Hi Gurus,I have a L-9 Autoloader connected to E-450 machine. When I give "mt stat" itshows me "tape not loaded or drive offline".Then I load the DLT inside the drive. On the menu it shows me that Autoloaderis ready & idle.Then again I check the status " mt ...

Hello,Hardware/Software2 Hitachi 7700E Storage Arrays (call them HDS1 and HDS2. HDS2 is new and no LUNS to start with)Brocade SwitchesJNIC Fibre Cards - JNIfcaw VERSION: 2.2.1.HIT.06.01I am in the process of setting up a test SAN environment using the above. Sun hardware is E10K and ...

Hey, all:We have a large set of makefiles which we have inherited. They seem to havesome sort of dependency loop which creates a need for manual interventionduring the build process. The engineers would like to be able to see whatdependencies are, so they have enlisted me to try to find a ...

Hi Sun ExpertsCan any one suggest me what is the Software/Product is required whichcan do Trunking of Sun Quad Ethernet Ports(qfe0,qfe1,qfe2,qfe3) to aL2/L3 Switch as a single pipe of 400Mbps throughput.Is the Software/Product is commercially available or freeware oravailable as Part of Solaris ...

I had missed out vxinstall , it's working fine now.Hello Managers,I am trying configure A5200 with a 420 R running with 2.6.I am not able to get Veritas working on this this is error what i get if try starting server manually./vmsa_server &716# VxVM daemon not enabled, VERITAS VM Storage ...

Hello everyone,I'm posting the (positive) result, in case anyone's interested.I didn't get many answers about this issue but in the end, I decided to tryit myself and in short: it works even though the Ultra2 is sbus-based andthe SB2000 is pci-based. Of course, if you have access to an ...

Small errata:After copying the data from /tmp/d1/* to /tmp/d2/* via ufsdump/ufsrestore,remember to:mv /tmp/d2/dev /tmp/d2/dev.origmv /tmp/d2/devices /tmp/d2/devices.origmv /tmp/d2/etc/path_to_inst /tmp/d2/etc/path_to_inst.origcp -p /etc/path_to_inst /tmp/d2/etc/path_to_instcd /dev;find . ...

Consensus: awk. I've not done it yet, but sure there will be no problem. Many thanks.thanks to:Johan Hartzenberg <jhartzen at csc.com>Bertrand_Hutin at notes.amdahl.comJonas Bleberg <jonas.blaberg at cellnetwork.com>"Glass, David (UDB)" <GlassD at bp.com>Darren ...

Hi all, I was just reading through VERITAS' product alerts forNetBackup. One of them concerned me but I am not sure if I have toworry about it. It affects UNIX systems that use Balance Tree Algorithmfor filesystems. However, I can't find any information on Balance Treealgorithms....Is ...

Guru's,I am looking to change the client section for "Save Set"to set NFS mount points.This doesn't seem to be working so far.I changed the section the by default says:Allto:/mnt/share1/mnt/share2/mnt/share3this didn't work.. nothing underneath actually saved.next i changed them ...

When I use the mail or mailx command to send a mail message from the command<br>line or script, how does mail know which mail server to use. Can be it<br>specified and if it is in a config file which file is it and where is it. It<br>didn't say in "man mail".<br>thanks<br>

dear list,haven't used solaris for a while, so bear with me :)yesterday, i resurrected a e420 we have here, and installed a vanilla sol9.the machine will be used as DNS server only. now, my question is: is it safeto disable everything RPC? what needs RPC on sol9? does CDE depend on it?will ...

Hiya,We have just installed disksuit on a 280R, and I think the instructions ledone of my co-workers down a dark path of dispair. At this point, instead ofhaving a nice mirror set up on reboot, we have the following.Boot device: /pci at 8,600000/SUNW,qlc at 4/fp at 0,0/disk at ...

The only reply I recieved for an EMC mailing list is below:emc-l-request at lists.blinky-lights.orghelpendto get a how-to-subscribe message.This is a low-volume mailing list (one or two msg per week!) and a lot ofthe posts are cryptic at best, not quite up to the sun-managers standards,but ...

I realize this is a beginner question, so I thank anyone who replies in<br>advance,<p>What exactly does "LD_LIBRARY_PATH" control on a Solaris environment. What<br>situations should I be concerned with "LD_LIBRARY_PATH".<p>Paul<br>

Fellow SunManagers,CERT Advisory CA-2002-19 "Buffer Overflow in Multiple DNS ResolverLibraries": http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-19.htmlclaims that Solaris is vulnerable; however, I have been unable tolocate an open bugid to track on SunSolve. There are two (4708913 ...

Got a ton of responses, quickly all were good. The first good ones I got werefromDirk BvnningKeplinger, MichaelJohn TimonRick WaegnerScott CroftThe consensus was that mail, mailx uses the local MTA running on port 25. Mostpeople , such as me, use sendmail so the relay is in the sendmail.cf. I ...

Hello oh masters of grep, I'm running an extraordinarily lengthy database migrationbetween a 1 GB mysql database and an oracle database for a product calledblackboard. On import of a very large table (1.1 million rows) myconnection ends up timing out. I'm using tcsh as my login shell, and ...

ISSUE=====I wanted some guidance on writing a script to monitor temperatures or my11 or so Solaris boxes. I wanted crontab to mail me once a day withinformation. THANKS======My sincere thanks go to :-Christopher L. BarnardMichael Kalus Michael WilkinsonJosh GloverAlbert WhiteGlenn W ...

I have an NFS buffer question,- machine A and B are both mounting /dir from a NetApp filer.- machine A runs an application that logs into /dir/file.log. App logs about 1 line every 2-3 seconds.- From machine A, the log is available "realtime". I can tail and see the 1 line every 2-3 ...

Hello folks I tried to move (mv) a file to a directory that didn't exist. Any ideas where the file could go? I tried to find it with the find command but couldn't find it. Any ideas would be really appreciated. NOTE : this happened while I was logged in as root. Thanks in advance. ...

Hi,I have a Solaris 2.6 machine which has the following running ( asstarted by /etc/init.d/init.snmpdx ) :-+- 00001 root 1:10 /etc/init - \-+- 27951 root 0:00 /usr/lib/snmp/snmpdx -y -c /etc/snmp/conf \--- 27964 root 0:00 mibiisa -p 35504I didn't modify /etc/snmp/conf or any other ...

Thanks to everyone who replied. It was a typical case of NFS client caching. The NFS clients, whenon default configuration (on Solaris anyway) will keep files cachedfor 30 seconds. After the 30 seconds is expired, the client fetchesthe file again and the tail command get a chunk of new lines ...

I am having a real difficult time understanding why Solaris' DHCP serveris designed the way it is. Some of it seems to be due to the RFC, butit does not seem to offer any benefits, as far as I can tell, over theISC (Internet Software Consortium) DHCP server.Am I missing something here? Does ...

I have an E250 with a Storedge array that has six 18G drives raided (5)with Solstice Disksuite on Solaris 7 leaving me with about 87G ofuseable space.I want to expand the space available to the project using that array.I have a bunch of E250's from which I can swap some drives. If I were toadd ...

I'm running xntpd on a recently patched Solaris 8box. When I attempt to start xntpd, I get thefollowing messages:Jul 12 11:59:00 srdb-qa1 xntpd[4870]: [ID 702911 daemon.notice] xntpd3-5.93e Mon Sep 20 15:47:11 PDT 1999 (1)Jul 12 11:59:00 srdb-qa1 xntpd[4870]: [ID 904279 daemon.error] ...

I was wondering if anyone has any information about<br>Veritas FOundation Suite being runned on solaris <br>and if there are any problems.<p>And I do mean any problems including software support issues<p>Craig Hancock<br>

MAny thanks to Darren Dunham, David Woodruff, andFabrice Guerini.Yes, my problem is I were using the wrong cable. Aftermaking a null-modem cable, I can see the output on theserial A.DtYahoo! Autos - Get free new car price ...

I have a sparc 5. it has 3 sbus slot. will any sbus<br>controller work with this box ? <p>Thanks,<p>DT<br>Yahoo! Autos - Get free new car price quotes<br><A HREF=" http://autos.yahoo.com/default.htm"> http://autos.yahoo.com</A><br>

Hi all,<p>Looking to buy a couple dirt cheap Sun boxes for QA testing.<br>Anyone knows if Solaris 8 or 9 64bits can be installed without tricks on<br>Ultra Enterprise 2 with Dual processors?<p>Thanks,<br>William<br>

Hi all,I would like to upgrade, openboot prom for sparc 5.Its current release is 2.24, and the SBus Ethernet Iam interested in requires 2.9.Would you please let me know where I can find thepatch ? I tried sunsolve but I could not find it.Thank you very much,DtYahoo! Autos - Get free new car ...

Folks,How can I set a TurboGX card to 24 bit ? How do I know which resolution and color depth settings ? When I browse some 24 bit gifs, jpeg. The card seems like is in 256 colors mode. I have it installed in a SPARC20 Solaris 8 -- with latest recommended patches. I am using a 'PC' monitor ...

Hi all,I just recognize that 2.24 is bigger than 2.9 <g>.Anyway, I would like to know where I can download thelatest patch for upgrading OBP for Sparc 5.Thanks,DT-----------------------------------------------Hi all,I would like to upgrade, openboot prom for sparc 5.Its current release is ...

We have SUN E450 with A1000 connect to it. The O.S. ia Solaris 8 and Raid manager for A1000 id 6.22. I saw a amber light "on" A1000, but /var/adm/messagesdoes not have any message on it. If I yse "healthck -a" to check the A1000, it will show "[2,5] degrade. Can ...

I suppose we could just start our own.. I have a ss20 I'll donate, ifanyone will colo it and manage it. (bill ? anyone?)Lists are as good as they are successfully advertised by word-of-mouth orappropriate postings.I'm a Clariion guy myself.Les Connally"Paul Timmerman" ...

Hello and help-I need Lantronix/Xyplex HELP PLZ!I give. I just dont get something.. I think its this concept of "SERVICE"If anyone can give a detailed-clear-specific-complete guide to configuringa Lantronix ETS or Xyplex MAXserfer to act as a console server to severalsun boxes, I;ll ...

I've never done any 48vdc system wiring before, but picked up a couple ofcheap netra t1's. Also, of course, have AC->DC P/S coming.Since I know _nothing_, if anyone has any obvious to point out, or hintsand tips, or resources for self-help, it will be appreciated.ThanksLes Connallylesliec ...

Sorry for the late summary, I wanted to testeverything before I post this. I havereceived numerous replies and mostlysuggested to run sys-unconfig then reboot,that method of course works fine if thesystem is in your basement and you areplaying with it, but is the system is milesaway without a ...

Hello, Gurus,Does the packet filter streams driver IPACLftp://ftp.cerias.purdue.edu/pub/tools/unix/netutils/ipacl/README.localwork on Solaris8(SPARC 64bits)? Does anyone have any experience on it?Thanks a lot in advance.Best ...

SUMMARY -seems like DiskSuite, ToolTalk, and CDE require RPC.many thanks to all who replied!nico original question:> yesterday, i resurrected a e420 we have here, and installed a > vanilla sol9.> the machine will be used as DNS server only. now, my question is: > is it safe> to ...

Hi,I have two new Sun Fire Box (280R), and the file systems are mirrored with theclassic configuration of SDS 4.2.1 (without softpartition), I notice that theinternal disks are conected to the system board, by fibre channel... and myquestion is: ? What comands of luxadm I need to remove ...

Dear Managers,<br>Sorry for a off topic question , i did not find relevant info in the net .<br>Where do i get the information about A5200 vxvm patches .<br>I will summarize.<br>Regards<br>Ragfhu<br>

Hi, I have a Sun Box with sendmail 8.8.8 without any DNS client (the file/etc/resolv.conf doesn`t exists), I need to deliver the outgoing mail with... at example.com toward the machine 10.101.25.120, and the outgoing mail... at example2.com toward other machine 10.101.250.130. I use the ...

Hi,I would like to know if someone has written a script or script exists toshutdown Solaris 8 running on Sparc. It would like it to kill all processes,un-mount etc before shutting down the machine.Any help would be appreciated and like always I'll summaries this.Regards,Min Oo TintPanasonic ...

Hi,It may sound like a stupid question and have done RTFM but it has been forsome time now I can not shutdown safely due to problem with "rpc... notregistered"messages appearing when attempting to shutdown, I know you need you shutdownservices but which ones before shutdown would work ...

Hi Team: We are using Citrix xemulation to launch theXapplications thru the PC. The Xapplications reside onthe solaris server(running 2.7). We did not have anyproblems when working in a CDE environment, but in theCitrix environment we see a lot of application(xmotifapplications) runaway ...

Hi experts,An Ultra Enterprise has been upgraded to Solaris 8 **10/01** but when we look at the /etc/release file we don't see the upgrade to the 10/01. It's like this file hasn't been updated during the upgrade.Not any mention to 10/01 in the /var/sadm/system/logs/upgrade_log.Can anybody ...

Sorry for the late summary but I have to wait for the memory to arriveand test it on the system. It was the memory, almost most of the time,it's gonna be the bad memory.Thanks all.- MikeOn Tue, 9 Jul 2002, Mike's List wrote:> Below are results of running "adb -k unix.0 vmcore.0" ...

hmmm.not one single response. that surprised me. ---------------Chris Hoogendyk-- O__ ---- Network Specialist & Unix Systems Administrator c/ /'_ --- Library Information Systems & Technology Services (*) \(*) -- W.E.B. Du Bois Library~~~~~~~~~~ - University of Massachusetts, ...

Solaris 8, V100I get the following message when I try to telnet to the box:telnetd: stdin is not a socket file descriptorAnd if I try to rlogin it replaces "telnetd" with "rlogind" and spitsout the rest. This machine used the same jumpstart image as 300 othermachines and ...