From kkkong at ee.cuhk.edu.hk  Thu Nov  1 04:55:13 2007
From: kkkong at ee.cuhk.edu.hk (Alan Kong)
Date: Thu, 01 Nov 2007 17:55:13 +0800
Subject: Use of Partition 2 in partition table
Message-ID: <4729A281.2070008@ee.cuhk.edu.hk>

Hi,
Partition 2 is usually used for backup in Solaris. Can I partition for 
normal file systems? I searched Google and could not find much info. on 
usage of this backup partition.


Thank you.

Regards
Alan


From ashish.madhavan at gmail.com  Thu Nov  1 10:38:22 2007
From: ashish.madhavan at gmail.com (Ashish Madhavan)
Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2007 21:08:22 +0530
Subject: =?WINDOWS-1256?Q?Labelling_many_emc_disks_together=FE?=
Message-ID: <56e4df110711010838n73d83e3dyb9ca83e2f3b29998@mail.gmail.com>

Hi,
For a test case I have provided around 1000, 45 mb luns from symmetrix to a
sun 220R. It runs solaris 10 ( 118833-36 ), Vxvm 4.1MP2 and PowerPath 5.0.2.
It has an LP10000 with Sun Leadville driver. As soon as the 1000 luns are
masked to it, I start getting errors on console for "corrupt label; wrong
magic number ". I manually labeled one of the 45mb disks and tried to
"fmthard" the others. But it failed saying "disk geometry" is bad.

#fmthard -s /tmp/vt /dev/rdsk/c3t5006048ACCD1E3C0d12910s2
/dev/rdsk/c3t5006048ACCD1E3C0d1290s2: Cannot get disk geometry


Even "prtvtoc" fails for these disks
# prtvtoc /dev/rdsk/c3t5006048ACCD1E3C0d1291s2
prtvtoc: /dev/rdsk/c3t5006048ACCD1E3C0d1291s2: No such file or directory

Below is the format > p > p output for this disk

Part Tag Flag Cylinders Size Blocks
0 root wm 0 0 (0/0/0) 0
1 swap wu 0 0 (0/0/0) 0
2 backup wu 0 - 97 45.94MB (98/0/0) 94080
3 unassigned wm 0 0 (0/0/0) 0
4 unassigned wm 0 0 (0/0/0) 0
5 unassigned wm 0 0 (0/0/0) 0
6 usr wm 0 - 97 45.94MB (98/0/0) 94080
7 unassigned wm 0 0 (0/0/0) 0


If I remove partition 1 "swap wu" , then I am able to execute "fmthard". I
feel it is this "wu" guy who causing prtvtoc and fmthard to fail.
How could I partition all the disks at one go?

Another issue is after a reboot my system console keeps printing "Corrupt
label" messages (even after a day) , in effect I do not get the login screen
and am not able to telnet / ssh. Could this be cause of the console buffer
is taking time and the system not able to go to next level? Any pointers
on what could to be done to overcome this situation is welcome.

Regards,
Ashish


From uniks.works at gmail.com  Thu Nov  1 17:15:40 2007
From: uniks.works at gmail.com (W Thomas)
Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2007 18:15:40 -0400
Subject: SSH Connection Problems on Solaris 10
Message-ID: <4f87535d0711011515q60c8a741pb5fbceb036f5f496@mail.gmail.com>

I have a newly built Solaris 10 workstation that is attempting to connect
via ssh to various Solaris 8 and Solaris 9 machines. As a regular user on
the workstation, I am unable to ssh to any of the other servers on the
network. However if I am root on the workstation, it allows me to ssh to the
other. This is as far as it gets.


Sun_SSH_1.1, SSH protocols 1.5/2.0, Open SSL 0x0090704f
degub1: Reading configuration data /etc/ssh/ssh_config
degub1: Rhosts Authentication disabled, originating port will not be
trusted.
degub1: ssh_connect: needpriv 0
degub1: Connecting to <server> port 22.
degub1: Connection established.
degub1: identity file /home/thomasw/.ssh/identity type -1
degub1: identity file /home/thomasw/.ssh/id_rsa type -1
degub1: identity file /home/thomasw/.ssh/id_dsa type -1
degub1: Remote protocol version 2.0, remote software version Sun_SSH_1.1
degub1: no match: Sun_SSH_1.1
degub1: Enabling compatibility mode for protocol 2.0
degub1: Local version string SSH-2.0-Sun_SSH_1.1

However, I don't have any problems using ssh from one Solaris10 box to
another as a non-privileged user. Any ideas??


From jdd at cs.toronto.edu  Thu Nov  1 23:30:01 2007
From: jdd at cs.toronto.edu (John DiMarco)
Date: Fri,  2 Nov 2007 00:30:01 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Sun Managers Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Message-ID: <20071102043001.CE80559C101@apps0.cs.toronto.edu>

Archive-name: sunmanagers-faq
$Id: faq.html,v 1.29 2007/05/25 20:41:16 jdd Exp $

                    SunManagers Frequently Asked Questions

   This is collection of common questions posted to the sunmanagers
   mailing list twice a month. It is intended to benefit Sun System
   Managers and reduce traffic to the list by providing quick answers to
   common problems. Keeping with the style of a similar FAQ for
   comp.windows.x, questions marked with a '+' indicate questions new to
   this issue; those with significant changes of content since the last
   issue are marked by '*'

   The Information Files maintainer is John DiMarco <jdd at cs.toronto.edu>.
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                                   Questions

   1. The Sun-Manager's Mailing list
   1.1) How do I read, join, post to, or remove myself from the
   sunmanagers mailing list?
   1.2) What is the Sun-Manager's Charter? What are the rules? 
   1.3) Are there any public archives for the sunmanagers list?
   1.4) What should I keep in mind when posting to sunmanagers? 
   1.5) What other forums are there for Suns? 
   1.6) Where are the answers to questions about old Suns and old
   versions of Solaris?
   1.7) What fields can I use to filter Sun Managers email?

   2. Getting Help Over the Net
   2.1) How do I find out what patches are available from Sun?
   2.2) * How do I get help migrating to Solaris?
   2.3) How do I access Sun's documentation over the net?
   2.4) To which web sites can I go for help?

   3. Network Directory and File Services
   3.1) How do I use DNS for hostname resolution?
   3.2) How do I change NIS+ credentials for the root master server?
   3.3) When I compile something, errors occur saying _dlopen and other
   _dl routines can't be found. Why? 

   4. Window Systems
   4.1) + What Window system GUIs are supported by Sun?

   5. Disks, Tapes and SCSI
   5.1) * What sector/head/cylinders parameters should be used for a hard
   disk?
   5.2) * Can I replace an internal drive in a Sun with a higher capacity
   model?
   5.3) Is it okay to disconnect or connect SCSI devices while powered
   on? 
   5.4) How do I configure my sun to use Exabyte 4mm DAT tape drives?
   5.5) Why is tagged queueing a problem on my third-party disk?
   5.6) Why don't third-party CD-ROMS work on my sun?
   5.7) What size and density parameters should I use for ufsdump with a
   high-capacity tape drive?
   5.8) My floppy/cdrom device says "device busy". What do I do? 
   5.9) What software is available for CD-R/CD-RW?
   5.10) Where is my disk space? The "du" and "df" commands disagree.

   6. Resource Management and Performance Tuning
   6.1) How do I tell what caused my machine to crash?
   6.2) What can I do if my machine slows to a crawl or just hangs?
   6.3) How do I find out how much physical memory a machine has? 
   6.4) How do I find out what my machine's memory is being used for? How
   can I tell if I need more memory? 
   6.5) Why do some files take up more disk space after being copied? Why
   are the sizes reported by ls -l and du different?

   7. HTTP and Anonymous FTP
   7.1) * How do I set up anonymous ftp on my machine?
   7.2) + Where can I get a Web server for Solaris?

   8. Consoles, Keyboards and Key Remapping
   8.1) How do I make the numeric keypad on a sun keyboard work with
   xterm?
   8.2) How do I swap the CAPS LOCK and CONTROL keys on a sun keyboard?
   8.3) How do I use a Windows PC for a Sun serial console?

   9. Sun models and OS Versions
   9.1) * Which Sun models run which version of SunOS? 
   9.2) How can my program tell what model Sun it is running on? 
   9.3) How do I find out a Sun's boot prom revision?
   9.4) * Which hardware/software is capable of 64-bit? Which is only
   64-bit? How can I tell which is running?

   10. Miscellaneous Software
   10.1) My remote ufsdump is failing with a "Protocol botched" message.
   What do I do?
   10.2) * Where can I get a C compiler for Solaris?
   10.3) How do I read Microsoft Word documents on my Sun?
   10.4) How do I restore to a different location the contents of a
   tarfile created with absolute pathnames?

   11. Miscellaneous Hardware
   11.1) * How come my mouse occasionally doesn't work?
   11.2) How can I turn my old sun into an X-Terminal?
   11.3) * How can I use an SVGA monitor on my Sun?
   11.4) Where can I find alternate pointing devices for my Sun?

   12. Networking
   12.1) Why do both my net interfaces have the same ethernet address?
   12.2) How can I know the hardware vendor from an ethernet address?
   12.3) * How do I set my ethernet interface to e.g. 100Mb full duplex?
   12.4) How do I find out what process is using a particular port?
   12.5) I have a lot of ports in WAIT states. Why?

   13. Electronic Mail
   13.1) * Where can I get a POP or IMAP server for my sun? 

   14. Printing
   14.1) + How do I get started with LP-style printing in Solaris?
   14.2) How do I configure a non-postscript printer for postscript?

   15. Misc System Administration 
   15.1) I've forgotten the root password; how can I recover? 
   15.2) How do I disable/remap STOP-A/L1-A?
   15.3) How do I manage services in Solaris 10 and later? Do I still
   make links in /etc/rc*.d?

                                    Answers
     _________________________________________________________________

   1. The Sun-Manager's Mailing list
     _________________________________________________________________

   1.1) How do I read, join, post to, or remove myself from the
   sunmanagers mailing list?

   Point your web browser to http://www.sunmanagers.org

   Persons without web access should send a mail message to
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   The latest version of the FAQ (this file) is available at
   http://www.sunmanagers.org
     _________________________________________________________________

   1.2) What is the Sun-Manager's Charter? What are the rules?

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   you send should be related to the posting, else it will be unsolicited
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   Perhaps there is another forum that is more appropriate? Check the
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   in turn searchable via various web engines. Submitting a posting is
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   Failure to adhere to these guidelines may result in severe
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   looking like a careless fool, and in making Sun Systems Managers all
   over the world annoyed at your incompetence, you may end up damaging
   your professional reputation.
     _________________________________________________________________

   1.3) Are there any public archives for the sunmanagers list?

   Sunmanagers' official archive is accessible at
   http://www.sunmanagers.org All postings are automatically archived. It
   is our policy not to accommodate requests to modify the archives, so
   if you are uncomfortable with your submissions in their entirety being
   public, do not submit them.

   Also, various members also keep their own archives on their own
   initiative. Some of these are public. Here are some we know about:

   http://aa11.cjb.net/sun_managers/index.htm

   Hank Leininger <hlein at progressive-comp dot com> maintains a
   searchable archive site of messages (both questions and summaries) in
   Florida. It can be accessed at:
   http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=sun-managers

   Dataman Benelux in the Netherlands hosts a "fuzzy" full-text index of
   the Sun Managers mailing list at:
   http://www.dataman.nl/cgi-bin/sunmanagers

   Manfred Liebchen <liebchen at rrz dot Uni-Koeln dot DE> maintains an
   archive site in Germany. It can be accessed at:
   http://www.uni-koeln.de/RRZK/Abt-Systeme/sun/infos/SUN-MANAGERS/sunman
   .html

   Older summaries (up to mid-1999) are available at
   http://www.latech.edu/sunman.html
     _________________________________________________________________

   1.4) What should I keep in mind when posting to sunmanagers?

     * VERY IMPORTANT! Before you post, read the sunmanager's list
       policy, which is available at http://www.sunmanagers.org
     * Sun Managers is a huge unmoderated mailing list. Every message you
       send will be passed on to every member of the list. This means you
       have access to a much larger audience when you need help, but it
       also means you can embarrass yourself in front of a huge number of
       people, most of them professionals in your field, including
       colleagues, peers, and possible future employers. Further, your
       posting will be archived in various places, some public, some
       private -- we have no way of knowing all the archive locations.
       Some of these archives, including the official one at
       http://www.sunmanagers.org, are web-searchable. It is our policy
       not to accommodate requests to remove or modify postings as
       archived on http://www.sunmanagers.org. Once you submit your
       message, it will be irretrievably accessible to a large number of
       people. There is no "taking it back".
     * Sun Managers is completely voluntary. Nobody is required to help
       you. We are all cooperating by sharing our knowledge. Accept with
       grace whatever responses you get, and don't hound people if they
       are helpful or they won't be the next time.
     * Sun Managers is not the list to use when you run out of other
       places to post. Job postings, PC questions, X questions all have
       their own lists and newsgroups. Use only the appropriate list or
       newsgroup for such things, not Sun Managers. Inappropriate
       postings will only make people annoyed at you.
     * The more information you give about a problem, the easier it is
       for others to help you. This doesn't mean you should uuencode the
       kernel and post it, but you should include your OS version, your
       hardware, and all relevant symptoms of your problem. Unless the
       request is of a general nature, the output of "uname -a" is almost
       certainly helpful.
     * When making a summary, please summarize as much as possible all
       the answers you received, even the ones you didn't decide to
       follow: if you receive several different suggestions, and decided
       on one, remember that somebody else reading the summary may not
       find the suggestion you followed to be the best one in his or her
       situation, and may benefit from one of the suggestions you didn't
       choose.
     * Be generous. If you have the information requested (especially if
       it is obscure) then please respond. You may be the person
       requesting help next time.
     _________________________________________________________________

   1.5) What other forums are there for Suns?

   Other forums that relate to Suns: USENET Newsgroups (accessible via
   "rn", "readnews", "nn", netscape, etc.): There is an entire USENET
   hierarchy devoted to Sun equipment. Some of these groups include:
     * comp.sys.sun.admin - Sun system administration
     * comp.sys.sun.announce - Announcements pertaining to Sun equipment
     * comp.sys.sun.apps - Applications that run on Suns
     * comp.sys.sun.hardware - Sun hardware (and clones too, I think)
     * comp.sys.sun.misc - Miscellaneous
     * comp.sys.sun.wanted - Sun stuff to buy or sell

   Other newsgroups that may also be of interest:
     * comp.unix.solaris - Solaris on all platforms
     * alt.sys.sun - may not be available everywhere
     * comp.sys.sun - newsgroup equivalent of sun-spots
     * comp.sources.sun - Sun-specific sources (not very active)

   Mailing lists:

   Sun Flash (Sun Product Announcements/news releases)
   sunflash-request at sunvice.East.Sun.COM - add/remove requests

   SunHelp (Discussion/help/chat about Sun machines and Software)
   http://www.sunhelp.org/mailman/listinfo/sunhelp

   Rescue (Rescuing old Sun equipment from the dump)
   http://www.sunhelp.org/mailman/listinfo/rescue

   Sunergy (Sun Commercial Newsletter)
   sunergy_information at Sun.COM - add/remove requests

   Suns-at-home (Home use of Sun Workstations)
   Suns-at-Home-Request at net-kitchen.com - add/remove requests
   Suns-at-Home at net-kitchen.com - submissions
   Suns-at-Home-Archives at net-kitchen.com - archive requests

   ssa-managers (Sun RAID software and hardware products)
   majordomo at eng.auburn.edu - add/remove requests (e.g. send "subscribe
   ssa-managers" in message body)

   veritas-users (Veritas products)
   http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo

   CIAC notes (US. DOE Computer Incident Advisory Capability)
   ciac-listproc at llnl.gov - add/remove requests
   listmanager at cheetah.llnl.gov - human list manager

   CERT Advisory mailing list (security notifications for Suns and
   others)
   cert-advisory-request at cert.org - add/remove requests

   Solaris on Intel-based (x86) machines
   http://groups.yahoo.com/group/solarisx86/
   Old list archives at: http://www.egroups.com/list/solarisonintel/

   Auspex: managers of Auspex NFS file servers
   auspex-request at princeton.edu - add/remove requests
   auspex at princeton.edu - submissions

   Solbourne: managers of Solbourne SPARC systems "info-solbourne" list
   majordomo at acsu.buffalo.edu - add/remove requests
   info-solbourne at acsu.buffalo.edu - submissions
   ftp://ftp.acsu.buffalo.edu/pub/misc/info-solbourne.tar.z archives

   disksuite-l: for users who use Sun's Solstice Disksuite software
   majordomo at lists.veritel.com.br - add/remove requests
   sysadm at veritel.com.br - list owner

   Linuxmanagers: for users of Linux, including Sun Linux.
   http://www.linuxmanagers.org

   NOTE: if you wish to be added to one of the above mailing lists, send
   mail to the REQUEST address! Do not send add requests to the main
   address!

   For Web pages, see the answer to question 2.4.
     _________________________________________________________________

   1.6) Where are the answers to questions about old Suns and old
   versions of Solaris?

   Those questions and answers used to be in this FAQ, but since they're
   no longer frequently asked, they've been moved elsewhere.

   The FAQ as of late 2005 contained information about pre-UltraSPARC
   suns and versions of Solaris before Solaris 8, and is available at
   ftp://ftp.cs.toronto.edu/pub/jdd/sunmanagers/faq-2005.

   The FAQ as of late 2000 contained information about pre-SPARC suns,
   early SPARCstations, and SunOS 4.x, and is available at
   ftp://ftp.cs.toronto.edu/pub/jdd/sunmanagers/faq-2000.
     _________________________________________________________________

   1.7) What fields can I use to filter Sun Managers email?

   The following headers will exist in any mail to the list:
  To: sunmanagers at sunmanagers.org
  List-Help: <mailto:sunmanagers-request at sunmanagers.org?subject=help>
  List-Post: <mailto:sunmanagers at sunmanagers.org>
  List-Subscribe:
  <http://www.sunmanagers.org/mailman/listinfo/sunmanagers>,
          <mailto:sunmanagers-request at sunmanagers.org?subject=subscribe>
  List-Id: The Sun Managers Mailing List <sunmanagers.sunmanagers.org>
  List-Unsubscribe:
  <http://www.sunmanagers.org/mailman/listinfo/sunmanagers>,

  <mailto:sunmanagers-request at sunmanagers.org?subject=unsubscribe>
  List-Archive: <http://www.sunmanagers.org/pipermail/sunmanagers/>
     _________________________________________________________________

   2. Getting Help Over the Net
     _________________________________________________________________

   2.1) How do I find out what patches are available from Sun?

   If you have a software service agreement with Sun, you can use Sun's
   "SunSolve ONLINE" service to obtain patches. Check your service
   agreement for details.

   Many anonymous ftp sites have partial collections of patches.

   WARNING: if you ftp patches from an ftp site, you are trusting
   whomever put them there. To be absolutely safe, get your patches from
   a trusted source.

   Rik Harris <rik.harris at vifp dot monash dot edu dot au> maintains a
   WAIS archive (sun-fixes.src) of most available patch READMEs.

   The Sun User Group (SUG) CD ROM also has a collection of Sun patches.
     _________________________________________________________________

   2.2) * How do I get help migrating to Solaris?

   Start by reading the Solaris FAQ, maintained and posted periodically
   to comp.unix.solaris by Casper Dik <Casper dot Dik at Holland dot Sun
   dot COM>. It can be obtained at
   http://www.science.uva.nl/pub/solaris/solaris2 Then go to the Solaris
   Security FAQ, maintained by John Pancharian and hosted by IT World at
   http://www.itworld.com/Comp/2377/security-faq/

   Sun has a programme for developers/companies to migrate to Solaris.
   It's documented at http://advantage.sun.com/partners/10moves/.
     _________________________________________________________________

   2.3) How do I access Sun's documentation over the net?

   Sun has a web site devoted to documentation, at http://docs.sun.com
     _________________________________________________________________

   2.4) To which web sites can I go for help?

   This is not a complete list, but:

   First, see the answer to question 2.2.

   Sun's documentation is available at http://docs.sun.com You can search
   the Sun newsgroups at http://www.dejanews.com Sun-Managers Archives
   are described in the answer to question 1.3 above.

   Some sites suggested by Jeffrey Meltzer <meltzer at villagenet dot
   com> are:
     * SolarisGuide - http://www.solarisguide.com
     * SunHelp - http://www.sunhelp.org
     * SolarisCentral - http://www.solariscentral.org
     * SunGuru - http://www.sunguru.com
     * SunFreeware - http://www.sunfreeware.com

   TechTarget has a search engine at
   http://searchenterpriselinux.techtarget.com that also covers Solaris.

   Eric De Mund <ead at ixian dot com> suggests the BigAdmin site run by
   Sun, at http://www.sun.com/bigadmin

   Alan Pae <alanpae at ilkda dot com> suggests Sun Country, at
   http://www.ilkda.com
     _________________________________________________________________

   3. Network Directory and Files Services
     _________________________________________________________________

   3.1) How do I use DNS for hostname resolution?

   In Solaris 2.x, this is easy: simply edit /etc/nsswitch.conf and put
   "dns" before (or instead of) nis or nisplus on the line that begins
   with "hosts:". For example, to look up hostnames first in the host
   file and then in the DNS, use "hosts: files dns"
     _________________________________________________________________

   3.2) How do I change NIS+ credentials for the root master server?

   If an NIS+ system is functioning correctly and only the root password
   and root private keys for the system need to be changed, follow these
   steps:

   1) Login as root for the system and change the root password in the
   /etc/shadow file:
        {root}3% passwd
        passwd:  Changing password for root
        New password:
        Re-enter new password:
        {root}4%

   2) Change the system's private key in the cred table:
        {root}4% chkey -p
        Updating nisplus publickey database.
        Reencrypting key for 'unix.ramayan at bharat.i n'.
        Please enter the Secure-RPC password for root:  <enter old passwd>
        Please enter the login password for root:       <enter new passwd>
        {root}5%

   3) If running replica server(s) then wait until the changes to the
   credential object table has been propagated to its replicas. This
   could be up to 2 minutes.

   4) Change the system's /etc/.rootkey:
        {root}5% keylogin -r
        Password:                               <enter new passwd>
        Wrote secret key into /etc/.rootkey
        {root}6%

   The procedure above will work for any system -- root server, root
   replica, non-root servers, and all clients. The steps above change
   only the system's root password and private keys, not the public keys
   for the system.

   Thanks to Ronald W. Henderson <rwh at atmos dot albany dot edu>.

   However, if you want to change all the root credentials, including the
   public key, follow these steps:

   Use the passwd command on the root master server to change the root
   password. But DO NOT follow this with a chkey -p to update the
   credentials for the root master server, because this will disable the
   entire NIS+ domain. The only way to recover from this is to rebuild
   the domain from scratch!

   It is possible to change the credentials of the root master server,
   but it is not easy. The procedure follows:

   To change the keys for the root master server do as follows:
  1. use these commands in this order:

         nisupdkeys -CH master.server.name. groups_dir.domain.name.
         nisupdkeys -CH master.server.name. org_dir.domain.name.
         nisupdkeys -CH master.server.name. domain.name.

         (This CLEARS the public key for the HOST "master.server.name" in this
  directory.)

  2. Kill rpc.nisd and restart it at security level O then run this command:

         nistbladm -R cname=master.server.name. cred.org_dir.domain.name.
         nisaddcred des

         <This deletes the old credential and creates a new one.>

  3. Shutdown and restart any replicas of org_dir.domain.name. at run level O

         nisping org_dir.domain.name.

  <This propogates the new key pair to the replicas.>

         nisdupdkeys domain.name.
         nisupddkeys org_dir.domain.name.
         nisupdkeys groups_dir.domain.name.

         <This puts the new credential in the effected directory objects.>

  4. Kill and restart all rpc.nisd servers at level O to security level 2.

   Note that changing a server's key affects all directory objects
   containing the key.

   Thanks to Rogerio Rocha <rogerio at bvl dot pt> and Sun INFODOC ID
   2213 for this information.
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   3.3) When I compile something, errors occur saying _dlopen and other
   _dl routines can't be found. Why?

   You are probably trying to compile something statically. You must
   either include stub routines for the _dl routines, or you must link
   the C library (or -ldl) dynamically. The source code below provides
   do-nothing stubs for the routines in question.

        /* libdl stubs -- John DiMarco <jdd at cs.toronto.edu> */
        char *dgettext(domainname, msgid)
        char *domainname;
        char *msgid;
        { return(msgid); }

        void *dlopen(pathname, mode)
        char *pathname;
        int mode;
        { return((void *)NULL); }

        void *dlsym(handle, name)
        void *handle;
        char *name;
        { return((void *)NULL); }

        char *dlerror()
        { return(NULL); }

        int dlclose(handle)
        void *handle;
        { return(0); }
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   4. Window Systems
     _________________________________________________________________

   4.1) + What Window system GUIs are supported by Sun?

   Sun's default window system for Solaris is CDE; Gnome is also
   supported. Sun's Java Desktop System and the Sunray software for Linux
   uses Gnome.
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   5. Disks, Tapes and SCSI
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   5.1) * What sector/head/cylinders parameters should be used for a hard
   disk?

   The format program can almost always figure this out on its own by
   querying the drive, but if you wish, you can specify your own in
   /etc/format.dat.

   A format.dat file containing entries submitted by various people is
   available for anonymous ftp at
   ftp://ftp.cs.toronto.edu/pub/jdd/sunmanagers/format.dat It is
   currently maintained by John DiMarco (jdd at cs.toronto.edu). New entries
   are welcome; mail them to sunmanagers-format at sunmanagers.org

   For SCSI disks on modern suns, a format.dat entry can be
   auto-generated using John DiMarco's scsiinfo program, available at
   ftp://ftp.cs.toronto.edu/pub/jdd/scsiinfo/. It will query the disk
   directly, and has an option to generate an appropriate format.dat
   entry.

   Finally, you can compute your own entry. For SCSI disks, any
   combination of cylinders, heads, and sectors that does not add up to
   more than the rated formatted capacity of the drive will normally
   work. A grossly different geometry may result in some slight
   performance degradation, but it should still work. The SCSI protocol
   hides most of the drive details from the host, and hence the host need
   not know much about the drive to format or use it.
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   5.2) * Can I replace an internal drive in a Sun with a higher capacity
   model?

   Yes, usually. If you purchase it from someone other than Sun, it is
   wisest to make sure that it is either a model of drive that is
   supported by Sun for that machine, or that it at least does not
   dissipate more heat than the hottest of the drives supported by Sun.
   The Sun Systems Handbook lists various drives supported on various
   models; you can query it on the web for modern Suns at
   http://sunsolve.sun.com/handbook_pub/Systems. For systems which are
   not maximally configured (e.g. there are empty internal drive bays),
   it might be safe to exceed this limit a bit, but caveat emptor.

   Disk drive heat dissipation/power figures are available on the drive's
   datasheet, available on the drive vendor's web site. The most relevant
   figure is the wattage indicated for "Read/Write" or "Seek".
   Unfortunately, different vendors report this in different ways; read
   the vendor's documentation to see what this figure indicates. This
   figure is sometimes indicated in amps at 5V and 12V; convert to watts
   by multiplying the voltage by the amperage in each case, and adding
   the two together.
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   5.3) Is it okay to disconnect or connect SCSI devices while powered
   on?

   On older machines (without onboard SCSI controllers), it is never a
   good idea to do this. You risk blowing a fuse on the CPU board, or
   part of the SCSI hardware. On newer machines (sparcstations and
   later), many people have done this regularly without problems. Halt
   the machine (sync;L1-A), remove or add the device, then continue.
   However, it is possible to blow the SCSI termination power fuse on the
   motherboard. If your machine hangs immediately on powerup unless the
   SCSI bus is externally terminated, this fuse may need to be replaced.
   Caveat Emptor.
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   5.4) How do I configure my sun to use Exabyte 4mm DAT tape drives?

   Add the following to /kernel/drv/st.conf:
    tape-config-list =
      "EXABYTE EXB-4200", "Exabyte 4mm EXB-4200", "EXBT-4200",
      "EXABYTE EXB-4200c", "Exabyte 4mm EXB-4200c", "EXBT-4200c"

    EXBT-4200 = 1,0x34,1024,0x0029,4,0x63,0,0,0,3;
    EXBT-4200c = 1,0x34,1024,0x0029,4,0x63,0,0x13,0,3;

   Exabyte also recommends that their 4mm tape drives have firmware
   revision levels of at least the following when used on suns:
     * EXB-4200 No restriction, but revision 148 or higher is recommended
     * EXB-4200c Level 149 minimum (mode select for compression)

   Thanks to Dave Hightower <hightowr at afwc dot af dot mil>.
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   5.5) Why is tagged queueing a problem on my third-party disk?

   Tagged Command Queueing (TCQ) is an optional part of the SCSI-2
   specification. It permits a drive to accept multiple I/O requests for
   execution later. These requests are "tagged" by a reusable id so that
   the drive and the OS can keep track of them. The drive can reorder
   these requests to optimize seeks. For more details, see the SCSI-2
   specifications. A draft version is available at
   ftp://ftp.cs.toronto.edu/pub/jdd/scsi-doc/scsi2.10b.gz

   SunOS 4.x and earlier never uses tagged queueing. However, Solaris 2.x
   will make use of tagged queuing if the drive claims to support it.
   Unfortunately, some drive manufacturers have found it hard to design
   their drives to do tagged queueing properly, and this particular area
   has been a common source of bugs in drive firmware.

   If it is not possible to turn off tagged queueing in the drive that is
   causing the problem, Solaris 2.x can be told not to use tagged
   queueing at all, by putting the following line in /etc/system:

   set scsi_options & ~0x80

   The "scsi_options" kernel variable contains a number of bit flags
   which are defined in /usr/include/sys/scsi/conf/autoconf.h. 0x80
   corresponds to tagged queueing.

   However, this turns off tagged queueing for the entire machine, not
   just the problematic drive. Because tagged queueing can provide a
   significant performance enhancement for busy drives, this may not
   always be desirable. In Solaris 2.4 and later, it is possible to
   disable tagged queueing and set or clear other scsi options on a
   per-controller or per-drive basis. The appropriate technique is
   described in the esp(7) and isp(7) man pages.
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   5.6) Why don't third-party CD-ROMS work on my sun?

   When Sun first decided to add CD-ROM support, there were already a
   great number of systems in the field, all of which contained boot
   proms that expected to boot from disks with 512 byte sectors. Sun had
   to decide between replacing a whole lot of boot proms or finding a way
   to make a CDROM act like a disk with 512 byte sectors in order to
   support it as a boot device. They chose the latter approach.

   Many third party CD-ROM drives use 1024 or 2048-byte sectors, which
   causes the SCSI driver to see a "data overrun". When the driver asks
   for N "blocks" (which it thinks are 512 bytes each ) it gets more data
   back than it expected.

   Some CD-ROM drives can be told to use 512 byte sectors by setting a
   jumper, cutting a trace, or using a software command (mode select).
   Details vary widely, but if you are seeing a data overrun on a third
   party CD-ROM, then it is most likely doing 1K or 2K transfers and will
   need some work to be a boot device for a Sun.

   Thanks to Kevin Sheehan <Kevin dot Sheehan at uniq dot com dot au>

   For more information about third-party CD-ROMS on Suns, consult the
   CD-ROM FAQ, maintained by Mike Frisch <mfrisch at saturn dot tlug dot
   org> and Martin Hargreaves <martin at datamodl dot demon dot co dot
   uk>. It can be found on the World Wide Web at
   ""http://saturn.tlug.org/suncdfaq". A UK mirror is available at
   ""http://www.datamodl.demon.co.uk/suncd/".
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   5.7) What size and density parameters should I use for ufsdump with a
   high-capacity tape drive?

   The only purpose of the ufsdump size and density parameters is to let
   dump calculate the capacity of each tape and then decide for itself
   when it needs a new tape. If the filesystem you are dumping is larger
   than the tape, you will need to use more than one tape. But ufsdump
   can detect the end of media for all modern tape drives, and will
   automatically prompt for new tapes when needed, so as long as the size
   and density parameters indicate a tape as long as or longer than the
   one you're using, ufsdump will behave properly.

   Thanks to Niall O Broin <nobroin at esoc dot esa dot de>
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   5.8) My floppy/cdrom device says "device busy". What do I do?

   The Volume Manager (vold) is probably holding the device open. You can
   access a floppy through the volume manager by typing "volcheck" and
   looking in /floppy/*. CD-ROMs don't require volcheck; just insert one
   and the volume manager should automatically notice, and mount it under
   /cdrom/*. Unmount by typing "eject floppy" or "eject cdrom",
   respectively. The Volume Manager can be configured by editing
   /etc/vold.conf.

   If you need to access a floppy or CD-ROM special device, however, you
   may need to turn off the volume manager. As root, type
   "/etc/init.d/volmgt stop". To turn it back on, type
   "/etc/init.d/volmgt start".
     _________________________________________________________________

   5.9) What software is available for CD-R/CD-RW?

   Commercial Software:

   GEAR by Elektoson - http://www.elektroson.com/ Young Minds -
   http://www.ymi.com/ - High-end integrated hardware/software solution
   Creative Digital Research - http://www.cdr1.com/

   Joerg Schilling has developed an excellent cd recording package called
   cdrecord. This package should meet most needs. See
   http://www.fokus.gmd.de/research/cc/glone
   /employees/joerg.schilling/private/cdrecord.html for much more
   information, including supported hardware.

   Andy McFadden has an excellent CD-Recordable FAQ at:
   http://www.cdrfaq.org

   Thanks to Mark Belanger <mjb at ltx dot com>
     _________________________________________________________________

   5.10) Where is my disk space? The "du" and "df" commands disagree.

   If a process is holding open a file, and that file is removed, the
   space belonging to the file is not freed until the process either
   exits or closes the file. This space is counted by "df" but not by
   "du". This often happens in /var/log or /var/adm when a long-running
   process (e.g. syslog) is holding open a file. In the case of syslog,
   send it a HUP (e.g. kill -HUP <syslog's process ID>).

   You can use LSOF
   (ftp://ftp.cerias.purdue.edu/pub/tools/unix/sysutils/lsof) to find
   which processes are holding open a particular file. Thanks to Stefan
   Voss <s dot voss at terradata.de> and Michael R. Zika <zika at oconto
   dot tamu dot edu>

   Under Solaris 2.6 and later, files which have been unlinked can still
   be accessed through the /proc interface. If a process is holding open
   such a file for writing, but it's inconvenient or impractical to kill
   the process or get it to close the file, you can free up the disk
   space by truncating (not removing) the file from under /proc; e.g.,

        # cd /proc/1234/fd
        # ls -l
        c---------   1 root      24,  12 Jan  1 11:33 0
        c---------   1 root      24,  12 Jan  1 11:33 1
        c---------   1 root      24,  12 Jan  1 11:33 2
        --w-------   1 root    314159265 Jan  1 11:37 3
        # : > 3
        # ls -l
        c---------   1 root      24,  12 Jan  1 11:33 0
        c---------   1 root      24,  12 Jan  1 11:33 1
        c---------   1 root      24,  12 Jan  1 11:33 2
        --w-------   1 root            0 Jan  1 11:38 3

   Thanks to Dan Astoorian <djast at cs dot toronto dot edu>

   Brian Poole <raj at cerias dot purdue dot edu> writes:
           Another possible cause of df & du disagreeing is if the files are
           being 'hidden' under a mount.  I ran into this recently where I
           had a large number of files in /tmp (from adding patches in single
           user mode) that were on the root partition.  Thus when I was
           looking for them in multiuser mode, I couldn't find them because
           of the tmpfs overlay. I exported the root partition via NFS and
           upon mounting it found the hidden files and deleted them.
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   6. Resource Management and Performance Tuning
     _________________________________________________________________

   6.1) How do I tell what caused my machine to crash?

   The crash messages will usually be displayed on the console, and are
   usually logged to /var/adm/messages via syslog as well after a warm
   reboot. In older versions of Solaris, the "dmesg" command may also
   show crash messages. If your system repeatedly crashes with similar
   looking errors, try searching through the patch list on the Sun patch
   database for a description that matches your machine.

   In versions of Solaris 2 up to and including Solaris 2.6, uncomment
   the "savecore" line in the file /etc/init.d/sysetup to enable crash
   dumps. As of Solaris 7 and later, crash dumps are enabled by default;
   see the manual page for dumpadm(1M) for information on how to
   customize system dump configuration.

   To report a crash dump, you need a symbolic traceback for it to be
   useful to the person looking at it. Type the following: cd
   /var/crash/`hostname` echo '$c' | adb -k unix.0 vmcore.0

   The "crash" utility can be useful for analyzing crash dumps for
   Solaris up to and including Solaris 8. "Crash" has been superseded by
   "mdb" (modular debugger) as of Solaris 8.

   Thanks to Dan Astoorian <djast at cs dot toronto dot edu>
     _________________________________________________________________

   6.2) What can I do if my machine slows to a crawl or just hangs?

   Try running "ps" to look for large numbers of the duplicate programs
   or processes with a huge size field. Some system daemons occasionally
   can get into a state where they fork repeatedly and eventually swamp
   the system. Killing off the child processes doesn't do any good, so
   you have to find the "master" process. It will usually have the lowest
   pid.

   Another useful approach is to run vmstat to pin down what resource(s)
   your machine is running out of. You can tell vmstat to give ongoing
   reports by specifying a report interval as its first argument.

   The programs "top" and "sps" are good for finding processes that are
   loading your system. "Top" will give you the processes that are
   consuming the most cpu time. "Sps" is a better version of "ps" that
   runs much faster and displays processes in an intuitive manner. Top is
   available at ftp://ftp.groupsys.com/pub/top/. Sps is available at
   ftp://ftp.csv.warwick.ac.uk/pub/solaris2/sps-sol2.tar.gz.

   Doug Hughes <Doug dot Hughes at Eng dot Auburn dot EDU> has written a
   small, quick PS workalike called "qps", available from his web page at
   http://www.eng.auburn.edu/users/doug/second.html

   Sometimes you run out of memory and you won't be able to run enough
   commands to even find out what is wrong. You will get messages of the
   type "out of memory" or "no more processes". Note that "out of memory"
   refers to virtual memory, not physical memory. On a Solaris system,
   virtual memory is generally equal to the sum of the swap space and the
   amount of physical memory (less a roughly constant amount for the
   kernel) on the machine. The command "swap -s" will tell you how much
   virtual memory is available.

   You can sync the disks to minimize filesystem corruption if you have
   to crash the system:

   Use the L1-A sequence to crash the system. If you are on an older
   system, type "g0" and you will get the message "panic: ... syncing
   file systems". When you see the word "done", hit L1-A again and
   reboot. On systems with the "new" prom, type "n" to get into the new
   command mode and type "sync".
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   6.3) How do I find out how much physical memory a machine has?

   Use /usr/sbin/prtconf if the machine is running Solaris. If it's a
   sun4u running Solaris 8 or previous, /usr/platform/sun4u/sbin/prtdiag
   is very helpful. It's /usr/sbin/prtdiag in Solaris 9 and later.

   On high-end machines, /usr/sbin/cfgadm -al can also provide memory
   information.

   The banner message on reboot (or type "banner" in the monitor on
   machines with Openboot proms) will usually report the amount of
   physical memory.

   Alternatively, you can open up the case and count SIMMS and/or memory
   boards.

   A perl script "memconf" is also available that identifies the sizes
   and locations of SIMM/DIMM memory modules installed in a Sun system.
   It also works on several SPARC clones and with Sun Explorer data. It
   is maintained by Tom Schmidt <tschmidt at micron dot com>. Download
   memconf from http://www.4schmidts.com/unix.html
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   6.4) How do I find out what my machine's memory is being used for? How
   can I tell if I need more memory?

   To discover how much virtual memory (i.e. swap) is free, run "swap -s"
   or "vmstat". If you're using tmpfs for /tmp, "df /tmp" will also work.

   Discovering how physical memory is being used can be more difficult,
   however. Memory pages that are not being used by processes are used as
   a sort of extended cache, storing pages of memory-mapped files for
   possible later use. The kernel keeps only a small set of pages free
   for short-term use, and frees up more on demand. Hence the free memory
   reported by vmstat is not an accurate reflection, for example, of the
   amount of memory available for user processes.

   An easy way to determine whether or not your machine needs more memory
   is to run vmstat and examine the po (page out) column and the sr (scan
   rate) column. If these columns consistently show large numbers, this
   suggests that your machine does not have enough memory to support its
   current workload, and frequently needs to write pages belonging to
   active processes to disk in order to free up enough memory to run the
   current job.
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   6.5) Why do some files take up more disk space after being copied? Why
   are the sizes reported by ls -l and du different?

   Some files -- core files being one common example -- contain "holes",
   areas which were seeked over without being written. These files are
   called "sparse". When read back, these areas appear to contain zeros;
   however they do not occupy disk space. The "length" of such a file (as
   reported by "ls -l") will exceed its "size" (as reported by "ls -s"
   and reflected in the results of du or df).

   cp, cpio, and tar do not detect holes; they read and copy the zeros,
   and the resulting files will contain all-zero blocks (which occupy
   space) where the input files contained holes (which do not).

   dump will detect holes in the dumped files, and restore will reproduce
   them.

   Thanks to Perry Hutchison <perryh at pluto dot rain dot com>

   GNU tar has an "-S" option which preserves holes, and Joerg
   Schilling's "star" has "-sparse" and "-force_hole" options which can
   be used to preserve and re-insert holes, respectively. star is
   available for download at ftp://ftp.fokus.gmd.de/pub/unix/star
     _________________________________________________________________

   7. HTTP and Anonymous FTP
     _________________________________________________________________

   7.1) * How do I set up anonymous ftp on my machine?

   See the ftpd man page, and follow its instructions. You will also need
   to set up nsswitch.conf in etc. However, you should consider using a
   different ftpd, such as http://www.wu-ftpd.org.
   Solaris "pkg" versions of proftpd and wuftpd are available at:
   http://metalab.unc.edu/pub/packages/solaris/sparc/
   ftp://ftp.adelaide.edu.au/pub/4.3/ftpd-sirius.tar.Z

   The stock Sun ftpd will log some information if you add the "-l" flag
   in /etc/inetd.conf:
       ftp stream tcp nowait root /usr/etc/in.ftpd in.ftpd -l

   Warning: it will log passwords of ordinary users.
   Also enable syslogd by adding:
       daemon.info      /var/adm/syslog

   to "/etc/syslog.conf".
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   7.2) + Where can I get a Web server for Solaris?

   The open-source Apache web server and related tools are available on
   the Solaris Software Companion CD, which is part of the media kit for
   the Solaris distribution. The contents of this CD are also available
   for free download at http://www.sun.com/software/solaris/freeware.
   Apache binaries can also be retrieved from the following sites and
   many others:
     * http://www.sun.com/software/solaris/freeware
     * ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/packages/solaris/sparc/
     * http://www.gnu.org/order/ftp.html
     * http://sunfreeware.com

   The Sun Java System Web server is available for download from Sun at
   http://www.sun.com/software/products/web_srvr/home_web_srvr.xml; the
   Sun Java System Application Server is available for purchase from Sun
   at http://www.sun.com/software/products/appsrvr.
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   8. Consoles, Keyboards and Key Remapping
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   8.1) How do I make the numeric keypad on a sun keyboard work with
   xterm?

   You need to patch the /usr/lib/X11/app-defaults/XTerm and
   $OPENWINHOME/lib/app-defaults/XTerm files as described in sun patch
   100713-01 or later.

   Thanks to Margarita Suarez <marg at manila dot cc dot columbia dot
   edu>
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   8.2) How do I swap the CAPS LOCK and CONTROL keys on a sun keyboard?

   There are two ways to do it, one with xmodmap (for X11 only), and the
   other using keytables.

   Margarita Suarez <marg at manila dot cc dot columbia dot edu> suggests
   editing $OPENWINHOME/etc/keytables/US5.kt. There are two places where
   keys 119 (CapsLock) and 76 (Control) should be swapped: the MODMAP
   section and the KEYSYMMAP section. The latter is most important,
   because that's where the "Pseudo-Lock" function (which controls the
   locking behaviour of the key) is defined.

   Doug Hughes <Doug dot Hughes at Eng dot Auburn dot EDU> suggests using
   xmodmap with the following:

        remove Lock = Caps_Lock
        remove Control = Control_L
        keysym Control_L = Caps_Lock
        keysym Caps_Lock = Control_L
        add Lock = Caps_Lock
        add Control = Control_L

   In X11, you can change your keyboard layout as you please using the
   xkeycaps application, which allows you to edit and remap your keyboard
   on the fly, as well as save configurations to be sourced by xmodmap.

   xkeycaps is available from http://www.jwz.org/xkeycaps/ and in the
   contrib section of your friendly X11 source archive.

   Thanks to Dan Pritts <danno at ans dot net> for the info on xkeycaps.
     _________________________________________________________________

   8.3) How do I use a Windows PC for a Sun serial console?

   Wire up a serial cable from the Sun's serial cable to one of the PC
   serial ports. PC serial ports are usually (but not always) DB9
   (9-pin), while Sun serial console ports are usually (but not always)
   25-pin (DB25). You generally need to connect them through a "null
   modem adapter". For more information on serial ports, see Sunhelp's
   UNIX serial port resources page, at
   http://www.sunhelp.org/unix-serial-port-resources

   The next problem is that the version of Hyperterminal which comes with
   some versions of Windows cannot generate a BREAK signal. You can
   obtain a new version of Hyperterminal from
   http://www.hilgraeve.com/htpe/index.html There are many free
   alternative terminal programs. Special mention should be made of
   TeraTerm: http://hp.vector.co.jp/authors/VA002416/teraterm.html which
   has been updated with SSH support as Teraterm Pro, which is available
   from http://www.ayera.com/teraterm

   For newer suns which support ALOM, a serial or telnet connection to
   the ALOM is generally preferable. A pinout of the serial RJ-45 ALOM
   connector can be found in Sun's "Sun Advanced Lights Out Manager
   (ALOM) 1.6 Administration Guide".

   Thanks to Harvey Wamboldt <harvey at mdacorporation dot com >
     _________________________________________________________________

   9. Sun models and OS Versions
     _________________________________________________________________

   9.1) * Which Sun models run which versions of SunOS?

   SunOS 5.x = Solaris 2.x
   Sun dropped the "2." when Solaris (2.)7 came out. i.e. Solaris 7 =
   "Solaris 2.7" = SunOS 5.7, Solaris 8 = "Solaris 2.8" = SunOS 5.8 and
   so on.
   In the following list, the specified OS is the earliest supported on
   the specified hardware. Some CPU modules may require later OS versions
   than listed.
     * Ultra 1 model 140, 170: Solaris 2.5
     * Ultra 1 model 140E, 170E, 200E: Solaris 2.5.1
     * Ultra 2: Solaris 2.5.1
     * Ultra 5,10,30,60,250,450: Solaris 2.5.1HW1297 or Solaris 2.6HW0398
     * Ultra Enterprise: Solaris 2.5.1
     * SunBlade 100, SunBlade 1000: Solaris 8HW1000
     * SunBlade 150: Solaris 8 5/03; Solaris 9 4/03
     * 3800, 4800, 4810, 6800: Solaris 8HW0401
     * B100s: Solaris 8 12/02, Solaris 9 4/03
     * V100: Solaris 8 2/02
     * V120: Solaris 8 10/01
     * V210, V240: Solaris 8 12/02, Solaris 9 4/04
     * V250: Solaris 8 7/03, Solaris 9 8/03
     * 280R: Solaris 8 2/02, Solaris 9 12/02
     * V440: Solaris 8 7/03, Solaris 9 12/03
     * V490,V890: Solaris 8 2/04, Solaris 9 4/04, Solaris 10 3/05
     * V880: Solaris 8 10/01, Solaris 9 4/03
     * E2900,E4900,E6900: Solaris 8 2/04, Solaris 9 4/04, Solaris 10 3/05
     * B200x, v20z, v40z: Solaris 9 x86 4/04
     * v20z,v40z single-core: Solaris 10 x86, Solaris 9 HW 4/05 x86
     * v20z,v40z dual-core: Solaris 10 x86, Solaris 9 HW 9/05 x86
     * X2100: Solaris 10 x86
     * X4100,4200: Solaris 10 x86 3/05HW1
     * T1000: Solaris 10 1/06
     * T2000: Solaris 10 3/05HW2

   9.2) How can my program tell what model Sun it is running on?

   On older suns, the model type is encoded in the hostid, and
   /usr/sbin/prtconf will reveal the model type.

   "Suntype", written by John DiMarco (jdd at cs.toronto.edu) is a shell
   script which does the appropriate thing on all suns. It is available
   for anonymous ftp at ftp://ftp.cs.toronto.edu/pub/jdd/suntype

   Alternatively, grab Michael Cooper's <mcooper at magnicomp dot com>
   "sysinfo" program, which provides all sorts of information about a
   given system, including the machine type. sysinfo is available on the
   web at http://www.magnicomp.com/, although it is now a commercial
   product that is free only for educational and non-profit
   organizations.
     _________________________________________________________________

   9.3) How do I find out a Sun's boot prom revision?

   Type "banner" at the prom, or type "/usr/sbin/prtconf -V" to determine
   the prom revision of a particular machine.

   Alternatively, grab Michael Cooper's <mcooper at magnicomp dot com>
   "sysinfo" program, which provides all sorts of information about a
   given system, including the prom revision. sysinfo is available on the
   web at http://www.magnicomp.com, although it is now a commercial
   product that is free only for educational and non-profit
   organizations.
     _________________________________________________________________

   9.4) * Which hardware/software is capable of 64-bit? Which is only
   64-bit? How can I tell which is running?

   All UltraSPARC and SPARC64 (Primepower) hardware is capable of running
   in 64-bit mode; earlier SPARCs (HyperSPARC, SuperSPARC, etc.) are
   32-bit only. Only some UltraSPARC-I, UltraSPARC-II, and
   UltraSPARC-II-i systems are capable of both 32-bit and 64-bit
   operation; later UltraSPARC systems are 64-bit only.

   Early UltraSPARC-I hardware (up to 200MHz) suffers from a bug where,
   in 64-bit mode, a certain code sequence can cause the processor to
   stall, and thus UltraSPARC-I machines run in 32-bit mode by default.
   To allow a 64-bit kernel on such a machine, edit/create
   /platform/<platform-name>/boot.conf and add the line:
   ALLOW_64BIT_KERNEL_ON_UltraSPARC_1_CPU=true

   All Sun Opteron hardware is capable of both 64-bit and 32-bit
   operation, but Solaris x86 on some Opteron models (X2100, X4100,
   X4200) runs in 64-bit mode only. Sun Xeon and Pentium-III hardware are
   capable only of 32-bit operation.

   "isainfo -kv" or "isainfo -b" will indicate whether a system is
   running in 32-bit or 64-bit mode.
     _________________________________________________________________

   10. Miscellaneous Software
     _________________________________________________________________

   10.1) My remote ufsdump is failing with a "Protocol botched" message.
   What do I do?

   The problem produces output like the following:

        ...
       DUMP: Dumping /dev/rsd0a (/) to /dev/nrst8 on host foo
       DUMP: mapping (Pass I) [regular files]
       DUMP: mapping (Pass II) [directories]
       DUMP: estimated 8232 blocks (4.02MB) on 0.00 tape(s).
       DUMP: Protocol to remote tape server botched (in rmtgets).
      rdump: Lost connection to remote host.
       DUMP: Bad return code from dump: 1

   This occurs when something in .cshrc (or .profile) on the remote
   machine prints something to stdout or stderr (eg. stty, echo). The
   remote ufsdump command doesn't expect this, and chokes. Other commands
   which use the rsh protocol (eg. rdist, rtar) may also be affected.

   The way to get around this is to add the following line near the
   beginning of .cshrc, before any command that might send something to
   stdout or stderr:

   if ( ! $?prompt ) exit

   This causes .cshrc to exit when prompt isn't set, which distinguishes
   between remote commands (eg. rdump, rsh) where these variables are not
   set, and interactive sessions (eg. rlogin) where they are.
     _________________________________________________________________

   10.2) * Where can I get a C compiler for Solaris?

   Sun's "Studio" compiler suite can be obtained at
   http://www.sun.com/software/products/studio. Various third-party
   commercial SPARC compilers are also available, including:
     * http://www.ghs.com
     * http://www.apogee.com
     * http://www.windriver.com
     * http://www.pgroup.com
     * http://www.intel.com (Solaris x86 only)

   The open-source GCC compiler and related tools are available on the
   Solaris Software Companion CD, which is part of the media kit for the
   Solaris distribution. The contents of this CD are also available for
   free download at http://www.sun.com/software/solaris/freeware Thanks
   to Eric Boutilier <Eric dot Boutilier at Sun dot COM>

   GCC binaries can be retrieved from the following sites and many
   others:
     * http://www.sun.com/software/solaris/freeware
     * ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/packages/solaris/sparc/
     * http://www.gnu.org/order/ftp.html
     * http://sunfreeware.com

   More information on this topic is available at
   http://www.kevininscoe.com/geek/sun/compilesun/ Thanks to Kevin Inscoe
   <kevin at inscoe dot org>
     _________________________________________________________________

   10.3) How do I read Microsoft Word documents on my Sun?

   You can obtain some of the raw content of the document by using the
   "strings" command. Note that Word documents (and documents produced by
   other Microsoft Office programs, like Excel) can sometimes contain
   hidden information that is not normally accessible from Word, but is
   visible using "strings" (this can be a good reason not to distribute
   documents in MS Office formats).

   It is possible to run some versions of Microsoft Word on your Sun,
   using Bochs, WABI, SoftWindows, WinCenter, WinDD, SunPC, or some other
   Windows integration product.

   You can use a word-processor that can import the various MS Word
   formats. For example, Word Perfect from Corel Corporation is capable
   of reading and saving in various MS Word formats. Word Perfect is
   available for several versions of UNIX, including SPARC/Solaris 2.x.
   Sun's StarOffice is available for various operating systems, including
   Solaris/SPARC, from http://www.sun.com/staroffice. OpenOffice is also
   freely available for Solaris x86 and SPARC from
   http://www.openoffice.org.

   From a PC/Mac, you can print postscript output to a file, and view the
   postscript on the Sun using docviewer or ghostscript/ghostview.

   Thomas Anders <anders at hmi dot de> points out that LAOLA (a Perl4
   package that can read Word6 and Word7 format is available on the web
   at http://user.cs.tu-berlin.de/~schwartz/pmh/.

   Another option (suggested by Thomas <tunixlists at gmail dot com>) is
   a GPL-licensed command-line utility called "antiword". His mutt
   mailcap file is setup as follows:
application/msword; antiword %s; copiousoutput; description="Microsoft Word Tex
t"; nametemplate=%s.doc

   Antiword is available from http://www.winfield.demon.nl.
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   10.4) How do I restore to a different location the contents of a
   tarfile created with absolute pathnames?

   Tarfiles should not normally be created with absolute pathnames, only
   with relative pathnames. Do not type "tar c /path/name" to create a
   tar archive, type "(cd /path; tar c name)" instead.

   Note: if you do "(cd /path/name; tar c .)", you will indeed avoid
   absolute pathnames, but beware that the tarfile created may silently
   overwrite the permissions of the current directory when unpacked.
   That's OK if you unpack it via:
        "mkdir name; cd name; tar xf /my/tarfile.tar

   That's not OK if you unpack it via:
        "cd /tmp; tar xf /my/tarfile.tar"

   It's not OK because you will change the permissions of /tmp.

   If you do have an archive created with absolute pathnames, you can
   unpack it in a different location by using GNU's version of tar, which
   will strip off the leading /.

   Alternatively, you can use pax to strip off the leading /, as follows:
         pax -r -s '/^\///' <abspath.tar

   Or you can use chroot and a statically linked version of tar, as
   follows:
        cp /usr/sbin/static/tar /tmp/restore
        # cd /tmp/restore
        # cat abspath.tar | chroot /tmp/restore /tar xf -

   Thanks to Fabrice Guerini <fabrice at bluemartini dot com> and Stephen
   Kives <Stephen_Kives at cable dot comcast dot com>
     _________________________________________________________________

   11. Miscellaneous Hardware
     _________________________________________________________________

   11.1) * How come my mouse occasionally doesn't work?

   If it is a mechanical mouse, it may need cleaning. Open up the bottom
   panel by rotating it, and remove the mouse ball. Clean the mouse ball.
   With a Q-tip, clean off any grime on the rotors inside the mouse.
     _________________________________________________________________

   11.2) How can I turn my old sun into an X-Terminal?

   You can simply replace the ttymon entry for the console in
   /etc/inittab with a command that starts up an X server.
     _________________________________________________________________

   11.3) * How can I use an SVGA monitor on my Sun?

   Some older suns use a 13W3 video connector, which looks something like
   this:
     -----------------
     \ O O ::::: O /
      -------------

   A simple adapter will connect a Sun to a SVGA multi-sync monitor,
   providing the monitor (like most better monitors these days) will
   accept composite sync and operate in 1152x900 66 Hz (or whatever
   output your sun produces) mode. (Check the manufacturer's data sheets,
   usually on the Web.) Similarly, adapters are available to connect Sun
   13W3 monitors to PCs or newer Suns with SVGA connectors.

   Adapters are available from many vendors: search for 13W3 on Google.

   This and many other interesting facts about Sun video are answered in
   the Framebuffer FAQ, at one of:
     * http://www.uark.edu/sunfaq/FrameBuffer.html
     * http://bul.eecs.umich.edu/~crowej/sunfaq/FrameBuffer.html

   A related FAQ by the same person is the Colormap FAQ at one of:
     * http://www.uark.edu/sunfaq/ColormapFAQ.html
     * http://bul.eecs.umich.edu/~crowej/sunfaq/ColormapFAQ.html
     _________________________________________________________________

   11.4) Where can I find alternate pointing devices for my Sun?

   Bert N. Sure <bert at virtual dot com> claims that Mousetrak makes an
   excellent line of pointing devices. The url is
   "">http://www.mousetrak.com". SunExpress
   (http://sunexpress.usec.sun.com) and Qualix (http://www.qualix.com)
   distribute them. Bert uses the top-of-the-line "Evolution" trackball,
   which has six user-definable buttons and a large ball which is
   manufactured by a billiard ball company in Belgium.

   For 3-D input, SunExpress (http://sunexpress.usec.sun.com) sells the
   SpaceBall 3003, in addition to the standard Sun "SunDials" product.

   Dan Pritts <danno at ans dot net> indicates that one can buy a box
   from sun called the sun interface converter for $75 that allows you to
   use a ps/2-style keyboard or pointing device, or both, and still use
   your sun keyboard or mouse. In particular, the sun interface converter
   supports the Microsoft "natural keyboard".
     _________________________________________________________________

   12. Networking
     _________________________________________________________________

   12.1) Why do both my net interfaces have the same ethernet address?

   The Ethernet version 2.0 specification (November 1982) states:

          The physical address of each station is set by network
          management to a unique value associated with the station,
          and distinct from the address of any other station on any
          Ethernet.  The setting of the station's physical address
          by network management allows multiple multiple data link
          controllers connected to a single station to respond to
          the same physical address.

   This doesn't normally constitute a problem because each interface will
   typically be on a different subnet. If, for some reason, different
   ethernet addresses are required on different interfaces (for example,
   to attach two interfaces to the same subnet), a new one may be
   assigned using the ifconfig command. Alternatively, for all modern Sun
   hardware, you can set the "local-mac-address?" eeprom variable to
   "true", which will cause each NIC to use a unique MAC address. This is
   needed for many failover and trunking configurations.
     _________________________________________________________________

   12.2) How can I know the hardware vendor from an ethernet address?

   The first three octets of a six-octet ethernet address typically
   uniquely identifies the hardware vendor of the particular network
   interface card. This is called the "Organizationally Unique
   Identifier" (OUI). OUI information, including the most recent list of
   public OUIs can be found at http://standards.ieee.org/regauth/oui

   Note that it is possible that an unidentified OUI could be used, since
   vendors are not required to make their OUIs public, and many network
   interfaces, including Suns, can be configured to use a custom ethernet
   address, so there is no guarantee that the OUI will correctly identify
   the vendor.
     _________________________________________________________________

   12.3) * How do I set my ethernet interface to e.g. 100Mb full duplex?

   The answer to this question assumes you have an hme ethernet
   interface; similar techniques should work for other ethernet
   interfaces; consult the man page for the ethernet driver (e.g. if you
   have an eri driver, "man eri") for more details. If you are not sure
   which ethernet driver is in use, "ifconfig -a" will tell you. For
   example, if ifconfig -a shows e.g. "hme0", you have an hme ethernet
   interface.

   All of Sun's ethernet network interfaces faster than 10Mbits are
   capable of negotiating with a network switch; if this is working, the
   ethernet interface will automatically choose the fastest supported
   setting. However, this may not necessarily work with some networking
   gear, or there may be some other reason to choose a slower setting,
   e.g. cat3 wiring.

   If the two ends have different ideas about what mode the link is, you
   may see "late collision" messages, dropped packets, or complete
   failure.

   To force a particular mode, e.g. 100Mb FD, you can use ndd as follows:

        # turn off autonegotiation
        ndd -set /dev/hme adv_autoneg_cap  0
        # turn on 100Mb full-duplex capability
        ndd -set /dev/hme adv_100fdx_cap   1
        # turn off 100Mb half-duplex capability
        ndd -set /dev/hme adv_100hdx_cap   0
        # turn off 10Mb full-duplex capability
        ndd -set /dev/hme adv_10fdx_cap    0
        # turn off 10Mb half-duplex capability
        ndd -set /dev/hme adv_10hdx_cap    0


   You may have to force the other end (e.g. switch) to use the same
   mode. Consult the manual for your switch. NB: Fast ethernet hubs are
   always 100Mb half-duplex, and ethernet hubs are always 10Mb
   half-duplex.

   If you have more than one hme card in your system, before issuing the
   above ndd commands, you need to first select the specific hme card you
   want to set. For example, to select hme2, type: ndd -set /dev/hme
   instance 2 Subsequent ndd commands to /dev/hme will only apply to
   hme2.

   If you want to force all the hme cards on your system to a specific
   mode at machine boot, you can set hme driver variables in /etc/system.
   For example, to force all hme cards on the system to use 100Mbit FD,
   put the following in /etc/system:

        set hme:hme_adv_autoneg_cap=0
        set hme:hme_adv_100fdx_cap=1
        set hme:hme_adv_100hdx_cap=0
        set hme:hme_adv_10hdx_cap=0
        set hme:hme_adv_10fdx_cap=0
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   12.4) How do I find out what process is using a particular port?

   Ports are held open in the same way as files are, by file handles
   within the process. In most states, a port will also have a handle
   into another process on the other side of that connection. If you need
   to find out which process is holding open a particular port, run lsof
   (ftp://ftp.cerias.purdue.edu/pub/tools/unix/sysutils/lsof) and grep
   for the port number.

   Thanks to Stuart Whitby <swhitby at legato dot com>
     _________________________________________________________________

   12.5) I have a lot of ports in WAIT states. Why?

   The state of sockets can be seen with the "netstat -a" command. When a
   process attempts to close an ESTABLISHED connection, the transition
   will show a number of WAIT states, depending on which stage of the
   shutdown the port is at.

   When the initial FIN is sent from side a) of the connection, side a)
   will change to FIN_WAIT_1, side b) will change to CLOSE_WAIT, and
   acknowledge the FIN packet. The acknowledgement causes side a) to
   change to FIN_WAIT_2. A socket will rarely be in FIN_WAIT_1 for more
   than a couple of seconds unless there is a problem with
   communications. In this state, data may still be sent from side b) to
   side a), but not vice versa. When side b) receives a close from the
   associated application, or the FIN_WAIT_2_FLUSH_INTERVAL is reached
   without data being sent, it will send a FIN and change to LAST_ACK.
   Side a) moves to TIME_WAIT upon receiving this FIN and acknowledges
   the packet, causing any references to this connection on side b) to
   disappear. The socket in TIME_WAIT will remain for twice the maximum
   segment lifetime (normally a total of four minutes) before dropping,
   in case dropped data packets are resent and misinterpreted by a new
   application on this port.

   Thanks to Stuart Whitby <swhitby at legato dot com>
     _________________________________________________________________

   13. Electronic Mail
     _________________________________________________________________

   13.1) * Where can I get a POP or IMAP server for my sun?

   The PINE email package comes with both a POP and an IMAP server. PINE
   can be found at http://www.washington.edu/imap. An old, unmaintained
   Berkeley popd can be found at ftp://ftp.cc.berkeley.edu/pub/pop (not
   recommended), and Casper Dik's enhanced version of this for Solaris is
   found at ftp://ftp.fwi.uva.nl/pub/solaris/. A POP server can also be
   found as part of the Eudora ftp repository, at
   ftp://ftp.qualcomm.com/quest/unix/servers. A faster alternative is the
   CMU Cyrus IMAP server, which changes the mailbox format to something
   that is more efficient. It can be found at
   ftp://ftp.andrew.cmu.edu/pub/cyrus-mail. The Courier IMAP daemon also
   takes a similar approach; it's available at
   http://www.courier-mta.org/imap. Finally, Dovecot takes an
   intermediate approach by using the standard mailbox format but adding
   some autogenerated index files; Dovecot is available at
   http://dovecot.org.

   If a commercial package is desired, there are many, including Sun's
   Internet Mail Server. See http://www.sun.com
     _________________________________________________________________

   14. Printing
     _________________________________________________________________

   14.1) + How do I get started with LP-style printing in Solaris?

   Printing is configured using the "lpadmin" interface, which is
   extensively documented. For a general overview, however, start with
   the basic principles of Solaris printing, documented at
   http://developers.sun.com/solaris/articles/basicprinting.html, and the
   Solaris printing FAQ, at
   http://www.freelab.net/unix/sun/solarisfaq/printfaq.html. More
   information about printing in Solaris is available at
   http://www.opensolaris.org/os/community/printing/history.
     _________________________________________________________________

   14.2) How do I configure a non-postscript printer for postscript?

   Use the Printer Compatibility Database at http://www.linuxprinting.org
   (http://www.linuxprinting.org/database.html) to find out if a
   ghostscript driver is available for your non-PS printer. Then you can
   use ghostscript to translate postscript to something the printer can
   understand. There are various "any2ps" scripts and packages around
   (apsfilter, cups, foomatic, magicfilter). Ghostscript and foomatic are
   bundled in Solaris 10.

   Apsfilter in particular is one of the most flexible filters available:
   the most recent version can be found at http://www.apsfilter.org. For
   Solaris 2.x or later, you will need to add a BSD-style printing
   package such as LPRng (http://www.lprng/org): the system-V-style "lp"
   printing package that comes with Solaris will not easily work with
   apsfilter. Thanks to Andreas Klemm <andreas at apsfilter dot org> for
   this information.

   A much older version of APSfilter was posted to comp.sources.misc as
   part of volume 42, and is available from a comp.sources.misc archive
   site (eg.
   ftp://ftp.uu.net/usenet/comp.sources.misc/volume42/apsfilter). If you
   are using Solaris, follow Alexander V. Panasyuk's instructions in
   http://cfauvcs5.harvard.edu/SetGSprinter4Solaris.html
     _________________________________________________________________

   15. Misc System Administration
     _________________________________________________________________

   15.1) I've forgotten the root password; how can I recover?

   You need to have access to the machine's console.

    1. Note the root partition (e.g. /dev/sd0a or /dev/dsk/c0t3d0s0)
    2. Hit STOP-A or L1-A (or, on an ASCII terminal or emulator, send a
       <BREAK>) to halt the operating system, if it's running.
    3. Boot single-user from CD-ROM (boot cdrom -s) or network
       install/jumpstart server (boot net -s) (NB: if it asks you for a
       prom password, see below.)
    4. Mount the root partition (e.g. /dev/dsk/c0t3d0s0) on "/a". "/a" is
       an empty mount point that exists at this stage of the installation
       procedure. (mount /dev/dsk/c0t3d0s0 /a)
    5. Set your terminal type so you can use a full-screen editor, e.g.
       vi. (you can skip this step if you know how to use "ex" or "vi"
       from open mode). If you're on a sun console, type "TERM=sun;
       export TERM"; if you're using an ascii terminal (or terminal
       emulator on a PC) for your console, set TERM to the terminal type
       (e.g. TERM=vt100; export TERM).
    6. Edit the passwd file (/a/etc/passwd for SunOS 4.x,
       /a/etc/passwd.adjunct for SunOS 4.x with shadow passwords/C2
       security), /a/etc/shadow for Solaris 2.x and remove the encrypted
       password entry for root
    7. cd to /; Type "umount /a"
    8. reboot as normal in single-user mode ("boot -s"). The root account
       will not have a password. Give it a new one using the passwd
       command.

   Thanks to Stefan Voss <s dot voss at terradata dot de>

   PROM passwords:

   Naturally, you may not want anyone with physical access to the machine
   to be able to do the above to erase the root password. Suns have a
   security password mechanism in the PROM which can be set (this is
   turned off by default). The man page for the eeprom command describes
   this feature.

   If security-mode is set to "command", the machine only be booted
   without the prom password from the default device (i.e. booting from
   CD-ROM or install server will require the prom password). Changing the
   root password in this case requires moving the default device (e.g.
   the boot disk) to a different SCSI target (or equivalent), and
   replacing it with a similarly bootable device for which the root
   password is known. If security-mode is set to full, the machine cannot
   be booted without the prom password, even from the default device;
   defeating this requires replacing the NVRAM on the motherboard. "Full"
   security has its drawbacks -- if, during normal operations, the
   machine is power-cycled (e.g. by a power outage) or halted (e.g. by
   STOP-A), it cannot reboot without the intervention of someone who
   knows the prom password.
     _________________________________________________________________

   15.2) How do I disable/remap STOP-A/L1-A?

   First, be sure you want to do this. If the problem is that users are
   halting and rebooting the machine, note that disabling STOP-A will
   merely prompt them to powercycle the machine (or remove and re-insert
   the keyboard plug) instead. This is actually worse.

   But if you're sure you want to do this, compile and run this little
   program.

    /* Enable or disable abort sequence.  John DiMarco <jdd at cs.toronto.edu> */

    #include <stdio.h>
    #include <sys/types.h>
    #include <sys/ioctl.h>
    #include <sys/fcntl.h>
    #ifdef FILENAME_MAX
    #include <sys/kbd.h>
    #include <sys/kbio.h>
    #else /* !FILENAME_MAX */
    #include <sundev/kbd.h>
    #include <sundev/kbio.h>
    #endif /* !FILENAME_MAX */

    #define ERR -1
    #define DISABLE 0
    #define ENABLE 1
    #define KEYBOARD "/dev/kbd"

    main(argc,argv)
    int argc;
    char *argv[];
    {
            static struct kiockey k;
            int fd, mode=ERR;

            if(2==argc){
                    switch(*(argv[1])){
                    case 'e':
                            mode=ENABLE;
                            break;
                    case 'd':
                            mode=DISABLE;
                            break;
                    }
            }
            if(ERR==mode){
                     printf("Usage: %s [enable|disable]\n", argv[0]); exit(1);
            }
            if(0>(fd=open(KEYBOARD, O_RDWR))){ perror(KEYBOARD); exit(1); }

            k.kio_tablemask = KIOCABORT1;
            k.kio_station=mode;
            (void)ioctl(fd, KIOCSETKEY, &k);
            printf("Abort sequence is now %s.\n", mode?"enabled":"disabled");
    }

   Stefan Voss <s dot voss at terradata dot de> points out that in
   Solaris 2.6 or later, you can type "kbd -a enable|disable" or put
   "KEYBOARD_ABORT=enable|disable" in /etc/default/kbd.

   As of Solaris 2.6 with patch 105924-10 installed, Solaris 7 with patch
   107589-02 installed, or Solaris 8, you can also set the abort sequence
   to the Alternate Break character sequence ("<Return> ~ <CTRL-B>", with
   at least half a second between characters, and at most 5 seconds for
   the whole string) with the command "kbd -a alternate", or by putting
   "KEYBOARD_ABORT=alternate" into /etc/default/kbd.

   Alternatively, you can disable all break signals by putting the line:

   set abort_enable=0

   into /etc/system, and rebooting.

   Thanks to Dan Astoorian <djast at cs dot toronto dot edu>
     _________________________________________________________________

   15.3) How do I manage services in Solaris 10 and later? Do I still
   make links in /etc/rc*.d?

   In Solaris 10 build s10_64 and later, Sun introduced the service
   management facility (smf) which makes /etc/init.d and /etc/rc?.d
   scripts "legacy". Management of the services is now done through svc*
   commands.

   The legacy init.d scripts are now specified as running in run-level
   "milestone". From the man pages:
     * /etc/rcS.d (milestone/single-user:default)
     * /etc/rc2.d (milestone/multi-user:default)
     * /etc/rc3.d (milestone/multi-user-server:default)

   Each service name is now named with a Fault Management Resource
   Identifier (FMRI) with the scheme "svc:". For example, the sendmail
   service would have be "svc:/network/smtp:sendmail".

   You can also abbreviate the FMRI by using the instance name (e.g.
   sendmail) or using the last parts of the service name like:
     * sendmail
     * :sendmail
     * smtp:sendmail

   To check all services in the machine, run "svcs -a". From the list,
   you can enable and disable services through "svcadm".

   To disable, use "svcadm disable [options] <FMRI>". For example: svcadm
   disable svc:/network/smtp:sendmail or svcadm disable sendmail

   One useful option is "-t", to temporarily disable the service until
   reboot.

   To enable, use "svcadm enable [options] <FMRI>". For example: svcadm
   enable svc:/network/smtp:sendmail

   Useful options are "-r" to enable the service including all
   dependencies, and "-t" to temporarily disable the service until
   reboot.

   Dependencies and other information on the service can be invoked via
   "svcs -l <FMRI>"

   As an alternative to using "ps" to check service processes, you can
   now use "svcs -p <FMRI>" to list the processes associated with the
   service.

   For further information, check the man pages on smf, svcs, svcadm and
   svcfg.

   Thanks to Neil Quiogue <neil at quiogue dot com>


From kkkong at ee.cuhk.edu.hk  Fri Nov  2 04:37:03 2007
From: kkkong at ee.cuhk.edu.hk (Alan Kong)
Date: Fri, 02 Nov 2007 17:37:03 +0800
Subject: Summary : Use of Partition 2 in partition table
Message-ID: <472AEFBF.8040803@ee.cuhk.edu.hk>

Hi,
Thank you to all the responses:
Roberto Fratelli <robertofratelli at yahoo.com>
Elliot Moore <elliot at devnull.org.uk>
"Sengor ." <sengork at gmail.com>
Chris Hoogendyk <hoogendyk at bio.umass.edu>
"Brad Heck" <bradandmarcia at gmail.com>
Edward Scown <eascown3 at yahoo.com>
Don Ratliff <ddratliff at yahoo.com>
"Bill R. Williams" <brw at etsu.edu>
"Coronel, David" <David.Coronel at melochemonnex.com>
"Truhn, Chad" <Chad.Truhn at argonst.com>
Ric Anderson <ric at Opus1.COM>
"Romeo Theriault" <romeotheriault at gmail.com>
peter winterflood <peter.winterflood at ossi.co.uk>
Sunmanagers Mailing List <sunmanagers at schelin.org>
inemes <inemes at iinet.net.au>
"Matthew Stier" <Matthew.Stier at us.fujitsu.com>
Rich Kulawiec <rsk at gsp.org>
<peter.van.gemert at accenture.com>
hike <mh1272 at gmail.com>

Some say "yes" and some say "no". But I agree that it is better to stick
to the traditional as most system admins expect the S2 is the whole disk
and is the "overlay" in Solaris.
Furthermore, a lot responded that some application will fail if s2 is
not the whole disk.
Sun also recommends s2 as the whole disk.

Regards
Alan

--- Alan Kong <kkkong at ee.cuhk.edu.hk> wrote:

> Hi,
> Partition 2 is usually used for backup in Solaris.
> Can I partition for 
> normal file systems? I searched Google and could not
> find much info. on 
> usage of this backup partition.
> 
> 
> Thank you.
> 
> Regards
> Alan
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From ahoesch at smartsoft.de  Fri Nov  2 08:55:20 2007
From: ahoesch at smartsoft.de (=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Andreas_H=F6schler?=)
Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2007 14:55:20 +0100
Subject: X applications do not accept keyboard input
Message-ID: <4001334B-894B-11DC-BFB6-000393CA0072@smartsoft.de>

Hi all,

I just had a weird problem for the third time (occurs every few weeks). 
A user reports that thunderbird does not respond to key events (typing 
characters has no effect). I then started firefox, it showed the same 
problem (Entering an URL is not possible). I logged out and in again. 
Everything works again! Weird! Any idea what this could be caused by? 
As mentioned I had this problem the third time now and users start to 
get a bit upset. I unfortunately can not reproduce the problem for 
further testing. :-(

Any idea?

Thanks,

   Andreas


From nskyrca at syr.edu  Fri Nov  2 09:28:20 2007
From: nskyrca at syr.edu (Nicole Skyrca)
Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2007 10:28:20 -0400
Subject: SUMMARY: Solaris 10 jumpstart question - boot server and
	install serveron different machines
In-Reply-To: <3039115F5F6550468E498DBC85F2EC54F460EA@SUEXCL-01.ad.syr.edu>
Message-ID: <3039115F5F6550468E498DBC85F2EC54F461E6@SUEXCL-01.ad.syr.edu>

Hello,
I am not sure exactly what was causing my jumpstart problems. I had a
few suggestions that the subnet mask might be getting set wrong and thus
causing the problem.

We are moving to a new jumpstart server, and the machine that I setup as
a boot server is our old jumpstart server. The old jumpstart server has
multiple network interfaces on it.  One is on the subnet of my client,
and one is on the same subnet as the new jumpstart server.   Someone
made the suggestion that perhaps the client was locking onto the server
that provided the RARP reply, and expected the bootparams information
from there as well.

I ended up creating another boot server on the same subnet as my client.
This boot server only has one interface. This worked- I boot from the
new boot server and get the sysidcfg and install information from the
install server.

Thank you all for your help.
Nicole

-----Original Message-----
From: sunmanagers-bounces at sunmanagers.org
[mailto:sunmanagers-bounces at sunmanagers.org] On Behalf Of Nicole Skyrca
Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 4:42 PM
To: sunmanagers at sunmanagers.org
Subject: Solaris 10 jumpstart question - boot server and install
serveron different machines

Hi,

I am trying to jumpstart a Sunblade 2000 with Solaris 10.  The jumpstart
install server is on a different subnet than my sunblade, so I created a
boot server on the same subnet.


When I try "boot net -s", it hangs after the following lines:



Using RPC bootparams for network configuration information.

Attempting to configure interface eri0...

Configured interface eri0

/



At this point, I stop seeing traffic in snoop on my boot server, but I
never see anything in snoop on my install server.  I have never done a
jumpstart where the boot and install server were different servers.
This is my /etc/bootparams file entry. Is this correct for a boot
server?



builder4.syr.edu
root=data-4:/export/os-cd/5.10-0606/Solaris_10/Tools/Boot \

install=ncwis03:/export/os-cd/5.10
install_config=ncwis03:/export/install/5.10 \

sysid_config=ncwis03:/export/install/5.10/sysidcfg-local/subnet4 \

boottype=:in rootopts=:rsize=32768 term=:sun
ns=data-4:nis(255.255.255.0)



Any suggestions?



Thanks,

Nicole





Nicole Skyrca

Information Technology Analyst

Syracuse University

207 Machinery Hall

Syracuse, New York 13244

315-443-5310
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From romeotheriault at gmail.com  Fri Nov  2 10:23:31 2007
From: romeotheriault at gmail.com (Romeo Theriault)
Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2007 11:23:31 -0400
Subject: rscadm lock file
Message-ID: <46cd475b0711020823n16959fb7q49f39fc48fa5b15b@mail.gmail.com>

I'm replacing an admin who didn't leave their passwords for the servers ALOM
(System Controllers). So far I've been able to reset the SC passwords on the
machines through the scadm or rscadm commands, depending on the server type.
But on one machine (Sun-Fire-880) when I try to reset the SC password with
the rscadm command or do anything with the rscadm command for that matter I
get this error:

# ./rscadm help

rscadm: The RSC lock file was found. Only one
        instance of rscadm can run at a given time

I've read the System Controller documentation and they mention this error
but they don't tell you where the lock file is or how to get rid of it. I've
done a pretty thorough search for the lock file and can't seem to find it.

Anyone know where the lock file is kept for this or how I might be able to
handle this?

Thanks,

-- 
Romeo Theriault


From romeotheriault at gmail.com  Fri Nov  2 10:59:49 2007
From: romeotheriault at gmail.com (Romeo Theriault)
Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2007 11:59:49 -0400
Subject: SUMMARY: rscadm lock file
Message-ID: <46cd475b0711020859l2eb3b20eme6474e4285b44b21@mail.gmail.com>

Thank you very much to the following people for pointing me in the correct
direction.

Saxon Stuart
Peter Winterflood
Francisco Puente

See Original Question at bottom of mail.

The suggestion that they all pointed me at was to truss the command to find
where the lock file was, and that indeed showed me where the lock file was.
It was /tmp/RSCLockFile.txt   . See below.

Here is what I did:

# truss ./rscadm help

execve("../../SUNW,Sun-Fire-280R/rsc/rscadm", 0xFFBFFD14, 0xFFBFFD20)  argc
= 2
resolvepath("/usr/lib/ld.so.1", "/usr/lib/ld.so.1", 1023) = 16
open(".", O_RDONLY|O_LARGEFILE)                 = 3
fstat64(3, 0xFFBFF400)                          = 0
close(3)                                        = 0
<snip bunch of output>

open("/tmp/RSCLockFile.txt", O_WRONLY|O_CREAT|O_EXCL, 0666) Err#17 EEXIST
nanosleep(0xFFBFFAF0, 0xFFBFFAE8)               = 0
open("/tmp/RSCLockFile.txt", O_WRONLY|O_CREAT|O_EXCL, 0666) Err#17 EEXIST
nanosleep(0xFFBFFAF0, 0xFFBFFAE8)               = 0
open("/tmp/RSCLockFile.txt", O_WRONLY|O_CREAT|O_EXCL, 0666) Err#17 EEXIST
nanosleep(0xFFBFFAF0, 0xFFBFFAE8) (sleeping...)
nanosleep(0xFFBFFAF0, 0xFFBFFAE8)               = 0
open("/tmp/RSCLockFile.txt", O_WRONLY|O_CREAT|O_EXCL, 0666) Err#17 EEXIST
open("/tmp/RSCLockFile.txt", O_RDONLY)          = 3




Original question: "I'm replacing an admin who didn't leave their passwords
for the servers ALOM (System Controllers). So far I've been able to reset
the SC passwords on the machines through the scadm or rscadm commands,
depending on the server type. But on one machine (Sun-Fire-880) when I try
to reset the SC password with the rscadm command or do anything with the
rscadm command for that matter I get this error:

# ./rscadm help

rscadm: The RSC lock file was found. Only one
        instance of rscadm can run at a given time

I've read the System Controller documentation and they mention this error
but they don't tell you where the lock file is or how to get rid of it. I've
done a pretty thorough search for the lock file and can't seem to find it.

Anyone know where the lock file is kept for this or how I might be able to
handle this?"


-- 
Romeo Theriault
<romeo.theriault at maine.edu>


From diggerthelab at gmail.com  Fri Nov  2 12:23:20 2007
From: diggerthelab at gmail.com (Paul Hunter)
Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2007 13:23:20 -0400
Subject: Tip Between 2 T1000's
Message-ID: <37ed01ff0711021023y5a963970w81c0aebcc0e81a08@mail.gmail.com>

I would like to be able to tip between 2 T1000's.... The blue Sun
cable doesn't work when both ends are plugged into teh serial
port.....

Any ideas as to how I can get it to work?

Thanks Paul


From aharrison at gmail.com  Fri Nov  2 13:59:28 2007
From: aharrison at gmail.com (Andy Harrison)
Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2007 14:59:28 -0400
Subject: SUMMARY: OT: Sun Type 7 keyboard and Linux
Message-ID: <a22ff2940711021159h28068462wc36944d601736679@mail.gmail.com>

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Hash: SHA1

I just inadvertently figured out this issue of  pressing the
sleep/suspend (moon) button on my sun type 7 keyboard and having it
shut the machine down without a confirmation dialog.

In KDE, go to Configure Desktop -> Display -> Power Control tab ->
Configure KPowersave -> General Settings tab -> Button Events

I changed the selection for Power Button, problem solved.

- --
Andy Harrison
public key: 0x67518262
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From dpratt at concentric.com  Fri Nov  2 16:44:38 2007
From: dpratt at concentric.com (Dave Pratt)
Date: Fri, 02 Nov 2007 14:44:38 -0700
Subject: More verbosity than "boot -m verbose", is it possible.
Message-ID: <472B9A46.8030002@concentric.com>

	I'm just curious if there is a way to get all the output from some of 
the smf method scripts to echo to console during boot. Specifically I'd 
like to know when my mounts are coming up slow due to fsck'ing or when 
my nfs mounts are timing out. I'd like this info in realtime on 
/dev/console and I just don't want to go wrapping the method scripts with:

(script contents in here)tee >/dev/console

as this sort of edit could/would get clobbered if the method scripts are 
ever changed by a later patch or update.
	At some point in my web searching for a solution I did find a short 
mention of a potential insertion point for a routine into 
"/lib/svc/share/smf_include.sh". I'm not sure I see any easy way from 
here, but I'd be interested to hear of any caveats before I start hacking.

Thanks in Advance
-DPratt


From ksonmez at oytek.com.tr  Fri Nov  2 10:14:24 2007
From: ksonmez at oytek.com.tr (Koray Sonmez)
Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2007 17:14:24 +0200
Subject: reconfigure /var separate file system
In-Reply-To: <3039115F5F6550468E498DBC85F2EC54F461E6@SUEXCL-01.ad.syr.edu>
References: <3039115F5F6550468E498DBC85F2EC54F460EA@SUEXCL-01.ad.syr.edu>
	<3039115F5F6550468E498DBC85F2EC54F461E6@SUEXCL-01.ad.syr.edu>
Message-ID: <96E68311E829E147865DC064BE1346CF95495D@oytexc01.oytek.com.tr>

Hi,

At the bellow you can see my disk partition and i want to prevent / file
system filling up. Also i think i need to reconfigure /var is a separate
file system. How can i do without re-install? I do this steps
>From format menu i creat new partition. Using newfs i create ne file
system. And using mount i try to mount /var to new file system but i
failed.

Regards,
Koray

PS: home partition can be divide for new partition.

Part      Tag    Flag     Cylinders        Size            Blocks
  0       root    wm    1110 - 1854      343.76MB    (745/0/0)   704025
  1       swap    wu       0 - 1109      512.18MB    (1110/0/0) 1048950
  2     backup    wm       0 - 8891        4.01GB    (8892/0/0) 8402940
  3 unassigned    wm       0               0         (0/0/0)          0
  4 unassigned    wm       0               0         (0/0/0)          0
  5 unassigned    wm       0               0         (0/0/0)          0
  6        usr    wm    1855 - 6400        2.05GB    (4546/0/0) 4295970
  7       home    wm    6401 - 8891        1.12GB    (2491/0/0) 2353995


From ali.zaiter at intratechsarl.com  Sat Nov  3 07:46:34 2007
From: ali.zaiter at intratechsarl.com (Ali Zaiter)
Date: Sat, 3 Nov 2007 13:46:34 +0100
Subject: 6320 300GB Hard disks
Message-ID: <20071103124644.D33AE1E547@sunportal.sunmanagers.org>

Hi,

 

Have anyone added 300GB disks to a 6320, if so please advise.

 

Regards,

ali


From vshar at allstate.com  Sat Nov  3 17:41:47 2007
From: vshar at allstate.com (Sharma, Vikas (TEK System))
Date: Sat, 3 Nov 2007 17:41:47 -0500
Subject: Jumpstart then start NFS?
Message-ID: <F62F594A3B933549804697904E2AEA7BEE15EC@a0001-xpo0154-s.hodc.ad.allstate.com>

Dear Sun Managers,

I am jumpstarting my server (Solaris 10) and then trying to start NFS
server (doing it for experiment right now, but this will be used for a
DR plan, if successful).

It gives following error:
# /etc/init.d/nfs.server start
svcadm: Pattern 'network/nfs/server' doesn't match any instances

On my jumpstart server, I checked
/<JUMPSTART_SERVER_INSTALL_DIR>/Solaris_10/Tools/Boot/etc/svc/volatile
and nothing is there. At the same time, when I checked the
/etc/svc/volatile directory of a normal production system, it has 117
files/directories.

My question is: Is there any way/ workaround to start NFS Server when a
server is jumpstarted for recovery purpose?

Any help will be appreciated in this regard.

Regards,
Vikas
________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________
PS: For information, I found a document from bigadmin which talks about
the complete OS recovery of a Solaris server using netbackup. I am stuck
at step 2 of this document. :-)
Here are the brief steps:
1)	Jumpstart/boot the server from network
2)	Initiate the NFS server and share the local disk / slices and
mount it to any Netbackup client. Once that is mounted on remote server,
which is also a netbackup client, that filesystem's original data can be
restored.
3)	Using step 2, restore all file systems one by one and then
finally use "installboot" command to make the disk bootable.
4)	Once done, reboot the server normally and it should come up as
usual.
________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________


From geraint_searle_sun at yahoo.co.uk  Sun Nov  4 10:34:02 2007
From: geraint_searle_sun at yahoo.co.uk (Geraint Searle - SUN (Yahoo))
Date: Sun, 4 Nov 2007 15:34:02 -0000
Subject: Issues with SUN PCI Card with External Tape Drive
Message-ID: <000a01c81ef8$212e6330$0bdebdc2@uk01w2kprt001>

Does anyone know, why the following Sun PCI Card within a Sun Blade 100 with
Sun Solaris 10 (10/06) does not recognize an external Sony SDT-9000 DDS-3 DAT
Drive ;

LSI Logic SYM22802 Dual HVD SCSI Card SUN 348-0036690A PCI Card

ok> probe-scsi-all

/pci at 1f,0/pci at 5/scsi at 2,1

/pci at 1f,0/pci at 5/scsi at 2

Nothing comes back - even though the Tape Drive is connected via a VHDCI to
50C SCSI Cable via Port A or Port B, the only conclusion would be that this
card is for use with external disk packs and not Tape Drives.

Perhaps I should have gone for the following card instead ;

SUN Swift SCSI & Ethernet PCI Card 501-2741 X1032A

or

SUN X6540A 3750005 SYMBIOS LOGIC SYM22801 PCI SCSI CARD

Has anyone used either card with an external Tape Drive with a Sun Blade 100
running Sun Solaris 10 (10/06)?

My concerns with the card is that the "SUN Swift SCSI & Ethernet PCI Card
501-2741 X1032A" is an old card and if it is supported under Sun Solaris 10
(10/06) on Sun Blade 100.

Has anyone, any recommendations or what PCI cards are they running with
external Tape Drives within a Sun Blade 100 running Sun Solaris 10(10/06) ?

Kind Regards

Geraint


From admin at mmri.us  Sun Nov  4 20:27:04 2007
From: admin at mmri.us (admin at mmri.us)
Date: Sun, 04 Nov 2007 20:27:04 -0500
Subject: How to switch Fans on SunFire  V20Z
Message-ID: <472E7168.5050802@mmri.us>

The problem with my Sun V20Z servers is that a single one of the V20Z 's 
makes more fan noise than 10 IBM x345's due to the fans that are always 
on at 3600rpm and do not regulate speed with chip temperature.
Sun advertised the V20Z as being able to adjust speed with die temp, so 
I am not sure why mine doesnt.
They stay at 3600rpm period.

QUESTION: HOW DO I SET THE V20Z FANS TO USE THE CHIP TEMPERATURE TO 
ADJUST SPEED?

Additional info after logging into the service module (where presumably 
the fanspeed can be set).
localhost $ inventory get all
Name                    Revision  Install Date             Description
Platform BIOS - ID: 255 V1.27.9   Thu Aug  5 14:51:34 2004 Platform BIOS 
for V20z servers
Operator Panel          X1.0.1.0  Thu Aug  5 14:50:48 2004 Operator 
Panel Firmware
SP Value-Add            V2.1.0.10 Fri Jun  4 19:54:28 2004 SP Value-Add 
Software
SP Base                 V2.1.0.10 Fri Jun  4 19:54:28 2004 SP Base Software

Name           Type           OEM              Manufacture Date Hardware 
Revision Part #
CPU 0 DIMM 0   memory         7f91000000000000 2000-01-01       0000
CPU 0 DIMM 1   memory         7f91000000000000 2000-01-01       0000
CPU 0 DIMM 2   memory         7f91000000000000 2000-01-01       0000
CPU 0 DIMM 3   memory         7f91000000000000 2000-01-01       0000
DDR 0 VRM      memvrm         S-SCI431         2004-07-21       X02     
          S00376
CPU 0 VRM      vrm            S-SCI431         2004-07-22       X02     
          S00374
CPU 1 DIMM 0   memory         7f91000000000000 2000-01-01       0000
CPU 1 DIMM 1   memory         7f91000000000000 2000-01-01       0000
CPU 1 DIMM 2   memory         7f91000000000000 2000-01-01       0000
CPU 1 DIMM 3   memory         7f91000000000000 2000-01-01       0000
DDR 1 VRM      memvrm         S-SCI431         2004-07-21       X02     
          S00376
CPU 1 VRM      vrm            S-SCI431         2004-07-22       X02     
          S00374
PIC            frontpanel                      NA
Motherboard    planar         S-SCIP11         2004-08-05       X04     
          S00401
PRS Software   os                              2007-11-02       92
Power supply   power          AMBIT-TW         2004-06-22       A-02     
         S11003
SCSI backplane scsi_backplane S-SCI431         2004-07-14       A02     
          S01194
localhost $

Trying to set fanspeed tells me I need a new bios.
I tried to flash the newest bios but i received a Java Error as the 
documentation and the software differs substantially.

Either way, I would appreciate it if someone can give me guidance how to 
get the fans to regulate as the fan-noise is driving everyone nuts in a 
business setting.
There must be some config possible, as my IBM x345s are very very quiet, 
and i see no reason why the Sun V20Z's should be so loud.

If you feel the question is inappropriate for your newsgroup please 
advise me where else I can go. I need a solution fast .
Thanks


From ashish.madhavan at gmail.com  Mon Nov  5 02:23:52 2007
From: ashish.madhavan at gmail.com (Ashish Madhavan)
Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2007 12:53:52 +0530
Subject: Summary: Labelling many emc disks together?
Message-ID: <56e4df110711042323g509c66aen76e510e743614751@mail.gmail.com>

Hi All,

  Thanks for all your replies.... Darren's mail about using "format -f" did
the trick. I wrote a small "for" loop around

format -s -f /tmp/cmd diskname

where /tmp/cmd contained:
label
quit

It took around 10hrs for the 1000+ disks to get labelled though :)

regards,
Ashish


From bvithya at gmail.com  Mon Nov  5 05:04:22 2007
From: bvithya at gmail.com (Vithya Balraj)
Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2007 15:34:22 +0530
Subject: DST Patch
Message-ID: <b9d169420711050204u2aced6dxbf09014047c3a067@mail.gmail.com>

Please let me know how to find whether the solaris servers are DST patched
or not.

When I execute the zdump command I get the following output,


*server1# zdump -v $TZ | grep 2007*

*UTC Fri Nov 2 20:04:47 2007 UTC = Fri Nov 2 20:04:47 2007 UTC isdst=0*

*server1#*

Is the server is DST patched ?

Thanks,

Vithya


From gary.brett at hotmail.co.uk  Mon Nov  5 06:28:24 2007
From: gary.brett at hotmail.co.uk (gary brett)
Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2007 11:28:24 +0000
Subject: Backing up ZFS ?
Message-ID: <BAY124-W2958C0E099F3A859D5A13FC4880@phx.gbl>

Hi Gurus

Just a quick question, I am looking at using ZFS for our 6140 arrays, however
I have no idea how idea how i would back this up as there doesnt seem to be a
'zfsdump' type utility available ..  Does anybody know a good, free (ish)
utility I could use to backup this stuff

Cheers
Gary

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From presslaber at ips.at  Mon Nov  5 06:40:36 2007
From: presslaber at ips.at (=?ISO-8859-15?Q?Martin_Pre=DFlaber?=)
Date: Mon, 05 Nov 2007 12:40:36 +0100
Subject: [SUMMARY] SunCluster File System Performance (UFS/PxFS)
Message-ID: <472F0134.8020503@ips.at>

hi!

not many responses came on that question, but thanks to all that
answered...

special thanks to Brian Keith from Sun who forwarded my question directly
to Ellard Roush,
here's the answerer from Ellard, thank you Ellard ;)

""
I saw your query on SunManagers; I contacted Ellard Roush here at Sun for
you and here's his response to your query:

Parallel data bases, such as RAC, can benefit from more interconnect
bandwidth in some cases.

We do not run data bases on top of pxfs. For general purpose file system
work loads running on pxfs there is NO benefit to adding additional
interconnects. The limiting factor is CPU processing power. The
interconnect is not heavily stressed. I have not measured this recently.
But this has been true for many years.

Spend your money on more CPUs/memory.
""

best regards
- martin

[[QUESTION]]
i've read threw some articles about the Cluster FS Performance and how to
increase it, but still i am missing one simple answerer...

Does it help to increase the numbers of interconnects?

i found in the blueprint from Ellard Roush, 817-1593 "Cluster File System
Performance", that the client side cache has to make round trips across
the interconnect, PxFS checkpoints cross the interconnect and the
acknowledgements go threw... I found in an interconnect description that
data is striped across all available interconnects in a round-robin
fashion. So looking to the prices of gigabit copper ethernet cards
nowadays, it's no matter about money to increase the number of
interconnects like mr. roush mentioned in his blueprint in 2003... i
found a hint in my cluster-course training book "you can have more than
two that would be a performance benefit in certain circumstances ( <--
??? ), because global data access traffic is striped across all of the
transports"
so well, easy question, but i couldn't find any answerers.. does it
actually help to increase the throughput by adding additionally
interfaces?
[[QUESTION]]


From rasheedt.c at stc.com.sa  Mon Nov  5 07:53:36 2007
From: rasheedt.c at stc.com.sa (AbdulRasheed Tamton)
Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2007 15:53:36 +0300
Subject: FCIP - direct cable connection 
Message-ID: <BBD9BF26EB3BEC4A84A48240DAFE920603A4B047@ednriymsg02>

Hello All,
 
I am trying to connect a Solaris 9 box (25k) with an AIX one
using
direct cable connection on fiber card (FCIP). I have configured the
fcip
on both the boxes. I can ping, telnet, ftp on the fc cards on both boxes
from the same side only, but unable to ping the other side - AIX (and
vice
versa from AIX). 
 
The distance between both boxes is approx. 60 meters.
The fiber cable
looks ok to me and I can see the green light on the HBA
(qlogic). 
 
Did anyone configure the fcip using direct cable connection
before. If
so, please let me know what steps I am missing here. The said
fibre
cable is going through a patch panel - not through a switch (as far as
I
know).
 
When I do a snoop on the fc, I get the below error:
 
# snoop
-d fcip2
Using device /dev/fcip (promiscuous mode)
fatal dlpi error:
Requested serv. not supplied by provider. Device fcip2
dlpromisconreq:
DL_ERROR_ACK:  dl_errno 7 unix_errno 0
 
Thanks in advance,
Rasheed Tamton.
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From sunsolaris.user at gmail.com  Mon Nov  5 09:37:36 2007
From: sunsolaris.user at gmail.com (A B)
Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2007 09:37:36 -0500
Subject: Increase memory available to user
Message-ID: <81e79aeb0711050637y5acf4e48h1636a00e9175d95b@mail.gmail.com>

Hi.. I'm working on a Solaris 10 box and am trying to increase the memory
available to an Oracle DB

My current /etc/project file is as follows :

# more /etc/project
system:0::::
user.root:1::::
noproject:2::::
default:3::::project.max-sem-ids=
(priv,200,deny);project.max-sem-nsems=(priv,512
,deny);project.max-shm-ids=(priv,200,deny);project.max-shm-memory=(privileged,25
769803776,deny)
group.staff:10::::


In the above file, how much memory is the oracle user granted ?

I have 24 GB of memory on this box

Thanks


From lolade14 at yahoo.com  Mon Nov  5 09:39:59 2007
From: lolade14 at yahoo.com (lolade banjo)
Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2007 06:39:59 -0800 (PST)
Subject: web browser not working
Message-ID: <192220.88064.qm@web54606.mail.re2.yahoo.com>

hi guys thanks for recent solutions i am having problem with my web browser it refuse to load am using a solaris 10 sparc server and all of a sudden the broswer is not working again so i could not access the internet what went wrong and what can i do .

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From rmp.dmd1229 at gmail.com  Mon Nov  5 09:40:09 2007
From: rmp.dmd1229 at gmail.com (rmp dmd)
Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2007 09:40:09 -0500
Subject: Sense Key Error
Message-ID: <61d255bb0711050640u46befaf6u52de074ac03d808d@mail.gmail.com>

Hi,

I'm getting media error on disk1 and ASCQ is 0x1.  Sun doc
http://docs.filibeto.org/products-n-solutions/hardware/docs/pdf/817-5918-10.pdf
pointed out that all 0x1 sense keys are soft errors and proactive
replacement is normally required.

Does any one experience similar problem?  Does this not pose any concern?

Thanks!


Oct 28 21:01:37 serv scsi: [ID 107833 kern.warning] WARNING:
/pci at 1c,600000/scsi at 2/sd at 0,0 (sd0):
Oct 28 21:01:37 serv    Error for Command: write(10)               Error
Level: Retryable
Oct 28 21:01:37 serv scsi: [ID 107833 kern.notice]       Requested Block:
143278146                 Error Block: 143278146
Oct 28 21:01:37 serv scsi: [ID 107833 kern.notice]       Vendor:
SEAGATE                            Serial Number: 054332ZMP3
Oct 28 21:01:37 serv scsi: [ID 107833 kern.notice]       Sense Key: Media
Error
Oct 28 21:01:37 serv scsi: [ID 107833 kern.notice]       ASC: 0x14 (<vendor
unique code 0x14>), ASCQ: 0x1, FRU: 0xd7


From davidkmcw at gmail.com  Mon Nov  5 10:27:17 2007
From: davidkmcw at gmail.com (David McWilliams)
Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2007 10:27:17 -0500
Subject: Make ISO of Solaris media
Message-ID: <7d60773b0711050727h567932cbhfcf37e30b154ae7d@mail.gmail.com>

What is the best way of making an ISO image of Solaris OS media?

--
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From diggerthelab at gmail.com  Mon Nov  5 15:28:54 2007
From: diggerthelab at gmail.com (Paul Hunter)
Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2007 15:28:54 -0500
Subject: Patching Jumpstart Image
Message-ID: <37ed01ff0711051228o660d3fe8vea1eff1bcd4545f4@mail.gmail.com>

If I recall I remember you could patch an image on a jumpstart server
by doing something to the instrall_cluster script, but can't find too
much....

Can this be done in Solaris 8 and 9?

Thanks


From tom.kelly at convergys.com  Mon Nov  5 15:37:32 2007
From: tom.kelly at convergys.com (tom.kelly at convergys.com)
Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2007 15:37:32 -0500
Subject: Tom Kelly is out of the office.
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I will be out of the office starting  11/05/2007 and will not return until
11/07/2007.

I will respond to your message when I return.
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From solarisa2z at gmail.com  Tue Nov  6 00:06:53 2007
From: solarisa2z at gmail.com (S S)
Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2007 09:06:53 +0400
Subject: Solaris 10 Panic
Message-ID: <b9cc88f0711052106r436c859cod2448e9e222bc129@mail.gmail.com>

Hi All,

I installed the x8 PCI-e Quad card (x4447A) in M5000, solaris 10
11/06. i can see the card in cfgadm -al output. when i install the
drivers, SUNWnxge the solaris panics immediately during the driver
installation. sometimes driver installation is ok, but the
/etc/path_to_inst file is not updated. when you run devfsadm...solaris
panics.

Any idea/solution? please reply.

Thanks in Advance

SS


From solarisa2z at gmail.com  Tue Nov  6 00:42:34 2007
From: solarisa2z at gmail.com (S S)
Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2007 09:42:34 +0400
Subject: M5000 Domain Creation
Message-ID: <b9cc88f0711052142k36a4f8c9h99578346fec58a64@mail.gmail.com>

Hi All,

I have the following inventory in M5000:

4 x Memory Boards (64G Total)
4 x CPU Boards (8 CPU's Total)
2 x IOU's

I need to create 2 domains with following configuration:

Domain 1:

3 x CPU Boards (6 CPUs)
3 x Memory Boards (48G)
1 x IOU ( IOU#0 = all 5 pci's)

Domain 2:

1 x CPU Boards (2 CPUs)
1 x Memory Boards (16G)
1 x IOU ( IOU#1 = all 5 pci's)
=====================================

1. Configured PSB to Quad Mode

setupfru -x 4 sb 0
setupfru -x 4 sb 1

2. Created DCL's

XSCF> setdcl -d 0 -a 0=00-0
XSCF> setdcl -d 0 -a 1=00-1
XSCF> setdcl -d 0 -a 2=00-2
XSCF> setdcl -d 0 -a 3=00-3
XSCF> setdcl -d 0 -a 4=01-02
XSCF> setdcl -d 0 -a 5=01-03
XSCF>

XSCF> setdcl -d 1 -a 0=01-00
XSCF> setdcl -d 1 -a 1=01-01

3.Added Boards to Domain 1 & 2

XSCF> showboards -d 0
XSB  DID(LSB) Assignment  Pwr  Conn Conf Test    Fault
---- -------- ----------- ---- ---- ---- ------- --------
00-0 00(00)   Assigned    y    y    y    Passed  Normal
00-1 00(01)   Assigned    y    y    y    Passed  Normal
00-2 00(02)   Assigned    y    y    y    Passed  Normal
00-3 SP       Unavailable y    n    n    Unmount Normal
01-2 SP       Unavailable y    n    n    Unmount Normal
01-3 SP       Unavailable y    n    n    Unmount Normal

XSCF> showboards -d 1
XSB  DID(LSB) Assignment  Pwr  Conn Conf Test    Fault
---- -------- ----------- ---- ---- ---- ------- --------
01-0 01(00)   Assigned    y    y    n    Passed  Normal
01-1 SP       Unavailable y    n    n    Unmount Normal


======

The Memory Modules are populated on Mem0,1,2,4

====

Now for domain 1, i can see the following

3 x cpu modules
3x mem modules
1 x iou#0 (all 5 pci's)

Domain 2, i see the following:

1 x cpu module
1 x mem module
1 x iou#1 (But only PCI 0 & PCI1 )

============================



My question: with the above inventory, can i have 2 domains as the
above requirement? what am i mising in my configuration?

Thanks in advance

SS


From jordir at fib.upc.edu  Tue Nov  6 08:36:41 2007
From: jordir at fib.upc.edu (jordir at fib.upc.edu)
Date: Tue, 06 Nov 2007 14:36:41 +0100
Subject: increasing storage  space opinion
Message-ID: <47306DE9.6000306@fib.upc.edu>

Dear sirs,

We would like increase space in our SAN network
to connect any hosts to SAN.

Now, we have a Sun Storedge 3510.

We must to choose between two options,

1)  add expansion module,  with 8 disks, to existing Sun Storedge 3510
2) buy new Sun Storedge 2540, and connecting it to existing swich fc.

What do you think about it? Problems, advantadges, ..

Thanks in advanced,

Jordi Renye
UPC


From diggerthelab at gmail.com  Tue Nov  6 09:24:25 2007
From: diggerthelab at gmail.com (Paul Hunter)
Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2007 09:24:25 -0500
Subject: Flar Error
Message-ID: <37ed01ff0711060624n238ad801l4f1568146778c215@mail.gmail.com>

Has anyone seen the following errors when trying to jump a box with a
flar'ed image???

WARNING: Flash Archive IDs do not match (possible corrupt
archive)Extraction complete fopen: No such file or directory

ERROR: Unable to unconfigure the extracted system

ERROR: System installation failed


From tcarter at memc.com  Tue Nov  6 10:15:48 2007
From: tcarter at memc.com (Thomas Carter)
Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2007 09:15:48 -0600
Subject: Problems with e1000g on SPARC
Message-ID: <OFDE79B743.3D91653F-ON8625738B.0051EF04-8625738B.0053D25F@memc.com>

I have an old E250 running Solaris 10 (u3) that I wanted to Gb network 
connetivity to. We have a number of 280Rs (also running Solaris 10u3) with 
Intel Pro/1000 Gb NICs, so I installed the same card in this E250. The 
problem is transmit doesn't seem to work, only receive. The card was 
installed in a Windows PC and worked correctly, so it doesn't seem to be 
the card. I've moved the card to different PCI slots in the system and 
connected the card to different switches with different cables and even 
another system via a crossover cable, all with the same problem. The 250 
sees incoming packets, but outgoing aren't seen on the other end. A snoop 
run on the E250 shows the outbound packets, but the other system doesn't 
see them; for example, here is an attempt at a ping:

system1$ snoop -r -d e1000g0
Using device /dev/e1000g0 (promiscuous mode)
192.168.100.124 -> 192.168.100.100 ICMP Echo request (ID: 25117 Sequence 
number: 0)
192.168.100.124 -> 192.168.100.100 ICMP Echo request (ID: 25117 Sequence 
number: 1)
192.168.100.124 -> 192.168.100.100 ICMP Echo request (ID: 25117 Sequence 
number: 2)
192.168.100.124 -> 192.168.100.100 ICMP Echo request (ID: 25117 Sequence 
number: 3)
192.168.100.124 -> 192.168.100.100 ICMP Echo request (ID: 25117 Sequence 
number: 4)
192.168.100.124 -> 192.168.100.100 ICMP Echo request (ID: 25117 Sequence 
number: 5)
...

The interface config looks normal:
system1$ ifconfig e1000g0
e1000g0: flags=1000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 16128 
index 4
        inet 192.168.100.124 netmask ffffff00 broadcast 192.168.100.255
        ether 8:0:20:e6:d3:6e

I've also experimented with different MTU values, but nothing has helped.

Here is the driver:
system1$ ls -l /kernel/drv/sparcv9/e1000g
-rwxr-xr-x   1 root     sys       246504 Nov 13  2006 
/kernel/drv/sparcv9/e1000g

And the card uses the Intel 82540EM Gb controller chip. This card has been 
unstable on our Linux boxes, but has been rock solid on the 280Rs.

Any suggestions on what to check next? Is there a newer driver available? 
Any other ideas or suggestions? Are there any other non-Sun (i.e. cheap) 
Gb options for Sparc?

Thanks,
Thomas Carter
MEMC
Sherman, TX


From tanvirscna at yahoo.com  Wed Nov  7 04:06:41 2007
From: tanvirscna at yahoo.com (Mohammed 10vir)
Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2007 01:06:41 -0800 (PST)
Subject: cl_runtime: both node DOWN - Sun Cluster 3.1
Message-ID: <590942.75742.qm@web37005.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

Dear,
I have 2 node cluster, everything was up & running but
yesterday I got some errors on messages file and both
nodes are broken connectivity... I don't understand
that what happend actually and why? Please suggest me
what I have to do.........?

--------ERRORS------------
Nov  6 13:34:16 bscsdb1 xntpd[280]: [ID 854739
daemon.info] synchronized to 10.195.1.99, stratum=2
Nov  6 13:33:23 bscsdb1 xntpd[280]: [ID 774427
daemon.notice] time reset (step) -53.181359 s
Nov  6 13:33:23 bscsdb1 xntpd[280]: [ID 204180
daemon.info] synchronisation lost
Nov  6 13:33:38 bscsdb1 cl_runtime: [ID 646950
kern.notice] NOTICE: clcomm: Path bscsdb1:ce6 -
bscsdb2:ce6 being cleaned up
Nov  6 13:33:38 bscsdb1 cl_runtime: [ID 646950
kern.notice] NOTICE: clcomm: Path bscsdb1:ce2 -
bscsdb2:ce2 being cleaned up
Nov  6 13:33:38 bscsdb1 cl_runtime: [ID 489438
kern.notice] NOTICE: clcomm: Path bscsdb1:ce6 -
bscsdb2:ce6 being drained
Nov  6 13:33:38 bscsdb1 cl_runtime: [ID 489438
kern.notice] NOTICE: clcomm: Path bscsdb1:ce2 -
bscsdb2:ce2 being drained
Nov  6 13:33:38 bscsdb1 cl_runtime: [ID 237149
kern.notice] NOTICE: clcomm: Path bscsdb1:ce6 -
bscsdb2:ce6 being constructed
Nov  6 13:33:38 bscsdb1 cl_runtime: [ID 237149
kern.notice] NOTICE: clcomm: Path bscsdb1:ce2 -
bscsdb2:ce2 being constructed
Nov  6 13:33:38 bscsdb1 ip: [ID 678092 kern.notice]
TCP_IOC_ABORT_CONN: local = 000.000.000.000:0, remote
= 172.016.193.002:0, start = -2, end = 6
Nov  6 13:33:38 bscsdb1 ip: [ID 302654 kern.notice]
TCP_IOC_ABORT_CONN: aborted 12 connections
Nov  6 13:33:38 bscsdb1 java[1824]: [ID 697678
daemon.debug] sysevent_jni(): arg start_time of type
18 ignored
Nov  6 13:33:38 bscsdb1 java[1824]: [ID 385754
daemon.debug] sysevent_jni(): arg start_time return
code -1
Nov  6 13:33:38 bscsdb1 java[1824]: [ID 697678
daemon.debug] sysevent_jni(): arg start_time of type
18 ignored
Nov  6 13:33:38 bscsdb1 java[1824]: [ID 385754
daemon.debug] sysevent_jni(): arg start_time return
code -1
Nov  6 13:33:38 bscsdb1 sam-sharefsd[2084]: [ID 702911
local7.info] info OS call error: FS qfs2:
SetServerSocket bscsdb2 failed: Connection reset by
peer
Nov  6 13:33:38 bscsdb1 sam-sharefsd[2085]: [ID 702911
local7.info] info OS call error: FS qfs3:
SetServerSocket bscsdb2 failed: Connection reset by
peer
Nov  6 13:33:38 bscsdb1 sam-sharefsd[2086]: [ID 702911
local7.info] info OS call error: FS qfs4:
SetServerSocket bscsdb2 failed: Connection reset by
peer
Nov  6 13:33:38 bscsdb1 sam-sharefsd[2083]: [ID 702911
local7.info] info OS call error: FS qfs1:
SetServerSocket bscsdb2 failed: Connection reset by
peer
Nov  6 13:33:45 bscsdb1 cl_runtime: [ID 446068
kern.notice] NOTICE: CMM: Node bscsdb2 (nodeid = 2) is
down.
Nov  6 13:33:45 bscsdb1 cl_runtime: [ID 108990
kern.notice] NOTICE: CMM: Cluster members: bscsdb1.
Nov  6 13:33:45 bscsdb1 Cluster.CLAPI.cleventd: [ID
451699 daemon.info] No reference to remote node 2, not
forwarding event 2774
Nov  6 13:33:45 bscsdb1 Cluster.CLAPI.cleventd: [ID
451699 daemon.info] No reference to remote node 2, not
forwarding event 2775
Nov  6 13:33:45 bscsdb1 Cluster.CLAPI.cleventd: [ID
451699 daemon.info] No reference to remote node 2, not
forwarding event 2776
Nov  6 13:33:45 bscsdb1 Cluster.CLAPI.cleventd: [ID
451699 daemon.info] No reference to remote node 2, not
forwarding event 2777
Nov  6 13:33:45 bscsdb1 Cluster.CLAPI.cleventd: [ID
451699 daemon.info] No reference to remote node 2, not
forwarding event 2778
Nov  6 13:33:45 bscsdb1 java[1824]: [ID 697678
daemon.debug] sysevent_jni(): arg start_time of type
18 ignored
Nov  6 13:33:45 bscsdb1 Cluster.CLAPI.cleventd: [ID
451699 daemon.info] No reference to remote node 2, not
forwarding event 2779
Nov  6 13:33:45 bscsdb1 Cluster.CLAPI.cleventd: [ID
451699 daemon.info] No reference to remote node 2, not
forwarding event 2780
Nov  6 13:33:45 bscsdb1 java[1824]: [ID 385754
daemon.debug] sysevent_jni(): arg start_time return
code -1
.
.
.
.
------------END--------
OS - Solaris 10
HW - 490
QFS, SC - 3.1, SAN etc


Thanks
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From n.jethwa at runbox.com  Wed Nov  7 09:53:11 2007
From: n.jethwa at runbox.com (Niklesh Jethwa)
Date: Wed, 07 Nov 2007 14:53:11 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Jumpstart Profile DVD?
Message-ID: <E1IpmHH-0002e6-WD@garm.runbox.com>

Hi,

I was wondering if it would be possible to create a Jumpstart Profile DVD
with multiple machine specific profiles?
I have successfully set up a Jumpstart and boot server with custom
profiles on it, and tested it.  The difficulty I have is that the servers
are on different subnets and therefore will not find the boot server
using ARP when attempting a net boot.
What I thought of is if I could create a Solaris bootable DVD with a
Jumpstart directory on it and multiple profiles for each machine, which
will then point the server after it has booted to its Flash Archive on
the backup server.  Is this possible?

Regards
Niklesh


From jmatty72 at msn.com  Wed Nov  7 10:07:38 2007
From: jmatty72 at msn.com (Jason Matty)
Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2007 10:07:38 -0500
Subject: I'm a newbie and need help for a Sun V120
In-Reply-To: <3C8DF4019D141A4197BB58590456EC9A0126853C@CORPEXCL02.markelcorp.markelna.com>
References: <3C8DF4019D141A4197BB58590456EC9A0126853C@CORPEXCL02.markelcorp.markelna.com>
Message-ID: <BAY134-W586C54848E98983D3D4CBDF8A0@phx.gbl>

Hi, I have a V120 that's been having boot issues. I replaced the power supply
but come up with this error.

::gbic_server.exec | 530:1 | SYSTEM | second.c:config_open():1402 | Expected
section name at line 96 [81010007]

I'm pretty much clueless on how to find this problem or know what it is.

Jason Matty
Data Center Engineering Techcian.
www.acision.com


From diggerthelab at gmail.com  Wed Nov  7 12:09:12 2007
From: diggerthelab at gmail.com (Paul Hunter)
Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2007 12:09:12 -0500
Subject: Live Upgrade 2.0
Message-ID: <37ed01ff0711070909m7df49129l1ff66a468d34d8fa@mail.gmail.com>

This is the first time I have used Live Upgrade 2.0 and it seems like
a pretty cool.....

Anyway, is it possible to pull the disk that has the new boot
environment and put it into another server that is exactly the same
and it should boot?? Or is there something special that needs to be
done?

Thanks


From bvithya at gmail.com  Wed Nov  7 05:29:45 2007
From: bvithya at gmail.com (Vithya Balraj)
Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2007 15:59:45 +0530
Subject: DST Patch
In-Reply-To: <791890770711060344u301adafdjc255f4b5d0588ef0@mail.gmail.com>
References: <b9d169420711050204u2aced6dxbf09014047c3a067@mail.gmail.com>
	<791890770711060344u301adafdjc255f4b5d0588ef0@mail.g