helloi am trying to implement h/w based raid on a new sun box we recentlybought: sunfire V890. sales guy recently told us that h/w raid is notpossible on this box, however we could try s/w raid. he said that weshould buy an external disk array which would be h/w raid...yourcomments are ...

I tried installing Solaris 10 on a SPARC, and it won't boot after applyingvarious patches. strplumb: can't install module drv/dld, err -1I see several references in this forum to x86 CDROM devices or to theswapping of hardware, but neither of these fits my situation. In mysituation, I ...

Dear Gurus, I have a strange question, during the DS52 installation I choose a non-root user as a directory server user. But the DS server listens on port 389 which cannot be started by that user (but root can start it). Any ideas? Thanks Sriman ...

Dear Sun Managers,I'm awared that the system hostname for Solaris can bechanged temporarily using hostname or uname command.The hostname temporarily changed until we changed backor system rebooted. I would like to know where does itstore the hostname till system reboot or change backmanually. ...

Hi all Trying to configure a package for solaris 9.It tries to compile a fortran file, conftest.f using sun math Libraries but because the library is 64 bits, it gives below messagesIs there a 32-bit version of this library? Does anybody know how to Get around of this problem.Thanks Hakan ...

Hello Sungurus!!!<p>Is there a procedure on how to creating a Unix sudo user on Solaris 9?<br>If any, can someone please help me out?<p>Regards<br>

Dear Managers, I have recieved an error from my nis server. i dont have any idea about snmpdx . please anyone help me out that what is the importance of this message and what is the work around. This is the message i got: ' Jan 23 05:33:36 cornice /usr/lib/snmp/snmpdx: [ID 268089 ...

Hello List,I have recently installed VxVM 4.1 on a V880 running Sol10. When theinstaller attempts to patch the packages it installs it encounters aproblem and the install exits. Here is the error output from the log...# cat /var/sadm/patch/115209-16/logpkgadd: ERROR: The package <VRTSob> ...

Hi GurusI am writing a script where if i check for process using ps -ef and seethat the process is running, dont do anything and if the ps -ef outputretuns no process, it will call my startup script... can anyone help me onhow to do this....[-f /usr/local/process_name /usr/local/proces ...

Hello,<br>I'm trying to install a Kyocera - FS-3820N KX printer to Solaris 8. <br> <br>The Vendor does not provide a printer driver but it says it is compatible in<br>product information page. Do you know any compatible driver for that printer<br>or any other workaround?<br> <br>Ozgur Demir<br>

All,I currently am running a Sun Ultra 5 workstation running solaris 7. Theproblem that I am having is getting it to recognize a disk size larger than8.55Gb. Whenever I run the format command it only reads slice 2 on the diskas 8.55Gb. This is for an external scsi drive. The internal ide ...

All, NTP is configured and has been for quite some time. I stopped NTPverified it could see the NTP servers and confirmed that the 2500servers in our environment are correct with NTP. The systems starts toupdate it self if I stop/start NTP via xntpd but then it goes back. Imgoing to replace ...

The following command does not mail error message:find /export/home/neat/neat* -mtime +90 -exec rm -f {} \; 2> /dev/nullHereby I would like to thank you that mailed me directly with all suggestions for all valuable help.Regards,MarekMarek Grinberg wrote:> Hello,>> The following ...

Hi Guru:Is there is limitation on the lenght of characters for a username. This question is for solaris 8 and upwards.I am able to create a unix username with 9 characters, but it complains lenght too long.I just open this discussion and get a feel on this. So please feel to reply with any ...

Hi Gurus, I am trying to jumpstart Sun Fire V240 and getting following error:1} ok boot net - install FATAL: system is not bootable, boot command is disabledHere is my OpenBoot parameters for boot:local-mac-address? true trueauto-boot? true trueboot-command ...

Many thanks toBrad HeckDonovanBaker.The answer is:"You interrupted the boot process of running memory checks, etc before it was complete..set auto-boot? to false and then power off and back on the server..." or reset-all at the OK prompt.My original question was:>Hi Gurus,> I am ...

thanks so much to all the gurus who have responded and helped me out on my<br>scripting problem re: check process and if not running, start it....<p>have a wonderful day... (^-^)<br>

Hello,I have a filesystem which is configured as RAID 0+1 with Solticedisksuite.When ever the system is rebooted, the filesystem is always in resyncingstate.Could someone advise if it is quite normal with RECYNCING for RAID0+1when rebooting or there are any issues with it?Platform: sun V440OS: ...

Hi Gurus,I am trying to install Veritas 4.0 Volume Manage on Soalris 9 and VRTSvlic pakcage fails with following error:unable to find user install or noaccess.pkgadd: ERROR: request script did not complete successfullyIts new build system. Solaris 9 with patch cluster 118558-11.Please ...

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Dear All,I got the following error on my server E450 can anybodytell me the reason and solution for this problem.Error message:Jan 23 13:32:49 annex_host scsi: [ID 107833 kern.warning] WARNING:/pci at 1f,4000/scsi at 3/sd at 1,0 (sd1):Jan 23 13:32:49 annex_host SCSI transport failed: ...

I just my self a Sun T2000 system for evaluationpurpose. I am currently sitting trying to bootthe server. The system only came with two networkcables, nothing else. What I understand from the,not included docs, one must use the specialserial to TP cable to connect to the serial mgmtport? I have ...

Hi,can I disable mpxio for some disks only ? I know how to disable mpxio for a controller but not how to disable mpxiofor some disks EnvironmentSolaris 9, mpxio, Qlogic ISP 2200/2202 Fibre Channel, ESS StorageBackground:Veritas Cluster GAB disks can not be mpxio mulipathed disks.regardsBernd-- ...

hi gurusits me again.. i am trying to crash or make LDAP hang for my failovertesting however, i cannot seem to make slapd to HANG considering i amdoing alot of ldapsearches.. any ideas how can i make slapd HANG ? can anyonegive me a complex ldapsearch command...thanks much ...

FYI, I was the clock board battery.Roland-----Original Message-----From: codeprof-bounces at codeprof.com[mailto:codeprof-bounces at codeprof.com] On Behalf Of Rebstock,RolandSent: Sunday, January 22, 2006 5:25 PMTo: Bruno S. DelbonoCc: codeprof at codeprof.comSubject: RE: E450 Solaris 8 - Date ...

>I just my self a Sun T2000 system for evaluation>purpose. I am currently sitting trying to boot>the server. The system only came with two network>cables, nothing else. What I understand from the,>not included docs, one must use the special>serial to TP cable to connect to the ...

I'm trying to get DHCP Solaris 8 jumpstart working with the ISC dhcpd serverinstead of Sun's included DHCP server with no success. I'm going off of aSysadmin Magazine May 2004 article on the subject and various posts online.I've yet to find a very definitive guide on this. Does anyone have ...

I was trying to avoid using /etc/mail/aliases, but based on the responses Igot, its what I need to do. The best reply was from Chris Hoogendyk(hoogendyk_at_bio.umass.edu):++++++++++++++++++++++++++++you could set up a script that would do it for you.grab a copy of /etc/passwd, use awk and/or ...

Hi AllI have just acquired a couple of the Sun/Qlogic Sanbox-8 switches and wondered if anyone has the Sansurfer CD shipped with them originally for management?An FTP of the iso would be great.ThanksPeter------------------------------------Peter StokesAshlyn Computer Services LtdTel: +44 ...

Hi Managers We have a bunch of servers at a remote location and login to them using laptops (XP).They are a mix of Solaris and Red Hat. My question is how to get the GUI of these servers on my laptop? I tried with Hummingbird,VNC etc and could not finish the process. I am sorry to say that ...

Hi AllAs ever fast response!!I did try the Qlogic site, but it appeared to stall and I could not get very far. Anyway this was received from Shane-----------------------------------------------------------------------You can download the original image directly from Qlogic.www.qlogic.comClick ...

Thanks to everyone for their responses. Many Thanks to Andrew Hall and David Flores. Their suggetion helped me resolve this issue.Actually we need user "install" to install these packages. I added install user to /etc/passwd and things fall in place.Thanks to everyone who responded.MY ...

I apologize for a repost, but I had a bad MX DNS entry on the domain, andwasn't able to receive any emails. If you could be kind enough to resendyour replies, I'll greatly appreciate.Thanks.Original message:Has anyone been able to hook up Storedge L9 tape library to a solaris x86box? (x4100 ...

Dear everyone, I set up ipfilters on a freshly installed Solaris 10 box (SunOS meway 5.10 Generic_118822-25 sun4u sparc SUNW,UltraAX-i2), but all I did was block ssh, which is the opposite of what I want to achieve. I would like to drop all but ssh (22) on the virtual interface eri0:1. ...

All...Is it possible to obtain a crash dump from a diskless client? It appears from a long-outdated bug on SunSolve that it's possible, but my research has yielded nothing of great benefit. Here's what I see on the client's console when I force a crash dump:syncing file systems... ...

Does anyone know from top of your head how to disable gssapi in sshd? Bydefault it is on. I thought that if I change sshd_config to have thefollowing lines that it would take care of it:GSSAPIAuthentication noGSSAPIKeyExchange noGSSAPIStoreDelegatedCredentials noWell the issue that I am having ...

We have Sun Fire V240 that has Sun StorEdge 2G FC PCI adapter connecting to<br>EMC Claiiron. EMC SAN admin asks me if I can provide him WWN information on<br>the Sun 2G FC adapter so he can setup on his end. Where do I find WWN info?<p>Thanks,<br>David<br>

Many many thanks to who responded, especially Darren Dunham who actuallyprovides command that works in my case. Some others suggest reboot systemwith option -- -r then run dmesg | grep -i wwn but it does not work for me.Thanks, anyway.** Solution:# /usr/sbin/prtpicl -v -c scsi-fcp | grep wwn ...

Hello Managers Thanks for the responses from Brad Morrison,Tino Dai,David Foster,Bill R.Williams,Catlin Brian,Ashish Achuthan,Hudes Dana,Mouline Kamal,Francisco,David,Breneman,Hutin Bertrand andThad MacMillan.Various recommendations are for Cygwin,Hummingbird,VNC,Knoppix andStarnet. ...

Hi all,Only very recently I have started seeing the following error messages on ourNIS+ master: nisd[122]: [ID 525935 daemon.error] ypserv: Domain unix.dsto not supported nisd[122]: [ID 525935 daemon.error] ypserv: Domain unix.dsto not supported nisd[122]: [ID 525935 daemon.error] ...

Hi All, Can any body tell me how to release the unused semaphores or forks in solaris or soalris 8. Thanks in advance. Regards, Pani G +91 98865 53829 gkpani at yahoo.com "sathyameva jayathe" - You Definitely Click this Link: ...

Guys,I need to get info about flarcreate, no the usual info of man pages.. I need someone that used it with example. The thing is I have Solaris 8 and 9 with Disksuite in mirror, if I run a flarcreate of / what do I get? an image of everything? o just the slice 0 where / is located.If someone ...

Hi --I'm wondering if it is possible to set up a mirrored RAID 5 set usingSolaris Volume Manager (SVM).My thought it to create two seperate RAID 5 metadevices such as: metainit d80 -r c1t9d0s0 c1t10d0s0 c1t13d0s0 metainit d90 -r c2t2d0s0 c2t3d0s0 c2t5d0s0Is it possible to mirror ...

Thanks to all those who responded:<p>It has been pointed out that SVM does not support a mirrored RAID 5 set.<p>Thanks to those who offered other suggestions such as RAID<br>0+1.<p> ---Andy<br>

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Is there an easy way to see which disk I am booting from without havingto take the system down to the OK prompt? If I type, eeprom |grepboot-device at the command line, I get the following:boot-device=disk0:a disk:aSo I know my first boot device is disk0, but how do I tell without goingto the ...

Can I adjust the runacct script or fix the problem I am having with thefollowing error messages in /var/adm/messsagesadm: [ID 702911 daemon.error] ********** SYSTEM ACCOUNTING STARTED Wed Jan25 02:30:00 EST 2006 ********** adm: [ID 702911 daemon.error] last message repeated 4 times adm: [ID ...

The easiest way to do it with the prtpicl command.prtpicl -v |grep disk :disk-write-fix disk-label (disk-label, 3d00000032) :devfs-path /packages/disk-label :binding-name disk-label :_class disk-label ...

Hi Gurus,Please be not angry with me because of that question.I do not know where I can write. So I thought someone in the forumMay help me.I have sun boxes. I will use them with my brocade switch. I can notLogin. No one remembers the password. How can I break that?Best regards,Asiye ...

I just got this response, which was exactly what I was looking for from SalSerafino:===========I didn't see your original post, sorry. I accomplish this by setting:DScshl.eduDRcshl.eduDHcshl.eduDMcshl.eduThese require LOCAL_RELAY and MASQUERADE_DOMAIN. Also, look at classes E, L,M,and N. ...