Hello:<p>How do I format an IDE disk under Solaris O/S?<p>O/S: Solaris 9.<br>Platform: Netra X1<br>Disk: Seagate 18G.<br>Thanks in advance.<br>Warren<br>

Dear Managers, I have this issue in running vncserver on mysolaris10 box. i would like to run vnc either it could be Xvnc or vncserveri have downloaded companion cd for solaris10 as well. so i have allpre-requistes to run vncserver which is in path /opt/sfw/bini have set # ...

Awhile ago, I found a way to have the full console functionality (i.e. downto going to the "ok" prompt, rebooting, and doing other hardware-ish things)on the ttya port, while at the same time, enabling the Sun keyboard, mouse,and graphics head for use as a "normal, non-console ...

Hi allI have question about profile file for castum jump start install.I test install follow profile file:install_type initial_installsystem_type standalonepartitioning explicitcluster SUNWCallfilesys c0t0d0s1 512 swapfilesys c0t0d0s0 500 /filesys ...

Hi all,we are having v440 system when we disconnect the console the system isgoing to ok promt ...os version is 5.9I am attaching the eeprom details..Thanks RegardsGurudatta N.Rbash-2.05# eepromtest-args: data not ...

Hi, allSun fire v240, and Fibre Card is pluged in the slot pci0I rebooted the server to OK level, then did the following operations:= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = ={1} ok ...

Hi All,I have an E280R which has x2 36GB HD's, I am trying to format the seconddrive through console but can not do a format, format as it has mountedpartitions.I have tried removing the partition but do not seem to be having anyluck?Any suggestions as to how I can remove the partition ...

We currently use v880 and E3500, I'm looking at buying a v490. Anyone hadgood/bad experience of v490s?GarethCymraeg:- Mae'r neges hon yn gyfrinachol.Os nad chi yw'r derbynnydd y bwriedid y neges ar ei gyfer, byddwch mor garedig b rhoi gwybodi'r anfonydd yn ddi-oed. Dylid ystyried un rhywd ...

Hello Solaris Gurus;I have read (many times) the following URLAdrian Cockcraft's "Help! I've Lost my Memory!" at http://sunsite.nstu.nsk.su/sunworldonline/swol-10-1995/swol-10-perf.htmland the following article from O'Reilly's Online Catalog on "System Performacne Tuning, 2nd ...

I had a strange problem on two different Solaris 8 machinesyesterday:---$ ping 192.168.0.1ld.so.1: ping: fatal: relocation error: file /usr/lib/nss_dns.so.1: symbol res_gethostbyname: referenced symbol not found Killed---Same error occured when logged in as root, or as normaluser.I figured a ...

Dear managers,while building sources on a SunFire 240 using gcc I observe that the CPU usage of cc1obj never goes beyond 8%. The average is even far below about 1.8%. Why is this so? The machine has nothing else to do. What's the bottleneck here? Can I speed up building sources anyhow?Thanks ...

it's Sun Sparc v-240uname -aSunOS hes019 5.10 Generic_118822-25 sun4u sparc SUNW,Sun-Fire-V240On 2/14/06, Mohammad Rafeeq <rafeeq.mohammad at gmail.com> wrote:>> Dear Managers,>>> I have this issue in running vncserver on my> solaris10 box. i would like to run ...

Mighty gurus,Yesterday a Sun E3500 hung and had to be STOP-A'd. In attempting todiagnose why this critical system froze, I installed scat to analyze thecrash file hoping for the magic output to appear. Since I am new toscat and the documentation isn't too helpful other than giving mevarious ...

Hello:<p>I am looking for the method to perform a low-level format of an IDE disk on Solaris Nerta X1 host.<p>My original posting was not clear enough. Sorry for the confusion.<p>Thanks in advance.<br>Warren<br>

Hi, Sun Managers We have E4500 Sun server with 12GB RAM and 12 CPU`s. sinces Few days we are getting following messages in /var/adm/messages. Please check the error`s and help me to find out correct solution to fix the problem Regards ketan Feb 14 04:40:11 dbserver1 ...

I found a helpful command to at least get some of the information:tlist -s pctcpu-----Original Message-----From: codeprof-bounces at codeprof.com[mailto:codeprof-bounces at codeprof.com] On Behalf Of Brian LucasSent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 8:35 AMTo: codeprof at codeprof.comSubject: Using ...

All,I am currently having a problem where I am unable to start an xsession. Letme give you all the information. Yesterday a co-worker was messing aroundwith deleting java from the workstation. He then used pkgrm to delete thejava package and he removed some language support packages as well. ...

I asked for a addon dvd drive that I could install the os from<br>on this X4200.<p>No on topic responses. <p>Casper of Sun suggested that I could use JavaConsole/Java Webstart<br>to attach a DVD iso to the system as a virtual DVD drive. Sort of a <br>net install in reverse.<p>Thanks, anyway.<br>

Hi gurus, I am trying to setup Sun Java 2005Q4 Directory server and Messaging serverto work interoperable replacing NIS and sendmail. The question is what entries should be in user ldif profile to provide nisand mail capabilities at the same time? What else (schema, cli, etc) should be done to ...

Hello managers,We have an X4100 (AMD Arch) which we're in the process of installingSolaris 10 by using a jumpstart DHCP server.When we reboot server it looks normal and it begins displaying info overthe local attached monitor and I can see everythingit's being displayed. However once we ...

Folks, Can someone please help me figure out how I can view the amount of CPUcache being used? We are running into an issue where we think the CPU's cacheis the problem and I need to check to see what's available/used. I've beenlooking and I haven't been able to find anything.Thanks in ...

I found out that when I install SFWncru package with JS only INIT will go crazy. Has anyone experienced this before? Thanks Sriman Sriman Kumaran <sriman_kumaran at yahoo.co.uk> wrote: Hi Gurus, Need your valid inputs here. After the Solrais 10 jumpstarted with JASS hardning INIT ...

Hello Gurus;I understand that Sun is now selling OEM Emulex HBAs.Does this mean my long wait for Leadville complaint drivers for Emulex HBAs (LP9002, LP9802-DCE is now over?The above has some signficant implications.I have not been able to use STMS with Emulex HBAs since their drivers are non ...

Hola... tengo un sun con solaris 8 y le tuve q cambiar el nombre y la IP,desp de esto algunos de los productos q tengo instalados, por ahora elVolume Manager y el agente q trabaja con la UPS, no me funcionan. Cuandointento levantarlos se quedan en el "connecting..." intentan ...

Origional q below for ref -however now when i create my text in notepad on NT - save as unicode and ftpto solaris i expect to see polish char when cat or more the file,i get garbage - any ideas ?output from more# cat /export/home/moughla/pol*~{[BDAzD$z|# ...

Anyone know the trick to do a flarcreate on a global zone? When I try tojumpstart an archive file made with flarcreate on a Solaris 10 box withzones (doing it on the global zone), I always get this error after thejumpstart is finished and it tries to boot up:--------WARNING: exec(/sbin/init) ...

Hi Gurus,I have been asked to setup Master kerberos and change all passwd to kerberized ones. I am new to Kerbros.I have setup a Kerberos Master Server V on Solaris 9, created admin principal by following instructions on the web site http://www.ornl.gov/~jar/HowToKerb.html#ConfigureNow i need ...

Sorry for off topic question:<br>Can anyone recommend a Hitachi HDS mailing list<br>Thanks in advance<br>

Archive-name: codeprof-faq$Id: faq.html,v 1.23 2005/12/29 17:10:43 jdd Exp $ SunManagers Frequently Asked Questions This is collection of common questions posted to the codeprof mailing list twice a month. It is intended to benefit Sun System Managers and reduce traffic to the list by ...

Hi Sun gurus,I have a challenge customizing a sudo script for a particular user inother that the user can start and stop a particular application.Likewise, the sudo user can freeze and unfreeze specific service groups,online and offline specific service groups under Veritas VCS.Does anybody ...

Hi,anyone knows which command (and of which package this is part of) to useto configure the ALOM card from within Solaris ?On V440's and alike, that command is "scadm", but nothing similar on theT2000.tiaRob**** DISCLAIMER ...

I was able to find a website with pretty good documentation. Followed theinstructions and everything is fine. http://www.unixway.com/vm/veritasvm/removevm.html-----Original Message-----From: codeprof-bounces at codeprof.com[mailto:codeprof-bounces at codeprof.com] On Behalf Of Paveza, GarySent: ...

I got one response from David Foster [foster at ncmir.ucsd.edu]who reported no problems in a mixed Solaris 8/9/10 environment. My guess is this has something to do withmy client/server mix. The problem only exists with Solaris 9, so I guess we'll stick with Solaris 8 fornow. RicOriginal ...

Hi! sorry, but my english is so bad I hava a server Sun with Solaris 8 and Ihave changed the name an the IP from this machine. Now I can not use someproducts like Volume Manager and the agent from the ups. When I would startthis agents stand in "connecting..." and try to connect with ...

Problem:Can someone please help me figure out how I can view the amount ofCPU cache being used? We are running into an issue where we think theCPU's cache is the problem and I need to check to see what'savailable/used. I've been looking and I haven't been able to findanything.Thanks ...

Hello all, I have directory server 2005Q4 configured with idsconfig for namingauthentication, i.e. providing replacement for NIS environment. The questing is:What would be a proper procedure to install Messaging server 2005Q4 and makeit use existing Directory Server and existing user's ...

OS/ Version: Solaris / 5.8Software: SAN 4.4.8 (SAN Foundation Kit) I installed the SAN 4.4.8 Foundation kit to implement STMS for a dualpath to both an A5200 and to a Hitachi 9500V storage subsystem. After theinstallation of software and patches, I rebooted the server with mpxiodisabled. I ...

I have done a new install of Solaris 9 with all the needed patches. Icreated a raid 5 volume and 5 soft partitions in Sun Volume Manager. Ithen removed them so I could create another configuration. Afterverifying I deleting all the volumes with metasat (metastat: Devserv:there are no existing ...

Dear managers,I am trying to upgrade my server from Solaris 8 to Solaris9 using Jumpstart unattended upgradation. I am using following sysidcfg file:----SYSIDCFG FILE-----system_locale=en_UStimezone=US/Centraltimeserver=localhostnetwork_interface=primary ...

The answer is you don't have to run the sendmail daemons to send mail out from the system. Your submit.cf file in /etc/mail needs to contain the location of the "Smart" relay host (not the localhost) and then you can send mail out.Thanks to all the replies!!Below is my original ...

I am having some issues witha test machine I have trying to see the disks<br>when I do probe-scsi-all.<p>Ultra-10<br>Storedge S1<br>SYM22802 SCSI Card from Sun<p>Will this hardware combination work? I can't seem to get it working. For<br>testing only not worried about speed.<p>Thanks<br>

Dear AllHow i can restrict only specfic IP addresses to be SSHto my box . AllowHosts directive doesnt work any more .i dont want to recompile for sshd with tcpwrapperRegardJH Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ...

Could someone explain the difference, if any, between applying thelatest patch cluster to the 3/05 release of Solaris 10 and installingthe 1/06 release?In other words, if my jumpstart environment installed the 3/05 releaseand downloading and installing the latest patch cluster was always partof ...

Hi *'s, OS : Solaris 9, Server : 6800 We are in need of maintenance update patch required to update fromsolaris 9 12/03 to solaris 9 09/05. Can anybody get me the Mainatnanceupdate patch number required to do this.Below is FYI:/etc/releases o/p: Solaris 9 12/03 s9s_u5wos_08b SPARCCopyright ...

Hi managers,While a little old, I still want to use this for teaching basic unix admin skills. What is the java used with it and where can I get it? The cbt is not working with the current avalible jvm.ThanksShane Anthony Shane AmermanUnix/Dba federal team leaderProtechdivision of technical ...

It is part of following package .SUNWkvm> 2. T2000 : which Solaris-package to configure ALOMMessage: 2>Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 13:34:01 +0100>From: <rob.de.langhe at belgacom.be>>Subject: T2000 : which Solaris-package to configure ALOM>To: <codeprof at ...

Hi Sunmanagers,I want to add partitions to a disk which has live slices on it. I haveworked out the new layout and I will not be touching the existing areas.I'm being paranoid, but I want to make sure that when I re-label thedisk, the existing partitions will not be affected in any way.Some ...

That's right, but AT and CRON can't send mails without SENDMAIL configured and running. The OS user receives the mail, but when the ~/.forward file is read, appears this entry in /var/log/syslog:Feb 20 12:14:06 dunland sendmail[28456]: [ID 801593 mail.info] k1KBE673028456: from=root, ...

Hi!We have to install HP Data Protector on Solaris 10 servers.Unfortunately there is no installable version for Sol10, just theversions below.There will be a new version, but we need it now. The only way to installit is a Installation Server on Solaris 9, which gets patched andinstalls DP on ...

Hi managers, We are facing problems when using IPSec. Here is a gist of the problem : We have a server (A) which connects to two other hosts (H1 and H2) throughIPSec (transport mode). H1 is primary, and H2 is secondary (standby). Allcommunication between A and H1 were going on fine. Under ...