Vol. 7 No. 9, November-December 2008 View Archive  |   Update Your Profile   BIGNEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS What's new in the BigAdmin web site, community, wiki, and blog. Once a month by email. » BigAdmin wishes you a happy and prosperous 2009. Our team at Sun will be out December 25-January 4, and our next newsletter is targeted for February. » Solaris 8 OS Entering End Of Service Life (EOSL) Phase 2 On April 1, 2009, Solaris 8 enters EOSL Phase 2. Vintage patch entitlement (for patches developed on or after 4/1/09) requires purchase of the Solaris 8 Vintage Patch Service. » New and Updated Resource Centers for System Administrators: Using the Solaris OS on IBM and Dell Servers High Performance Computing (HPC) Updated for Solaris 10 10/08 OS: Solaris Containers (Zones) Expanded: MySQL Resources » Solaris Applications Library on BigAdmin As of November 24, we had 11,225 total applications (9,421 for SPARC platforms and 7,852 for x86/x64). » From Jay Danielsen: Solaris Tip of the Week Managing Self-Signed Certificates Two Forms of Apache Redirect Deploy Unique Private Subnets for Your Local Zones Create Your Own svr4 and IPS Packages » How-To on Installing Solaris 10 10/08 OS Here are tips for both the first-time installer with a single system, and for admins who need to install on multiple machines. » Sun Blogs: A Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Reference Deployment Read about the system administrator's experience managing one of the busiest externally facing Web 2.0 site deployments at Sun. Registration required. » Using Sun Java System Web Server With Sun Identity Manager and MySQL Need to install Sun Identity Manager on top of a web server? The authors show how and also describe deployment tasks. » Configure Sun Gear for Zmanda Backup and Recovery Software Here are guides for using Zmanda software either with Sun Storage J4400 Array or with Sun Fire X4540 server and MySQL database. TECHIE TOOLBOX The Techie Toolbox often features scripts and content submitted by members of the BigAdmin community and may not be appropriate for all organizations. » timecountdown.ksh This korn shell script lets you schedule a command for execution at a specific amount of time in the future, and it continually displays the amount of time remaining until execution. » checkpatch This script checks for newly available patches for the system. » checkfsspace Use this script to check the available space of UFS and ZFS file systems. » sec2english This script takes a whole number greater than 0 (zero) and less than 199,715,979,264, and returns English text output in units no greater than years. » Password Generator Generate a random password with the available parameters for password length. SUN BLUEPRINTS ARTICLES » New Best Practices Articles From Sun BluePrints Maximizing Data Availability: Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage Systems Booting Over Infiniband for Consolidation Savings Deploying Sugar CRM Software on Logical Domains for Increased Scalability Open Source Web Solution: Lighttpd Web Server and CMT Deploying Hybrid Storage Pools With Flash Technology and Solaris ZFS MySQL Database Scale-out and Replication for High Growth COMMUNITY, BLOGS & WIKIS » The Latest News on OpenSolaris: Roman Strobl's screencast demonstrates the cool features of ZFS Linux geek and SmugMug CEO, Don MacAskill puts his first OpenSolaris box into production Subscribe to OpenSolaris Ignite Newsletter » Tech Tips From the BigAdmin Community: Enabling Web Applications to Run Scripts as Root Using Apache on the Solaris 9 and 10 OS Installing the Solaris OS From a Flash Archive Setting Up and Debugging SSH Authorized Keys Automating a System Performance Check Using the checkperf Utility Updated: Installing HA Containers With ZFS Using Solaris 10 5/08 OS and Solaris Cluster 3.2 Creating a RubyGems Mirror With HTTP Basic Authentication Configuring IBM WebSphere Process Server With OpenDS as an LDAP User Repository » Spanish-Language Tech Tips From the Community: Configurando Sun Cluster 3.2 con Oracle 10g RAC y ASM Desarrollo y Deploy de Web Services con Sun Java System Application Server 9 » New Community Contributions to Our Wiki: Using lsof in the Real World Building a Secure FTP Server (With File List for FTP Jail Environment) Which files are in the boot_archive? (for Solaris OS or OpenSolaris) Adding xVM DomU Support to a Solaris Live CD Distribution » LDoms Community Cookbook: Tasty Recipes for Sun Logical Domains » PacketLife Cheat Sheets for IPv6, QoS, VLANs, and More » Cool Stuff in German: HELDENFunk Podcast = German Sys Admin radio Video: Solaris-on-Demand (Play with Solaris safely in your browser) Blog: Wrap up MySQL Customer Conference in Munich Das Solarium Blog: All About Solaris and OpenSolaris » Share Your Experience and Get BigAdmin Gifts Send us your scripts and tech tips, or submit useful links, and earn BigAdmin Bucks to use for a 2GB USB memory stick. DEVELOPER CORNER Sun Studio Express 11/08: Compiler, Debuggers, Libraries, and Tools for Solaris, OpenSolaris, and Linux Federated Single Sign-On for Google Apps in OpenSSO JRuby Core Developer Charles Nutter Discusses JVM Language Summit Java Technology Evangelist Chuk-Munn Lee Troubleshoots Java SE 6 Deployment GlassFish v3 Prelude Previews New Features GlassFish and MySQL for Developing and Deploying Web Applications (Part 1) Installing Sun Web Stack on OpenSolaris OS Getting Started With the NetBeans IDE BlueJ Plugin Blu-ray Disc Application Development with Java ME Sun Campus Ambassador's Blog on Remote-Controlled Car Using Sun SPOTs Sun Studio Support Matrix Configuring JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) for RESTful Web Services in Jersey 1.0 Updated: Java Application Platform SDK Overview Introducing pfexec, a Convenient Utility in the OpenSolaris OS From the Trenches at Sun Identity, Part 8: Quality Assurance Ask the Experts Transcript: OpenSSO MySQL University: No-Cost Training on MySQL Development and Internals Asynchronous Communications with Java ME and SIP: Part 2 JavaFX 1.0: Bringing Rich Experiences to All Your Screens PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT » Sun MySQL Deployment Solutions Sun suggests systems, software, and services for MySQL deployments with scenarios for virtualization, backup, multi-tier, rich-media storage, and so on. » Docs.sun.com Updates for Solaris 10 10/08 OS: Migrating a UFS Root File System to a ZFS Root File System (Solaris Live Upgrade) Solaris Containers-Resource Management and Solaris Zones » Using Sun StorageTek, Sun Storage, and Sun Fire Products With Microsoft Exchange 2007 This series of articles shows how to build storage solutions for Microsoft Exchange environments ranging from 1000 to 20,000 user mailboxes. » Tech Resources for Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage Systems Sun's new open source appliances can provide fast install and configuration. Check out the videos and sections on Engineering Tips and Tech Resources (with links to docs and demo). » And lots of other good stuff: OpenSolaris 2008.11 System Administration Guide OpenSolaris System Administration Wiki (Open to Community) Updated: Sys Admin Docs for OpenSolaris Deploying Sun Java Communications Suite 6 on a Single Host Information Week Article on Sun SPARC Enterprise T5440 Server Support Matrix: Solaris Driver (bnx) for Broadcom NetExtreme II Devices Sun's Benchmarks and 350+ World Records Installing Solaris 10 5/08 OS on IBM LS42 Blade Server Installing MySQL 5.1 Cluster Software on Solaris 10 OS for x64 Platforms Updated to v1.5: Solaris OS for x86 Installation Check Tool MOTD ROUNDUP Get more information about these and other MOTD items... » This article shows how to set up MySQL Cluster in a Solaris Zones environment, as if it were running on independent physical servers. This is useful for replicating an environment without using multiple physical systems. » Want to build a network in a box? You can, with OpenSolaris Project Crossbow network virtualization. » Got automated CRL updates? Or do you have to manually update changing CRLs? This article explains how to use mod_nss with Apache to support Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP), which can be important to an organization using SSO. » Ever wondered how to install Microsoft Windows Server 2003 on a server that has 48 internal hard drives and no built-in CD-ROM or floppy drives? This article shows how to do the setup on a Sun Fire X4500 server and how to configure the storage capacity. HIGHLIGHTS » BigNews and Announcements » Techie Toolbox Scripts » Sun BluePrints Articles » Community Tech Tips » Developer Corner » Product Spotlight » Offers and Events » MOTD Round-Up OFFERS AND EVENTS » Sun Tech Days Include Sys Admin Track Here's the proposed 2009 schedule: Singapore, Singapore (January 20-22); Hyderabad, India (February 18-20); London, United Kingdom (March 25-27); Madrid, Spain (March 31-April 2); St. Petersburg, Russia (April 8-10); Tel Aviv, Israel (May 4-6) » New: The New Sun Open Learning Center In this interactive environment, you can get training at no cost on the most popular Solaris 10 OS content. Differentiate yourself in a highly competitive workplace by becoming a Sun Certified Solaris Associate or Sun Certified System Administrator. » Sun Managed Virtual Desktop Solution Sun can help you deploy, host, manage, and support your virtual desktop environment. Choose the Starter Kit or Enterprise solution. » Webinar: The Essentials of MySQL Backup & Recovery - Zmanda Recovery Manager for MySQL Find out how to manage backup and recovery processes using ZRM for MySQL (registration required). » "Go for the Gold" Offer -- Value Certification Packages When more of your team members get certified with a success package, you'll qualify for more savings and more gifts, and you can improve team performance. » Save 30% on New Solaris Associate Certification Package For new Solaris users, Sun offers a special introductory price of $880 (USD). » Upgrade Your Solaris Certification Save more than 50% on a special promotion for system administrators to upgrade certifications to Solaris 10 OS. (Offer expires December 19, 2008.) » Competitive Trade-Ins on Sun SPARC Enterprise M-Series With this special limited-time offer, you can double your trade-in values when you purchase a server from this new series. 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