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solaris 11

How to configure an IP address in Solaris 11

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Oracle made a huge changes in the networking stack with Solaris 11. The use of many network related files have been deprecated in Solaris 11. Below are some of the files which are not used in Solaris 11 for persistent network configuration : /etc/defaultdomain /etc/dhcp.* /etc/hostname.* /etc/hostname.ip*.tun* /etc/nodename /etc/nsswitch.conf Network Configuration Profile Solaris 11 uses […]

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Resource management in solaris zones : Dynamic Resource pools

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Resource pools in solaris 10/solaris 11 provides a mechanism to assign processor set and scheduling class to non-global zone. The resource pool framework is as shown in the figure below. The dynamic resource pools comes in extremely useful when you have a variable load on zones and you want to dynamically change the resource allocation […]

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How to create a zone in solaris 11

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In oracle solaris 10, zones was introduced which gave us an ability to create isolated environments for applications that can run on a single machine. Solaris 11 has added a lot of new features to the zones technology. Let us get started and see how we can create a zone in solaris 11. In case […]

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Comparing Network configuration : Solaris 10 Vs Solaris 11

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One of the best things I like about solaris 11 over solaris 10 is the huge change in the network stack in solaris 11. Oracle has added loads of new features to the networking stack of solaris 11. We’ll be discussing the new features in solaris 11 network stack and also compare it with solaris […]

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How to configure Probe Based IPMP in Solaris 11

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In the last post we have seen how to configure link based IPMP in solaris 11. Let us see how we can configure a probe-based IPMP in solaris 11. Solaris 11 uses 2 methods for probe-based failure detection 1. Using test addreses (default method) 2. Transitive Probing – No test addresses are used To enable […]

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How to configure link based IPMP in Solaris 11

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Oracle made a tone of changes to its networking stack in Solaris 11. Persistent network configuration is now managed by SMF, and not by editing following files : /etc/defaultdomain /etc/dhcp.* /etc/hostname.* /etc/hostname.ip*.tun* /etc/nodename /etc/nsswitch.conf IPMP conponents : 1. mpathd daemon – This daemon is responsible to detect an interface failure or repair. It uses a […]

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Solaris 11 IPS hand-on LAB – Boot environments

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Solaris 11 IPS hand-on LAB – Creating IPS repository Solaris 11 IPS hand-on LAB – Managing software Packages Solaris 11 IPS hand-on LAB – Boot environments Boot Environments Boot environments in solaris 11 are multiple images with different kernel, software applications and packages. Only one boot environment can be active at a time. We can […]

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Solaris 11 IPS hand-on LAB – Managing software Packages

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Solaris 11 IPS hand-on LAB – Creating IPS repository Solaris 11 IPS hand-on LAB – Managing software Packages Solaris 11 IPS hand-on LAB – Boot environments In the last post we created an IPS repository. Let us now see how we can manage the software packages in solaris 11. Now oracle has completely restructured the […]

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Solaris 11 IPS hand-on LAB – Creating IPS repository

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Solaris 11 IPS hand-on LAB – Creating IPS repository Solaris 11 IPS hand-on LAB – Managing software Packages Solaris 11 IPS hand-on LAB – Boot environments Oracle Solaris 11 uses a completely new approach for package management. Now with Image packaging system (IPS) a system administrator can install, update and search packages from local or […]

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Installing Oracle solaris 11 in Virtualbox

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A lot has been already said on Solaris 11 new features, its performance etc.. So, I just wanted get my hands dirty by testing the new Solaris 11. And what could be better than installing a Solaris 11 Virtual machine in virtual box. Here is how, you can also do it : Prerequisites : 1. […]

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