Solaris Howtos
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- Solaris LDAP client with OpenLDAP server - How to configure Solaris (versions 8, 9, and 10) native LDAP client to use an OpenLDAP server for all name service switch data - Ben Klang
- Setting your hostname - First thing I learned on Nexenta was setting the hostname- Jeff Smith
- Changing your hostname on Solaris - Changing your hostname without re-installing can be a pain if you miss something- Steve Ayotte
- Disabling GDM - Second thing I learned on nexenta was disabling gdm- Jeff Smith
- Installing Zones on Nexenta - This howto attempts to outline the process of installing zones in Nexenta. - Jeff Smith
- Solaris Volume Manager Tips - Some tips I could have used when I ran into troubles with Solaris Volume Manager (SVM)- Steve Ayotte
- Using lofiadm within a Solaris zone - Using the 'lofiadm' tool within a zone to create block/character devices out of files, which can be mounted etc- Steve Ayotte
- Single Sign-On System using Kerberos with LDAP - Overview of an architecture that allows Solaris and Linux hosts (including OpenSolaris and Nexenta) to centralize their user database and authentication mechanisms. You also get a single sign-on (SSO) system for free! - Ben Klang
- Solaris Kerberos Client Configuration - This document describes how to configure a Solaris host to join a Kerberos realm, including PAM configuration. This is ideal for LDAP user database integration. - Ben Klang
- SMF Cheatsheet - Some notes on using Solaris 10's Service Management Framewook (SMF) - Ben Klang
- Solaris on the MacBook - How to get Solaris (either Nevada/SX:CR or GNU/Solaris Nexenta) to run on your MacBook - Ben Klang
- Spoofing a hostid on Solaris - How to convince applications that they are running on a system with a specific hostid- Steve Ayotte
- Migrating a Solaris Install to a New Disk - How to move a Solaris install from one system disk to another system disk (without using mirroring or when the disks are of different sizes).- Steve Ayotte
- Adding Solaris Drivers to a Nexenta Installation - How to add drivers to a Nexenta installation CD to enable installation on otherwise unsupported disk controllers. - Tim Stewart
- Configuring Virtual Interfaces - How to configure a virtual interface on an existing network card.- Jeff Smith
- Migrating a Zone from Primary Server to Secondary Server in Nexenta - How to move a zone that is running on one server to another server on the network. This isn't a live migration there is downtime but its a nice easy process. - Jeff Smith
- Setting ACLs for serving websites from a ZFS filesystem - This shows you how to set the ACL's on your ZFS filesystem to allow for proper permissions in your web server environment. - Bryan Rite
- Workaround for broken break command on Sun Netra x1 - The Sun Netra x1's LOM sometimes fails to drop you to an OK prompt when you type break - Steve Ayotte
- Bypass XSCF Login on Sun SPARC64-VI machines - Sun's new midrange servers have a service processor with an undocumented method for logging in without a password - Steve Ayotte
- Upgrading Solaris 10 with Zones on ZFS - This is unsupported as of the 10/08 release of Solaris 10, but it is halfway doable with some hackery. - Steve Ayotte
