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14 Jan 2008
#19283
Reconciling the Disparate 'Views' of Solaris 10 OS and the Service Processor
Consider the Role of Fault Management Architecture

Bob Hueston's blog discusses Fault Management Coordination Between Solaris and SCF. He explains that the Solaris OS sees one set of errors and the service processor (SP) sees another (though both views can be caused by the same hardware fault). Because of this, it is necessary to coordinate the Solaris and SP views if diagnosis and recovery are to be achieved.

14 Jan 2008
#19230
Newly Released: "Solaris Application Programming"
Optimizing Performance from Solaris Applications and Systems

Senior Engineer in Sun's Compiler Performance Engineering group Darryl Gove authored the recently released book "Solaris Application Programming" that is described as a comprehensive guide to optimizing application performance in Solaris environments.

14 Jan 2008
#19179
A How-to on Upgrading Solaris 10 OS with Non-global Zones
Uses Solaris Live Upgrade

Pallavio Madhusudhan and Arindam Sarkar present a detailed how-to on "Using Solaris Live Upgrade with Non-global Zones." As a preliminary caution, the authors recommend a complete system backup before beginning.

14 Jan 2008
#19248
Blog Offers Comprehensive Information on Patches and Patching
From Understanding the Basics About Patches to Applying Which Ones to What System

A Sun blog entitled "Patch Corner" covers everything you need to know about patches, and in particularly keeping updated with the latest patches for the Solaris OS. Some recent blog entries offer the basics in learning to understand patches, specifics on core Solaris packages and patches, and important information on patching Solaris 10 OS.

14 Jan 2008
#19205
What to Do when a File Won't Open with the Serviceability Agent
Have a Go Using the dbx Debug Tool in Sun Studio

Yumin Qi shows readers how to debug a core file without the Serviceability Agent. The recommended solution involves using JVM and the Solaris Operating System (Solaris OS). Specifically, Qi discusses using the dbx debug tool that is part of Sun Studio software.

14 Jan 2008
#19258
Suspend and Resume on Solaris x86 Machines
Blog Series Explains How to Test for Supporting Drivers, Enable Feature

Did you know suspend and resume is available for some Solaris x86 machines? To find out if yours might be one of them take a look at a Sun blog that explores Solaris suspend and resume, showing readers how to enable the feature on their machines if they have supporting hardware drivers.

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