Category Archives: Solaris

Solaris 10: Verify the integrity of OS Executable and Linkable Format files

Posted on July 14, 2012 by Hamdan

Starting from Solaris 10, most operating system ELF (Executable and Linkable Format) objects have been digitally signed. To verify that a file hasn’t been tampered with, we can use the command “elfsign”. Note that this utility verifies that contents of … Continue reading →

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Solaris HOW-TO: Enable/Disable FTP Logging

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Hamdan

To enable/disable FTP logging in Solaris 10, the “inetadm” utility can be used for that. First, list the properties of the ftp service: root@hamdan # inetadm -l svc:/network/ftp SCOPE NAME=VALUE name=”ftp” endpoint_type=”stream” proto=”tcp6″ isrpc=FALSE wait=FALSE exec=”/usr/sbin/in.ftpd -a” user=”root” default bind_addr=”" … Continue reading →

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Solaris HOW-TO: Delete a Solaris Container (Zone)

Posted on August 17, 2011 by Hamdan

To completely delete a Solaris zone follow the following steps: (Note: Backup should be taken because once a Zone is deleted, it can’t be recovered!) 1. Shut down the zone: zoneadm -z <zone_name> halt 2. Uninstall the zone: zoneadm -z … Continue reading →

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Solaris Containers (Zones) Administration

Posted on August 17, 2011 by Hamdan

To view the performance stats of the zones, run “prstat -Z” from the global zone. In the examples below, we will assume that the machine has a zone called “testzone”. To list the zones configured in the machine, run “zoneadm … Continue reading →

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Solaris HOW-TO: Create Solaris Containers (Zones)

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Hamdan

This is a simple example to show how to create a Solaris Container (Zone). Assume that the zone name is “testzone”. The zone will be installed in “/export/testzone”. Assume that the network interface “e1000g0″ is plumbed, so we can use … Continue reading →

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Solaris HOW-TO: Check Network Interfaces

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Hamdan

In Solaris 10, to know how many network interfaces the system has, use the command “dladm show-dev”. For example: # dladm show-dev e1000g0 link: down speed: 0 Mbps duplex: half e1000g1 link: unknown speed: 0 Mbps duplex: half e1000g2 link: … Continue reading →

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Solaris HOW-TO: Change the locale

Posted on August 4, 2011 by Hamdan

To view the locale of a Solaris server, use the “locale” command: root@hamdan # locale LANG=C LC_CTYPE=”C” LC_NUMERIC=”C” LC_TIME=”C” LC_COLLATE=”C” LC_MONETARY=”C” LC_MESSAGES=”C” LC_ALL= root@hamdan # To change the locale, first you need to know the possible locale values, by issuing … Continue reading →

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Solaris HOW-TO: Get the WWN of a Solaris host

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Hamdan

To get the port WWN for Solaris, execute the following command: root@hamdan # prtconf -vp | grep -i wwn port-wwn: 21000000.c9617b79 node-wwn: 20000000.c9617b79 port-wwn: 20010000.c9611e8b node-wwn: 20010000.c9611e8b root@hamdan # From Solaris 10 onwards, the command “fcinfo hba-port” can also be … Continue reading →

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Solaris HOW-TO: Check SAN storage connectivity

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Hamdan

To check the SAN storage connectivity to a Solaris box, run the following command from a Solaris shell: # luxadm probe No Network Array enclosures found in /dev/es Found Fibre Channel device(s): Node WWN:50101ae1500a00c0 Device Type:Disk device Logical Path:/dev/rdsk/c3t600518A401054D230100B00F01D30100d0s2 # … Continue reading →

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Solaris HOW-TO: Check CPU idle time

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Hamdan

A very useful tool in Solaris to get the average idle time for CPU is the “sar” (System Activity Report) utility. This tool is particularly useful for performance analysis, as it also shows the percentage of CPU used by users … Continue reading →

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