Solaris Solutions for System Administrators - Time-Saving Tips, Techniques, and Workarounds

Learn how to work smart and avoid common pitfalls of managing Solaris systems

The Solaris operating system is used by hundreds of thousands of companies worldwide to run everything from Web services to back-end financial systems. The Solaris 9 release improves manageability; however, it also increases the complexity of the operating environment and the amount of skill needed to engineer and implement quality, long-lasting solutions.

Written by two experts, this book is packed with honest coverage of Solaris's strengths and weaknesses. The authors tackle tough issues that experienced Solaris system administrators face on a daily basis, such as how to build highly available solutions and how to manage Solaris in a heterogeneous environment. Their practical guidance on how to work smarter and avoid the pitfalls of managing Solaris-whether you've upgraded to version 9 or are still using an earlier version-is invaluable.

• Manage system performance
• Administer the Sun Fire line of servers and the older E10K
• Install, configure, and patch Solaris
• Maintain high availability
• Automate system administration functions
• Ensure system security

• The latest version of scripts found in the book
• Links to the best Solaris resources on the Web

Contents

Introduction

• Making Smart Decisions about File Systems
• Planning Backups and Restores
• Booting and Hardware Diagnostics
• Configuring Run States
• Installing and Patching Your Solaris System
• Exploiting JumpStart and Web Start Flash
• Setting up Name Services
• Network Information Services

• Monitoring Your Environment
• Managing Performance
• Volume Management
• Automating Everything . . . Well, Almost!
• Keeping Your Solaris Systems Secure
• Implementing High Availability: Eliminating Single Points of Failure

• Maintaining Your Sun Hardware
• Peripheral Vision: Understanding and Configuring Other Hardware
• The Starfire
• The Sun Fire Servers

• Running an Internet Site
• Coexisting with other Empires
• Time Management Techniques for Sysadmins