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24 Mar 2008
#19461
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The Ins and Outs of Desktop Virtualization
Article Series to Focus on Improvments, Simplications of Desktop Virtualization
Dirk Grobler will be hosting an article series on his blog that focuses on improvements and simplifications achieved through desktop virtualization. Part 1 and Part 2 have already been published and cover the deployment of a virtual desktop in comparison to a real one and the idea of automatic deployment of a virtual desktop, respectively.
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24 Mar 2008
#19676
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Resource Management with the Solaris OS
Looking at a Little Known Feature
Joerg Moellenkamp delves into the less known Solaris features to discuss Resource Management. His examination stems from two preliminary questions: How to limit the consumption of the resources of a single application being run with others in a single instance of the OS; and how to prevent a single program from hogging all the resources available.
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24 Mar 2008
#19573
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Two Script Articles by Victor Feng for Solaris OS
Check for Used Space and Automate System Checks
BigAdmin contributor Victor Feng has submitted two community tech tips that offer sys admins a script to check for used space in Solaris Operating System (Solaris OS) file systems and one that automates system checks. The latter has been updated this year from a previous posting done in 2007.
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24 Mar 2008
#19476
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To Spin Down or Not: Power Savings in Disk Management
Guidelines for Assessment and Implementation
IT managers interested in improving their bottom line will find a useful economy in the BigAdmin article on "Managing the Power Used by Idle Disks in Servers Running the Solaris 8 OS or Above," which notes that idle spinning SAS disks can consume several watts and that managing multiple disks can result in substantial power cost reductions. Some considerations that govern the decision to spin-down or not are reviewed.
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24 Mar 2008
#19474
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Organizing and Managing Data Volumes in Solaris Zones
BigAdmin Community Tech Tip Addresses Volume Management
Learn how to organize and manage data volumes in Solaris Zones on systems that run the Solaris 10 Operating System (Solaris OS) from a BigAdmin community tech tip submitted by Mike Thomasson, who has tested this information only with Veritas Volume Manager but suspects it will work with other volume management tools.
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24 Mar 2008
#19674
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Defending Against Spam with Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam
Perfect Match for UltraSPARC T1 and T2 Processors
If spam is a problem for your IT organization, one possible solution that Alan Yoshida, and Ramin Moazeni (both of Sun) recommend is using Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam (SBAS) on servers powered with UltraAPARC T1 and T2 processors. Given the ability of the UltraSPARC processors to handle highly threaded network throughput-oriented applications and the fact that SBAS is just such a solution, the combination almost recommends itself in the view of the authors.
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