Monthly Archives: May 2014

Netapp filefolding

file folding original link WAFL File Folding Explained While recently delivering training, one of my partners inquired about a WAFL feature called “file folding”, so I thought I’d take a moment to detail this lesser-known NetApp feature. File Folding is … Continue reading

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solaris zdb

Original link zdb: Examining ZFS At Point-Blank Range 01 Nov ’08 – 08:13 by benr ZFS is an amazing in its simplicity and beauty, however it is also deceivingly complex. The chance that you’ll ever be forced to peer behind … Continue reading

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clustermode export-policies and rules

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NPIV N_port ID Virtualization

Scott Lowe link Understanding NPIV and NPV Friday, November 27, 2009 in Gestalt, Networking, Storage by slowe | 71 comments Two technologies that seem to have come to the fore recently are NPIV (N_Port ID Virtualization) and NPV (N_Port Virtualization). … Continue reading

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Ontap 8.2 licenses

CLUSTERED SIMULATE ONTAP LICENSES +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ These are the licenses that you use with the clustered Data ONTAP version of Simulate ONTAP to enable Data ONTAP features. There are four groups of licenses in this file: – cluster base license – … Continue reading

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solaris 11 automated installer grub entries

When running installadm create-client, the client grub.conf.01macaddress file is generated from the following file: /var/ai/service/”service- name”/menu.conf to change the menu-order from text-installer to automated-installer change the followin entry: [meta] order = SolarisNetBootInstance|0, SolarisNetBootInstance|1 to [meta] order = SolarisNetBootInstance|1, SolarisNetBootInstance|0 Now … Continue reading

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solaris 11 zones repository IPS

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solaris 11 bad login count

How many bad logins? With additional thanks to Lambert Rots (ASP4ALL) original url What’s Up With the flag Field in /etc/shadow on Solaris 11.1? 03Jan13 If you’re running Solaris 11.1, and you happen check your /etc/shadow file, you may notice … Continue reading

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solaris 11 zfs recordsize

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solaris 11 exercise ips (4) add local repository

(with thanks to LAM) In this exercise you will setup a local repository and add a testpackage to the repository. You should have a zpool mounted on /software 1. create directory mkdir /software/site 2. create repository pkgrepo create /software/site 3. … Continue reading

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solaris 11 change hostname and ip

1. change the identity:node root@sol11-1:/tmp# svccfg svc:> select system/identity svc:/system/identity> select system/identity:node svc:/system/identity:node> listprop config/nodename config/nodename astring sol11-1 svc:/system/identity:node> setprop config/nodename=”sol11″ svc:/system/identity:node> refresh svc:/system/identity:node> exit 2. nwam should be disabled. root@sol11-1:/tmp# svcs svc:/network/physical:nwam STATE STIME FMRI disabled Sep_22 svc:/network/physical:nwam 3. … Continue reading

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solaris 11 exercise ips (10) add second pkg server instance

In this exercise you will setup a second instance of the application/pkg/server service. This means that you will have a second environment on the same machine from which you can publish your own software packages. 1. Add second instance. # … Continue reading

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solaris 11 ips repository

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