Tag Archives: Solaris

SVM: Determine Free Space on Soft Partition

SVM: Determine Free Space on Soft Partition , we use the metastat -c command… [root@localhost] /work/users> metastat -c d103 d103 p 32GB d100 d100 m 68GB d101 d102 d101 s 68GB c1t2d0s0 d102 s 68GB c1t3d0s0 [root@localhost] /work/users> metastat -p d103 d103 -p d100 -o 32 -b 58720256 -o 127926432 -b 8388608 d100 -m d101 … Continue reading

Free (Solaris) Virtualization for Dummies Ebook

I just want to share a link for those who are not subscribe to the official Sun Microsystems’ email newletter.. (what?! You’re not subscribed?!) Anyway, the link will forward you to a form where you need to fill up some personal information (it’s from Sun, so there will be no selling of email or spamming … 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