Solaris 11.1 Install with metadb slice
If you need to a Solaris 11.x install which will use Solaris Volume Manger and want the metadbs on the boot disk, here’s a procedure to get the job done. It's nice to share…LinkedinFacebookTwitteremail
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Solaris 11 Tips
Static IP Solaris 11 network stack is using crossbow so network administration is completely different now. In order to switch from DHCP to a static IP, we need to do the following: # netadm enable -p ncp DefaultFixed # ipadm …
Solaris Cluster in a Box
A VirtualBox Solaris Cluster complete with shared storage and quorum disk! Host System The host system is a Mac running 10.8: Intel Core i7-3770K Ivy Bridge 3.5GHz 16Gb RAM GeForce GTX 470 1280M At the time of this article, I’m …
VirtualBox Serial Port Console on Solaris 10
If you’re like me and prefer the command line to the GUI, here’s a trick and script to help you manage your Solaris VMs. Enable a serial port for the VM. Enable Port 1 Port Number COM1 Port Mode: Host Pipe …
pm_tick Panics
If your virtualized cluster panics with the following: Sep 8 09:18:10 node1 genunix: [ID 898738 kern.notice] Aborting node because pm_tick delay of 5492 ms exceeds 5050 ms This is common when using Solaris Cluster in a virtual machine. The following …
scinstall Reboot Fails
If the first node fails a reboot after scinstall completes with the following errors, read on for the fix: Jan 27 11:52:50 node1 genunix: WARNING: CCR: Invalid CCR table : rgm_rt_SUNW.LogicalHostname:4 cluster global. Jan 27 11:52:50 node1 genunix: WARNING: CCR: …