Vol. 6 No. 12, December 2007 View Archive  |   Update Your Profile  |   Subscribe to the BigAdmin Newsletter 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. » A Happy and Prosperous 2008 The BigAdmin team wishes you an excellent new year (coming soon). We will merge our January and February newsletters, so you can expect the next edition in mid-February. » Overview of Patch Types and Dependencies for the Solaris OS Patch up your understanding of Solaris patches. Check out this informative overview of the various types of patches, patch characteristics, and patch dependencies. » Solaris Trusted Extensions Technical FAQ This FAQ answers technical questions that span NFS protocols, remote login to a labeled zone, and much more. » How to Upgrade the Solaris 10 OS With Non-global Zones Using Solaris Live Upgrade Solaris Live Upgrade now supports upgrading the Solaris 10 OS with non-global zones using the Solaris 10 8/07 release's "zones upgrade" feature » Building a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Demo With Sun Virtual Desktop Connector 1.0 (Beta) Here's a cookbook for a demo based on the Sun Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) Software using Sun's new desktop broker, Sun Virtual Desktop Connector 1.0. » New Storage Videos: Mark Carlson on the Management Framework Reference Jeff Jackson's Keynote at Sun Tech Days, Milan Brian Wong on Open Storage for OpenSolaris Lori Alt on ZFS as a Root File System Aaron Dailey on Storage & Virtualization TECHIE TOOLBOX Miscellaneous The Techie Toolbox often features scripts and content submitted by members of the BigAdmin community and may not be appropriate for all organizations. » Derived JumpStart Profile Here's a script to build a jumpstart profile based off drive and memory configurations. » etcsysck (/etc/system check utility) This script verifies all the set statements found in /etc/system and reports any errors it finds. » Configuration Management and Quality Assurance Script Implementing a quality assurance check on servers before moving them to production consumes a lot of time, but with this script it should take only a few seconds. » ksh template (scriptt.sh) This template for ksh scripts details some techniques used in creating your own scripts. COMMUNITY, BLOGS & WIKIS » Thanks to Our Readers for These New Tech Tips: Rotation of Access and Error Logs for Sun Java System Web Server 6 How to Enable a Per-Process Core File Path on the Solaris 9 and 10 OS Creating a Script for Scheduled MySQL Backups Automating Unmirror and Remirror for Solaris Volume Manager Volumes » Chinese-Language Blogs Check out this collection of Chinese-language blogs on the BigAdmin wiki. Here's an example of our Chinese-language blogs: Using USB Sticks and Storage Disks in Newer Solaris Nevada Releases » How to Install Solaris 10 OS on Intel Processors with LSIMegaSASRaid Controller Intel processor-based platforms have the LSI MegaSasRAID 1078 controller on-board that connects to the system SAS drives. Since the Solaris 10 8/07 OS does not provide the drivers for this controller in its distribution DVD, an install time update (ITU) CD or DVD is needed. » Conditional function definitions in ksh This wiki entry from a reader describes a usage example for conditional function definitions in ksh. » Share Your Wisdom and Get Cool Gifts We accept scripts, tech tips, and articles. Use your rewards for an all-in-one-tool and other gifts. » Tell Us What You Think On the BigAdmin wiki, you can comment on BigAdmin content that has gone live since we built our wiki in September. DEVELOPER CORNER Webinar on Multicore Development: Untangle Your Threads With Sun Studio Software This webinar includes tips on how to exploit the multiple cores in your machine using Sun Studio software. Videos on Multi-Threaded Programming and Sun Studio Compilers: Multi-Threaded Coding Using the Sun Studio Performance Analyzer Developing Portable Applications With Sun Studio Compilers Securing Applications With Identity Services, Part 2: Authorization Learn how to configure OpenSSO with identity services to allow users to perform tasks for which they have been authorized. PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT » Announcing Sun xVM Ops Center 1.0 Sun xVM Ops Center brings together management of Linux and Solaris systems under one unified view. Sign up for a bi-weekly webinar » OpenxVM Find out about the open source community that develops the technology from which Sun derives the Sun xVM products. Steve Wilson's Blog on OpenxVM » Sun xVM Products This family of technologies addresses both desktop and server virtualization. Read more » Provisioning Sun Java System Application Server With N1SPS Need to swing a bigger hammer when deploying application servers across your enterprise? Use Sun N1 Service Provisioning System 6.0 (N1SPS) Plug-In with the N1SPS extensible architecture. » Deploying PHP From Cool Stack in Sun Java System Web Server Deploy your web applications created with optimized PHP from Cool Stack using this highly scalable, secure web server on the Solaris OS. » Setting Up a Sun StorageTek 5320 NAS Appliance on Microsoft iSCSI Initiators Find out how to attach iSCSI targets using Microsoft iSCSI Initiator software. MOTD ROUNDUP Get more information about these and other MOTD items... » Find workarounds for problems that might come up when you are using the Install Time Update (ITU) or Driver Update (DU) for the Solaris 10 OS on x64 machines. » Here are tips on collecting data that the Sun Support Center needs to debug problems with a Sun Connection system. Sample script is provided. » XPerts Session on Solaris Patching. Here's a special treat: Sun engineers have teamed up to answer your questions about Solaris patching. » New discussion group for LDoms sys admins, developers, and users: You can talk about architecture, implementation, testing, and release of virtualization software. » Sun is launching an HPC community site for users. This is your chance to interact with Sun's technical HPC experts. For more good info, join the OpenSolaris developer community for HPC. » New release of Hardware Certification Test Suite can certify iSCSI, 10-Gigabit network card, USB, audio, and video devices. HCTS 4.0 works for the Solaris OS on x86 and x64 platforms. Hardware that passes certification testing is eligible for the Solaris OS HCL. HIGHLIGHTS » Techie Toolbox Scripts » Community Tech Tips OFFERS AND EVENTS » Sun Tech Days Include Sys Admin Content And don't miss OpenSolaris Day and NetBeans Day. Upcoming events in 2008: Atlanta, United States (January 9-10; Hyderabad, India (February 27-29); Sydney, Australia (March 4-6); Johannesburg, South Africa (March 11-13); St. Petersburg, Russia (April 2-4); Mexico City, Mexico (May 21-23); Manila, Philippines (June 17-19) » Sun Net Talk on the Solaris 10 OS and Sun CoolThreads Servers View this webcast to make sure you are taking full advantage of the Solaris 10 OS on CoolThreads servers. » Sun SPARC Enterprise Servers: 60-Day Trial at No Cost Try Sun's coolest servers at your site. At the end of the trial period you can buy the unit that works best for you or return it -- no questions asked. » Podcast on New HPC Sun Constellation System » Product Tour: Sun Blade 6048 Modular System Check out these ultra-dense blade servers based on Sun UltraSPARC T2, AMD Opteron, or Intel Xeon processors. » Product Tour: Sun Datacenter Switch 3456 System This ultra-dense 3456-port InfiniBand switch is a component of the Sun Constellation System. » Learn More About Service Management and Your SunSpectrum Service Features The SunSpectrum Community web site for contracted customers offers the latest information on Service Management as well as how to maximize your service contracts. Recent updates include "A Service Level Management Whitepaper" and a new podcast by IT management expert, Rick Sturm of EMA. Login required. 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