How can take Operating System backup in Solaris

164 byte By B.V.B.KUMARa at 2007-11-27 9:23:33
Like Hp-UX, make_tape_recovery command can take complete Operating system backup. I want take similar type of backup in solaris. Can anybody suggest on this.

Where is Solaris 10 Companion Disk?

352 byte By TuanAnhTrana at 2007-11-27 9:25:01
Hi all!When I have just finished setting up Solaris 10 on my PC (x86 - Intel), I realized that the X-Windows is not a part within CDs. Anh I do not how to download them, exactly, I do not know about their address in Sun website. Would you like to guide me?Thank you very much!Message was edited ...

dhcpd Bus Error after 6/27 Solaris 9 Recommended Patch Install

333 byte By timevansa at 2007-11-27 9:25:36
There don't seem to be any dhcpd patches in the 6/27 9_Recommended patch set,but were getting "Bus Error" messages in starting in.dhcpd. Even in debugmode, this is all that's printed.System (Enterprise 4500) had been up for about three months, with nointervening patches. Anyone seen/solved ...

New Solaris 10 u3 installation - network card not found

923 byte By jesper_soderlunda at 2007-11-27 9:28:27
I just took the plunge wiping my system to install Solaris10 to familiarize myself with it and evaluate it's approprietness for a couple of projects.I've had linux running successfully on the system just before installing Solaris10 so the hardware should be functioning.Now after the Sol ...

Sun Cluster 3.1 is working on 2 nodes, I want to add one more node to this

194 byte By B.V.B.KUMARa at 2007-11-27 9:28:58
Sun Cluster 3.1 is working on 2 nodes, I want to add one more node to this. Can anybody give installation procedure and explain to me how heartbeat will work for more than 2 node cluster.

Problems installing Solaris 10/11 on Dell XPS210

3145 byte By Tim-Jima at 2007-11-27 9:30:25
Hi,I have recently acquired a Dell XPS210 desktop machine on which I was hoping to make a contribution to the OpenSolaris community. I have spent 5 days trying to install 4 different flavours of Solaris, all to no avail. These are:Solaris Express Community Edition v11 build 67Solaris Express ...

Oracle 10g installed with cluster 3.2 on 2 local zones.

353 byte By yacovbma at 2007-11-27 9:31:29
Hi,Has any one installed cluster 3.2 on 2 nodes with one local zone each, when oracle is running on the local zones.1. Where to install the oracle binaries? ( Global or local disk)?2. How to define the Storage res-group for the zones (HAStoragePlus)?3. Is any one has all the steps to a perform ...

Bug in fgrep using the -f option and long pattern list.

608 byte By Bo99a at 2007-11-27 9:33:30
Hi there.I noticed a bug in fgrep (SunOS 5.9 Generic_118558-30 sun4u sparc SUNW,Sun-Fire-V890). This one bothers me a bit: If I use a fgrep -f and giving a long list of patterns (here 17000 stored in a file, each line 1 pattern, Size 300kb) the result is sometimes (not eachtime) faulty. I would ...

Quantum DLT 7000 installation

229 byte By sswolf@gmail.coma at 2007-11-27 9:35:15
I am a new user of sun solaris 10. I am using sunfire 280 for test. I am trying to install Quantum DLT7000 tape backup device to my sun fire. Is there any one who can tell me how to do it step by step? Thank you very much.

low swap but high memory

228 byte By Linda_Ba at 2007-11-27 9:37:52
hi,top command shows that the swap is too low (57G in use 382M free) and at the same time, the memory is at ease: 32 G real and 13 G free.is it possible to have a low swap while free RAM is ok?thanks.

Upgrading OS running Sun Cluster

174 byte By mtalhaa at 2007-11-27 9:40:12
Dear all I have Sun Cluster 3.0 running on Solaris 8 , i want to upgrade Solaris 8 to Solaris 9 , without touching cluster Is it possible ?Regards

Error mirroring across sites - Cluster 3.1, EMC Clariion

635 byte By SuperJana at 2007-11-27 9:40:18
Hi,Sun are here helping us build a 2 node cluster on V245s, solaris 10, Solstice Volume Manager,Cluster 3.1 using EMC CX700s for disk storage. Everthing appeared to be Ok until we tried to sync the disk sets across sites. Some disk sets worked Ok ,others never got past 0% and gave the error ...

/global mount point without mirror

323 byte By mpecha at 2007-11-27 9:41:20
hi,OS: Solaris 10 11/06SOFT: Sun Cluster 3.1u4system disks of both nodes has raid1.after 6 monthes i've found that /global partition is not in raid and mounts as partition of first disk and etc.is it possible and how to migrate two partitions to raid1 of every ...

Xorg on x86 mouse configuration

2640 byte By ben32a at 2007-11-27 9:42:22
Hi,I installed Solaris 10 11/06 on x86.My server has an active usb to ps/2 adapter on wich i connect PS/2 PC keyboard and mouse.I've updated xorg to 7.2 with solaris packages.my xorg.conf :Section "ServerLayout"Identifier"X.org Configured"Screen0 "Screen0" 0 0InputDevice"Mouse0" ...

Problems while creating a package with build variables

1002 byte By thomas.pa at 2007-11-27 9:44:41
Hi!I can successfully create Solaris packages using build variables as shown in the following prototype file.Please note that I may use the build variable $VersionTAO within the path.!VersionTAO=1.4.5f none usr/tao/lib/libTAO.so.1.4.5=/usr/tao/$VersionTAO/lib/libTAO.so.1.4.5But when I replace ...

The saga of the lost 250 gig drive!

1552 byte By johnthawka at 2007-11-27 9:44:51
Solaris Express Developer 5/07 5.11 x86 install Asus P5RD2-VM Seagate drives:Disks c1d0 c2d0 Solaris configures via installer c1d0(boot) allowed to use entire drive.Disk two c2d0 is already configured with Bootloader (/dev/sda) sda1 60 gig ext3 (Ubuntu) sda2 1 gig swap remainder sda3 fat32 for ...

Gethostbyaddr failing for private IP addresses

868 byte By mike_rossa at 2007-11-27 9:47:40
We are having problems with reverse DNS resolution for our private IP addresses.We first noticed this when our syslog-ng was not displaying name in the log entries, but rather IP addresses.Nslookup and dig reversed resolved the addresses fine, so we don抰 think the issue is in DNS.We further ...

ir2hf: error: Space Manager: Trouble writing out heap to disk

150 byte By ledzepa at 2007-11-27 9:49:02
Hi AllI get this error on compiling. Any idea what this is and what needs to be done to fix this.Thanks in advance.Regards

mailx problem

744 byte By prasanna_ma at 2007-11-27 9:53:18
Hello,I have a setup in Solaris 9, where in a multi threaded java program triggers mailx command to send emails."mailx" command is executed using Java's Runtime.exec() method. Now the problem is, out of some 100 mailx command that is triggered, atleast 4 or 5 mailx command hangs. i.e., when ...

lsof equvalent in solaris 5.8

419 byte By framedrelaya at 2007-11-27 9:53:46
Hi,I'm trying to find out the which process is using port no 8010 If i do a ps -ef, then it displays all the ports, if i do a netstat then i get the open port, Since these two doesn't have anything in common, I cannot relate both.(If PID was there in netstat, it would have been easy)In ...

DevExpress 5/07 issues

1221 byte By gjeonea at 2007-11-27 9:55:50
Apparently the new release has a couple of things I have difficulty with at install. These issues are not in the previous 2/07 release:1) 5/07 installs the NIC with DHCP active and no way can I get the static IP address to stick even tho' the various utilities and files call nge0 address at my ...

Cups setup Solaris 11 5/07 5.11

397 byte By johnthawka at 2007-11-27 9:57:38
The missing files on Companion Dvd SFWgprnt SFWhpijs SFWssl. .Why include a package that can't be installed (complete) in the Companion Dvd?Can anyone advise where the remaining packages might be obtained?I tried the openssl from http://sunfreeware.com/openssl-0.9.7g-sol10-intel-local.gz but ...

[Q] How to limit a ulimit value per user

386 byte By Tony.Lima at 2007-11-27 10:01:19
All,My SUN box is v440 and using SUN5.8.In one of my apps, there is 'ulimit -nS 1024' value in scripts.What I want to know is where the value of user's limitation in configuration files ?Or how could I do that ?In linux, it seems to be set in /etc/security/limits.conf file. right ?If so, ...

Solaris With Oracle 10g

258 byte By SolarisWithOracle10ga at 2007-11-27 10:03:20
Hi,My requirement is to work on ORACLE 10g Database using Solaris 5.8. I want to know whether it will work successfully in the long run or what is the best version of Solaris which can be used with ORACLE 10g. Thanks

changing default umask value.

275 byte By agnihotri22a at 2007-11-27 10:05:06
how t ochange the default umask value. umask commands changes the value only for a perticular session. Which file(s) must be modified to alter default umask during boot time. I dont want to write anything in .profice or .bashrc. I want to change the umask before that.

I want to install cluster 3.2 but can only see the features for cluster3.1?

223 byte By pcurrana at 2007-11-27 10:06:03
Hi all,I mounted the directory containing cluster 3.2 but can only see the features for cluster 3.2. I download the right "cluster3.2 zip" file.Could someone give some directions?thank you, peter

sc 3.2 u1 download

671 byte By JPMCKharea at 2007-11-27 10:07:48
I've seen refrences to SC 3.2u1 on sunsolve & have noticed some patches were released for SC 3.2.Looking on docs.sun.com I can't find any release notes on it (only for 3.2): http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/819-6611?q=sun+cluster+3.2u1&a=expandThe docs on docs.sun.com say that there is ...

cannot come out of intallation

193 byte By uniq1a at 2007-11-27 10:12:09
<p>hai </p><p>i am installing solaris on server .</p><p>i do not have sun keyboard .</p><p>and i want to come out of installation</p><p>can anyone suggest solution</p><p>thanks </p><p>priya</p>

SC 3.2 & Oracle

676 byte By pbala at 2007-11-27 10:13:24
Hi all:2 nodes and 7-30 databases. Start in 7 databases and grow to 30. So I guess I need 7-30 resource group, 1 per database.This 7-30 are spread in both nodes. If 1 node fails, databases switch to the other node.Which is overhead of switching 10 oracles resource groups, for instance? Could it ...

long listing of files

271 byte By kaush28a at 2007-11-27 10:14:25
<p>Hi guys!</p><p>Does any one knows what is the quick way of getting ls -la output in solaris? I worked with HPUX for 8 years and used " ll " command for that. Now I am having problems in solaris with this command ( force of habit).</p><p>Thanks in advance!</p><p>MK</p>

display on Solaris10

366 byte By madhavansreea at 2007-11-27 10:14:34
HiI installed solaris 10 on my dell optiplex 740It has NVIDIA(R) Quadro(R) NVS 210SiNorth BridgejAnForce 430iSouth Bridgej display.But it is not in the list of supported ones for solaris 10-> http://www.nvidia.com/object/solaris_supported.htmlHow do I make the display work for this?Thanks in ...

Multi thread on multi cpu on SunOS 5.8

2078 byte By _ric_a at 2007-11-27 10:15:20
Hi,I've got a program running 5 differents threads.On my local machine, each thread is running in the same time that the others.On AIX, I can see that all CPUs run the diffferents threads.But on Solaris 5.8, it seems that the java process used only one CPUMy server :Solaris SunOS 5.816 CPU ...

mirror with different disk size

581 byte By manu.ita at 2007-11-27 10:15:28
Hi alla newbe question regarding Sun-Blade-150 with solaris 8:I have to mirror with SDS my existing disk that is a Western DigitalWD400BB (40.0GB - 7200 RPM UltraATA/100).my supplier told me that disk is no more avaiable and proposed me tobuy a 80.0GB disk of the same model.If i buy th 80.0GB disk, ...

Patch 121309-09 for Trusted Solaris 8?

156 byte By fcbsecia at 2007-11-27 10:15:42
<p>Will an equivalent patch to 121309-09 be released for Trusted Solaris 8? If not does Sun Alert 102903 apply to Trusted Solaris 8 and SMC 2.0? Thanks.</p>

cd ejects automatically

550 byte By sandeep1979a at 2007-11-27 10:16:30
hi all,i have installed solaris 10 on my intel pc.everything is fine instead my cd samsung make cd writer i am not able to mount.whenever i put a cd into it and loads the tray. it ejects automatically after 3 seconds.i treid stopping vold. and manually mounting cd rom but it did not help.when i ...

At what run level to power off

115 byte By farmboya at 2007-11-27 10:17:31
<p>Is run level 0 (the ok prompt) the best "place" to be when powering of the box (Sunfire V280) ?</p><p>Thanks</p>

Kernel Error

678 byte By Ariva1a at 2007-11-27 10:19:20
Since today morning I have been facing one error on the console of Sun Fire v890 server which is related to Kernel.Below you find the errror messages:Jul 12 12:38:13 nus620 unix: /platform/sun4u/kernel/misc/sparcv9/sbd: undefined symbol 'sbdp_portid_to_cpu_unit'Jul 12 12:38:13 nus620 unix: ...

DS6 in Sun cluster

477 byte By aus-ita at 2007-11-27 10:21:00
HiI am doing DS 5.2 migrate to DS6.1. I have DS5.2 and messaging server 6.2 in cluster environment. I am OK with migration process but how to replace existing ldap resource in cluster with the new setting. My messaging resource is dependent on ldap (5.2) resource. I would like to add new ldap ...

Problem installing solaris on laptop with intel 965 graphics card

380 byte By DeepankarBairagia at 2007-11-27 10:27:13
Unable to start X. Went through the text-based installation, everything else wentokay. After installation when booting, X windows start failed again and complainedabout vesa driver. Build: SXDE build 64a. Machine: dell latitude D630 with intel 965integrated graphics. Wondering if some patch needs ...

Solaris x86 VS Solaris SPARC

93 byte By 54645a at 2007-11-27 10:28:14
<p>Hi </p><p>Can any one tell me the merits and deerits of the x86 and SPARC</p><p>Thanks</p>

Need Jre 1.5.0_11 for solaris9

122 byte By sundaresana at 2007-11-27 10:30:41
<p>Hi i need Jre 1.5.0_11 for my sparc 64 bit bit solaris system .Can any one provide me the link to download the same</p>

Help mounting disks on a fresh Solaris 10 11/06 install on E3000

373 byte By kamau-na at 2007-11-27 10:31:20
Hi all, I just completed a fresh installation on an Enterpise 3000 that had Solaris 7 with 10 disks. Only the disks with the OS got mounted by the installation process, and I cannot figure how to mount the other disks. I have manually added the entries to vsftab but am hessitant to modify mnttab. ...

VCS to Sun Cluster migration

159 byte By maxpila at 2007-11-27 10:35:42
<p>I am planning to migrate a 2-node cluster from VCS to Sun Cluster. how much downtime does this involve? is there any documentation that i can reference?</p>

E450 won't power up

528 byte By npeasea at 2007-11-27 10:36:00
Hello all! I am new here and also fairly new to SUN hardware. I have an E450 that I am playing with, but I can't get it to power up. I have a sun keyboard and mouse hooked up along with a sun monitor. When I flip the power supply botton on the back to on there are some green lights that light up. ...

please help me extract info from tape

963 byte By aliansa at 2007-11-27 10:36:39
I have a client that wishes to extract data from tape. The tape was produced using cpio commands on an unknown unix machine. The tape is a SLR5 4/8gb. The client purchased a drive for me. I installed the drive on my compaq deskpro En series PII/400 . The drive is scsi, and I connected it with an ...

Can I setup Solaris 10 and Windows XP correspoing on only one HDD?

224 byte By TuanAnhTrana at 2007-11-27 10:36:56
<p>Dear all!</p><p>My PC has only one HDD, but some time, I need the Windows XP to do my private working, and so, I do not know how to set up Windows XP and Solaris corresponding within my PC? </p><p>Thank you very much!</p>

Patches for Solaris Express, Developer Edition

261 byte By calmanFischera at 2007-11-27 10:37:25
<p>Are there patches for sxde somewhere around? Or do I just have to install the solaris 10 patches? the update manager doesn't work on my system, though every other java application which connects to the internet works, so I have to install them manually.</p>

mount usb thumbdrive

305 byte By SunOSnewbiea at 2007-11-27 10:38:54
hi there,need your help.i run #volcheck when i'd like to detect the mounted floppy disk.what about usb thumbdrive? wud like to mount it and access it but i cant see is when i run df -k.please help how i can mount my thumbdrive and the files on ...

Upgrade SOL9 to 10, install complete but pb witch CD2?

1307 byte By PetiteBullea at 2007-11-27 10:42:53
Hi everybody,I am trying to install SOL10 on a SUN V120, and the installation goes well, CD1 finishes with install complete, then reboots and asks me for CD2 but once CD2 inserted I get error messages:"Error for command : read(10) --FatalRequested block : 10207Error blockVendor : TEAC Serial ...

Migrating the Solaris version

236 byte By resource_namea at 2007-11-27 10:43:50
<p>Hi,</p><p>We have Solaris 9 with the Sun cluster 3.2 and the Netbackup application is 5.1 MP4, now we are planned to upgrade the Solaris version form 9 to Solaris 10.</p><p>Could you please provide me an Idea How to upgrade this?</p>