• Solaris flare installation using Web Start.

    Solaris 09-22-2010 Comments Off

    http://www.sun.com/software/whitepapers/wp-solarisinst/solaris_installation_deployment.pdf

    and

    http://www.sun.com/blueprints/1101/webstart.pdf

    how to use Flash Archive from CD boot instead of from JumpStart Server:

    http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/content/submitted/flash_archive.jsp

    Basic boot commands:

    http://www-uxsup.csx.cam.ac.uk/pub/doc/sun/solaris10/solaris10_basic_installation.pdf

  • See history of archivelog generation

    HEADS UP 09-15-2010 Comments Off

    select trunc(first_time), count(sequence#) from v$log_history group by trunc(first_time) order by trunc(first_time)

  • Check to see if supplemental log data is enabled.

    HEADS UP 09-14-2010 Comments Off

    select SUPPLEMENTAL_LOG_DATA_MIN,SUPPLEMENTAL_LOG_DATA_PK,SUPPLEMENTAL_LOG_DATA_UI,SUPPLEMENTAL_LOG_DATA_FK,SUPPLEMENTAL_LOG_DATA_ALL from v$database

  • Netapp Linux Host Utilities quick reference.

    Netapp 09-09-2010 Comments Off

    https://service.netapp.com/ebooks/hodm/hodm_web/iscsi_qkref.pdf

  • Linux bonded NICs

    Networking 09-06-2010 Comments Off

    http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-bond-or-team-multiple-network-interfaces-nic-into-single-interface.html

  • Access ESXi/ESX hidden console

    VMWare 09-01-2010 Comments Off

    ALT + F1 , then type ‘unsupported’. Give ESXi root password and off you go. Full article here:

    http://www.virtualizationadmin.com/articles-tutorials/vmware-esx-articles/general/how-to-access-the-vmware-esxi-hidden-console.html

    Good video on administering ESX from service console:

    http://www.ditii.com/2010/02/25/10-basics-of-linux-to-manage-vmware-esx-through-service-console-webcast/