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Performing a ZFSSA factory reset

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A factory reset of ZFSSA will reset the appliance configuration back to factory settings of the current software version, and reboot the appliance

How to Shutdown ZFSSA from CLI

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Shutdown a ZFS Storage Appliance (or one node of the appliance) from CLI without typing 'Y' to the confirmation.

How to Identify the ZFSSA Serial Number

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The goal of this document is intended to help identify the correct serial number associated with a ZFS Storage Appliance.

Installing the ZFS Storage Appliance Simulator

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This post is a quick start guide to getting the Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Simulator up and running on your desktop

Locating a ZFSSA failed component

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A simple how-to article providing the steps necessary to locate a failed compaonent of a ZFS Storage Appliance using both the BUI and CLI

Getting the ZFSSA Audit Logs via scripts

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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

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

Renaming a ZFSSA nodename

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A step-by-step instructions to change the nodename of a ZFS storage appliance

Mounting an SMB/CIFS share on Solaris 11

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