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| TECHIE TOOLBOX | ||
This month's topic: Scripts and More! 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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biggest_proc (List Largest Processes) This is a quick script to display the top 10 "biggest" processes as designated by their "private bytes" size in pmap output.
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Server Utilization Monitor This script monitors systems and tells you the processes with the highest CPU and memory utilization. |
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check_printerconf.csh (Check for Spaces) Incorrectly placed spaces in the printers.conf file can create problems. Run this script to locate them.
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Using Metadevices With Solstice DiskSuite Software A member of the community describes how to build and use metadevices, otherwise known as virtual disks. |
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Converting a ksh Function to a ksh Script A BigAdmin reader describes how to create a script that behaves as both an executable script and a ksh function. |
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Using DTrace to Solve a Problem With Defunct Processes A BigAdmin reader describes using DTrace in the Solaris 10 OS to solve a problem loading Apache. |
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Submit Articles and Tech Tips to Earn Gifts Send us your content, and earn rewards to use toward a 128MB USB memory stick, a fleece jacket, and more. |
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| SOLARIS DEVELOPERS CORNER | ||
Minimizing Memory Usage for Creating Application SubprocessesThe Solaris OS allows an application with large memory requirements to create a subprocess without running out of memory or creating a deadlock. This article shows how, and compares how the Solaris and Linux operating systems commit memory to applications. Solaris Audio Drivers 1.0 for the Solaris 10 OS for x86 Platforms This download package includes two audio device drivers for the Solaris 10 OS. (These are already built into Solaris 10 updates and the Solaris "Nevada" build.) Building Enterprise Applications With Sun Studio Profile Feedback Large, CPU-intensive applications may perform better when built with profile feedback. This article introduces all the stages of profile feedback, with examples, and offers tips on profile feedback builds. Why Can't dbx Find My Function? If the Sun Studio debugger can't find all the information it needs to analyze your program, it will display a variety of error messages. This article analyzes potential causes and suggests ways to repair them. Sign Up for the Solaris Developer Newsletter Get expanded coverage of what's going on in the Solaris Developer community. |
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| PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT | ||
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Get Your Hands on Sun Microsystems' Latest Technology -- Free! Sun's new "Try and Buy Program" provides products to evaluate and test at no charge for 60 days. Try out select Sun Fire Servers with UltraSPARC or x64 processors, or the Sun StorageTek 5320 NAS Appliance. |
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Sun Managed Operations for Storage You can source as many -- or as few -- elements of your data center management as needed to help increase efficiency and reduce costs. Sun offers three levels of service: Storage Monitoring (remote storage administration assistance), Storage Management (managing day-to-day storage administration activities), and Data Management (providing complete tools and reporting). |
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Using Java DB in Desktop Applications Read about the use of Java DB, a feature that is distributed with the Sun Java Enterprise System, the Sun Java System Application Server, and the NetBeans IDE. |
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Interactive Tour: Service-Oriented Architecture This demonstration explains what SOA is, how to implement it, and the benefits it offers. |
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Architecting Availability and Disaster Recovery Solutions (pdf) Find out how to build an availability and disaster recovery architecture that meets legal, business, and service-level requirements. |
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Identity Federation Flash Demo This demo simplifies the concept of federation. For more information, see the Identity Management federation web page. |
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UltraSPARC T1 Processor Earns 2006 Environment Prize Sun's UltraSPARC T1 processor was named "Product with Less Environmental Impact" for typically consuming no more than 70 watts of energy, which is less than half the energy used by other processors in the same category. |
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Sun NAS Gateway and SAN Array Bundle With the ST5320 NAS Gateway you can consolidate your data efficiently. The solution allows you to store block level data for business applications as well as file level storage for home directories. Offer expires June 1, 2006. |
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| MOTD ROUND-UP | ||
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Desktop Management With Sun Ray Software |
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CoolThreads Selection Tool |
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Configuring Xinerama on the Solaris OS for x86 Platforms |
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Taming Your Terabytes: Data Life Cycle Management Replay Sun's Network Computing event to see the new Sun storage portfolio. |
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Purchase Sun Training and Receive a Free Standard Sony PlayStation Portable Receive a Sony PSP with the purchase of selected training from Sun, or participation in a Solaris Certification Coaching program or Identity Management team training event. |
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Google's Summer of Code Includes OpenSolaris Project This program offers student developers stipends to create new open source programs or to help on established projects. If you're a student, you could get paid to work on OpenSolaris. |
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Be Part of a Well-Dressed Crowd Submit your x86 systems or components to the Solaris Hardware Compatibility List. Expand the community by adding to the HCL, and get a chance to receive free socks, a shirt, shorts, and/or cash. |
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Get a Cooler, Leaner, More Powerful Machine Check out this offer on a new Sun Fire T2000 server with CoolThreads technology. Offer expires June 30, 2006, and is good for Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, India, Indonesia, Philippines, and the Rest of Asia South. |
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Swap to Sun x64 Servers (Singapore and India) Enjoy this special trade-in offer for a Dell PowerEdge SC1425 server. Offer expires July 31, 2006, and applies only to Singapore and India. |
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