Archive for February, 2010

Configure Link Based Detection IPMP [Active-Standby]

1. Check Solaris version. At minimum Solaris 9 12/02 is needed. #uname -a SunOS XXXXX 5.10 Generic_118833-33 sun4u sparc SUNW,Netra-XXX 2. Set local mac address to true #eeprom local-mac-address?=true Share

Mount ISO image in Solaris

lofiadm administers lofi, the loopback file driver. lofi allows a file to be associated with a block device. That file can then be accessed through the block device. This is useful when the file contains an image of some filesystem (such as a floppy or CD-ROM image), because the block device can then be used [...]

Configure Probe Based IPMP [2 Public IP]

1. Check Solaris version. At minimum Solaris 8 10/00 is needed. # uname -a SunOS XXXXX 5.10 Generic_118833-33 sun4u sparc SUNW,Netra-XXX 2. Set local mac address to true # eeprom local-mac-address?=true Share

Configure Probe Based IPMP [1 Public IP]

1. Check Solaris version. At minimum Solaris 8 10/00 is needed. # uname -a SunOS XXXXX 5.10 Generic_118833-33 sun4u sparc SUNW,Netra-XXX 2. Set local mac address to true # eeprom local-mac-address?=true Share

Update Sun System Firmware Using Flash Update

** Verifying that the Sun System Firmware supports this utility The version of Sun System Firmware running on the system to be flash-updated must be 6.1.10 or higher. Consult the Install.info or other system documentation to determine the system’s Sun System Firmware version. If the version of Sun System Firmware is older than 6.1.10, then [...]