Learning Solaris 10 Check out the Zones F.A.Q. !

8 new FAQs & 3 updates

1.9 : Can I install Zones into a really minimal system?
2.10 : Where do zone installation default files come from?
2.11 : May I install a zone in a NFS-exported directory so that diskless clients may run them?
2.12 : Is it possible to configure/install non-global zones directly from a Jumpstart server?
2.13 : Is there a graphical tool that can be used to configure/install zones ?
4.12 : Zones & DHCP?
4.13 : Zones & NTP server?
5.7 : Is there a way to dynamically or permanently assign shares to the global zone ?

Go to the FAQ

As always, everyone is free to contribute

Would be happy to host some extra-content about Solaris 10 and JES. Feel free to send ideas / questions to the Zones FAQ / extra labs / extra links / experiences / … by mail to nieuwenj(at)learningsolaris.com or via the contact page. Thanks to those who did it already.

January 06 :

• Updated the Zones unofficial FAQ to 0.5. Now includes the first answer provided by Sun (about patch management and S10U1). The document now comprises 57 questions and has been seen more or less 7000 times.
• Created the first version of a lab dedicated to Zones.

December 05 :

• Updated the Zones unofficial FAQ to 0.4. Now includes Resource Management questions plus half dozen new other questions. Finally decided to continue the FAQ because people seem to like an independent FAQ.
• Added new categories for the Java Enterprise System products I have been using/teaching lately. Content should start to get in as I update my notes.
• Looking for a new look & feel, especially for Internet Explorer Users. They should not be alarmed by an ugly-looking Solaris site…
• Added Google AdSense to the site. Hopefully not too annoying… Ads should have something to do with Solaris, have a look now and then.

Updated the Zones FAQ to a versioning system. Started as 0.3 since it’s also the third update.

11 new questions in the FAQ, mostly in configuration & management sections. You are very welcome to send feedback.

Soon (?) , version 0.4 will include the Resource Management section.

August 31 2005 :

• Solaris security toolkit now available for Solaris 10

August 26 2005 :

• Docs : New Kerberos encryption types in Solaris 10
• Docs : Solaris 10 performance presentation
• Docs : Solaris 10 SMF presentation

August 25 2005 :

• Docs : Solaris 10 security presentation

August 19 2005 :

• Docs : DTrace boot camp slides
• Docs : Creating SMF services for Identity Manager & MySQL

August 5 2005 :

• Updated the Zones FAQ to 0.3

August 4 2005 :

• Added InfoDocs :
  • Infodoc 82255 : A Quick Guide to SMF Milestones
  • Infodoc 71582 : Solaris 10 System V IPC resource controls
  • Infodoc 81573 : Solaris 10 San/MPXIO/STMS config files
  • Infodoc 82049 : Solaris 10 SMF Commands Memo
  • Infodoc 82050 : Solaris 10 : Troubleshooting guide for SMF

August 3 2005 :

• Added Doc : FMA presentation slides
• site got added to Opensolaris.org blogs. Nice !

August 1 2005 :

• Added Article : Security APIs for Solaris 10

July 27 2005 :

• Added Doc : Monitoring zones with Teamquest

July 19 2005 :

• Sun Cluster with Solaris 10 zones Preview

July 2 2005 :

• Site got added to Softpanorama (website I visit regularly). Nice !

June 30 2005 :

• Added Doc : SMF & RBAC blueprint
• Added Doc : Zones - Self Balancing solutions with zones blueprint

June 28 2005 :

• Updated the Blogging software : Wordpress 1.5.1.x : wasn’t too difficult
• New s10 links : DTrace at OpenSolaris

June 22 2005 :

• New s10 links : OpenSolaris links

June 13 2005 :

• New s10 links : Dtrace Toolkit

June 2 2005 :

• New s10 links
  • Installation - experts session
  • 3rd Party - JDS Help - tools for the Java Desktop System
• New s10 infodocs
  • What is new for Samba in Solaris[TM] 10
  • Solaris[TM] 10 San/MPXIO/STMS config files
• New DTrace article : app_crash.d is introduced. A nice script to use without having to dig into DTrace
• New Security document : A Solaris 10 T.O.I. ( transfer of information ) about security.

Title says it all. Found a way to update the links page from my Firefox browser in only one click. Bookmark synchronization is really powerful !

Go to my Solaris 10 links page

Also to note, the site is now using Permalinks for post’s titles.

(updated) : and I have put a “contact me” link at the top with a simple form…

There it is, I have got a new version of the website, using a Content Management System called Wordpress.
It is organized around a “blog” system, which makes categorizing messages easy, you can see the result on the sidebar on the right of this page.

For the time being, what can you do ?

• Consult my repository of S10-related files ( 23 already ), by clicking on the s10 docs button in the navigation bar
• Have a look at my draft bookmark of S10-related links –> s10 bookmark button
• Play around with some labs to learn more about some S10 features –> s10 labs button
• Go find out about the SMF workshop –> s10 workshops button
• Subscribe to the newsletter

And then of course, you will have to come back from time to time to read all the nice stories that I have about the great Solaris 10.

This website has got nothing to do with Sun Microsystems Inc. or Accenture BPM. I am maintaining it in my spare time to put together the info that I know about Solaris 10. All documents that you will find here are provided ‘as is’ and the procedures described in it should never been attempted on any production system.