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Sun SysAdmin
25 Jun 2007
#18259
Solaris ZFS vs. Red Hat Enterprise Linux EXT3 White Paper
Performance Comparisons Between Leading Solaris and Linux File Systems

A Sun white paper examines performance characteristics of and differences between Solaris ZFS and the ext3 file system used in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Enterprise Server environment. Results show the Solaris ZFS does better in storage and data requests, and also reveal ext3 file system mount options require a choice between data integrity and performance.

26 Jun 2007
#18275
Deferred-Activation Patches for Handling Large Patches
For Installation on Solaris 10 OS Release

Lynne Thompson's June BigAdmin tip explains a new patch installation utilities that have been changed to handle large patches being installed on Solaris 10 Operating System (Solaris OS). These are "deferred-activation" patches.

25 Jun 2007
#18261
Sun Explorer Data Collector 5.9 Diagnostic Data Collection Tool
Download and Documentation Information

The Sun Explorer Data Collector 5.9 diagnostic collection tool is available for download from the Sun Download Center. It is made of shell scripts and a few binary executables, running on the Solaris Operating System (Solaris OS) for SPARC and x86 Platforms.

26 Jun 2007
#18276
How To Install Solaris 10 11/06 OS
"Cheat Sheets" for First Time Users and Sys Admins of Many Systems

If you need to install or to upgrade to the Solaris 10 Operating System (Solaris OS), some "cheat sheets" are available on the Sun BigAdmin site to help you. The cheat sheet instructions are organized based on what you need to do.

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