SN#21194 Oracle 11g RAC in a Sun Solaris Cluster Geographic Edition Framework
SYSTEM NEWS FOR SUN USERS Vol 131 Issue 4 2009-01-30 Article 21194 from section "SysAdmin's Section" Step-by-Step Configuration White Paper This step-by-step White Paper shows technical personnel how to configure Sun Solaris Cluster Geographic Edition (SCGE) with EMC Symmetrix Remote Data Facility (SRDF) and run Oracle RAC within this framework. It also provides the setup procedures used for the live demonstration environment. Details at http://sun.systemnews.com/g?A=21194 Have a custom version of 'System News for Sun Users' delivered to you via email each week in text or HTML. Only the sections that you select will be included in your copy of the news magazine. Subscribe at http://sun.systemnews.com/subscribe Free 4-week trial is available. (c) 2008 System News, Inc. http://www.systemnews.com ...

SN#18374 Oracle Certifies RAC 9i/10gR1/10gR2 64-bit on Solaris[TM] 9 and 10 OS SPARC
SYSTEM NEWS FOR SUN USERS Vol 113 Issue 3 2007-07-16 Article 18374 from section "News" Installation Guide Available Oracle has certified RAC 9.2/10gR1/10gR2 64-bit on Solaris[TM] 9 and Solaris 10 Operating System (Solaris OS) SPARC[R] platform running Sun[TM] Cluster 3.2 software. An installation guide is available online. Details at http://sun.systemnews.com/g?A=18374 Have a custom version of 'System News for Sun Users' delivered to you via email each week in PDF, text or HTML. Only the sections that you select will be included in your copy of the news magazine. Subscribe at http://sun.systemnews.com/subscribe (c) 2005 System News, Inc. http://www.systemnews.com ...

SN#11461 Sun StorEdge[TM] 9900 Series HiCommand Tuning Manager Software Version 3.0 and Sun StorEdge[TM] 9900 Dynamic Link Manager Software for Solaris Version 5.1
SYSTEM NEWS FOR SUN USERS Vol 69 Issue 1 2003-11-03 Article 11461 from section "Storage" Sun introduces two storage softwares: Sun StorEdge[TM] 9900 Series HiCommand Tuning Manager Software Version 3.0 This software provides intelligent and proactive monitoring, reporting and forecasting capabilities of storage resources with a focus on business applications such as Oracle. This software is designed for organizations that have a large storage infrastructure and need to implement consolidated management of their Sun storage environment. New features include: - Near-real-time performance monitoring - Performance monitoring enhancements - Brocade FC switch support - AIX support agent - Storage subsystem centric view Sun StorEdge[TM] 9900 Dynamic Link Manager Software for Solaris Version 5.1 This software is a high-availability path management software product designed for use with the Sun StorEdge[TM] 9900 storage array systems and for organizations running mission-critical applications on a Solaris OS requiring high availability. Highlights of the software are: - Load balancing - Path Failover - Failback - Path Health Checking Sun StorEdge 9900 Dynamic Link Manager Software for Solaris Version 5.1 (SDLM) support...

Sun Updates Sun Java Availability Suite, Adds Sun Cluster Advanced Edition for Oracle Real Application Clusters Deployments
New Offering for $50/Employee/Year Delivers Additional High Availability and Performance Capabilities for Solaris 10 Deployments Using Oracle Real Application Clusters http://technology-post.com/tech/?p=579 ...

SN#14928 Using Sun Java[TM] System Identity Manager in the Solaris[TM] OS
SYSTEM NEWS FOR SUN USERS Vol 90 Issue 3 2005-08-15 Article 14928 from section "Sun Java System" Sun BigAdmin[SM] Articles Target Service and RBAC Profiles Scott Fehrman, Sun systems engineer in the Identity Management Practice, has written two articles explaining how to take advantage of the Sun Java[TM] System Identity Manager to maximize the Solaris[TM] Operating System (Solaris OS). One of the articles describes how to configure identity manager as a service for Solaris OS, while the other discusses RBAC profiles. Details at http://sun.systemnews.com/g?A=14928 Have a custom version of 'System News for Sun Users' delivered to you via email each week in PDF, text or HTML. Only the sections that you select will be included in your copy of the news magazine. Subscribe at http://sun.systemnews.com/subscribe (c) 2005 System News, Inc. http://www.systemnews.com ...

SN#12131 Security Vulnerability in Sun Java[TM] System Cluster (Sun[TM] Cluster)
SYSTEM NEWS FOR SUN USERS Vol 71 Issue 4 2004-01-26 Article 12131 from section "Sun Java System" On Systems Running Sun Cluster 3.x with SunPlex Manager Configured A new vulnerability in systems running Sun[TM] Cluster 3.x with SunPlex[TM] Manager configured has been found. A remote unprivileged user (who has obtained "root" privileges) may cause a Denial of Service (DoS) and arbitrary code execution due to multiple vulnerabilities in OpenSSL Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocols. This issue can occur on the Sun Cluster 3.x for SPARC[R] Platform Edition of the Solaris[TM] 8 and 9 Operating System (Solaris OS) with SunPlex Manager configured. (Note: Sun Cluster hardware and software is now called the Sun Java[TM] System Cluster.) Sun Cluster 2.x is not affected by this issue. To determine if SunPlex Manager is configured and running on a cluster node, run the code available on the SunSolve[SM] site. Also find the workaround code to stop the SunPlex Manager (The Sun[SM] Alert ID number is 57475): http://sunsolve.sun.com Details at http://sun.systemnews.com/71/4/SunJavaSystem/index.shtml#12131 Have a custom version of 'System News for Sun Users' delivered to you via email each week in PDF, text or HTML. Only the sections that you select will be inc...

SN#22856 Installing Sun Cluster Running Oracle RAC/CRS and Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage Systems
SYSTEM NEWS FOR SUN USERS Vol 145 Issue 1 2010-03-04 Article 22856 from section "SysAdmin's Section" Affords High Availability for the Database, OS, Storage System Learn the installation steps for a 3-node Sun Cluster 3.2 01/09 (or later) configuration running with Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) / Cluster Ready Services (CRS) 11.1.0.7 and a Sun Storage 7210 Unified Storage System for high availability in the database, the OS, and the storage system. Details at http://sun.systemnews.com/g?A=22856 Have a custom version of...

SN#12131 Security Vulnerability in Sun Java[TM] System Cluster (Sun[TM] Cluster) #2
SYSTEM NEWS FOR SUN USERS Vol 71 Issue 4 2004-01-26 Article 12131 from section "Sun Java System" On Systems Running Sun Cluster 3.x with SunPlex Manager Configured A new vulnerability in systems running Sun[TM] Cluster 3.x with SunPlex[TM] Manager configured has been found. A remote unprivileged user (who has obtained "root" privileges) may cause a Denial of Service (DoS) and arbitrary code execution due to multiple vulnerabilities in OpenSSL Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocols. This issue can occur on the Sun Cluster 3.x for SPARC[R] Platform Edition of the Solaris[TM] 8 and 9 Operating System (Solaris OS) with SunPlex Manager configured. (Note: Sun Cluster hardware and software is now called the Sun Java[TM] System Cluster.) Sun Cluster 2.x is not affected by this issue. To determine if SunPlex Manager is configured and running on a cluster node, run the code available on the SunSolve[SM] site. Also find the workaround code to stop the SunPlex Manager (The Sun[SM] Alert ID number is 57475): http://sunsolve.sun.com Details at http://sun.systemnews.com/71/4/SunJavaSystem/index.shtml#12131 Have a custom version of 'System News for Sun Users' delivered to you via email each week in PDF, text or HTML. Only the sections that you select will be inc...

SN#18031 Sun[TM] Grid Engine, Solaris[TM] 10 OS Resource Management and Process Accounting Get Positive Reviews
SYSTEM NEWS FOR SUN USERS Vol 111 Issue 1 2007-04-30 Article 18031 from section "SysAdmin's Section" Sys Admin Magazine Rates the Sun Technologies Highly On the blog of "Chhandomany" there is a link to the April issue of Sys Admin magazine which gave three positive reviews of three technologies from Sun: the Sun[TM] Grid Engine, the resource management feature of the Solaris[TM] 10 Operating System (Solaris OS), and process accounting in Solaris 10 OS. Details at http://sun.systemnews.com/g?A=18031 Have a custom version of 'System News for Sun Users' delivered to you via email each week in PDF, text or HTML. Only the sections that you select will be included in your copy of the news magazine. Subscribe at http://sun.systemnews.com/subscribe (c) 2005 System News, Inc. http://www.systemnews.com ...

SN#17169 New Sun BluePrints[TM] Guide to Solaris Containers: Virtualization in Solaris[TM] OS
SYSTEM NEWS FOR SUN USERS Vol 104 Issue 4 2006-10-23 Article 17169 from section "SysAdmin's Section" Resource Management Concepts and More The Sun BluePrints[TM] Guide to Solaris Containers is a collection of technical white papers that has been updated and consolidated into a single book. The book is available as a PDF and is 226 pages written by multiple authors. It provides an overview of the resource management concepts and technologies that comprise Solaris Containers, and it explains how to create, use and integrate Solaris Containers within a system and infrastructure. Details at http://sun.systemnews.com/g?A=17169 Have a custom version of 'System News for Sun Users' delivered to you via email each week in PDF, text or HTML. Only the sections that you select will be included in your copy of the news magazine. Subscribe at http://sun.systemnews.com/subscribe (c) 2005 System News, Inc. http://www.systemnews.com ...

SN#18209 Sun[TM] Cluster Now Supports Some Sun Blade[TM] Systems
SYSTEM NEWS FOR SUN USERS Vol 112 Issue 2 2007-06-11 Article 18209 from section "Servers" Includes Sun Blade[TM] 6000 Modular System and T6300 Server Module Sun[TM] Cluster 3.1 (8/05) and 3.2 and later now support the Sun Blade[TM] 6000 Modular System and the Sun Blade[TM] T6300 Server Module, allowing them to be deployed in a Sun Cluster environment. This high-availability cluster software offers a business continuity and disaster recovery platform for the Solaris[TM] Operating System (Solaris OS). Details at http://sun.systemnews.com/g?A=18209 Have a custom version of 'System News for Sun Users' delivered to you via email each week in PDF, text or HTML. Only the sections that you select will be included in your copy of the news magazine. Subscribe at http://sun.systemnews.com/subscribe (c) 2005 System News, Inc. http://www.systemnews.com ...

SN#11451 Downloads for Sun Fire[TM] Blade Servers, Sun Fire[TM] V60x Servers & Sun Fire[TM] V65x Servers
SYSTEM NEWS FOR SUN USERS Vol 69 Issue 2 2003-11-10 Article 11451 from section "Entry Level Servers" Link to Installation Guide Sun Fire[TM] B100x / B200x, 1.0 This is the blade installation software for supported Linux releases. It should be added to a standard copy of the appropriate Red Hat Linux distribution on a PXE install server. The Sun Fire B100s Blade Server is a single processor SPARC[R] server that is hosted in the Sun Fire[TM] B1600 Blade System Chassis, a 16 slot, 3U intelligent shelf offering an integrated Gigabit Ethernet switch fabric, fully redundant components, and 5x server density over typical one processor 1U servers. The source download contains the source code which can be used to build the blade support drivers and utilities: http://wwws.sun.com/software/download/products/3f8d9716.html Sun Fire[TM] V60x Server and Sun Fire[TM] V65x Server: Red Hat Linux 9 Server Management This download includes revised server management packages for using Red Hat Linux 9 with the Sun Fire V60x or Sun Fire V65x servers. For the download, see: http://wwws.sun.com/software/download/products/3f6f7a7e.html Section 4 of the Linux installation guide for the Sun Fire V60x and Sun Fire V65x servers provides steps on how to install Red Hat Linux 9 softw...

SN#13528 Sun[TM] Studio 9 for Solaris[TM] OS and Linux
SYSTEM NEWS FOR SUN USERS Vol 78 Issue 1 2004-08-02 Article 13528 from section "Software" Significant Improvements in SPARC[R], Xeon and AMD Performance Immediate availability of the Linux version of Sun[TM] Studio 9 development tools for C, C++ and Fortran was announced by Sun at the LinuxWorld Conference held in San Francisco. Also available for the Solaris[TM] Operating System (Solaris OS), Sun Studio 9 provides a comprehensive, productive environment for developing scalable 32-bit and 64-bit applications. Details at http://sun.systemnews.com/g?A=13528 Have a custom version of 'System News for Sun Users' delivered to you via email each week in PDF, text or HTML. Only the sections that you select will be included in your copy of the news magazine. Subscribe at http://sun.systemnews.com/subscribe (c) 2004 System News, Inc. http://www.systemnews.com ...

SN#13852 Oracle 10g for Solaris[TM] 10 OS
SYSTEM NEWS FOR SUN USERS Vol 81 Issue 3 2004-11-15 Article 13852 from section "Partners" Offers Secure, Low-cost Computing Options Oracle and Sun have revealed that the Oracle Database 10g and Oracle Application Server 10g will be supported on the Solaris[TM] 10 Operating System (Solaris OS) for Intel Xeon, AMD Opteron and SPARC[R] processor-based architectures. The Oracle 10g solution will deliver additional choices for customers and partners. Details at http://sun.systemnews.com/g?A=13852 Have a custom version of 'System News for Sun Users' delivered to you via email each week in PDF, text or HTML. Only the sections that you select will be included in your copy of the news magazine. Subscribe at http://sun.systemnews.com/subscribe (c) 2004 System News, Inc. http://www.systemnews.com ...

SN#14313 Benchmarks for Sun[TM] Studio 10 Software and Solaris[TM] 10 OS
SYSTEM NEWS FOR SUN USERS Vol 85 Issue 5 2005-03-28 Article 14313 from section "News" Outstanding Performance and Reliability SPEC OMPM2001 and SPEC JBB2000 benchmarks using the Solaris[TM] 10 Operating System (Solaris OS), Sun[TM] Studio 10 software and Sun Fire[TM] servers delivered world record results. Details at http://sun.systemnews.com/g?A=14313 Have a custom version of 'System News for Sun Users' delivered to you via email each week in PDF, text or HTML. Only the sections that you select will be included in your copy of the news magazine. Subscribe at http://sun.systemnews.com/subscribe (c) 2005 System News, Inc. http://www.systemnews.com ...

SN#12171 Sun[TM] Management Center 3.5 Software Sun Fire[TM] Server Supplements Version 2
SYSTEM NEWS FOR SUN USERS Vol 72 Issue 1 2004-02-02 Article 12171 from section "Servers" Add-on Software Supports SMS 1.4 This special release of the add-on software for the Sun Fire[TM] 15K server and Sun Fire[TM] 12K server supports System Management Services (SMS) 1.4 software and the automatic fault event notification feature. SMS is a software designed for use on Sun Fire 15K/12K server System Controllers (SCs) to manage a Sun Fire 15K/12K system. This version 2 release is not compatible with SMS 1.3 software unless you obtain an SMS library patch. This release includes English and localized software and documentation, and runs on Sun Management Center 3.5 base software. For the version 2 supplement download: http://wwws.sun.com/software/download/products/3ef39809.html Documentation for the Sun Management Center 3.5 version 2 supplement is available. The documentation provides details on how to set up administrative access security for Sun Management Center on the Sun Fire 15K/12K systems. Sun Management Center 3.5 provides ease-of-use features focusing on installation and deployment. Other new features include a GUI installation wizard and advanced deployment tools. Details at http://sun.systemnews.com/72/1/server/index.shtml#12171 Have a custom version of 'System News for Sun U...

SN#15150 McNealy: High on CDDL, Sun Ray[TM] Thin Client, Solaris[TM] OS
SYSTEM NEWS FOR SUN USERS Vol 91 Issue 4 2005-09-26 Article 15150 from section "Features" Sun Chief Warns Against High Cost of Exiting IT Agreements Sun has found a solution to the market's lack of an open source license that would both enable community sharing and allow for profitability with its Community Development and Distribution License (CDDL). So said Scott McNealy, Sun chairman and CEO, to a meeting of IT industry representatives in Singapore in mid-September. Details at http://sun.systemnews.com/g?A=15150 Have a custom version of 'System News for Sun Users' delivered to you via email each week in PDF, text or HTML. Only the sections that you select will be included in your copy of the news magazine. Subscribe at http://sun.systemnews.com/subscribe (c) 2005 System News, Inc. http://www.systemnews.com ...

SN#14974 Earn "Bucks" for Your Solaris[TM] OS, Sun[TM] Studio Knowledge
SYSTEM NEWS FOR SUN USERS Vol 90 Issue 5 2005-08-29 Article 14974 from section "Developer's Section" BigAdmin[SM] Bucks Program Granting Rewards for Submissions The Sun BigAdmin[SM] Bucks Program offers developers turned writers rewards for their technical tips and articles submitted between now and December 31, 2005, when this solicitation is scheduled to end. Sun is seeking submissions on Solaris[TM] Operating System (Solaris OS) development and Sun[TM] Studio tools. Details at http://sun.systemnews.com/g?A=14974 Have a custom version of 'System News for Sun Users' delivered to you via email each week in PDF, text or HTML. Only the sections that you select will be included in your copy of the news magazine. Subscribe at http://sun.systemnews.com/subscribe (c) 2005 System News, Inc. http://www.systemnews.com ...

SN#14504 Benchmark Results Show Advantage of Solaris[TM] OS, Sun Fire[TM] Servers
SYSTEM NEWS FOR SUN USERS Vol 87 Issue 3 2005-05-16 Article 14504 from section "Software" Outperforms Dell Running Red Hat Enterprise Linux New benchmark results have shown the Sun Fire[TM] V440 Server along with the Solaris[TM] 10 Operating System provided an eight percent higher peak performance when compared to a Dell 6650 Xeon 3.0 Ghz running Red Hat Enterprise Linux using OLTP customer workloads running the MySQL database. Details at http://sun.systemnews.com/g?A=14504 Have a custom version of 'System News for Sun Users' delivered to you via email each week in PDF, text or HTML. Only the sections that you select will be included in your copy of the news magazine. Subscribe at http://sun.systemnews.com/subscribe (c) 2005 System News, Inc. http://www.systemnews.com ...

SN#12368 Announcing Sun Fire[TM] E20K & Sun Fire[TM] E25K High-End Data Center Servers
SYSTEM NEWS FOR SUN USERS Vol 72 Issue 4 2004-02-23 Article 12368 from section "Servers" First Servers to Employ the UltraSPARC[R] IV Processor Sun has launched the Sun Fire[TM] E20K and Sun Fire[TM] E25K data center servers, the first high-end systems from Sun to be based on UltraSPARC[R] IV processors with the Chip Multithreading (CMT) technology that enables Sun's Throughput Computing strategy. This advance in technology gives users twice the compute power within the same footprint as servers using the UltraSPARC[R] III processor. Sun[SM] Remote Services (SRS) Net Connect enables secure monitoring and remote services. The Sun Fire E20K and Sun Fire E25K servers come standard with the following new features: - 1.05 GHz UltraSPARC s400, dual-threaded CMT processor boards - Hot swappable PCI+ (hsPCI+) I/O assemblies - Enhanced expander boards designed to maximize the performance of the hsPCI+ I/O assembly - Enhanced Memory, Dual System Controllers with standard 1 GB memory - Investment protection with the fully binary compatible Solaris[TM] 8 and 9 Operating Systems (Solaris OS); processor/memory Uniboard compatible with Sun Fire[TM] E4900, E6900, E20K, E25K servers and preceding Sun Fire[TM] 4800 - 15K systems; support for existing ...

SN#18280 Configuring Sun Java[TM] System Messaging Server 6.3 with Sun[TM] Cluster 3.1 Software
SYSTEM NEWS FOR SUN USERS Vol 112 Issue 4 2007-06-25 Article 18280 from section "Sun Java System" For Two-Node Asymmetric, HA Cluster An in-depth guide for x86 and SPARC[R] based systems to configuring the Sun Java[TM] System Messaging Server 6.3 with Sun[TM] Cluster 3.1 software is available from the Sun Web site by author Durga Deep Tirunagari. Detailed steps are included in the guide to install and configure (and uninstall) a two-node, asymmetric, high availability (HA) cluster for Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.3 with Sun Cluster 3.1 software. Details at http://sun.systemnews.com/g?A=18280 Have a custom version of 'System News for Sun Users' delivered to you via email each week in PDF, text or HTML. Only the sections that you select will be included in your copy of the news magazine. Subscribe at http://sun.systemnews.com/subscribe (c) 2005 System News, Inc. http://www.systemnews.com ...

Oracle 10 (RAC) & Solaris 10 & Sun Cluster 3
Hmmm, my news feeder expiers good articles to fast... Surely I've seen something on when Oracle 10g will be supported on Solaris 10 (SPARC), but can someone point me to an official matrix? Specifically I need info on Oracle RAC on Sun Cluster and Solaris 10... TIA, /Thommy M. thommym/+AT+/at-hardeberga/+DOT+/com "Thompa" <thompa@hotmail.com> wrote: > Hmmm, my news feeder expiers good articles to fast... > > Surely I've seen something on when Oracle 10g will be supported on > Solaris 10 (SPARC), but can someone point me to an official matrix? > Specif...

SN#17326 Get Your Free Solaris[TM] 10 OS and Sun[TM] Studio Software Media Kit
SYSTEM NEWS FOR SUN USERS Vol 105 Issue 5 2006-11-27 Article 17326 from section "Software" Limited Time Offer For a limited time, Sun is offering a free DVD media kit which includes the Solaris[TM] 10 Operating System for both SPARC[R] and x86 platforms as well as Sun[TM] Studio 11 software. Details at http://sun.systemnews.com/g?A=17326 Have a custom version of 'System News for Sun Users' delivered to you via email each week in PDF, text or HTML. Only the sections that you select will be included in your copy of the news magazine. Subscribe at http://sun.systemnews.com/subscribe (c) 2005 System News, Inc. http://www.systemnews.com ...

SN#10881 Using Sun[TM] ONE Studio 8, Compiler Collection to Develop for the Solaris[TM] OS
SYSTEM NEWS FOR SUN USERS Vol 67 Issue 1 2003-09-02 Article 10881 from section "Developer's Section" Provides Easy Porting to Either SPARC[R] or x86 Platform Edition Neelakanth Nadgir and Amjad Khan recommend the use of Sun[TM] ONE Studio 8, Compiler Collection software for applications developed for either the Solaris[TM] Operating System (Solaris OS) (SPARC[R] Platform Edition) or the Solaris OS (x86 Platform Edition). Nadgir and Khan suggest that, since Sun ONE Studio 8, Compiler Collection software is supported on both Solaris OS editions, it is possible to port applications from one to the other using the same compiler, replacing only a few compiler flags in the build environment. Their article includes detailed discussion of the developer tools in Sun ONE Studio 8, Compiler Collection and provides tabular comparisons of compiler options common to both editions of Solaris OS as well as options available on one or the other. In a related article, Khan writes about enhancing support in the Solaris OS (x86 Platform Edition) for existing applications available on the Solaris OS (SPARC Platform Edition). As a technical case study, Khan offers the example of porting Apache Web Server from Solaris OS, (SPARC Platform Edition) to Solaris OS (x86 Platform Edition) [10901]. Khan compares ...