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Data Domain – System Tuning Guide for Solaris 10 / Solaris 11

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How to fine tune your Solaris backup servers: Recommended mount option For Solaris 10 #mount -F nfs -o hard,intr,llock,vers=3,proto=tcp,sec=sys, timeo=1200,rsize=1048576,wsize=1048576 HOSTNAME:/backup /ddr/backup # mount -F nfs -o hard,intr,llock,vers=3,proto=tcp,sec=sys, timeo=1200,rsize=1048576,wsize=1048576 HOSTNAME:/data/col1/<mtree> /ddr/<mountpoint> For Solaris 11 #mount -F nfs -o hard,intr,llock,vers=3,sec=sys,timeo=1200,rsize=1048576,wsize=1048576 HOSTNAME:/backup /ddr/backup # mount -F nfs -o hard,intr,llock,vers=3,sec=sys,timeo=1200,rsize=1048576,wsize=1048576 HOSTNAME:/data/col1/<mtree> /ddr/<mountpoint> Recommended Network Settings: Data Domain recommends … Read more

Setup and Configure Network Aggregation Under Solaris 10 / Solaris 11

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An aggregation is similar to an IPMP link created for failover, but has other advantages: Early versions of Solaris 10 do not have this facility – you would need to download the Sun Trunking software to get it. ### Solaris 10 configuration: To show the available network interfaces: [root @ soltest]~ # dladm show-link LINK … Read more

Few Random Solaris Commands : intrstat, croinfo, dlstat, fmstat, ibv_devinfo & hotplug

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Target OS: Solaris 11 and later. Some of these commands may work on earlier versions too. -1- Interrupt Statistics : intrstat utilityintrstat utility can be used to monitor interrupt activity generated by various hardware devices along with the CPU that serviced the interrupt and the CPU time spent in servicing those interrupts on a system. … Read more

Gathering Statistics About Network Traffic on Links in Oracle Solaris 11

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The dlstat and flowstat commands are tools for monitoring and obtaining statistics on network traffic on datalinks and flows, respectively. These commands parallel the dladm and flowadm commands. The following table shows the parallelism between the pair of *adm commands and the pair of *stat commands and their respective functions: Command Function dladm command options User interface and tool for configuring and administering datalinks. flowadm command options User interface … Read more

Replace a Faulty FRU from the SUN Oracle System with the replacefru Command

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Following section describes the procedure for replacing a FRU requiring maintenance from the system. The following FRUs can be maintained: XSCF> replacefru ——————————————————————————Maintenance/Replacement MenuPlease select a type of model which has FRU to be replaced. 1. CMU/IOU (CPU Memory Board Unit/IO Unit)2. FAN (Fan Unit)3. PSU (Power Supply Unit)4. XSCFU (Extended System Control Facility Unit)——————————————————————————Select … Read more

Clear faulty inode in Solaris

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clri , dcopy Use the clri command to clear a bad inode that fsck is unable to fix. clri writes zeros on the inodes with the decimal i-number on the file system stored on special. After clri is run, any blocks in the affected file show up as missing in an fsck of special and any data is lost. You cannot clear an inode on a mounted file system. … Read more

Install NetBackup Client on Solaris / Linux

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Download / Untar NetBackup Client binary package and exec installation script: ### FYI, Just NetBackup master server hostname is required during installation. [root @ soltest]/tmp # tar -xf NetBackup_7.6.0.1_CLIENTS1.tar [root @ soltest]/tmp # cd NetBackup_7.6.0.1_CLIENTS1 [root @ soltest]/tmp/NetBackup_7.6.0.1_CLIENTS1 # ./install Symantec Installation Script Copyright 1993 – 2013 Symantec Corporation, All Rights Reserved. Installing NetBackup Client … Read more

Update the HBA firmware on Oracle-branded HBAs(Solaris)

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If an HBA firmware update is required on an Oracle-branded HBA, a WARNING message will be placed in the /var/adm/messages file, such as this one: This procedure, while disruptive, will ensure that both driver and firmware are current. The force lip will temporarily disrupt I/O on the port. The disruption and firmware upgrade takes approximately 30-60 seconds to complete … Read more