oracle 10g performance issue

930 byte By kyran55a at 2007-11-26 19:09:21
Hi all,In sunfire v890 we have installed oracle 10g release 2 on solaris 10.prstat -a command shows :NPROC USERNAME SIZERSSMEMORYTIME CPU105root9268M 6324M20%1:21:57 0.4%59oracle24G22G 71%0:04:33 0.1%2nobody484M69M 0.2%0:11:32 0.0%2esbuser13M9000K0.0%0:00:46 0.0%1smmsp 7560K 1944K0.0%0:00:00 ...

New to Sun and Solaris

1117 byte By mmitguya at 2007-11-26 19:11:37
Hello all. I am currently a Sr. System Administrator right now for IBM AIX and SCO UNIX OS systems and I am wanting to start learning the Sun Solaris OS and getting familiar with that in hopes to become a System Administrator for those OS as well. I know zero about Solaris or Sun right now ...

Changes to /etc/project don't take effect

1710 byte By brutto9a at 2007-11-26 19:17:51
Env: SunOS 5.10 Generic sun4uStarting with default /etc/project file I added a user project which created a project entry like this:user.tom:102:Test Project:::process.max-sem-nsems=(priv,128,deny);\project.max-shm-ids=(priv,512,deny);\<some other limits follow, all in a single line>Both ...

daylight savings time and solaris 10

129 byte By lanman9a at 2007-11-26 19:19:38
Does anyone know if Solaris 10 users have to install a patch for the Daylight Savings Time issue?Thank youLM

Solaris 10 on Ultra1

95 byte By imran_nya at 2007-11-26 19:27:52
Hey Guys, Does anyone knows if Solaris 10 can be installed on Ultra1?Imran

Array size calculation

824 byte By rajukgp_suna at 2007-11-26 19:35:35
Hi All,I have a small question.I am using SunOS 5.9 and gcc 4.0 compiler.Please take a look at the below codeWhen I compile the following program under gcc 4.0 it doesn't give me any compiler error and even the size comes correctly.#include<stdio.h>int main(){int c;scanf("%d",&c);int ...

Kernel error message

286 byte By kyran55a at 2007-11-26 19:38:15
In morning i check it the /var/adm/messages file its showing one warning message. pcisch: [ID 781074 kern.warning] WARNING: pcisch2: spurious interrupt from ino 0x22 is their any problem related to hardware can someone tell the solution. thanks

crontab error

498 byte By kyran55a at 2007-11-26 19:40:37
Hi allI try to schedule one job as a oracle user.But I got a error .Error code is RC=1;this is the command exp system/passwd@test file=/export/home/oracle/test_`date +%d%m%y` owner=scottif i excute through command prompt ,,,its run successfullythen i tried through at job.........its also ...

Daylight savings time change on solaris 8

148 byte By jricha at 2007-11-26 19:40:47
What is the proper procedure for changing daylight savings time on Solaris 8, I wil have multiple users on the system during that time frame.

SVM root mirroring and ufs logging

393 byte By Boingoa at 2007-11-26 19:41:18
Hi.I seem to remember last year that when using SVM to mirror the / (root) filesystem that UFS logging had to be turned off on that filesystem.First, is that correct, or am I remembering something that isn't true?Second, if it was like that, is it still like that? Or has that been fixed and I ...

uninspectable processes on Solaris 10

1526 byte By stearn_n_dranga at 2007-11-26 19:41:33
All -We are running Solaris 10, patch level Generic_118833-20, in a fairly complex system which includes MySQL 5.0.22 and has several other applications (Perl, Java) accessing the MySQL server. Recently, on a fairly high-powered Sun computer (4 to 8 cores, lots of memory), we've encountered ...

Solaris 10 Cannot login

765 byte By rambo51a at 2007-11-26 19:42:35
Hello World: Those of you who are from the "old school" will get the salutation! In any case, I am have a problem with my Solaris 10 system. Recently, I ran patchadd for those patches that were downloaded by the Sun patch manager into /var/sadm/spool. After doing this, I rebooted my system and ...

Tape drive permissions issues...

1153 byte By adtinca at 2007-11-26 19:42:51
I've just recently upgraded one of our servers to Solaris 10 and users lost the ability to access the tape drive in our e250.When users do a `tar tvf /dem/rmt/0` they get permission denied./etc/minor_permst:* 0666 root sysls -l /dev/rmt/*lrwxrwxrwx1 rootroot 40 Jan 10 16:01 /dev/rmt/0 -> ...

lofs mounts processed before zfs

710 byte By WRWindsora at 2007-11-26 19:42:52
I created a zpool called "data" (mounted as /data).Then I created zfs data/netboot to manage the netboot area usage. Inside of here, I created subdir /data/netboot/tftpboot.Instead of mucking with the tftp smf, I wanted to lofs-mount /tftpbootEverything was fine until a reboot. filesystem/local ...

Will the "Nevada" version be free also.

315 byte By techristiana at 2007-11-26 19:45:51
It's just not happening for me with Solaris 10, so I'm expecting to download and try the "Nevada" version in a few days. After I spend more of my "free" time helping with the debugging of Nevada, I just want to know that Sun will supply the "beta testers" with a "stable" version , down the ...

Ultra 5 SAMP installation

239 byte By hartrafta at 2007-11-26 19:47:43
Hi,I've got a spare ultra 5 lying around and i need someone to walk me through a SAMP installation. Is the hardware too old for Solaris 10? I'm hesitant to put linux on it as i want to try and get into solaris.Thanks

mpss support on solaris 10

3637 byte By amorrowcrcga at 2007-11-26 19:50:03
I would like to enable large heap pages for an application that may be experiencing high TLB miss rates, but I am having difficulty getting the tools to manipulate the page size to work correctly.On SPARC, I can get the stack to use large pages, but not the heap. On x86, I cannot get either the ...

Kernel patch 118833-36 fails to install complaining of bad signature

2806 byte By tmackinna at 2007-11-26 19:50:13
I was trying to install the latest set of patches that I downloaded with UpdateManager and one of them is 118833-36 - a fairly large kernel patch. I am trying to install this patch using patchadd and am having the following issue. I have installed the Class 2 Verisign key found here - ...

sh frutool not found

2695 byte By reaver888a at 2007-11-26 19:51:17
server: thumper (x4500)I got in this morning and tried to ssh to my server and for some reason server was down. I logged into ILOM and saw bunch of these messages.sh: frutool: not foundDoes anyone know what this message exactly mean and did this cause the server to be down?I also went through ...

Error when trying to make mod_python

1910 byte By SuryaJayanthia at 2007-11-26 19:52:00
I am getting the following error message when I try to run make on my solaris10 box.I am using the gcc package installed in /usr/sfw/bin/gcc and /usr/sfw/bin/python2.3 for python, /usr/apache2/bin/apxs for apxs.I used this command to run configure./configure --with-apxs=/usr/apache2/bin/apxs ...

How to configure an sftp server?

300 byte By vctrmariana at 2007-11-26 19:52:14
Hello,Does anyone know how to configure an sftp server?I would like that some users do not have the right to copy some files through sftp.Setting the files permission to read didn't help.I am using WINSCP to connect from Windows to Solaris.Thank ...

Mozilla won't start

595 byte By tdl70a at 2007-11-26 19:53:09
HiI have two Solaris 10 SPARC systems. They seem to have the same Mozilla-related packages installed. Yet, on one system, Mozilla starts and runs, both by clicking the globe in the GUI, and by running it at the command line; on the other system, Mozilla never displays its main page, neither by ...

Dynamically adding a device to a non-global zone

365 byte By livercoma at 2007-11-26 19:58:16
How can you add a new device to a non-global zone without havingto reboot the zone ? Obviously using zonecfg and then rebooting thezone works but often rebooting the zone would be very user unfriendly.In particular we occasionally need to add a new disk mirror in the globalzone and then let the ...

Package creation - How do I make it *really* non-interactive

1004 byte By cpstocka at 2007-11-26 19:58:57
Hi,I'm in the middle of creating packages of my company's software and I've hit a snag. One of the requirements is that the installs be script driven and remotely installable to many servers with no interaction (much like official Sun packages are when using the patching tools). The problem ...

are all versions of CVS,PVCS compatible with solaris 5.10?

108 byte By bobbza at 2007-11-26 20:03:41
Are all versions of CVS,PVCS compatible with solaris 5.10?If someone knows .Please let me know

Patch 121081-06 (sparc) is broke and Patch 121082-06 (x86) too

235 byte By hermes_trismegistusa at 2007-11-26 20:04:01
This patch contains the CACert.pem but it does not get copied to destination directory. After patchadd runs, you are left with the old CACert.pem in the directory, and this breaks cc-transport from signing into the Sun SSL site.

Using Swap space

463 byte By black-sabbatha at 2007-11-26 20:06:52
Hi AllI have an application consisting of lots of processes. When ever I start my applicaiton, I seem to be running out of swap space. I see that there is a lot of reserved space. Means the applications are attaching shm and/or requesting mallocs. Is there any way to fix this, either by debug ...

failed installation of the lastest 10_Recommended

1379 byte By mpecha at 2007-11-26 20:07:26
hi,Server: Sun Fire T2000OS: Solaris 10 11/06Specific soft: Sun Solaris 3.1u4Trying to install lastest 10_Recommended patch and see this message in/var/sadm/install_data/Solaris_10_Recommended_Patch_Cluster_log##<SKIP>Approved patches will be installed in this order:118833-36Executing ...

Problem in Reducing the root file system space

1070 byte By grkrajesha at 2007-11-26 20:07:53
Hi All ,The root file system is reached 86%. We have cleared 1 GB data in /var file system. But the root file system still showing 86%. Please note that the /var file is not seprate file system.I have furnished the df -h output for your reference. Please provide solution as soon as ...

Ultra E450 and OS 5.10 compatibility

91 byte By imran_nya at 2007-11-26 20:08:28
Hey guys, Does any know if Ultra E450 is compatible for OS 5.10?Thanks

issue with /var/sadm/install/t.contents

284 byte By stoufettea at 2007-11-26 20:14:46
Hi !I have untared my openoffice archive and I would like to install the various packages but the command pkgadd -d . * replies :WARNING: unable to write temp contents file </var/sadm/install/t.contents>I work on a zone Solaris 10 sparc.thanks

Solaris 10 thread limit

347 byte By Vivek.Gupta.eToucha at 2007-11-26 20:17:46
Hi,Is there a limit on number of threads a Solaris process can create ?Is Thread same as LWP ?In Java, I am getting an error "Out of Memory: Unable to create Native Thread". I have 8GB on the system (though Java can use only 4GB). Does anybody has any idea what may be going wrong ?Thanks in ...

How to play an avi file?

477 byte By eliseya at 2007-11-26 20:18:55
How do I play an avi file?I have installed Solaris 10 Entire Group Plus OEM.Java Media Player reads:Unsupported or invalid media fileFailed to realize: input media not supported: DIVX video, mpeglayer3 audioTotem Movie Player 0.99.11 reads nothing but does not play anything.RealPlayer ...

problem removing package

435 byte By Edwin1972a at 2007-11-26 20:19:13
Hi,I've installed a package called; wine-20050419-solaris-5.10-i86pc-cfw.pkg with the command pkgadd -d.Now i'm trying to remove the package with the command pkgrm. but i get the following message; pkgrm: ERROR: no package associated with <wine-20050419-solaris-5.10-i86pc-cfw.pkg>.So I ...

Installing Wine

536 byte By Edwin1972a at 2007-11-26 20:19:15
Hi,I'm trying to install wine, from the following pkg;wine-wine-0.9.25-solaris-5.10-i86pc-cfw.pkgBut I get the following error;Current administration requires that a unique instance of the<CFWWine> package be created. However, the maximum number ofinstances of the package which may be ...

Jump Start Installation Editor

147 byte By Ammia at 2007-11-26 20:20:45
Hi EveryOneIs there any script editor for creating JumpStart scripts like Altaris for HP Blade Servers.RegardsAmit Bist

what does solaris do

35 byte By brendamed1a at 2007-11-26 20:21:36
is this like windows or what

solaris at IBM r60

350 byte By malloxa at 2007-11-26 20:24:38
hi all..I would like to install solaris at my IBM R60..but during installation it crashed with could not identify hardware..I used Device Detection tool and two devices haven drivers High Definition Audio Controller and Serial ATA Storage Controller AHCI..Is there any way how to install ...

Sun Solaris 10 Packages need

486 byte By netlinka at 2007-11-26 20:29:06
Hi All,I try install the following packages on Solaris 10, but I can not locate anyof this on Solaris 10 products folder. Any one know where can I get the following from?Thanks for your help!SUNWarcx SUNWbtoox SUNWcpcux SUNWcpcx.u SUNWcpcx.us SUNWcrman SUNWcry SUNWcry64 SUNWcryr SUNWcryrx ...

Is Solaris 10 for SPARC free?

192 byte By imran_nya at 2007-11-26 20:31:15
I need to install the solaris 10 for SPARC and I am not sure if it is free. Please let me know if anyone has that information and if it is free where can I download it from?Thank

Wine 0.9.32

891 byte By Edwin1972a at 2007-11-26 20:31:49
Hi there,I'm still trying to install Wine 0.9.32./configure -> goes wellmake depend > goes wellmake gets following errors;flex -t ppl.l >ppl.yy.c || (rm -f ppl.yy.c && exit 1)flex: fatal internal error, exec failedBroken Pipe*** Error code 1make: Fatal error: Command failed ...

Solaris 10 Sparc - 64-bit jdk/jre in use?

738 byte By sparcmastera at 2007-11-26 20:32:46
Hello,I have the latest version of Java jre/jdk installed on by Sun, including the 64-bit Java in the sparcv9 directories (/usr/jdk/instances/jdk1.5.0/bin/sparcv9). All the Java programs are in their default locations, and I have not changed any symlinks from the default values. When I enter ...

how to start nfs service

1410 byte By der_nikia at 2007-11-26 20:37:23
Hi!is there an easier way to enable the nfs server than the only way I know ?Solaris 10:# svcs -a|grep nfsdisabledFeb_08svc:/network/nfs/cbd:defaultdisabledFeb_21svc:/network/nfs/server:defaultdisabled Feb_08svc:/network/nfs/status:defaultdisabled Feb_08svc:/network/nfs/nlockmgr:defaultdisabled ...

Root Password Recovery Question

931 byte By ShivanXa at 2007-11-26 20:38:56
Hello all,I have a question regarding root password recovery in Solaris 10.The Server is a Sun Fire T1000; it has no CD-Rom drive, as well as no USB ports. One of our data architects who is the main user of this server has locked himself out of root (he also never created any other user ...

How to change a user's shell?

810 byte By DoxBriana at 2007-11-26 20:39:05
I only know 3 ways and none of them are working right now. Anyone know a 4th?1) SMC.Starts, but gives "Open Toolbox: http://servername:898/toolboxes/smc.tbx failed" error and won't do anything else.2) vipw.Appears to work until I leave and save. Then it says "vipw: you mangled the /etc/ptmp ...

Using the sar command ...

192 byte By wmza at 2007-11-26 20:41:20
Hello,is it possible for sar to record disk data for one month and then create a file of the results?how is this done? what is the command?thank you for any help ;)

Building a Solaris Hosting Platform for LAMP/SAMP apps.

508 byte By bamia at 2007-11-26 20:43:54
Hi Guys,I was wondering if there are more people like me on this forum who would like to see a webhosting control panel for Solaris.I created a poll on the directadmin forum to try and get them to support solaris but not enough people have voted. Perhaps some people on this forum share the same ...

Solaris xserver

253 byte By ash@indiaa at 2007-11-26 20:44:38
I am new to solaris , so have faced some problem while installing. while Xstart the Xserver it fails... it gives the following error :Error loading module for /dev/fb...what should be done regarding this? please suggest and please help me.

Solaris 10 patches from 11DEC2006 and 01SEP2006

330 byte By mattfryea at 2007-11-26 20:48:38
I have a customer who is telling me that he needs mirroring functionality in a patch cluster dated 11DEC2006 and 01SEP2006. I can find reference to patches on either of these dates. Is there a list of patch clusters by date? If not, does anyone know of patch clusters with those ...

NOTICE: /var out of inodes

234 byte By DarrenLCCa at 2007-11-26 20:49:27
Looks like I need to run a fsck on var to solve this? What is the easiest way to go about this. Booting to single user mode mounts this file system. I don't think I have enough space to move /var data somewhere else temporily.