It always makes sense to have a mirrored rpool for your production systems, however that is not always how they are configured. This really simple procedure is also critical. Create a Mirrored Zpool Check the existing devices to identify the one currently in use. Once we know which one is…
Solaris 11: Install Bind Server
Today I am going to document the process of install BIND in Solaris 11. I am using a Solaris 11.1 zone for this task, though nothing in this is specific to zones, and it should work on previous versions of Solaris 11. I have done this quite a few times…
Solaris Networking: Datalink Multipathing Protocol
In this article we are going to go over Datalink Multipathing Protocol (DLMP) available in Solaris. DLMP is similar to IPMP, however there are some key differences, the biggest being the layer at which it operates. DLMP operates at the datalink layer of the OSI model, while IPMP operates at…
Solaris SMF: Define File Dependency
One of the biggest benefits of migrating to the Service Management Framework is that we can introduce dependencies to a services, these dependencies can be other services which is very valuable, however they can also be file based. This can be used in a number of ways, say for example…
Solaris SMF: Define Service Execution User
Frequently we want a service to execute as a non-root user, this is pretty trivial in the context of the Service Management Facility in Solaris. This article will go over exactly what goes into that. The one complexity around that is the environment, if you have environment variables that the…