Solaris

raidctl with s10u8 fails to create a valid VTOC and disk label
BugID: 6901327 I just ran into this problem on my T5220 server. Thought I'd post it here in case someone looks here first. Creation of a hardware raid via raidctl with s10u8 fails to create a valid VTOC. Therefore is not possible to create a disk label on the newly created volume. http://bugs.opensolaris.o... 21 Jan 2010 13:27

Adaptec SAS controller and HP LTO-4 1760
Hi all, I want to know if Solaris 10 x86 can see and use: 1. Adaptec SAS controller ASR-1045 2. HP StorageWorks LTO-4 Ultrium 1760 SAS tape drive. The prtconf -pv shows the message. The /dev/rmt/* is empty after reconfigure. Thank you very much. -- Johnson Chow =================================... 22 Jan 2010 07:17

Solaris 10 x86 in virtualbox fails to boot 50% of the time
> It boots sometimes fine but 50% of the time all I get is : Sunos Release 5.10 Version Generic_141445-09 32-bit copyright 1983-2009 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved. Use is subject to license terms. And there is hangs until I power reset the virtual machine. I have allocated the virtual ... 20 Jan 2010 14:02

Solaris 10 x86 in virtualbox fails to boot 50% of the time
It boots sometimes fine but 50% of the time all I get is : Sunos Release 5.10 Version Generic_141445-09 32-bit copyright 1983-2009 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved. Use is subject to license terms. And there is hangs until I power reset the virtual machine. I have allocated the virtual machine 750 Mb... 19 Jan 2010 21:26

multi-host ZFS
Is it possible to aggregate disks on multiple hosts in ZFS, or do all the disks in a pool have to be on a single machine? ... 20 Jan 2010 17:26

How to use a dvd image to install Solaris 10 on E 250/E 450
kartikvashishta108 <kartik.unix(a)gmail.com> writes: I have some Ultra 60's, E250/450/420 systems. The 10/09 release of Solaris 10 is NOT available in CD format - I'll be glad to be proved wrong. I do not have DVD drives for these systems. Are CD's available? How do I install the latest Solaris 10 release - any w... 22 Jan 2010 18:35

Import of zpool to two seperate hosts.
Folks, Some worrying behavior with zfs. While doing some testing we noticed that we where able to import the same zpool using the -f option to two separate machines at the same time. The zpool resides on SAN storage that both servers can see. Importing the zpool to one machine is no problem, but while impor... 19 Jan 2010 15:47

ZFS - Backup configuration
Hello, Does anyone know how I can backup the config data (with zfs properties) of the ZFS Filesystem ? The background is when a ZFS Filesystem/Zpool is completely destroyed (e.g rpool) I want easily recover the configuration data. After that I can recover the user data. I use TSM to backup the user dat... 20 Jan 2010 11:46

How to use a dvd image to install Solaris 10 on E 250/E 450
I have some Ultra 60's, E250/450/420 systems. The 10/09 release of Solaris 10 is NOT available in CD format - I'll be glad to be proved wrong. I do not have DVD drives for these systems. Are CD's available? How do I install the latest Solaris 10 release - any way other than jumpstart? And can I use an jumpstart ser... 20 Jan 2010 20:49

Mounting firewire drive on boot?
I have a firewire drive attached to a Blade 1000 that I want to be recognized on boot and have the filesystem (zfs) automatically mounted. But solaris never mounts it. I have to hotplug the drive for solaris to recognize it. And when I do that, solaris automatically mounts the filesystem. What magic do I need... 25 Jan 2010 11:39