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Archived Sun SysAdmin Articles
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19 Mar 2010
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SysAdmin News Bites [22927]
Short Items of Interest for SysAdmins
- ZVOLs and Write Cache
- Resetting the root Password for ZFS
- Managing sendmail.cf Across Upgrades
- Communications Suite: Messaging Server Administration Guide
- Solaris Cluster Resources for System Administrators
- Oracle Solaris Video Blog
http://blogs.systemnews.com/
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12 Mar 2010
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Facilitating Hierarchical Storage Management System Migrations [22869]
SAM/QFS Saves Time and Money with Its Built-in API
As certain Hierarchical Storage Management (HSM) systems do not scale as well as others, users frequently need to migrate to more capacious solutions in order to meet their storage needs. In his blog post, Israel Pacheco "The Challenge -- Migrate HSM Systems" offers some suggestions for migrating large volumes of data from old to new HSM systems in a timely fashion.
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09 Mar 2010
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Oracle Database 11g vs. IBM DB2 Enterprise 9.5 [22873]
An Edison Group Comparative Management Costs Study
A recent study conducted by the Edison Group titled "Comparative Management Costs Study—Oracle Database 11g vs. IBM DB2 Enterprise 9.5" quantifies how Oracle widens the manageability lead against IBM. Points made in the 78-page report: 43% annual savings in database management; typical administrative functions are 40% faster; 49% fewer steps for the same set of standard RDBMS tasks; and save up to $35,155 per year per DBA.
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26 Feb 2010
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How to Spec (or not) with HTML5 as an Example [22855]
Controversial Topic Generates Abundant Comment
Readers with an appetite for controversy will find Tim Bray's blog on HTML5 engaging and will certainly like to read the voluminous comments the piece generated. Suffice it to say, the jury is still out on HTML5, so the debate goes on.
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