DDS-3 Tape drive in E450

5246 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-24 20:11:00
This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understandthis format, some or all of this message may not be legible.------_=_NextPart_001_01C0FB29.F62D03B0Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"Hello All: I am trying to install a DDS-3 Tape drive into an E450 ...

Monitor for Sun Blade 100

560 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-24 20:11:00
My company is looking at picking up some Sun Blade 100s for our developers. I know that I can cut the cost by using regular PC133 ECC SDRAM instead of paying the insane price Sun gets for memory in their store, but can I use a standard VGA monitor on them? I can't seem to find any specs on ...

very odd mount problem

1036 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-24 20:11:00
I've never seen this before so now I'm curious.I have a 420R with an attached A1000 running Solaris 7. First instance Ipowered down the 420R with a halt and key. The second time we had ahardware issue that crashed the box and requried the key to be turned.When the box was powered on again, ...

semaphore information

779 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-24 20:11:00
Other than using ipcs, does anyone know/have a utility which will print outsemaphore information. I have a situation where I think that oracle isgetting screwed up due to lack of semaphores and would like to be able toinspect the underlying usage in a bit more detail.IPCS (even with -a) only ...

pam/ldap

885 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-24 20:11:00
I'm trying to complile the pam ldap modules from www.padl.com. I get thefollowing when I try to compile them underSolaris 7 with GCC. Any ideas or anyone know of a some pre-compiledSolaris (sparc) binaries for this :gcc -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I. -I. -DLDAP_REFERRALS -D_REENTRANT -g -O2-Wall ...

Sun and Apple

539 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-24 20:11:00
Hi All, I have a 'weird' question. One of our professors need to work with anUltra 5 (Sol 7) at home. He has a DSL connection and a Mac is using it. Heneed to transfer big amounts of data to the Sun station and I need tofigure a way to do that. Can I connect the Ultra to the DSL line ...

SUMMARY : Compiler patch for Sparc 10

925 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-24 20:11:00
Dear ManagersI got very quick replies. Thanks toGeoff Reed, John Leadeham, Kent Perrier, Thomas Knox, Brian Linder, Michael Schulte.Mejority opinion is there is no patch for C compiler but you can get gcc from www.sunfreeware.com. I have not tried this yet.Brian Linder gave a useful ...

SUMMARY: Monitor for Sun Blade 100

1410 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-24 20:11:00
Many thanks to all who replied (and the responses are still coming in). General consensus is that any VGA monitor with a good refresh rate will work just fine.Thanks to:Angel RiveraJustin StringfellowAllan WestGreg NowickiWarren BrennanToby RiderAnd many more, as I said, responses are coming ...

SSH Install

946 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-24 20:11:00
Hello NG, I need some help with the install of SSH on my server. I currently have SSH 2.0.3 and would like to upgrade to 2.4. I have downloaded the source and followed the directions from the manual at the fsecure website. After unzipping and untarring the file I go into the directory and ...

Memory type for Sparc 5?

1542 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-24 20:11:00
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----Hash: SHA1Is there a web page somewhere (does someone here know) the exact type ofmemory the SPARCstation 5 uses?I've got a ss5-170 that's gotten horridly unstable. Solaris 8, Red HatLinux 6.2 and SuSE Linux 7.1 and even OpenBSD 2.8 all either crash ...

DHCP server filtering

208 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-24 20:11:00
Can the DHCP server bundled with Solaris be configured to deny requests<br>based on the source MAC address? If so, do filters like '*' for anything<br>and/or '?' for a signle character exist?<p>Marco<br>

Sparc vs. Intel

1556 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-24 20:11:00
This is a multi-part message in MIME format.--------------C084FBB91B65FF3064A8CAEEContent-Type: text/plain; charset=us-asciiContent-Transfer-Encoding: 7bitDoes anyone know where I can find hard data on Sparc vs. Intel vs.PA-Risc vs. all others. A few people are wanting to run our ...

SSH Install Help (part II)

2194 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-24 20:11:00
Thanks to all who replied so quickly to my inital question. I was able to compile the source on my machine. However, now I am running into a different probelm. When I run a make on my other server I get the following message:sshunixeloop.c: In function ...

DLT4700 tape library diagnostics?

938 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-24 20:11:00
Fellow SunManagers:Does anybody have a tool to exercise/test the robotictape library for the Sun's DLT 4700?I have been having a lot of problem with our existingDLT4700 (tape jam, problem with robotic tape library)I've tried using SunVTS (4.2)to test the unit, but thetest doesn't seem to ...

Memory for an Ultra10

1114 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-24 20:11:00
SunManagers;I searched through the archives, google.com, and sun.comfor a definitive answer on what the definition of a168-pin JEDEC EDO ECC DIMM that can be used in an Ultra5/10complies with in relation to PC memory. I find web-sitesselling 168-pin EDO DIMMs, but upon further research Ifind ...

256 Colors

1568 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-24 20:11:00
This is a multi-part message in MIME format.------=_NextPart_000_002D_01C0FB3A.10841360Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bitHi Everyone, Is it possible to have more than 256 colors in CDE? If so, how do youchange ...

cpio confusion

746 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-24 20:11:00
from the cpio command:find *[0-9]*/oradata/* -print|eval $EG|cpio -ocvdumC65000 > $DEVwhere DEV=/dev/rmt/0mi'm trying to see what is on this tape, if anything.when i execute: cpio -icvdumC 65000 < $DEVit wants me to add the device/name for input, when iadd /dev/rmt/0m it stops and ...

patch cluster

348 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-24 20:11:00
I was trying to install a patch cluster but it says that there's anunsufficient space in /var/sadm/patch. What should I do to avoit it?Can I use ./install_cluster -q , Im afraid that if something messes up, Icant put it back to normal bacause of unsaved patches. What is the bestthing that ...

priority paging

852 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-24 20:11:00
I've set the kernel parameter priority_paging=1 and rebooted my system, butI cannot find anywhere where I can see if the change has taken effect.There's nothing in the output from sysdef. Does anyone know where to lookfor this?Thanks in advance.Cheers,ThorfinnThe information in this e-mail is ...

SUMMARY: permissions on /devices/pseudo/

737 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-24 20:11:00
Only recieved one reply - and that was from Casper.Much thanksRegards,AysePROBLEM:>>Greetings again,>>I was wondering if anyone can tell me the appropriate permissions>for /devices/pseudo/* on Solaris boxes. I have many tty>devices for example with crw-rw-rw- permissions and ...

Veritas problem, request assistance

1576 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-24 20:11:00
Here's the background:E250, used for development and testing (not production), has 4 drives, 2 in rootvg, 2 in datadg. 2nd drive in each VG was a mirror of the first.I needed some temporary disk space, so I removed the mirror in the datadg and put it in as a second drive in datadg. Created the ...

SUMMARY: Veritas largefiles problem

1209 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-24 20:11:00
HERE'S THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM:===========================E250, used for development and testing (not production), has 4 drives, 2 in rootvg, 2 in datadg. 2nd drive in each VG was a mirror of the first. I needed some temporary disk space, so I removed the mirror in the datadg and put it in as a ...

IMPORTANT: Read this before posting to Sun-Managers

5893 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-24 20:11:00
Archive-name: sun-managers-before-postingLast Updated: $Id: before.posting,v 1.16 2000/12/04 16:47:16 jdd Exp $NOTE: This message is posted periodically to sun-managers on behalf of all members of the Sun-Manager's mailing list. Please read it carefully before posting. This document can be ...

SUMMARY: Memor for an Ultra10

2254 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-24 20:11:00
My thanks go to:David MarkowitzPatrick L. NolanDavid H. BrierleyGeoff ReedDon HarrisOriginal Question:SunManagers;I searched through the archives, google.com, and sun.comfor a definitive answer on what the definition of a168-pin JEDEC EDO ECC DIMM that can be used in an Ultra5/10complies with ...

SUMMARY: NetApp Filers and Sybase

7750 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-24 20:11:00
Thanks to those who replied.Nobody was using Sybase with the NetApp Filers but various have used =Oracle.Most people had no problems with the Filers for file sharing but there did =seem moreambivalence about using them for Database's, especially for large =databases.One reply was an emphatic ...

downloading problem

152 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-24 20:11:00
I'm having problem whenever I download large softwares. It is often gets<br>cut. What software can I use to prevent this from happening?<p>Regrads<p>

rpm

212 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-24 20:12:00
how can i install rpm packages in solaris 7. or is this possible? i<br>downloaded a software and it has rpm extension and when i typed rpm -ivh<br><file>. it returned rpm not found.<p>Thanks<p>- arthus<p>

SUMMARY: priority paging

1820 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-24 20:12:00
For once the mailing list wasn't actually the fastest way to the answer, butwhat can you expect when you're doing systems work on a Saturday morning :)I logged a call with Sun at the same time as I wrote the question, and theygot back to me within an hour.The question was:> I've set the ...

E420 - Packet output errors

887 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-24 20:12:00
Hi all,Your help with this urgent problem will be appreciated :-)I have an E420 (Solaris 7) which is showing lots of output errors on hme0(via netstat -i 1).Question1 - Is it possible to find out the source of these packets?Question2 - Is this a hardware fault with the NiC? if so, how do I ...

Sol7 machine partly frozen with >37000 TIME_WAIT sockets

1741 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-24 20:12:00
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----Hash: SHA1Hi!Maybe someone knows something about this phaenomen ... ?A self-developed application (server) is tested using a stress test consisting out of many requests to the server. After some time the server does not respond any more. We killed it and saw ...

Printer Script

486 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-24 20:12:00
Hello AllI have a SPARC 10 with Solaris 2.6. I require a script for the following:1. I need to send a form feed command and 3 line feed commands to one particular printer (not any printer)2. I then need to print any file to this particular printer.TIAAbe ...

SUMMARY: /dev/rmt link assignment

1137 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-24 20:12:00
I received a lot of helpful answers, and I think the most concise isfrom Mark Neill below. Thanks to everyone who responded.Tapes are set up just like disks....There is an order that the buses in the system are scanned. The slotsonthose buses are scanned in order. Each successive tape drive ...

rsh - permission denied

5577 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-24 20:12:00
This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understandthis format, some or all of this message may not be legible.------_=_NextPart_001_01C0FD78.A525E1C0Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printableHi everyone,=20Heres ...

rsh - permission denied (followup)

5825 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-24 20:12:00
This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understandthis format, some or all of this message may not be legible.------_=_NextPart_001_01C0FD7A.FFDA54F0Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printableSorry,=20I see a big ...

ARP timeout

207 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-24 20:12:00
Does anyone know the ndd command to set the ARP timeout?<br>I tried looking through the man pages, but nothing about<br>using ARP with ndd was there.<p>All my servers are using Solaris 8.<p>Ray McCaffity<br>

SUMMARY: IP Network Multipathing

1234 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-24 20:12:00
I only received 1 response about IPMP from Mike Kiernan <mkiernan at onet.pl>who said:"Fraid you'll have to upgrade, although if you have a service channel withsun and a convincing sounding business case as to why you can't upgradethey may consider a backport..."So, I guess I ...

E-4500 connect to EMC

987 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-24 20:12:00
Hi All,Hope that someone can help. I have SUN E-4500 with extra wide SCSIcard/interface installed. EMC admin configure two volumes that areconnected to two SCSI interface, with three LUN's for each volume. At theOK prompt level, I run probe-scsi-all and it does not show any device forEMC ...

rcp - permission denied (follow up 2)

8559 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-24 20:12:00
This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understandthis format, some or all of this message may not be legible.------_=_NextPart_001_01C0FD82.02BEAC00Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printableThanks to Mark McManus, ...

confirm 403288

18 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-24 20:12:00
confirm 403288<br>

Summary ARP timeout

465 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-24 20:12:00
Thanks to...Joseph HerpersJill RidsdaleDavid LaPorteQuestion was:Does anyone know the ndd command to set the ARP timeout?Answers:/usr/sbin/ndd -set /dev/arp arp_cleanup_interval <interval>from: http://www.cymru.com/~robt/Docs/Articles/ip-stack-tuning.htmlndd /dev/arp ? will display all the ...

COPS

104 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-24 20:12:00
Does anyone know where I can get the Solaris 8 binary for COPS or source<br>code?<br> <br>Charlie<p> <p>

SSI on apache1.3

447 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-24 20:12:00
hello, all,I installed apache 1.3.20 on ss5 with solaris8. I cannot make SSI work.If directly run the script from browser, works fine. It will be ignoredif use SSI in the page.I have :# To use CGI scripts:#AddHandler cgi-script .cgi## To use server-parsed HTML files#AddType text/html ...

Changing The Screen Resolution On My Common Desktop Environment.

909 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-24 20:12:00
Hi,I've been trying to change the resolution on the CDE for my Solaris 2.6.I've run the "eeprom output-device=3Dscreen:r1024x768x60" command andrebooted and also tried changing the resolution from the HaltModeprompt. But every time the CDE logs in I get the same resolution.Does the ...

partitons?

715 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-24 20:12:00
My partion table looks like 0 root 0-472 Cyl 1 swap 473-858 2 backup 0-6534 3 unassigned 04 var 859-12445 usr 1245-16306 unassigned 1631-20167 home 2017-6534My space for /usr is being used up like 91%. can Iextend this partions by taking from the ...

Solaris8 Installation on Intel

485 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-24 20:12:00
Hello Admins,I try to do a Solaris 8 installation on an Intel platform.The problem is that it does not recognise the network card.The LAN card is a 3COM 3C905C-TX Etherlink 10/100PCI.It tells me to complete the installation without the network andconfigure the network card after the ...

pci/sbus device initialization order

527 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-24 20:12:00
Can someone point me to documentation of Sun's pci and sbus deviceinitialization ordering. Basically I want to know in what orderhardware is initialized, both at the PROM and kernel levels. I want tobe able to look at the back of a box and know which cards getinitialized first.Thanks,Chad-- ...

Gridware users.

406 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-24 20:12:00
Lads,Has anyone here used gridware by Sun? I am currently using Condor as a Highthroughput management system, however I have problems with scripting arundsome interactive jobs, and licenses. I was wondering if someone could giveme a bit of insight into gridware. I have had a look at some of ...

dis-allow particular site in sendmail.cf

531 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-24 20:12:00
Hi ManangersHow to dis-allow particular sites ?I have confirmed that whenever I receives mails fromsome sites, our mail server gets hanged.I want to deny mail from those sitesWhat may be the problem ? How I change sendmail.cf on solaris 2.5.1 (sparc) ?Thanks ...

syslogd

954 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-24 20:12:00
Hi all, Recently I observed that the log sys log file "messages" file in/var/adm is 0bytes and its not getting updated since long time.After that I came to know that there is no syslogd daemon running. Then Istarted the daemon ..but still the log is not gettingupdated!! Do you ...

Questions about NetApp and Oracle

423 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-24 20:12:00
First, what's the Oracle mailing list? There is a post in the archivebut that one apparently no longer exists (or my DNS is screwed).Second, anyone out there using NetApp? Using Oracle on NetApp? Hadgood or bad experiences you would care to share?Thanks.-- =====================Jeff ...