Hard limits are a kernel-configurable item, and users can't exceed them. Soft limits are the user defaults, and users can change that using the ulimit program or the limit/unlimit builtins.
Solaris 10
Solaris Network Connection Performance Part I
Monitoring Solaris Ethernet Performance Netstat -i This option is used to diagnose the network problems when the connectivity is there but it is slow in response . Values to look at: * Collisions (Collis) * Output packets (Opkts) * Input errors (Ierrs) * Input packets (Ipkts) Network collision rate = … Continue reading Solaris Network Connection Performance Part I
Adding New Services in Solaris 10 –OpenSSH
In Solaris 10, Sun introduced the Service Management Facility. SMF is a framework that handles system boot-up, process management, and self-healing. It addresses the shortcomings of startup scripts and creates an infrastructure to manage daemons after the host has booted. There are still legacy services that use RC scripts to start and shutdown, but most … Continue reading Adding New Services in Solaris 10 –OpenSSH
Alom, Ilom, & Elom Part II
Part II of this Post is composed of a list of Alom commands and their Ilom counterparts. This information was taken from a document that was found on Sunsolve. I felt that this section was the most helpfull. Note that the original document has additional commands listed, however I chose to omit those that I … Continue reading Alom, Ilom, & Elom Part II
Sun RSC Configuration for the v480 & v490
Introduction This page describes how to setup and manage a Sun RSC (Remote Serial Console) on the v480 and v490, as well as the e250 and e450. I omitted the latter two as those systems are ancient. Before You Begin Assign an IP address, netmask and gateway to the server. You must download the RSC … Continue reading Sun RSC Configuration for the v480 & v490
Handy Crontab Header
# minute (0-59),# | hour (0-23),# | | day of the month (1-31),# | | | month of the year (1-12),# | | | | day of the week (0-6 with 0=Sunday).# | | | … Continue reading Handy Crontab Header
Solaris Printing and You!
I hardly ever have a request to add a printer to a Solaris box, but every one and a while a developer needs me to add one. Not that I have any idea what they are printing... Below are my notes...Adding a Printer:In the example below we are adding a printer with the -p option … Continue reading Solaris Printing and You!