The following command marks the address object net1/v4a up that was previously marked down.

# ipadm up-addr net1/v4a

Network configuration in Oracle Solaris 11 includes

* Generic datalink name assignment – Generic names are automatically assigned to datalinks using the net0, net1, netN naming convention, depending on the total number of network devices that are on the system

Note: There is no upgrade path from Oracle Solaris 10 to Oracle Solaris 11. You must perform a fresh installation.

Note: dladm rename-link [-R root-dir] link new-link

Rename link to new-link. This is used to give a link a meaningful name, or to associate existing link configuration such as link properties of a removed device with a new device.

Starting with the Oracle Solaris 11 Express release, Fast Reboot is supported on the SPARC platform, as well as the x86 platform. On both platforms, this feature is controlled by the SMF and implemented through a boot configuration service, svc:/system/boot-config. The boot-config service provides a means for setting or changing the default boot configuration parameters.

The fastreboot_default property of the boot-config service enables an automatic fast reboot of the system when either the reboot or the init 6 command is used. When the config/fastreboot_default property is set to true the system automatically performs a fast reboot, without the need to use the reboot -f command. By default, this property's value is set to false on the SPARC platform and to true on the x86 platform.

If administrative changes on the system have rendered a zone unusable or inconsistent, it is possible to change the state of an installed zone to incomplete.

Marking a zone incomplete is irreversible. The only action that can be taken on a zone marked incomplete is to uninstall the zone and return it to the configured state.

The graphical installer is officially known as the "Live Media." This means that Oracle Solaris can be booted into RAM, causing zero impact on your existing operating system. After it is loaded, you are free to experiment with Oracle Solaris to determine whether it is something you would like to install to your system.

You can download Oracle Solaris 11 Live Media for x86, which is an approximately 800 MB image file, and use a DVD burner to create the disk, or you can use the ISO image directly in a virtual machine or through the Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) Remote Console.

The Live Media is not intended for long-term use. For example, any changes that you make to the system are lost when the system is shut down. Therefore, the next logical step is to install Oracle Solaris on the system, which the Live Media makes easy by placing an Install Oracle Solaris icon right on the desktop. But before we head down that road, let's step back a bit and consider the installation options.

Note: The Live Media provides administrators with an opportunity to explore the Oracle Solaris 11 environment without installing it on a system. The system boots off the media directly allowing administrators to start the installer should they choose to install it to a system.

rctladm - display and/or modify global state of system resource controls

The following command activates system logging of all violations of task.max-lwps.

# rctladm -e syslog task.max-lwps

#

The $HOME/.profile file is an initialization file that is executed after the /etc/profile when logging in to the Bourne or Korn shell. The file contains user preferences for variable settings. If the ENV variable is set to .kshrc, the .kshrc file executes every time a new shell begins execution. The $HOME/.profile is copied from the /etc/skel/local.profile file by the Administration Tool when creating a new account.

Note: /etc/skel/local.profile

Per-system configuration file for

sh/ksh/ksh93/bash login sessions,

installed for new users

C: To change the default behavior of the Fast Reboot feature on the SPARC platform, so that a fast reboot is automatically performed when the system reboots, see below.

The following example shows how to set the property's value to true on the SPARC platform, so that a fast reboot is initiated by default:

# svccfg -s "system/boot-config:default" setprop config/fastreboot_default=true

# svcadm refresh svc:/system/boot-config:default

D: Fast Reboot implements an in-kernel boot loader that loads the kernel into memory and then switches to that kernel.

The firmware and boot loader processes are bypassed, which enables the system to reboot within seconds.

The Fast Reboot feature is managed by SMF and implemented through a boot configuration service, svc:/system/boot-config. The boot-config service provides a means for setting or changing the default boot configuration parameters. When the config/fastreboot_default property is set to true, the system performs a fast reboot automatically, without the need to use the reboot -f command. This property's value is set to true on the x86 platform. For task-related information, including how to change the default behavior of Fast Reboot on the SPARC platform, see Accelerating the Reboot Process on an x86 Based System.

Note: One new feature, called Fast Reboot, will allow the system to boot up without doing the routine set of hardware checks, a move that can make system boot times up to two-and-a-half times faster, Oracle claimed. This feature can be handy in that an administrator applying a patch or software update across thousands of Solaris deployments can reboot them all the more quickly.

Solaris 11 Express makes it pretty easy to set up a local copy of the repository.

A common reason folks need access to a local repository is because their system is not connected to the Internet.

Tthe pkg set-publisher command can be used to for example add a publisher or to enable or disable a publisher.

Note: Example Adding a Publisher

Use the -g option to specify the publisher origin URI.

# pkg set-publisher -g http://pkg.example.com/release example.com

Example Specifying the Preferred Publisher

Use the -P option to specify a publisher as the preferred publisher. The specified publisher moves to the top of the search order. You can specify the -P option when you add a publisher or you can modify an existing publisher.

# pkg set-publisher -P example.com

Example Enabling or Disabling a Publisher

Use the -d option to disable a publisher. The preferred publisher cannot be disabled. A disabled publisher is not used in package operations such as list and install. You can modify the properties of a disabled publishers.

Use the -e option to enable a publisher.

# pkg set-publisher -d example2.com

A: How to Log In to the Zone Console Use the zlogin command with the -C option and the name of the zone, for example, my-zone.

global# zlogin -C my-zone

C: To disconnect from a non-global zone, use one of the following methods.

* To exit the zone non-virtual console:

zonename# exit

* To disconnect from a zone virtual console, use the tilde (~) character and a period:

zonename# ~.

The main tool for setting up cron jobs is the crontab command, though this is not available on every Unix variant. Typically under Solaris or Linux one would create a new crontab or edit an existing one, using the command;

crontab -e

Use the ls -l command to verify the contents of the/var/spool/cron/crontabs file.

https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E23824_01/html/E21798/glitd.html#scrolltoc

http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E23824_01/html/E21798/glitd.html#aizoneconf

Each client uses one and only one AI manifest to complete its installation. The AI manifest is selected for a client according to the following algorithm:

* If no custom AI manifests are defined for this install service, the default AI manifest is used. The default AI manifest is not associated with any client criteria etc.

Each client can use any number of system configuration profiles. If a client system does not use any configuration profile, then an interactive tool opens on that client at first boot after that client installation to complete the configuration of that client.

Check DNS

* (A) Check whether DNS is configured on your client by verifying that a non-empty /etc/resolv.conf file exists.

* (F) If /etc/resolv.conf does not exist or is empty, check that your DHCP server is providing DNS server information to the client:

# /sbin/dhcpinfo DNSserv

If this command returns nothing, the DHCP server is not set up to provide DNS server information to the client. Contact your DHCP administrator to correct this problem.

* (B) If an /etc/resolv.conf file exists and is properly configured, check for the following possible problems and contact your system administrator for resolution:

** The DNS server might not be resolving your IPS repository server name.

** No default route to reach the DNS server exists.

B: Configure the AI install server to use a static IP address and default route. 

D: The create-service command can set up DHCP on the AI install server. If you want to set up a separate DHCP server or configure an existing DHCP server for use with AI. The DHCP server must be able to provide DNS information to the systems to be installed.

E: An automated installation of a client over the network consists of the following high-level steps:

1. The client system boots over the network and gets its network configuration and the location of the install server from the DHCP server.

2. The install server provides a boot image to the client.

3. Characteristics of the client determine which installation instructions and which system configuration instructions are used to install the client.

4. The Oracle Solaris 11 OS is installed on the client, pulling packages from the package repository specified by the installation instructions in the AI install service.

G: Install the AI tool set.

Use the installadm create-service command to create an AI install service. Give the service a meaningful name, and specify the path where you want the service created. Specify the source of the network boot image (net image) package or ISO file.

installadm create-service [-n svcname]

[-s FMRI_or_ISO] [-d imagepath]

-d imagepath

The imagepath is the location of the new install service. The install-image/solaris-auto-install package is installed to this location, or the specified ISO file is expanded at this location.

STMF – Manages transactions, such as context and resources for Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) command execution, and tracking logical unit and port providers. STMF also handles logical unit mappings, allocating memory, recovering failed operations, enumeration, and other necessary functions of an I/O stack.

STMF is controlled by stmfadm, and stmfadm is the majority of the commands you will be using to administer COMSTAR (COmmon Multiprotocl Scsi TARget).

Install the packages you need for COMSTAR with iSCSI and reboot:

# pfexec pkg install storage-server

# pfexec pkg install SUNWiscsit

# shutdown -y -i6 -g0

Note: You can set up and configure a COMSTAR Internet SCSI (iSCSI) target and make it available over the network. The iSCSI features can work over a normal Internet connection (such as Ethernet) using the standard iSCSI protocol. The iSCSI protocol also provides naming and discovery services, authentication services using CHAP and RADIUS, and centralized management through iSNS.

The COMSTAR target mode framework runs as the stmf service. By default, the service is disabled. You must enable the service to use COMSTAR functionality. You can identify the service with the svcs command. If you have not rebooted the server since installing the group/feature/storage-server package, the service might not be enabled correctly.

In the Bourne Again, C, Korn, TC, and Z shells, the tilde (~) is used as a shortcut for specifying your home directory.

cd –

It's the command-line equivalent of the back button (takes you to the previous directory you were in).

Note:

To make certain that you are in your home directory, type the cd (change directory) command. This command moves you to your home (default) directory.

The zfs list command provides an extensible mechanism for viewing and querying dataset information.

You can list basic dataset information by using the zfs list command with no options. This command displays the names of all datasets on the system and the values of their used, available, referenced, and mountpoint properties. For more information about these properties, see Introducing ZFS Properties.

For example:

# zfs list

NAME USED AVAIL REFER MOUNTPOINT

pool 476K 16.5G 21K /pool

pool/clone 18K 16.5G 18K /pool/clone

pool/home 296K 16.5G 19K /pool/home

pool/home/marks 277K 16.5G 277K /pool/home/marks

pool/home/marks@snap 0 - 277K -

pool/test 18K 16.5G 18K /test

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A: An automated installation of a client over the network consists of the following high-level steps:

Step 1. The client system boots over the network and gets its network configuration and the location of the install server from the DHCP server.

Step 2: The install server provides a boot image to the client.

Etc.

D: If two client machines need to be installed with the same version of the Oracle Solaris 11 OS but need to be installed differently in other ways, then create two AI manifests for the AI install service. The different AI manifests can specify different packages to install or a different slice as the install target, for example.

tail is a program on Unix and Unix-like systems used to display the last few lines of a text file or piped data.

By default, tail will print the last 10 lines of its input to the standard output. With command line options the number of lines printed and the printing units (lines, blocks or bytes) may be changed. The following example shows the last 20 lines of filename:

tail -n 20 filename

Unlike DOS, which uses the file extension to determine if a file is executable or not, UNIX relies on file permissions.

The value assigned by umask is subtracted from the default.

User's file creation mask. umask sets an environment variable which automatically sets file permissions on newly created files. i.e. it will set the shell process's file creation mask to mode.

umask 000 would grant full permissions.

Note: 777 full permissions

If you are assigning a static IP address, use the following syntax:

# ipadm create-addr -T static -a address addrobj

where addrobj uses the naming format interface/user-defined-string, such as e1000g0/v4globalz.

Note:

create-addr [-t] -T static [-d] -a {local | remote}=addr[/prefixlen], ... addrobj

Creates a static IPv4 or IPv6 address on the interface specified in addrobj. If the interface on which the address is created is not plumbed, this subcommand will implicitly plumb the interface. The created static address will be identified by addrobj.

By default, a configured address will be marked up, so that it can be used as a source or destination of or for outbound and inbound packets.

'ipadm show-addr' displays all the configured addresses on the system.

Example:

# ipadm show-addr

ADDROBJ TYPE STATE ADDR

lo0/v4 static ok 127.0.0.1/8

lo0/v6 static ok ::1/128

The prctl utility allows the examination and modification of the resource controls associated with an active process, task, or project on the system. It allows access to the basic and privileged limits and the current usage on the specified entity.

How to Change the zone.cpu-shares Value in a Zone Dynamically

This procedure can be used in the global zone or in a non-global zone.

For more information about roles, see Configuring and Using RBAC (Task Map) in System Administration Guide: Security Services.

# prctl -n zone.cpu-shares -r -v value -i zone zonename

idtype is either the zonename or the zoneid. value is the new value.

Note: project.cpu-shares

Number of CPU shares granted to a project for use with the fair share scheduler

zfs snapshot [-r] [-o property=value] ... filesystem@snapname|volume@snapname

Creates a snapshot with the given name. All previous modifications by successful system calls to the file system are part of the snapshot. See the “Snapshots” section for details.

-r

Recursively create snapshots of all descendent datasets. Snapshots are taken atomically, so that all recursive snapshots correspond to the same moment in time.

ZFS quotas can be set and displayed by using the zfs set and zfs get commands. In the following example, a quota of 10 Gbytes is set on tank/home/bonwick.

# zfs set quota=10G tank/home/bonwick

# zfs get quota tank/home/bonwick

NAME PROPERTY VALUE SOURCE

tank/home/bonwick quota 10.0G local