October 2009, Vol 8 No 8
sun.com/bigadmin 
 
Find out what's new in the BigAdmin web site, community, 
wiki, and blog by email (newsletter in ASCII text). 
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Issue Highlights 
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 * BigNews and Announcements 
 * Techie Toolbox 
 * Sun BluePrints Articles
 * Community, Blogs, and Wikis 
 * Product Spotlight 
 * Developer Corner 
 * Offers, Events, and Training 
 * Sun White Papers
 * MOTD Round-Up 
 

BigNews and Announcements
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* Upgrading to the Solaris 10 OS?
http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/topics/upgrade/?cid=e9697
Find out why it's a good idea, what's involved, what you'll 
need to know, what to do with your legacy applications, and 
what resources are available to help you through it. 

* New Features in the Solaris 10 10/09 OS
New ZFS features include ZFS flash archive, ZFS cache 
devices for storage pools, and ZFS user and group quotas. 
Patching improvements include parallel patching for containers 
and turbo charging svr4 packaging. 

For more information, see our updated resource centers:

 - ZFS Hub
http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/topics/zfs/?cid=e9697

 - Patching Hub
http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/patches/solaris/?cid=e9697 

 - Solaris 10 Hub
http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/hubs/documentation/?cid=e9697

* What Have Sun and Intel Been Up To?
http://blogs.sun.com/bigadmin/entry/what_have_sun_and_intel?cid=e9697 
Find out about using Solaris with the next-generation Intel 
Xeon processor for the expandable server segment 
(codename Nehalem-EX). 

* Joomla! Deployment Guide for Sun Storage 7000 Unified 
Storage Systems
http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/features/articles/joomla_storage7000.jsp?cid=e9697 
The Sun servers in this setup run the OpenSolaris 2009.06 OS 
and PHP, MySQL, and Apache web server from pkg.opensolaris.org.

* Microsoft Windows Integration on the Sun Storage 7000 
Unified Storage System
http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/features/articles/ss7000_ms_windows.jsp?cid=e9697 
This implementation guide covers creating and sharing file 
systems in both domain and workgroup mode, joining a domain, 
mounting CIFS shares, and managing object rights.

* New and Updated Training for Sys Admins
http://www.sun.com/training/?cid=e9697
Sun training includes classroom, web-based, or CD-ROM courses. 
For details, see the Offers, Events, and Training section below:

 - Updated: Solaris 10 Operating System Essentials (SA-100-S10)
 - Updated: System Fault Analysis Workshop (ST-350)
 - Updated: Solaris 10 ZFS Administration (SA-2290-S10)
 - Configuring Security on the Solaris 10 Operating System 
(SC-301-S10)
 - Updated: Sun Cluster 3.2 Administration (VC-ES-345)
 - Updated: Sun Cluster 3.2 Advanced Administration (ES-445)
 - New: Sun Virtual Desktop Infrastructure 3 Implementation 
Workshop (VM-450)
 - Updated: Sun StorageTek Crypto Key Management Station 
(KMS) 2.0 Administration (NWS-3507/VC-NWS-3507)

* Solaris Security Summit, November 3rd
http://wikis.sun.com/display/secsummit09?cid=e9697
This free event is co-located with USENIX LISA 
in Baltimore, MD. Keynote by Bill Cheswick, AT&T Labs.


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.

* View Machine Configuration
http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/jsp/descFile.jsp?url=descAll/view_machine_config&cid=e9697
Pretty prints (normal and verbose mode) machine 
configuration information.
  
* Sun Ray Access Hours
http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/jsp/descFile.jsp?url=descAll/sun_ray_access_hour&cid=e9697
Script that can limit access to a Sun Ray between certain hours.

* patchanalysis_gather.txt
http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/jsp/descFile.jsp?url=descAll/patchanalysis_gathe&cid=e9697
Script used to gather data on patch information on a system. 
Used to analyze a patchadd or patchrm failure in the Solaris OS.

* dns-audit.pl
http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/jsp/descFile.jsp?url=descAll/dnsaudit_pl&cid=e9697
This Perl script will go out and check any given name server for 
any given block of reverse IP addresses.

* ksh Template (scriptt.sh)
http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/jsp/descFile.jsp?url=descAll/ksh_template_script&cid=e9697
Template for ksh script. Details some techniques used in 
creating your own scripts.

* Submit Your Scripts and Get BigAdmin Gifts 
http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/giveaway/?cid=e9697
Send us your scripts and earn BigAdmin Bucks to use for a 
USB memory stick, all-around tool, or other gifts.


Sun BluePrints Articles
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* Registration is required for the following resources:

 - Maintaining Solaris With Live Upgrade and Update on Attach
https://www.sun.com/offers/details/821-0247.xml?cid=e9697
See how to use these features with Solaris Zones, Solaris 
Cluster, and ZFS for software maintenance and the 
application of OS patches. 

 - Sun Systems for Enterprise 2.0 With Oracle
https://www.sun.com/offers/details/821-0474.xml?cid=e9697
Read about an integrated platform combining highly scalable 
servers, next-generation storage, and networking technologies 
with software and services from Sun and Oracle.

 - Accelerating Databases With the Sun Storage F5100 Flash Array
https://www.sun.com/offers/details/821-0473.xml?cid=e9697
This paper shows how storing database indexes on flash storage 
can improve performance.


Community, Blogs, and Wikis 
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* BigAdmin Blog:

 - What's Not in the Solaris 10 10/09 OS?
http://blogs.sun.com/bigadmin/entry/what_isn_t_in_solaris?cid=e9697 
This blog links to a list of obsolete features that are 
no longer supported in the new Solaris 10 10/09 update. 

 - Over 100 New Translated Technical Articles
http://blogs.sun.com/bigadmin/entry/bigadmin_wins_nobel_prize_for?cid=e9697
Check out new translations of docs from Sun and the community.

* Tech Tips and Articles From BigAdmin Community
http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/collections/community_submitted.jsp?cid=e9697

* Community Contributions to BigAdmin Wiki
http://wikis.sun.com/display/BigAdmin/?cid=e9697

* Blogs From Sun:

 - The Official Solaris Blog: /etc/release
http://blogs.sun.com/solaris/?cid=e9697

 - What's New in Sun Java Communications Suite
http://blogs.sun.com/factotum/entry/communications_suite_7_on_the?cid=e9697

 - Hooking Up Comms & Apple
http://blogs.sun.com/factotum/entry/communications_suite_hooking_up_comms?cid=e9697

 - Interested in Java ES Interoperability?
http://blogs.sun.com/jespraha/entry/interested_in_java_es_interoperability?cid=e9697

* Subscribe to the OpenSolaris Ignite Newsletter
https://communications.sun.com/p/OLM2/OpenSolaris/opensolaris_reg.jsp?cid=e9697


Product Spotlight
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* Info on Sun Product Launches:

 - What's New in the Solaris 10 10/09 OS
http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/821-0382?l=en&cid=e9697

 - Sun FlashFire Portfolio for Database and Storage Performance
http://www.sun.com/storage/flash/?cid=e9697

 - Sun Ops Center 2.5 Release: Product Tour and More
http://www.sun.com/software/products/opscenter/?cid=e9697

 - Updates to Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage Systems
http://www.sun.com/storage/disk_systems/unified_storage/?cid=e9697

 - Enhancements in Sun Java Communications Suite 7
http://www.sun.com/software/communications_suite/index.jsp?cid=e9697 

 - Faster Quad-Core SPARC64 VII Processors for Sun SPARC 
Enterprise Servers
http://www.sun.com/servers/sparcenterprise/?cid=e9697

* Free eBook: HPC for Dummies (Registration Required)
http://www.sun.com/x64/ebooks/hpc.jsp?cid=e9697 

* Multilingual Subtitles for Sun Videos
http://blogs.sun.com/SDNProgramNews/entry/multilingual_subtitles_for_sun_videos?cid=e9697
This blog entry explains how to find subtitled Sun videos. 
Captions are available in English, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, 
Brazilian Portuguese, and Japanese.


Developer Corner
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* Getting Started With the OpenSolaris OS
http://developers.sun.com/solaris/articles/getstarted_leonard/?cid=e9697

* Tutorial: DTrace by Example
http://developers.sun.com/solaris/articles/dtrace_tutorial.html?cid=e9697

* Sun Studio 12 Update 1 Multi-Language Release
http://developers.sun.com/sunstudio/downloads/index.jsp?cid=e9697 

* Video Tutorials: Introduction to Parallel Computing (for 
Sun Studio)
http://developers.sun.com/sunstudio/overview/videos/index.jsp?cid=e9697

* Enabling IP/Resource/Environment Based Authentication 
With OpenSSO: Part 1, Introduction
http://developers.sun.com/identity/reference/techart/ipresenvauthopensso.html?cid=e9697

* Enabling Web Service Security With OpenSSO WSS Agent: 
Part 1
http://developers.sun.com/identity/reference/techart/wss_opensso/wss_sdn-1.html?cid=e9697

* Technical Resources for Java Developers:

 - Simple Strategy for Logging and Monitoring of MIDlets
http://blogs.sun.com/mobility_techtips/entry/simple_strategy_for_logging_and?cid=e9697

 - Mobility Tech Tip: destroyApp() Is Your Friend
http://blogs.sun.com/mobility_techtips/entry/code_destroyapp_code_is_your?cid=e9697

 - Java Champion Kirk Pepperdine on Performance Tuning and 
Cloud Computing
http://java.sun.com/developer/technicalArticles/Interviews/community/pepperdine_qa_2009.html?cid=e9697

 - Enterprise Tech Tip: Locking and Concurrency in Java 
Persistence 2.0
http://blogs.sun.com/enterprisetechtips/entry/locking_and_concurrency_in_java?cid=e9697


Offers, Events, and Training
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* LISA '09, November 1-6, 2009, in Baltimore, MD
http://www.usenix.org/events/lisa09/?cid=e9697
Data Storage Day on November 4 will cover the 
latest in data storage technology and innovation.

* Try Sun Open Storage Risk-Free for 60 Days
https://www.sun.com/offers/details/tnb-product-catalog.xml?cid=e9697
Register to download our trial systems catalog and find out 
what's available.

Details on Training
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* Updated: Solaris 10 Operating System Essentials (SA-100-S10)
http://www.sun.com/training/catalog/courses/SA-100-S10.xml?cid=e9697
New to Solaris or UNIX? This introductory course covers file 
and directory management, controlling user work environments,
archiving files, and using remote commands.

* Updated: System Fault Analysis Workshop (ST-350)
http://www.sun.com/training/catalog/courses/ST-350.xml?cid=e9697
Analyze faults, perform diagnostics analysis, and become 
proficient at using 'Predictive Self Healing' technology and 
the DTrace toolkit.

* Updated: Solaris 10 ZFS Administration (SA-2290-S10)
http://www.sun.com/training/catalog/courses/SA-2290-S10.xml?cid=e9697
Need to simplify storage administration and reduce overhead? 
Learn about using ZFS to protect your valuable data from 
corruption.

* Configuring Security on the Solaris 10 Operating System 
(SC-301-S10)
http://www.sun.com/training/catalog/courses/SC-301-S10.xml?cid=e9697
Want to prevent hackers from gaining access to your application's 
server? Learn to use the Secure By Default networking profile, 
IP Filter firewall, TCP Wrappers, and IPsec/IKE encryption.

* Updated: Sun Cluster 3.2 Administration (VC-ES-345)
http://www.sun.com/training/catalog/courses/VC-ES-345.xml?cid=e9697
Want to achieve data availability of 99.999%? Learn the basics 
of Solaris Cluster administration, including cluster 
configuration, data service configuration, and system operation.

* Updated: Sun Cluster 3.2 Advanced Administration (ES-445)
http://www.sun.com/training/catalog/courses/ES-445.xml?cid=e9697
Become an elite system/database administrator by learning the 
advanced features of Solaris Cluster 3.2, such as shared QFS,
telemetry, and automated resource management.

* New: Sun Virtual Desktop Infrastructure 3 Implementation 
Workshop (VM-450)
http://www.sun.com/training/catalog/courses/VM-450.xml?cid=e9697
Help your company become green and save energy costs by using 
Sun Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) software. With this 
course, gain access to a broader choice of client devices and 
virtualization hosts.

* Updated: Sun StorageTek Crypto Key Management Station (KMS) 
2.0 Administration (NWS-3507/VC-NWS-3507)
http://www.sun.com/training/catalog/courses/NWS-3507.xml?cid=e9697
Need more security for your archive of customer data and 
company financial records? Protect your critical information 
with this government-approved, end-to-end encryption solution.


Sun White Papers
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* Registration is required for the following resources:

 - Designing Storage Solutions With High Availability for 
Sun Java System Messaging Server
https://www.sun.com/offers/details/sun_java_system_messaging_server.xml?cid=e9697
A proof-of-concept implementation based on Sun servers with 
CoolThreads technology running ZFS and Sun storage arrays. 

 - Datacenter Lifecycle Management With Sun Ops Center
https://www.sun.com/offers/details/opscenter_wp.xml?cid=e9697
This white paper introduces Sun Ops Center 2.5 and its new 
capabilities, and includes use cases.

 - Guide to Sun Java Communications Suite Messaging and 
Collaboration Platform
https://www.sun.com/offers/details/java_communication_suite_7.xml?cid=e9697
Read about interoperability with Mac, Mozilla, and Microsoft 
Outlook.

 - Deploying Sun GlassFish Web Space Server 10.0 For High 
Availability and Scalability
https://www.sun.com/offers/details/glassfish_webspace_server.xml?intcmp=3380&cid=e9697
GlassFish Web Space Server offers built-in content and document 
management, human workflow development tools, enterprise 
identity integration, and social networking features. 

 - Sun Storage F5100 Flash Array Storage Considerations for 
Accelerating Databases
https://www.sun.com/offers/details/F5100_storage_considerations.xml?cid=e9697 
This white paper discusses storage deployment considerations 
that can benefit performance-hungry database applications.


MOTD Round-Up
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http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/motd/092009.html?cid=e9697

* Here's an implementation guide to array-based backup and 
recovery operations for VMware ESX Server and VMware vSphere 
virtual machine environments using the snapshot, clone, 
rollback, and replication features of Sun Storage 7000 Unified 
Storage System.

* Find out which software is pre-installed and supported on 
Sun's SPARC platforms and servers by visiting the Software 
Stacks hub. For more details, see the BigAdmin blog entry, 
Stacks and Stacks of Software Stacks.

* The new BigAdmin Support Resource Center covers Sun services 
and solutions of interest to sys admins, e.g. different support 
scenarios for Solaris and OpenSolaris. For another perspective 
on our Support hub, see the BigAdmin blog.


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