A hands-on tutorial on the basics of Oracle Solaris ZFS. This lab describes how devices are used in storage pools, including performance and availability implications. It also looks at the various types of Oracle Solaris ZFS datasets you can create and when to use each type. You will learn about file system snapshots, cloning data, allocation limits, and recovering from common errors. Includes demonstrations of advanced concepts such as hybrid storage pools.
Boot environments in Solaris 11 Express provide a safe backup baseline like LiveUpgrade environments do Solaris 10. Ginny Henningsen explains how they work, how to manage them, and how you can use them to return to valid working environments.
Detailed steps for cloning an Oracle Database with the ZFS Storage Appliance and Data Guard. Much more efficient process in preparation for application testing than manual backup and restore. Includes architectural overview and detailed configuration information.
BigAdmin's Hardware Compatibility List has been recreated on OTN. OpenSolaris content has been replaced by Solaris 11 Express content (over 7,000 entries). Solaris 10 content remains, as does the list of devices and drivers for Solaris on x86, the Device Detection Tool, the Hardware Compatibility Test Suite (HCTS), and related content and instructions.
Ginny Henningsen puts the IPS through its paces. She tries several approaches to updating software and finds the best way to do it. Where to get your updates, how to begin, how to verify that everything went well, and how to revert, if necessary.
Wim describes how Oracle Linux uses spare memory to give cleancache additional memory resources. It's called transcendent memory and, if you're really into what happens when in the Linux kernel, you'll enjoy Wim's explanation.
How to identify duplicate symbols and circular dependencies in your C++ code that would lead to linking problems between your application and its libraries. Fourth in the Gove-Clamage series.
How investigate run-time application linking problems by using the LD_DEBUG environment variable. Third article in a series by Darryl Gove and Stephen Clamage.
How to use the -z defs flag in your code to make sure the runtime linker links your application to the correct C++ libraries. Second in a series about Libraries, Linking, and C++ by Darryl Gove and Stephen Clamage.
Summary with links to detailed technical discussions about the Linux filesystem, storage, and memory summit recently held in San Francisco. By Lenz Grimmer.