Solaris 11

How to reduce the core dump size in Solaris 11

by Babin Lonston
In this guide, we are about to see how to reduce the core dump size in Solaris. dumpadm will show the disk used for core dump. # dumpadm root@solaris_prod01:~# dumpadm Dump content : kernel with ZFS metadata Dump device : /dev/zvol/dsk/rpool/dump (dedicated) Savecore directory: /var/crash Savecore enabled : yes Save compressed : on Check for ... Read More

Creating filesystem in Solaris 11 using Zpool

by Babin Lonston
Let us see how to create a mount point or filesystem using zpool in Solaris 11. To print the Disks # echo | format Scan for the new Disks # devfsadm -c disk To list all the controllers # cfgadm -al To create a pool # zpool create backup02 # zfs create backup02/fs # zfs ... Read More

How to setup NFS share in Oracle Solaris 10

by Babin Lonston
To create a NFS share in Solaris 10 it’s very easy steps as follows. First we need to share the filesystem using NFS filesystem type then we need to append the entry in sharetab. In client side we need to mount it # share -F nfs /dbbackup01 # cat /etc/dfs/sharetab In client side if we ... Read More