Solaris Topics [[https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E22985_01|Oracle SPARC T4 page]] \\ {{tech:unix:solaris:e22992.pdf|SPARC T4 Getting Started Guide (PDF)}} \\ {{tech:unix:solaris:e22988.pdf|SPARC T4 Server Installation Guide (PDF)}} \\ ====== Installation & Configuration ====== ==== Serial Console ==== * Use the ''minicom -D /dev/devicename'' command from Linux //(''/dev/ttyUSB0'')// * Serial configuration: ''9600 8-N-1'' * At the ''->'' prompt, ''start /SYS'' starts ILOM, ''start /HOST/console'' starts pre-boot console * At the ''{0} ok'' prompt, typically the ''boot'' command should work * Use ''probe-scsi-all'' to list all disk info * The ''printenv boot-device'' command shows current boot setting * May have to use the ''setenv boot-device newbootdevspec'' command to change boot device ==== DNS (client) ==== Prepare a list of domains to search and the IP addresses of the DNS name servers on your network. Set properties in the SMF repository with the information: $ svccfg -s network/dns/client svc:/network/dns/client> setprop config/search = astring: ("domain1" "domain2") svc:/network/dns/client> setprop config/nameserver = net_address: (address1 address2) svc:/network/dns/client> select network/dns/client:default svc:/network/dns/client:default> refresh svc:/network/dns/client:default> validate Specify the name service switch to use DNS: svc:/network/dns/client:default> select name-service/switch svc:/system/name-service/switch> setprop config/host = astring: "files dns" svc:/system/name-service/switch> select system/name-service/switch:default svc:/system/name-service/switch:default> refresh svc:/system/name-service/switch:default> validate svc:/system/name-service/switch:default> quit Start the services that are needed to run the DNS client: $ svcadm enable dns/client $ svcadm enable name-service/switch ====== Trivia ====== === Change hostname === svccfg -s system/identity:node setprop config/nodename="newhostname" svcadm refresh system/identity:node svcadm restart system/identity:node ==== Sample output ... ==== {0} ok probe-scsi-all /pci@400/pci@2/pci@0/pci@f/pci@0/usb@0,2/hub@2/hub@3/storage@2 Unit 0 Removable Read Only device AMI Virtual CDROM 1.00 /pci@400/pci@2/pci@0/pci@4/scsi@0 FCode Version 1.00.64, MPT Version 2.00, Firmware Version 9.00.00.00 Target 9 Unit 0 Disk HITACHI H103030SCSUN300G A2A8 585937500 Blocks, 300 GB SASDeviceName 5000cca00a83c874 SASAddress 5000cca00a83c875 PhyNum 2 Target a Unit 0 Removable Read Only device TEAC DV-W28SS-V 1.0B SATA device PhyNum 6 Target b Unit 0 Disk ATA ST9500620NS SN01 976773168 Blocks, 500 GB SATAWorldWideName 5000c5002e5a1b90 PhyNum 3 /pci@400/pci@1/pci@0/pci@4/scsi@0 FCode Version 1.00.64, MPT Version 2.00, Firmware Version 9.00.00.00