by Copy-On-Write (COW)

ZFS Dataset Size

1 minute read    2835 visits.

A simple entry on how to discover or set the size for a given ZFS dataset as occasionaly we need to increase the size of a ZFS dataset.

ZFS Pool Management

1 minute read    2782 visits.

When disks are added to an existing mirrored or RAID Z pool, the ZFS is resilvered to redistribute the data.

ZFS and Sun Cluster integration

1 minute read    2704 visits.

A ZFS owned disk may be promoted to be a quorum disk on current Sun Cluster versions

ZFS Zones

1 minute read    1162 visits.

If the filesystem is created in the global zone and added to the local zone via zonecfg, it may be assigned to more than one zone

ZFS Filesystem Management

1 minute read    2657 visits.

Similar filesystems should be grouped together in hierarchies to make management easier.

Adding a node to an active VCS cluster

3 minute read    2776 visits.

In this article we look at the requirement to add a new noode to an existing VCS cluster to increase the cluster capacity

Troubleshooting NetBackup frozen media issues

5 minute read    3961 visits.

Frozen media is the media that NetBackup does not use for backups. NetBackup stops directing the backups and the archives to frozen media.

NetWorker 8.1 Snapshot Management Demo

1 minute read    3174 visits.

This video covers the prerequisites for configuring Snapshot Management, as well as using the client configuration wizard to create a client.

Patching Solaris with PCA

1 minute read    3056 visits.

Not only does PCA generate a list of patches and downloads them, it also resolves dependencies between patches and installs them in the correct order

DNS lookup process

1 minute read    2044 visits.

When a name query from a client computer cannot be resolved locally, DNS servers can be queried as needed to resolve the name.

Installing BMC Patrol Agent 9.5

1 minute read    2820 visits.

This topic describes how to perform a first-time installation of the BMC patrol agent, which includes the system collectors and service daemon.

Process monitoring using prstat

4 minute read    1312 visits.

The prstat statistics utility shows a top-level summary of the processes that are using system resources currently.

NetWorker checkpoint restart backups

2 minute read    2793 visits.

The checkpoint restart feature allows a failed backup operation to restart at a known good point prior to the point-of-failure during the backup.

Installing Windows Server Backup

1 minute read    2747 visits.

WSB is not installed by default. The feature installation is made by Server Manager. After installation, the tool can be accessed via console or CLI.

Adding fonts in Solaris 11

1 minute read    3017 visits.

fontconfig is used to manage all types of fonts including PostScript and TrueType fonts in the Solaris desktop environment.

What is samfsinfo?

1 minute read    892 visits.

The samfsinfo command displays the file system structure for a specified file system

VADP Recovery using command line

1 minute read    3296 visits.

Prereqs to a successful VADP restore are that the virtual machine be removed from the Inventory in VCenter.

Solaris UADMIN commands

1 minute read    3037 visits.

The uadmin command is tightly coupled to the system administration procedures and is not intended for general use

Avamar shutdown procedure

2 minute read    3112 visits.

This post provides a quick guide to the steps needed to shutdown an Avamar system.

Setting up Solaris 10 Accounting subsystem

5 minute read    1753 visits.

To configure the Solaris Auditing subsystem on Solaris 9 or Solaris 10 we simply run the bsmconv command-line utility from the /etc/security directory

Enabling the Solaris Auditing subsystem

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To configure the Solaris Auditing subsystem on Solaris 9 or Solaris 10 we simply run the bsmconv command-line utility from the /etc/security directory

Configuring DNS services in Solaris 11

1 minute read    792 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.

Cleaning up the Live Upgrade environment

4 minute read    1133 visits.

A simple process to cleanup the LiveUpgrade configuration for the solenv1 and alternative boot environments without impacting the system.

Creating a local yum repository for Puppet

2 minute read    3008 visits.

Puppets automated management of installed applications and libraries can be enhanced with custom package repositories such as a custom repository.

Using the Solaris getent command

2 minute read    917 visits.

The advantage of getent is that the command searches the information sources in the order in which they are configured in the name service switch file.

Changing Oracle Enterprise Linux hostname

1 minute read    2677 visits.

Either due to cloning or corporate naming standards, you may find the need to change the hostname of an Oracle Enterprise Linux System.

Solaris NFS

4 minute read    4447 visits.

NFS is a protocol which allows file systems on one system to be made available on a remote system. NFS works on a server-client model.

EMC NetWorker Modules go End-of-Life

4 minute read    3347 visits.

Several legacy EMC NetWorker application modules go End-of-Sale on June 30, 2011 and will no longer be available for purchase.

nsrwatch now supported on Windows platforms

1 minute read    2953 visits.

The main advantage of using nsrwatch over NMC, is that NMC operations are usually delayed, whereas nsrwatch displays operations in near realtime.

Solaris inittab

2 minute read    2981 visits.

The /etc/inittab file plays a crucial role in the boot sequence. For versions of Solaris prior to version 10, the /etc/inittab was edited manually.

Cloud device integration with NetWorker

4 minute read    3350 visits.

The NetWorker Cloud Backup Option provides support for backing up to both private (onsite) and public (offsite) cloud configurations.

Integrating EMC NetWorker and Data Domain

1 minute read    3261 visits.

Performs tasks that are related to FAT and NTFS file systems, such as managing reparse points, managing sparse files, or dismounting a volume

Mounting an SMB/CIFS share on Solaris 11

1 minute read    4348 visits.

This article will document how to mount a Windows CIFS file share onto the local file system on the Solaris 11 server.

NetWorker NSR Log Viewer

1 minute read    3429 visits.

Within the NetWorker Config Checker 1.1 there is an additional application called NSR Log Viewer.

beadm quick reference

1 minute read    1289 visits.

The beadm command enables users to manage their boot environments. This article provides a snapshot of the more command beadm subcommands.

How to analyze NetBackup unified logs

3 minute read    4171 visits.

For legacy NetBackup logs which is located under /usr/openv/netbackup/logs , below numbers can indicate to you the severity when troubleshooting.

Solaris System log (syslogd) overview

3 minute read    2978 visits.

Efficient event log syslog analysis reduces system downtime, increases network performance, and helps tighten security policies in the enterprise.

Scanning for new luns

1 minute read    2962 visits.

This is a short article on how to rescan newly added luns in Solaris, Linux, AIX and HP-UX operating systems.

Creating a Solaris FLAR image

1 minute read    2865 visits.

A Solaris FLAR image can be used for reinstalling the OS one the original host and other systems.

Red Hat 6 (RHEL) run levels

2 minute read    2943 visits.

The idea behind SysV init runlevels revolves around the idea that different systems can be used in different ways.

Configuring Solaris Link Aggregation

2 minute read    2945 visits.

When we aggregate two or more network interfaces we are forming a new network interface on top of those physical interfaces.

Changing GUID of Imported Media in NetBackup

1 minute read    2768 visits.

This will change the GUID of the media in the NetBackup media database, once complete you will be able to perform operations with this media.

EFI and SUN Disk Labels

1 minute read    2728 visits.

Have you ever got into a situation where you can't install a new system as you forgot to change the disk label from EFI prior to install?

Automatic home directory creation

2 minute read    2614 visits.

Using the executable maps feature in Solaris automounter we can create an authenticated users home directory automatically if it does not exist.

Configuring link based IPMP on Solaris

2 minute read    1097 visits.

IP network multipathing (IPMP) provides a mechanism for building redundant network interfaces to guard against failures with network interfaces.

Setting up a NetWorker Dedicated Storage Node

1 minute read    3197 visits.

With the introduction of Legato NetWorker 7.0 a dedicated storage node can back up only its own local data and a DSN license is required.

Less is More, or is it Most?

1 minute read    2801 visits.

The standard pager in Solaris is more, the standard pager in Linux is less, so is less more or most

pfiles versus lsof

1 minute read    3077 visits.

Many people install lsof on their system as they know it from Linux. But you have a similar tool in Solaris, namely pfiles.

Using SSH login without password

1 minute read    3139 visits.

An article outlining steps needed to be able to use the SSH to access a remote system without supplying a password each time that you connect.

WMIC Cheat Sheet

1 minute read    699 visits.

A quick and useful cheat sheet for the Microsoft Windows WMIC command.

Enforcing password complexity on Solaris

4 minute read    2833 visits.

Solaris 10 is the first version of Solaris to provide a complex set of variables for controlling password strength.

Solaris Deferred Activation Patching (DAP)

4 minute read    890 visits.

With DAP the reboot is deferred until all patching is completed unlike non-DAP kernel patches which forced reboot before other patches can be applied.

Introduction to Solaris Live Upgrade

3 minute read    1606 visits.

The Solaris Live Upgrade revolutionises the way that you add patches to Solaris products and can save you hours of time and effort.

fssnap of / (root) fails under Solaris

1 minute read    2861 visits.

Using fssnap we can quickly take a temporary snapshot of any UFS file system and then use that snapshot for backup operations.

UFS snaphots

1 minute read    2614 visits.

Basically, a snapshot is read-only copy of a file system (for the purpose of backup).

Renaming Sun Cluster node names

1 minute read    2871 visits.

Sometime hostname need to be changed especially when your customer want to make some list of server more orderly and correctly identify your machine

ZFS Quick Reference Guide

2 minute read    2772 visits.

ZFS uses the concept of storage pools to manage physical storage. Historically, file systems were constructed on top of a single physical device.

ZFS command line examples

4 minute read    3405 visits.

ZFS uses the concept of storage pools to manage physical storage. Historically, file systems were constructed on top of a single physical device.

Upgrading NetBackup 5.x to 6.0

1 minute read    2656 visits.

This article provides simplistic overview steps of performing an upgrade of your NetBackup environment from 5.x to release 6.0

Fixing ILOM command errors

1 minute read    3753 visits.

There has been more than one instance when the Sun ILOM was not responsive to commands or were throwing errors

Find command examples

3 minute read    2181 visits.

The find command in UNIX and Linux is a command line utility allowing you to search for files in a directory hierarchy.

Patching Solaris 10 zones in parallel

1 minute read    2734 visits.

Every sysadmin that has upgraded or patched a system running multiples zones will tell it, the upgrade was an undefinably long process.

Managing Solaris 10 inetd services

1 minute read    2715 visits.

inetadm is used in Solaris 10 to managing inetd services. If you run without any parameters you simply get a list of all services and status

Stopping and starting NetWorker from CLI

1 minute read    4545 visits.

I find it faster on the command line than using any gui when it comes to stop and start of the NetWorker daemons or services.

Restoring Solaris files with NetWorker 7.x

1 minute read    980 visits.

This is a simple step-by-step guide on restoring files on a given Solaris system using the NetWorker recover command-line utility in NetWorker 7.x

Useful Windows RUN Commands

3 minute read    3261 visits.

There are several ways to efficiently access the files, folders, and programs in Windows operating system.

2 Security tweaks to enhance Webmin

2 minute read    841 visits.

Out of the box webmin works great, with these two tweaks we can enhance the security of this web-based sysadmin tool.

How to reset a lost Webmin password

1 minute read    381 visits.

If you've lost your admin password to access webmin, then use the 'changepass.pl' utility to simply reset your webmin password.

What is the NetWorker rap.log

1 minute read    3324 visits.

The RAP option tracks the history of additions, deletions, and modifications to a NetWorker resource or resource attribute.

Solaris inode size

2 minute read    2799 visits.

Inodes store information on files such as user and group ownership, access mode (read, write, execute permissions) and type of file.

Solaris Boot Process

7 minute read    1784 visits.

The Solaris boot process in a nutshell is the process of boot loading RC scripts to reach single or multiuser level

Solaris SPARC Boot Sequence

4 minute read    2675 visits.

Understanding the booting process is important in the sense that you can get a clear idea when a system faces a booting problem and steps involved.

EMC NetWorker FastStart Demo

1 minute read    3331 visits.

NetWorker Fast Start is a solution for backup and recovery, designed to simplify licensing, installation, and configuration.

Troubleshooting the SAM-FS Archiver

5 minute read    3269 visits.

This document is designed specifically to aide the resolution when you encounter issues with the SAM-QFS archiver.

Restarting the SAM-FS Archiver

1 minute read    2869 visits.

This post simply provides the steps necessary to restart the SAM-FS archiver cleanly

Assigning a Volume Name to a Solaris disk

2 minute read    3404 visits.

Having a large number of disks can be a challange for sysadmins. By giving each disk a volume name may make it easier.

How to rename a SAM-QFS file system

1 minute read    3540 visits.

We use the samfsck command to rename a SAM-QFS file system after making the necessary changes in the mcf file.

Troubleshooting the SAM-FS Stager

1 minute read    2948 visits.

An article designed specifically to aide the resolution when you encounter issues with the SAM-QFS stager.

Restart SAM-FS Stager

1 minute read    3384 visits.

This post simply provides the steps necessary to restart the SAM-FS stager cleanly

Solaris Security Toolkit (JASS)

1 minute read    2889 visits.

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

Viewing Processes with the pgrep command

3 minute read    3309 visits.

The pgrep command lets you specify the criteria and then displays the information only about the processes that match the criteria.

Viewing Processes with the prstat command

2 minute read    2990 visits.

The prstat command displays information about processes similar to ps and pgrep commands but refreshes (updates) the output in a periodic fashion

How to completely remove a NetWorker client

4 minute read    3733 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

Locking down your Solaris system

2 minute read    2624 visits.

With later releases of Solaris, if you want to, you can manually lock down your system using the netstat, svcs and svcadm commands.

NetWorker probe based backups

1 minute read    2931 visits.

The processing of probe based backups occurs through a probe based backup group instead of the regular scheduled backup.

NetWorker License Conformance Report

1 minute read    2892 visits.

The license conformance summary is a new feature in NetWorker Management Console that simply reports the current NetWorker licensing inventory.

NetWorker lockbox password management

1 minute read    5614 visits.

NetWorker 7.5 provides a lockbox service that allows NetWorker application modules to securely store and retrieve passwords over the network.

Changing a NetWorker device mode to Service

1 minute read    2814 visits.

With the new NetWorker Managemenet Console (NMC) under 7.3 you can only toggle a device as enables or disabled, service mode is no longer available.

Changes to NetWorker Log Files

1 minute read    2907 visits.

A number of changes have been made to log files in NetWorker release 7.4 to better accomodate internationalised message logging.

Solaris patch return codes - patchadd

2 minute read    2745 visits.

When installing patches on Solaris, you may often see error codes or Exit/Return codes when the patch installation fails. These are the return codes.

UFS logging in Solaris (updated)

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When enabled, all changes to file system meta-data are written to an intent log prior to being written out to the file system itself.

How to backup VCS Configuration

4 minute read    3900 visits.

hasnap - backs up or restores a predefined and user defined list of VCS configuration files on each node in the cluster.

Extract a single file from ISO image

1 minute read    2797 visits.

isodump is a crude utility to interactively display the contents of iso9660 images in order to verify directory integrity

List directory contents of an ISO image

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isodump is a crude utility to interactively display the contents of iso9660 images in order to verify directory integrity

Sun Cluster 3.x Cheat Sheet

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This cheat sheet contains common commands and information for Sun Cluster versions 3.0, 3.1, 3.2 and 3.3.

Veritas Cluster (VCS) CLI reference guide

1 minute read    3111 visits.

In VCS configuration, each cluster contains systems, service groups and resources. Service Groups contain a list of systems belonging to that group.

Veritas Cluster Server (VCS) cheat sheet

8 minute read    3163 visits.

In VCS configuration, each Cluster contains systems, Service Groups and Resources. Service Groups contain a list of systems belonging to that group.

Deleting Windows temp files

3 minute read    2633 visits.

Any file under the Windows Temp folder is safe to delete. But that isn't the only place that temporary files are stored on Windows computers.

Repairing a Damaged ZFS Device

8 minute read    991 visits.

This article describes how to determine ZFS device failure types, clear transient errors, and replace a device.

Repairing a Missing ZFS Device

2 minute read    893 visits.

If a device cannot be opened, it displays as UNAVAILABLE in the zpool status output.

Allocating Sufficient Swap Space

1 minute read    2748 visits.

If the system needs more memory resources and the RAM is full, inactive pages in memory are moved to the swap space.

Solaris Software Patches

1 minute read    2740 visits.

Patches are identified by unique alphanumeric strings. The patch base code, then a hyphen, and then a number that represents the patch revision number

Creating a Solaris Zone on ZFS

3 minute read    2093 visits.

The following is a simple example of creating a ZFS filesystem and using it to hold a newly-created Solaris Zone (Solaris Container)

How to rename a pool under NetWorker

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Pools define to which set of media the data shall be saved, it is mandatory that each pool must have different data selection criteria assigned to it.

Recreating /dev/null in Solaris

1 minute read    3499 visits.

A simple procedure to recreate /dev/null on a Solaris system using the mknod command to create a special character device.

Patching Solaris with Sun Patch Manager 2

2 minute read    1566 visits.

Sun have decided to terminate (end-of-support) Patch Manager 2.0 support. You are now recommended to use Sun Update Manager instead.

Move a NetBackup image catalog to new location

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In preparing to move the NetBackup image catalog from one location to another, it is recommended to perform a full catalog backup beforehand.

stop/start syslogd on Solaris (updated)

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syslog is an important facility need in all enterprises. We as sysadmins look at syslogs as a critical source to troubleshoot performance issues

Oracle Users and Passwords

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The default accounts are: sys, system, dbsnmp and sysman. The following table provides a basic description of the of the default users.

Oracle background processes

6 minute read    3450 visits.

An oracle database is run as an instance. A database server can run multiple instances and each instance is made up of different components.

Understanding LLTSTAT output

4 minute read    3926 visits.

Veritas Cluster Server?s Low Latency Transport (LLT) protocol provides fast, kernel-to-kernel communication and monitors network connections.

Deleting invalid entries in NBU job monitor

2 minute read    3267 visits.

Because the bpjobd.act.db file contains active and queued jobs, deleting it will only remove the unwanted job, since no other jobs were running.

Managing Computers Remotely with the MMC

2 minute read    3314 visits.

Managing a remote system using the Computer Management console, you must launch the console with an account that has administrative credentials.

The Microsoft Management Console

6 minute read    3229 visits.

The primary administrative tools in Windows Server 2003 are MMC consoles with col­ lections of snap-ins suited to a specific purpose.

Installing a Windows Server 2003

10 minute read    2791 visits.

This article provides practicle steps you will need to configure a computer to run Windows Server 2003

The Windows Server 2003 Family

4 minute read    2701 visits.

The goal of this article is to introduce you to the multiple versions and editions of Windows Server 2003.

NIS and NIS+ cheat sheet

5 minute read    3138 visits.

This quick reference guide provides a crib sheet style listing for administrating NIS and NIS+ environments.

Miscellaneous Solaris Commands

2 minute read    3424 visits.

An assortment of miscellaneous Solaris commands that are useful to both novice and experienced Solaris administrators

Sun Explorer Utility (SUNWexplo)

1 minute read    3117 visits.

The Sun Explorer utility gathers information and creates detailed snapshots of a systems architecture and configuration.

Finding Solaris release and kernel info

1 minute read    2732 visits.

Do you need to determine which release of Solaris you are running? Or other useful information that comes with it? The read more

Controlling User Disk Space Usage

2 minute read    3383 visits.

Quotas let system administrators control the size of UFS file systems by limiting the amount of disk space that individual users can acquire.

Solaris backup and restore command examples

4 minute read    3844 visits.

Backups and Restores of Solaris UFS file systems, files and directories can be done using tar, cpio, ufsdump, ufsrestore and dd commands.

Listing files in a NetWorker saveset

1 minute read    3074 visits.

At first glance the answer this is not straight forward, but the answer is quite simple; Using two commands mminfo and nsrinfo we get the results.

NIS+ Credential Setup

2 minute read    3300 visits.

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

Changing the WWN on a SPARCstorage Array

2 minute read    2721 visits.

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

Using nsr_shutdown to stop a NetWorker server

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Use nsr_shutdown to stop NetWorker services intelligently. By default nsr_shutdown will stop all NetWorker services running on a host.