Understanding PCI Express Maximum Payload Size on OpenSolaris

• When PCI Express fabrics are configured properly, PCIe protocol efficiency and performance can be improved in OpenSolaris. Consider a device's payload capabilities as one of the performance parameters when configuring.

Updated: Observability Using Java Platform, Standard Edition 6, and Solaris OS

• Sun engineers recently updated this article to include the Java VisualVM tool. Read about Java SE 6 platform observability improvements specific to the Solaris OS.

Jay Danielsen\'s Solaris Tip of the Week: ZFS Mount Cleanup

• If you have ZFS file systems mounted on other ZFS file systems, you may sometimes get error messages because the ZFS file systems mount out of order. This script can help you sort through mount issues associated with large numbers of ZFS datasets.

Community Tech Tip: Using On-the-Fly Decompression for UFS File Systems

• New from Bernd Schemmer on our community wiki: Use the new fiocompress and dcfs utilities in the Solaris 10 10/08 OS for SPARC platforms to create compressed files on UFS file systems.

Updated: Scripts Section on BigAdmin Community Wiki

• The new Scripts feed shows scripts that were recently added or updated on the BigAdmin hub.

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