Archive for September, 2009
How to install AMP (Apache, MySQL, PHP) in OpenSolaris 2009.06
Posted by Arnaud Delanoue in MySQL, Solaris on September 29, 2009
In this new post I’m going to explain how to install Apache Web Server 2.2 with MySQL5.1 and PHP5.2 on last version 2009.06 of OpenSolaris. In fact there is a special package for that : amp. We can install such package and nothing more, but I prefer to install each aplication separately. Look at this [...]
How to install MySQL 5.1 on OpenSolaris 2009.06
Posted by Arnaud Delanoue in MySQL, Solaris on September 28, 2009
On this post I’m going to describe all the steps to install MySQL 5.1 Community Server on last version 2009.06 of OpenSolaris. First, we need to install the MySQL package : root@opensolaris:~# pkg install SUNWmysql51 DOWNLOAD PKGS FILES XFER (MB) SUNWmysql51 0/2 0/335 0.00/84.19 Completed 2/2 335/335 84.19/84.19 PHASE ACTIONS Install Phase 427/427 root@opensolaris:~# NOTE [...]
Usefull links from sun.com : Solaris How-To Guides (dtrace, cluster, zfs, smf, …)
Posted by Arnaud Delanoue in Solaris on September 23, 2009
The other day I found the Solaris How-To Guides web page and I’d like to share it with you. There are some very interesting documents which explain how to install Solaris or how to configure Sun Cluster … : How to Quickly Install the Solaris 10 10/08 OS How to Use DTrace from a Solaris [...]
profile file for having a ZFS Root Mirrored File System with Jumpstart
Posted by Arnaud Delanoue in Solaris on September 17, 2009
If you have a JumpStart server and you want your clients to have a ZFS Root Filesystem (with a mirror), you can use the following profile file : # more profile install_type initial_install system_type standalone cluster SUNWCXall pool newpool auto auto auto mirror c1t0d0s0 c1t1d0s0 # The 3 auto keywords respectively mean that the size [...]
How to add new x86 clients to an already configured x86 JumpStart server
Posted by Arnaud Delanoue in Solaris on September 17, 2009
On my previous post I described how to configure a Jumpstart server for x86 platforms. But it was for installing only one client… If you plan to mount such configuration, you may want to install more than one client, ¿no? So here are the steps for adding a new client : 1- We need to [...]
How to set up JumpStart with Solaris 10 on an x86 platform for x86 clients
Posted by Arnaud Delanoue in Solaris on September 16, 2009
This tutorial will show how to configure a JumpStart Server on a Solaris 10 x86 platform for installing x86 clients. I have test it with the 10/08 release (but it should work with any release) and Sun U20 Workstations (but it should work with any x86 platform…). I have based this how to on the [...]
QuickTip: Envío de mensajes de prueba con swaks
Posted by Jorge Moratilla in QuickTip on September 11, 2009
Para mi primer post hablaré de herramientas útiles para los administradores de correo electrónico. Muchas veces necesitamos realizar pruebas de envío de correo para comprobar si los servidores MTA están bien configurados. Utilizar un thunderbird, un outlook o un telnet no permite su iteración en scripts, así que mirando por la web, di con este [...]
QuickTip: Jugando con crle
Jugando con crle, una vez lancé algo así como: crle -l /usr/local/lib Resultado: Sustituí todos los path de librerías por el indicado. Consecuencias: Ningún comando compilado de forma dinámica encontraba sus dependencias. Para solucionarlo, arranqué de DVD, monté mi disco local en /a y copié /var/ld/ld.config a /a/var/ld/ld.config Reiniciar y listo. Tip: Siempre uso la [...]
QuickTip: Reseteando System Controllers
¿No os ha pasado que la System Controller principal se os ha quedado colgada y de cara a un cliente no queda nada bonito? Mientras se pueda acceder a la segunda, podemos resolver esta situación lanzando el comando: resetsc Nos vemos en el próximo post… ———————————–oooOOO English OOOooo———————————– Have your main System Controller got hung,was [...]
QuickTip: Matando Zombies
En Solaris 10 existe un comando especial para acabar con la plaga de zombies de forma temporal: preap Sustituyendo por el PID del zombie en cuestión. Nos vemos en el siguiente post… ———————————–oooOOO English OOOooo———————————– In Solaris 10 there’s a special command to exterminate a Zombie plague temporally: preap Replacing with the Zombie PID. See [...]

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