facing issue with disk usage

1677 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-25 6:01:00
Hi Gurus, iam running solaris8 on ultra sparc 8/10 . i am facing a different issue regarding the disk usage . when i say df -kl it is showing 100% for /var filesystem. output:--------bash-2.03# df -klFilesystem kbytes used avail capacity Mounted on/dev/dsk/c0t0d0s0 ...

Ultra-10 Hangs Solid.

836 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-25 6:01:00
I have a Sun Ultra-10 workstation running Solaris 2.6 with kernel patch 105181-32. The system has a Creator 3D Series 3 Frame Buffer. When the system is idle for a certain time, it hangs solid. You cannot get access to the system with telnet, it does not respond to ping.Even pressing ...

SUMMARY: NFS vers4 uid problem

1779 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-25 6:01:00
Thanks to: Casper.Dik <Casper.Dik at Sun.COM> (as always) Darren Dunham <ddunham at taos.com>Original question:>>I have two hosts, hostS (a Sun Blade 1000 [SPARC] running Sol10)>>and hostO (a Sun Ultra 20 [Opteron] running Sol10 x86 01/06). I>>am trying to share ...

Install tcsh in Solaris 9

459 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-25 6:01:00
Hi!I want to install tcsh in Solaris 9 and this shell is not available in my current environment.May I know where can I download the package for tcsh? Does this package come with Solaris 9 CD?Best regards,T.J. Hoo_________________________________________________________________Find love online ...

Subject: jumpstart

1324 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-25 6:01:00
Hi Javier ,I am using a U10 box with Solaris 9 installed for jumpstart ing all Solaris versions including Solaris 10 . there is no problem at all .Sun Microsystems India .Sajeev> ------------------------------>> Message: 7> Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2006 15:27:44 -0300> From: ...

SUMMARY: Install tcsh in Solaris 9

1666 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-25 6:01:00
We can download the package at http://www.tcsh.org/MostRecentRelease>From: "T.J. Hoo" <tjhoo at hotmail.com>>To: codeprof at codeprof.com>Subject: Install tcsh in Solaris 9>Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2006 13:47:37 +0800>>Hi!>>I want to install tcsh in Solaris 9 ...

Ping results no answer from gate way

467 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-25 6:01:00
hi team,I have shifted my box to another location , I changed the parameters byusing sys-unconfig , after changes i pinged the local host its alive , theni pinged gateway its giving error message thats " no answer from Ipxxx.xxx.x.x, Then i have checked the carrier with another windows box ...

Partial Install of base pkgs upon creating Solaris 10 zone

5898 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-25 6:01:00
Greetings,I have this weird situation when attempting to create a zone. Hoping Ican get a bit of insight as to a resolution here. The procedure I follow is:root at was07:/root>zonecfg -z was07zonewas07zone: No such zone configuredUse 'create' to begin configuring a new ...

Multipathing issue connecting to Hitachi

919 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-25 6:01:00
Guru'sI have a pair of 280R's using VCS connected to a Hitachi Tagmastore.Each node has 2 Emulex HBA cards, connected to a McData switch forredundant pathing. When I look at a vxdisk list <device>, it reports 2num paths and shows 2 actual devices for that device, which is what Iwould ...

Waiting for externally initiated failover to complete

605 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-25 6:01:00
Hi,We have a sf4800 connected to 2 D1000's and a Sun 6320 san.IB8 was failed and replaced by Sun. We are using Disksuite.After the reboot we couldn't mount the filesystems on the san.luxadm probe and luxadm display seems to be fine.In the messages file we are continuously getting the ...

resetting console from rsc to ttya on a Sun v890

527 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-25 6:02:00
While setting intput-device and output-device to rsc-console on a v890, Itypoed the input device and reset. When I shut the system down and try toreboot and press the power button with one second intervals the system shutsdown. I read an earlier list message about waiting a bit, but everytime ...

messaging server 5.2 starting error on solaris10 zone.

602 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-25 6:02:00
i installed the messaging server 5.2 on my solaris10(sparc) zone .but when i start the server,get the follow error:-bash-3.00# ./start-msg /var/sun/ims52: Starting STORE daemon .... done: 14296/var/sun/ims52: Starting POP3 daemon .... done: 14309/var/sun/ims52: Starting IMAP4 daemon .... done: ...

Veritas vol-mgr 4.0: what are its block sizes

887 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-25 6:02:00
On an E25K with Solaris-8 and Veritas Volume Manager 4.0, the "vxstat"output give me figures like OPERATIONS BLOCKS AVG TIME(ms)TYP NAME READ WRITE READ WRITE READ WRITEvol omspdbs 0 527 0 6167 0.0 3.5vol omspdbs 0 477 0 4992 0.0 3.5vol omspdbs ...

server has no slice 2, can I safely create it?

1115 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-25 6:02:00
We just finished building a trusted solaris server and customizing it.I was about to use dd to copy the entire drive to a backup that willnormally be stored off line. However, due to a huge oversight, theperson who created our working drive deleted slice 2, the backuppartition before the build ...

issue with swap space

1045 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-25 6:02:00
Hi Gurus, i am facing an issue with my solaris 8. when say df -kl swap is showing as below . [root at sc-oradb-d4 /]# df -kFilesystem kbytes used avail capacity Mounted on/dev/md/dsk/d0 5170926 836589 4282628 17% //proc 0 0 0 0% ...

[SUMMARY] Ping results no answer from gate way

1132 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-25 6:02:00
Thankyou very much forYuannis kanellopoulosRobert.collisheLineberger, AaronStevens, KennethNadig Gurudatta Nitin.ThakurGary HymanrobertHarrington, David BTruhn, ChadLuke HindsCharles Rawlsmy question wasI have shifted my box to another location , I changed the parameters byusing sys-unconfig , ...

Sun Cluster 3.1

1846 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-25 6:02:00
Hi,Thanks for all the replies I got:I implemented the cluster by giving a bogus switch name for the 2ndswitch as I had only one switch. Below is how i got the privateinerconnects workingHme0 (node 1) -- swith1 --Hme0 (node 2)Ce1 (node1) -- switch2 -- Ce1 (node2)Where Switch1 and Switch2 refer ...

new UNIX web page

74 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-25 6:02:00
<A HREF=" http://www.rsunix.com/default.htm"> http://www.rsunix.com/</A><br>

Logitech LX700 cordless kb/mouse on Sol10

2215 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-25 6:02:00
Hey everyone,has anyone had any luck getting the Logitech LX700 cordless kb/mouse comboto work on Sol10? The LX700 is an entry level USB and PS2 cordless keyboardand mouse from Logitech. Physically there is a single RF receiver/mousecharging cradle and the two cordless devices. A single USB ...

Solaris Trojan Horse

710 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-25 6:02:00
Hi, i am a system admin in a financial institution. sun servers installed with us do not run any firewall program since till now access was restricted to our trusted network, but future business needs require more access. currently we are in te process of installing a firewall. our solaris ...

Patch-id 116622 LTO-2 Firmware

247 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-25 6:02:00
Hi All,<p>I cannot seem to get to download 116622 from sunsolve - the link from the<br>patchfinder page is invalid - anyone have a mirror or able to find this patch<br>? - needed to flash my LTO that is having a few issues<p>Thanks<p>Laurence<br>

Fujitsu 850

404 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-25 6:02:00
Hi -How do I create a flar image on a fujitsu hardware it is running solaris9.0. If you could send me the details to get this done on a newly builtFujitsu primepower 850 servers.ThanksPratyush PaulUnix System AdministratorUTS (Build/Plan) - DallasDesk : 214 547 2375Cell : 972 740 7382Email : ...

SUN Cluster 3.1, VxVM 4.1, EMC Powerpath

42594 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-25 6:02:00
Hi EverybodyIm having the same problem as Nathan had last year in Nov. My problemdescription is the same: I cannot register Disk groups under Veritaswith the Cluster using scconf.OS version: Solaris 9. VxVM 4.1,SUN Cluster 3.1,EMC PowerPath 4.5.Please ...

Solaris9 format cmd hangs

668 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-25 6:02:00
I have a problem with a new SunFire V240. Uptime 56 days. Solaris 9, two 72G disks mirrored with SDS, 4G ram. I entered the format command and it output the normal "searching for disks" but then it hung. I couldn't kill it with ctl + d Logged in to another window and kill -9 the ...

How to tell if Sombra CPU

131 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-25 6:02:00
Hi all,<p>Does anyone know how to tell if the 400mhz cpus in our E4500 are Sombra<br>or not?<p>Thanks<p>Jeff Donovan<p>AT&T<br>

SC 3.1U4 + Sol 10/SPARC + D1000?

1837 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-25 6:02:00
Hi gurus,just a question concerning SC 3.1 and the good ol' D1000: Are theseold-fashioned storages still supported in an SC 3.1U4/Sol. 10environment?I have the following setup here (just for testing purposes, so I decidedto re-use some old systems and storages we had in stock):2 E420, each ...

Using soft partitions during jumpstart?

558 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-25 6:02:00
I was wondering if anyone knows the syntax for the profile script tosetup the disks during installation using soft partitions and mirroringin SDS on Solaris 10 sparc for the following layout if even possibleS0 /S1 swapS3 usrS4 varS5 <reserved>S6 <soft part>S7 metadbBreak out from ...

Stopping "Link down - cable problem?" Messages

4514 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-25 6:02:00
I'm pretty sure this should be a FAQ, but heck if I can Google ittoday. I want to shut up the, Apr 21 13:14:30 qfe: [ID 775809 kern.notice] NOTICE: SUNW,qfe4: No response from Ethernet network : Link Down - cable problem?Messages, but I don't want to bring down the interfaces. It's a ...

UPDATE: Stopping "Link down - cable problem?" Messages

7086 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-25 6:02:00
Please read the question before responding. But to repeat,- I know why this is happening. This is a lab system where I amconstantly messing around with the network connections. Cablesget pulled, network equipment at the other end moves, or goes upand down, etc.- I do not want to bring down the ...

trying to start in.tftpd and PXE-E11 ARP Time out

254 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-25 6:02:00
Dear Managers,<br>I am having problems trying to start and verify that in.tftpd is running.<p>I checked /etc/inetd.conf.<br>I restarted inetsvc.<br>I ps -ef|grep tftp and I get nothing.<br>Can someone please help me?<p>Thanks<p>I am running Solaris 9<br>

NFS mounts timing out.

434 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-25 6:02:00
Hi -I am trying to nfs mount a remote directory I am having issues with E15K( in a cluster) "NFS server not responding, still trying, but I am ableto mount the same exported mount point on other systems.ThanksPratyush PaulUnix System AdministratorUTS (Build/Plan) - DallasDesk : 214 547 ...

Emulex Drivers on Solaris 11 express

402 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-25 6:02:00
I'm trying to get a pair of Emulex 9802 HBAs to be seen on a v240 runningSolaris Express (solaris 11, build 33). lpfc won't see the cards at all, andthe emlxs driver sees the cards but the admin tool continues to show themas not connected. Using similar configuration for LP10k cards on ...

SATA Support

360 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-25 6:02:00
Hi All,Just a quick question - I'm considering deploying Solaris 10 x86 on amachine with SATA drives - I have a promise tx4 controller at present- I can't find documented evidence of this working, so am consideringgetting one with a SiL3112 chipset. Is this the best route to go? Orhave any ...

Loaded pkgs missing from /var/sadm/pkg (can't patch)

655 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-25 6:02:00
All, Packages that are definitely loaded are missing from /var/sadm/pkgSo when I try to apply a patch I get One or more patch packages includedin111310-01 are not installed on this system. The packages are installed but the pkginfo directory is missing. Can the /var/sadm/pkg ...

IMPORTANT: Read this before posting to Sun-Managers

6418 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-25 6:02:00
Archive-name: codeprof-before-postingLast Updated: $Id: before.posting,v 1.21 2005/12/28 21:05:10 jdd Exp $NOTE: This message is posted periodically to codeprof on behalf of all members of the Sunmanager's mailing list. Please read it carefully before posting. This document can be retrieved ...

SUMMARY: SC 3.1U4 + Sol 10/SPARC + D1000?

3346 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-25 6:02:00
<original question below>Hi agn,not so much answers, only two, so, thanks to Sami Sun [sami.sun at gmail.com]for his answer and to Mehmet Soysal [soysal at ira.uka.de] for the possiblesolution. Mehmet told me that the A1000's are no longer supported in Solaris10, and since the D1000s are ...

SUMMARY - SATA Controller Support

1166 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-25 6:02:00
SATA Drivers for Solaris * TX4 cards work flawlessly under FreeBSD, but no-one has reportedthem to work under Solaris, although a few have tried. * The quality of SiI3112/3132 SATA controllers is questionable,however, they are cheap and work well with Solaris x86. * Other options ...

Zone-problem on Solaris 10 SPARC

1945 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-25 6:02:00
Hi gurus,got a strange problem here which I haven't seen before. I'm trying toinstall a zone on a Solaris 10 SPARC system (E420), and it gives me thefollowing errors:root at dev-sparc-02 # zoneadm -z mmsc-zone installPreparing to install zone <mmsc-zone>.ERROR: mount: /lib: Invalid ...

AW: SUMMARY: SC 3.1U4 + Sol 10/SPARC + D1000?

2152 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-25 6:02:00
Hi agn,here's an answer from Casper Dik, which I'd like to share with the list. Itseems the JBODs are in fact still supported, (and the A1000s as well), so, Ithink I'm facing a more specific problem here...Maybe, I should consider re-installing the machines, as I see other problemswith the ...

SCSI Transport Error.

2167 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-25 6:02:00
Hi, we are having a production SUN server.....Enterprise 4000.SunOS phys-mwm2 5.5.1 Generic_103640-33 sun4u sparc SUNW,Ultra-Enterprisei have got the following error on the /var/adm/messages file that ...

Patch-id 116622 LTO-2 Firmware - Fails on external drives ?

771 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-25 6:02:00
Hi All,managed to download 11622-02 to flash my LTO's howeverDevice Supplier Product Rev Serial Number Device State-------------- -------- ---------------- ---- --------------------------1:1ln HP Ultrium 2-SCSI F67A HUL4G05402 Available2:2ln ...

rootdisk in jumpstart

197 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-25 6:02:00
Hi all,<p>I have a server jumpstart, and i'm doing some restores ( .flar images). How<br>determined the jumpstart what is the rootdisk?, example:<p>...<br>...<br>filesys rootdisk / 2048<p>thx.<br>

SUMMARY - Patch-id 116622 LTO-2 Firmware - Fails on external drives ?

887 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-25 6:02:00
Hi All,Wrong Patch file - this is for LTO enclosed in L8 - for Desktop LTO use116634...................Hi All,managed to download 11622-02 to flash my LTO's howeverDevice Supplier Product Rev Serial Number Device State-------------- -------- ---------------- ---- ...

resetting console from rsc to ttya on a Sun v890

1015 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-25 6:02:00
Thanks for all the suggestions. The various timings to wait for theflashing amber light and resetting nvram from within RSC continued to notwork (the rsc approach I think for the same reason input was denied), butkeyswitching into diag mode worked.On 4/19/06, J S <js.tech.mailer at ...

SUMMARY: trying to start in.tftpd ( tftp ) and PXE-E11 ARP Time out

4796 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-25 6:02:00
Many thanks to everyone who replied.The service doesn't start until a connection is made.Here are some samples of the responses.You guys are the best, thanks again.I have some major problems with PXE and I thought it was related totftp.But I don't think so now.ORIGNAL MSG:> Dear ...

update: Loaded pkgs missing from /var/sadm/pkg (can't patch)

1305 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-25 6:02:00
patchadd -u was tried and it didn't work----- Forwarded by Michael Segale/Newark/IBM on 04/24/2006 10:50 AM ----- Michael Segale/Newark/IBM To 04/23/2006 05:16 codeprof at codeprof.com ...

no packages were found when installing openssh

478 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-25 6:02:00
Hello all-I am trying to install openssh-4.3p2-sol8-sparc-local on a Solaris 8 serverand getting the message:pkgadd: ERROR: no packages were found in </var/tmp/dstreAAAGjaOGQ>I have installed this same package on other Solaris 8 servers with noproblems,so I know the package is not ...

Veritas Vxvm 4.0 Disk issue

457 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-25 6:02:00
Hi Gurus,I have SAN attached to Sun Fire V240 running Solaris 9 with Qlogic 2340. I can see all the disks in format but in Veritas Volume Mnager 4.0 sees only two of total 4 disks. I tried vxdctl enable but still no luck. is there anything else i need to do see all the disks in veritas VXvm ...

File System Size issue

1186 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-25 6:02:00
Hi Gurus,I have an issue with Veritas file system (mirrored) 10G which shows its 97% full with df -k output. When i go in the file system df -k shows only ~150MB used. I don't know where the space is been occupied by filessytem?Here si the output:/dev/vx/dsk/rootdg/weblogs 10485760 ...

[Fwd: Solaris 10 LDAP login Authentication]

996 byte By CodeProf.com at 2007-12-25 6:02:00
Thanks to Rob Thompson he answered my question about pam_LDAPauthenticating with Sun One Directory Server 5.2. The pam_LDAP wascustomized to only check for LDAP password authentication to login tosystem accounts.-------- Original Message --------Subject:Solaris 10 LDAP login ...