When Solaris 11 was released more configurations were moved into the service management framework, and moved out of configuration files, one of these changes was the hostname/nodename. View Hostname in SMF This will read back the configuration out of the SMF. Change Hostname in SMF We have two separate settings,…
Solaris Virtualization: Using Zones
Solaris has the ability to do two types of Virtualization, if you are using SPARC hardware you can use Logical Domains, which has been re-branded as Oracle VM for SPARC. Or regardless of your architecture you can use Solaris Zones, which is really much more like Linux-VServer, OpenVZ, and Linux…
Oracle VM: Using Oracle VM Manager 3 from Ubuntu Linux
In my initial work with Oracle VM, I have run into a few fringe cases, which are not well documented, but actually have rather simple solutions. This one actually cropped up over the weekend for me. Over the weekend I decided to rebuild my company-issued laptop with Ubuntu Linux (12.04…
Oracle VM 3.x: Reset Agent Password
Oracle VM, is a centrally managed hypervisor. All administrative actions must be performed from the Oracle VM Manager. In order to facilitate the initial discovery of the Hypervisor by the Management Server part of the setup requires that we not only set the password for the root user, but also…
Installing Oracle VM Manager 3.1.1
In my new role at Keste, I am tasked with staying on the bleeding edge of software release cycles, so that we can be knowledgeable and authoritative about technology when we engage with customers. One of the areas where Keste leads is on Oracle’s Virtualization Offerings. So I will be…