Category Archives: Solaris 10

(ufsrestore) Make Bootable – Recovering the Root or /usr File System

This is some kind of a followup from the first post about ufsdump – how to backup solaris filesystem 1. Replace and partition the disk if it has failed. 2. Because the system cannot be booted from the boot disk, boot from the CD-ROM and re-create the failed file system by issuing the newfs command: … Continue reading

How to Stop syslog Messages to Write Console on Solaris

How to Stop syslog Messages to Write Console on Solaris you can edit the entries in the /etc/syslog.conf to direct to another file eg /var/log/syslog instead of /dev/console. After that, issue kill -HUP to “reinitialize” the config or if you want to stop syslog process/daemon in Solaris 10, (not /etc/init.d/syslog stop) it should be svcadm … Continue reading

Solaris Kernel Patching Recommended Patch

Here’s another Kernel patching of Solaris. I know there are tons of this type of post in the internet but another reference for the one who needs it, is I guess ok. To be honest, this is the steps that really made me understood the steps and procedure and the concept behind the 10_Recommended patch … Continue reading

Metastat Needs Maintenance Metareplace

Guilty! Putting all those Metastat keywords on one subject, that’s me! ANyway, I don’t want to stale this blog so once in a while I’m going to be posting some bits and pieces of Unix tools/tips.. and here’s a new one about SVM… Responding to Disk Errors courtesy of BigAdmin!

Send Break on SPARC Enterprise T5120 – Send Break on ILOM

Send Break on SPARC Enterprise T5120 – well it for the T5000 series I guess, the newer ones. Or “Sending Break onan ILOM.. “->” = ILOM “sc>” = ALOM .. and since this particular server has the “->” prompt we’re using the ILOM. From ILOM to Solaris: -> start /SP/console From ALOM to Solaris: sc> … Continue reading

Optimized Open Source Software Stack (Cool Stack) 1.3.1 Final Release

Optimized Open Source Software Stack (Cool Stack) 1.3.1 Final Release… Will be installing Ruby on Rails using Cool Stack… this is the first of sets of post.. Now downloading the packages from Sun.com Optimized Open Source Software Stack (Cool Stack) for the Sun Solaris Operating System(TM). Cool Stack is a collection of some of the … Continue reading

Exiting from Container Console if forgot to specify an escape character…

Once you have a non-global zone installed or running on a Solaris 10 installation, it is often useful to connect to the console of the zone. This provides the same control over the zone as connecting to the console of a physical server running Solaris. To connect to the console of a Solaris 10 zone … Continue reading

Setting Search $PATH csh

Another quikie copy/paste kind of thingy… You may set your search path automatically each time you log in, by placing the appropriate “set path” command in your “.login” file. (To learn more about the .login file, type “help dotlogin”.) Here is a sample of a command line that you might put in your .login file … Continue reading

How to Consolidate Servers and Applications using Solaris Containers

I am subscribe to the official Sun Microsystem newsletter and I got this one directly from my inbox that I want to share to every Solaris SysAdmin out there: This How-To Guide instructs users, system administrators, and developers unfamiliar with Solaris 10 OS on consolidating applications onto a single server using Solaris Containers technology. The … Continue reading

Replacing a Failed Disk in Solaris Mirror (SVM)

This one is about Solaris Volume Manager and all those meta commands you can think of.. (metadb, metadettach, metattach, metaclear etc)… Yesterday we had to replace a failed disk that belongs to a mirror. The disk is running in a Sparc Solaris 10 box. It’s a 72GB from Fujitsu c1t1d0           Soft Errors: 440 Hard Errors: … Continue reading