Easily upgrade ios images, archive configuration files, push configuration updates, and transfer files up to 4gb. First login as root user or use su to become a root. There are three ways of doing a reconfigure boot in solaris. You dont have nice device aliases like you do with sparc. Hi gurus, we are having server v880 with solaris 8 and 3 jbod under veritas volume manager.
Reconfiguration boot when booted in reconfiguration mode. This system is configured with nfs version 4, which uses a domain name that is automatically derived from the systems name services. July 5, 20 by lingeswaran r 1 comment as you all know oracle solaris 11 is available for production and most of the customers are preferred to have solaris 11 on their datacenters. Solaris 10 already includes a realtek driver named rtls, perhaps the driver you installed is conflicting with the builtin one. If you suspect troubles with your solaris device files, e. Emc host connectivity guide for oracle solaris dell technologies. Dynamic reconfiguration enables system configurations to be changed without rebooting, minimizing planned and unplanned downtime. How to reboot a system by using the reboot command. The automation of startup and restart services leaves system administrators free to concentrate on other work.
Reboot the system with the reconfigure option boot r or reboot r. Your pc will be completely erased of all files, programs, operating systems and device configurations, emails and favorites. If you simply boot from hard drive, vm will panic like below. I do not have console access, so if i lose my terminal its a big headache again because i am doing migration. How to configure tape drive on solaris for veritas netbackup. Solaris 10 driver installation guide connect tech inc. Configuring, implementing logical domains in oracle solaris 10. Solaris stuck during boot after reconfigure boot page 3. Oct 03, 2003 when adding or removing hardware in a solaris system, it may be necessary to perform a reconfiguration boot. Which file on solaris 10 software cdrom 2 contains the software required to create a device configuration assistant boot diskette.
Now cluster service automatically stopping after about 10 mins. Includes booting topics that apply to sparc and x86 platforms. The reconfigure file causes the oracle solaris software to check for the. Restart network in solaris without reboot computer how to. During the reconfiguration boot, the anaconda hardware configuration program is run with the reconfig option. Solaris 10 shutdown, reboot, init, and halt command differences. This documents my experiments with opensolaris 10 solaris express, jan 2008 edition, getting it to run under hyperv release candidate on windows server 2008 public product release. Solaris is a nonfree unix operating system originally developed by sun microsystems. Solaris 10 811 u10 added zfs speedups and new features, oracle database optimization, faster reboot on sparc system. For details on settings in the etcsystem file, see 8. The oracle solaris 11 sysconfig command replaces the oracle solaris 10 sysunconfig command and enables you to configure, unconfigure, and reconfigure systems.
Reboot the host with reconfigure for the changes to take effect. Migration to an oracle solaris zone on an oracle solaris 11 host. Aziz on december 29, 2009 the network time protocol ntp is a protocol for synchronizing the clocks of computer systems over packetswitched, variablelatency data networks. Analysis of the oracle solaris configuration, including networking, storage, and oracle solaris operating system features in use. I am trying to install solaris x86 using the jumpstart server. Solaris 10 shutdown, reboot, init, and halt command differences in summary, init and shutdown commands cleanly shutdown the system by running the shutdown rc scripts. If the system is configured with zfs root filesystem, then you have to follow the live upgrade. Migrating vm virtual box to vmware workstation unixarena. Jul 06, 2010 h ow do i reboot a solaris unix machine or server using the command shell prompt. Describes tasks for booting and shutting down an oracle solaris system. However, since documentation for sun pppoe is scattered and somewhat sparse, this will attempt to be more comprehensive. Can it still be started after the reconfiguration reboot. It also lets you generate system configuration profiles for use with the automated installer or with sysconfig itself. Depending on the os version on which the patch is installed and the actual patch revision, it requires certain packages and different patches which are not listed in patchdiag.
The x86x64 hardware also involves the 5 step boot process, same as the sparc hardware. When adding or removing hardware in a solaris system, it may be necessary to perform a reconfiguration boot. The combination of sun sparc enterprise mseries systems and oracle solaris 10 provides an ideal platform for oracle database deployments. Installation can be done over the network if a jumpstart or ops center infrastructure is available, and works just as on physical machines. Rebooting a system booting and shutting down oracle solaris. Hi guys, i added lun on solaris 9 host but is not visible from powerpath. The advantage of shutdown is that you can set a shutdown delay and warning message, but its nothing that a echo shutdown is coming wall. Creating, viewing and installing oracle solaris 10 into a domain. Devfsadm command to reconfigure hardware devices w. I cant seem to get to the ok prompt from which to use boot r. Add the following setting to etcsystem of all logical domains, and restart oracle solaris. The tutorial below shows how to use cups to access one network printer from solaris 10. On my handy solaris box, the man page for usrsbin reboot gives possible parameters of d l n or q, which reboot that takes s is in your path first. Virtualization options for oracle database deployments on sun.
Scsa 200 and scsa 202 exam material included with clear explanation. There is a lot of documentation for rppppoe, so that page is mostly a complement to that documentation. Solaris 10 shutdown, reboot, init, and halt command. How to configure ntp server and ntp client on solaris 10. The oracle solaris operating system delivers builtin virtualization capabilities across the entire mseries server line in addition to enterpriseclass. After this you may find that the device numbers have moved. This utility displays only the devices that potentially support reconfiguration. A verbose reconfiguration boot can be triggered by. How to configure ntp server and ntp client on solaris 10 posted by s. It will be returned to you in a state similar to when it was new. To view them all you can do svcadm grep network, this will display most of them. Requires a dhcp server that supports a preboot execution environment pxe boot from the network. Solaris is usually used as a server operating system. If you end up booting to full graphic installation, no problem, but ideally you want singleuser.
Dear experts, we have debate for doing reconfiguration reboot 1 there is no new installremovemodify hardware on solaris server either x86 or sparc if we do reconfiguration reboot for above scanerio, is there any possibility of update the device database dev, devices and device configuration files under etc by solaris. This is a sideeffect of solaris hardware tracking and cant be avoided. Solaris 10 uses an older version of grub, which cant easily find the root disk if the device configuration changes. In the last post we saw the boot process in solaris 10 on sparc platform. A reconfigure reboot may leave extra unused devices in dev.
Oct 10, 2003 if new hardware is not recognized, a reconfiguration boot might help. Mar 01, 2015 few hours ago i did some changes in our solaris cluster servers. Sun pppoe on solaris this page is written slightly differently from my rppppoe on solaris page. If new hardware is not recognized, a reconfiguration boot might help. Because of this, you want to make sure that you shut the system down as gracefully as possible to ensure there isnt any data loss. Normally, the system reboots at powerup or after a system crash. Solaris service manager of solaris 10 operating system function. A reboot is required to apply configuration changes. You can also invoke it with a touch reconfigure as root before rebooting with sbinshutdown i6. Migration to an oracle solaris zone on an oracle solaris 10 host. Device autoconfiguration oracle solaris 11 system administration. The a option will ask for configuration information such as where to find the system file.
My nic is intel corporation pro100 ve network connection installed in intel pentum d 64 bit pc. One way is to perform a reconfigure reboot while making the hardware change. Download an iso of solaris 10, if you dont have one. I do have solaris 10 running, but your packaging looks interesting. The supported types are defined within the adapters nvm. On an x86based system, perform a reconfiguration reboot by editing. How to configure oracle solaris 11 using the sysconfig command. To perform a reconfiguration boot from a solaris prompt, create a file called reconfigure. Boot solaris 10 from detached root mirrors post 302452873 by garskoci on monday th of september 2010 09.
I want to permanently change the hostname on a solaris box. Reconfigure the system upon next boot last updated july 22, 2012 in categories centos, fedora linux, redhat and friends i can use unconfigure command on a previously configured solaris unix box and leave it in an unconfigured state. We recommend using the reload utility as it ensures only the correct devices are created. How do i permanently change the hostname on solaris 10. If you get the full desktop, just move all the windows to the side and open a terminal. Using cups print server for solaris 10 oracle solaris blog. I have some questions like should i go to init 1 and then boot or can i directly give init 6, or reboot r, or shutdown r now or shutdown h now. On linux, the closest equivalent is to delete any persistence files in etcudevrules. After reboot changed to multiuser mode and rebooted again. Hi team, can some one please tell me what is the best way to reboot the server.
Hello, i have a problem with my machine that wont boot properly. A reconfiguration boot, performed when adding new hardware to the system, is triggered by booting with the r option. I am rusty on my solaris, but if i remember right the r being passed to obps boot command will cause the system to rebuild the device trees. If you need to override nfsv4 default domain, answer yes. Then you touch a reconfigure and reboot, next time through the system should boot up correctly. The oracle solaris 11 sysconfig command replaces the oracle solaris 10 sys unconfig. However, if disk is changed to sata port 0, neither devfsadm nor reconfigure reboot will create the needed device files. The boot process on x86x64 hardware is bit different than the sparc hardware. This print server works with the lpd protocol for linux solaris and ms windows printing protocols. I tried following commands even i rebooted the box but it didnt help powercf q devfsadm c powermt config i was reading somewhere we need to edit nf file to access new luns.
You can reboot a system by using either the init command or the reboot command. Hi, i wanted to know if a reconfig reboot is necessary from the ok prompt when am changing the cpu or a simple boot command would also work thanks in advance. Interactive reconfigure, reconfigure a system interactively without a reboot. Solaris 8 solaris is the unixbased operating system of sun microsystems with roots in the bsd operating system family. Hello, i just installed the new kernal patch into a solaris 10 u5 x86 32bit guest os in virtualbox 2. To do this you can boot the failsafe archive and mount the rpool. As far as i know both ways will work on modern versions of solaris 10, but in. This bug occurs when the os of the oracle solaris kernel zone is oracle solaris 11. Use this free tftp server to move files to or from routers, switches, and other network devices.
Part 1 this video shows many basic commands you will need to know as a solaris systems administrator. Now with solaris 10, nondependent services are started in parallel based on a stored services relationship configuration. The common syntax of boot command is solaris sparc system is. Mar 14, 2010 solaris 10 sendmail stopstart march 14, 2010 unix clear, mail queue, mailq, mqueue, sendmail disbale, sendmail stop, solaris 10 jamal ahmed solaris 10.
Install network card solaris 10 first run ifocnfig a to see all the network card attached to system which has ip address. The init 6 command asks for stop methods either smf or rc. Hi, i wanted to know if a reconfig reboot is necessary from the ok prompt when am. In solaris you may need to restart the network interfaces without rebooting the host. In 2010, after the sun acquisition by oracle, it was renamed oracle solaris. A reconfiguration boot tells the system to probe for all connected devices and build the names for them in devices and dev. Azizs blog a piece of my mind on oracle, unixlinux, cisco, storage, tape library and veritas netbackup. I have been dealing with solaris 10 live upgrade issues from almost five years but still the new lu patches are not able to fix the common issues like updating the menu. Please let me know the step wise process to claim it back.
On systems running oracle solaris 11, you must perform a full reboot, not a fast reboot. The solaris os can be upgraded while the system is still running, significantly reducing the usual service outage time associated with standard upgrades. Oracle solaris 10 in the oracle cloud infrastructure. The following steps reconfigure a system to recognize a new disk. As far as i know both ways will work on modern versions of solaris 10, but in case of major hardware changes such cpus run into reconfiguration boot. On receiving the information from dhcp server, prom downloads inetboot, loads that file into memory, and executes it. No, i only have 1 nic installed what makes you think this is incorrect. An oracle solaris instance running in a guest domain can immediately make use of a dynamically added cpu for additional capacity and can also handle the removal of all but one of its cpus. At the first system boot after installing solaris 10 os 1106 or earlier, you are prompted to answer the following question about nfsv4. To perform a reconfiguration boot, create an empty file called etcreconfigsys. The network printer i use happens to be a iogear usb print server attached to my local home network and a epson stylus color c86 printer. After the installation completes and the target goes for a re boot, it does not boot from the hdd. Download intel ethernet port configuration tool solaris.
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