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BIGNEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS |
The BigAdmin Newsletter is a monthly email informing system administrators and developers of the latest events, news, resources, and information available on
BigAdmin and the
Solaris Developer Center.
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MySQL Resources for Sys Admins
Here's a collection of resources from MySQL, Sun, and the community. Lots of good blogs, wikis, training, forums, and technical articles -- enjoy!
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Q&A on Small Server Disk Layout
What's the best way to bring online a small server that is outfitted with four SATA drives? This Tech Tip is based on an online discussion.
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SYSTEMHEROES Site in U.K.
This site is for you if "You prefer Friday lunchtime backups to Friday evening tailbacks. You know that ADS, NIS, NDS and LDAP aren't nasty medical conditions..."
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TECHIE TOOLBOX |
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The Techie Toolbox often features scripts and content submitted by members of the BigAdmin community and may not be appropriate for all organizations.
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Corrupted boot-block check
This script checks the current device mounted as "/" for corrupted boot-blocks and warns if there is an error.
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timecountdown.ksh (Countdown Timer)
This Korn shell script lets you schedule a command for execution a specific amount of time in the future, and continually displays the amount of time remaining until execution.
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get_sysinfo
Shell script to get system info (# CPU, size of memory, software installed, number/size of disks, and more).
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COMMUNITY, BLOGS & WIKIS |
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Volume Management Within Solaris Zones
Check out this community-submitted Tech Tip on organizing and managing data volumes in Solaris Zones. (These suggestions have been tested only with Veritas Volume Manager.)
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BigAdmin Gifts: Upgraded USB Sticks
When you send us your scripts, tech tips, and articles, you can earn BigAdmin Bucks to use for our new 2-GB USB memory stick or other gifts.
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DEVELOPER CORNER |
The OpenSolaris Community Innovation Awards Program
These awards recognize and reward new, enabling, innovative, and high-performance uses of OpenSolaris technology, or substantial contributions to the OpenSolaris community. (The contest ends June 15, 2008.)
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Why Develop on the Solaris OS?
Solaris Express Developer Edition (SXDE), a free quarterly release, offers developers backward compatibility, quality development tools, an easy download, and a strong open source community.
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PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT |
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Sun Archive Storage Launch
Sun's innovative new data archive solutions are 10x more scalable and energy efficient, and can save up to 50% in space.
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Webcast: Mainframe Storage Optimized
Find out how Sun Virtual Storage Manager can deliver disk performance at tape cost using more virtual tape resources and fewer physical tape resources.
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Solaris 8 Transition Information
If you're running the Solaris 8 OS, check out the Solaris 8 Transition Page. It has the details about transition to Retirement Phases I and II, plus options for support and upgrades.
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MOTD ROUNDUP |
Get more information about these and other MOTD items...
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Wondering about the difference between OpenSolaris, the Solaris 10 OS, and Solaris Express Developer Edition (SXDE)? Find out in the Sun Net Talk: Sorting Out Solaris Releases. This webcast also gives you a look at Project Indiana.
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If you'd like to join the discussion about the new Solaris installer to replace JumpStart, and maybe turn your wish list into product requirements, join the automated installer project on OpenSolaris.
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Deploy web applications created with optimized PHP from Cool Stack using Sun Java System Web Server and the Solaris OS. This article shows you how.
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Get ready for the EOL of Sun Fire V125, V215, V245, and V445 servers. Last order date is April 11, 2008, and last ship date is July 11, 2008. Check out the BigAdmin blog for more info.
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HIGHLIGHTS |
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OFFERS AND EVENTS |
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Sun and MySQL Meetup Mashup
To meet customers, employees, community developers, and partners, Sun and MySQL executives plan a world tour in March, leading up to the popular MySQL Conference & Expo in April.
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Sun Tech Days Include Sys Admin Content
And don't miss OpenSolaris Day and NetBeans Day.
Here are upcoming events in 2008:
St. Petersburg, Russia (April 2-4); Mexico City, Mexico (May 21-23); and Manila, Philippines (June 17-19).
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2008 JavaOne Conference
Join us for the 13th JavaOne conference, May 6-9, in San Francisco. Register by April 7 and save US$200.00.
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Most Wanted
Get a free Sun certified T-Shirt when you earn your certification by the end of March 2008.
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No Empty Slots
Purchase a Brocade 48000 Director and get two Fibre Channel blades for the price of one. After the qualifying purchase of a Brocade 48000 Director with 64 Fibre Channel ports, fill the remaining six slots with 16-, 32-, or 48-port Fibre Channel blades at half the cost. (Offer good through April 30, 2008.)
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Deep Discounts for ISVs
Get up to 55% off list price on our hottest systems, including the new UltraSPARC T2 processor based systems.
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Reduce Risk and Time When Migrating From Solaris 8 OS
The Solaris 8 Migration Assistant can speed up the migration of applications to new systems running the Solaris 10 OS. This tiered subscription includes the right to use the software with premium support for one year.
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If you have questions or comments about this newsletter, please write to us at: bigadmin.news@sun.com
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