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 profile-based network configuration. It has 2 configuration modes : 1. Automatic – Uses DHCP … [Read more...] about How to configure an IP address in Solaris 11
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Resource management in solaris zones : Dynamic Resource pools
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 to these zones. Unlike the capped CPU allocation, dynamic resource pool allocation to zones is online and can be changed any time online. Note : Resource pool … [Read more...] about Resource management in solaris zones : Dynamic Resource pools
How to create a zone in solaris 11
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 you are new to solaris zones refer the post how to create zones in solaris 10 to get started. Pre-requisites : 1. A good laptop/desktop with Solaris 11 virtual machine (VMware workstation or … [Read more...] about How to create a zone in solaris 11
Comparing Network configuration : Solaris 10 Vs Solaris 11
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 10 where ever applicable. Network Configuration Files The use of below network files has been deprecated starting solaris 11 and it is being managed by SMF to have a Persistent network configuration … [Read more...] about Comparing Network configuration : Solaris 10 Vs Solaris 11
How to configure Probe Based IPMP in Solaris 11
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 transitive probing : # svccfg -s svc:/network/ipmp setprop config/transitive-probing=true # svcadm refresh svc:/network/ipmp:default To disable transitive probing : # svccfg -s … [Read more...] about How to configure Probe Based IPMP in Solaris 11
How to configure link based IPMP in Solaris 11
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 configuration file /etc/default/mpathd to determine when to failover the interface. # cat … [Read more...] about How to configure link based IPMP in Solaris 11
Solaris 11 IPS hand-on LAB – Boot environments
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 boot into different boot environments according to our need. The command to manage boot environments in solaris is beadm. BEs are extremely useful in … [Read more...] about Solaris 11 IPS hand-on LAB – Boot environments
Solaris 11 IPS hand-on LAB – Managing software Packages
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 software management in Solaris 11 to simplify the software package administration. Lets start with some pkg commands. Publisher Related Commands To see which publisher … [Read more...] about Solaris 11 IPS hand-on LAB – Managing software Packages
Solaris 11 IPS hand-on LAB – Creating IPS repository
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 remote repository. The repository can be accessed with both command line and GUI interface. The repository can be any one of the following : 1. Local … [Read more...] about Solaris 11 IPS hand-on LAB – Creating IPS repository
Installing Oracle solaris 11 in Virtualbox
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. A laptop with atleast 2 GB RAM and around 50 GB of disk space 2. Oracle virtualbox software. (download here) 3. Oracle Solaris 11.1 iso image ( sol-11_1-text-x86.iso ) Let us setup a virtualbox virtual … [Read more...] about Installing Oracle solaris 11 in Virtualbox