Nslookup resolves address but ping is unable to resolve hostname on Unix server
I came across this issue on my newly built Solaris 10 server. I was able to ping a remote machine by Ip address, but not by its hostname. This indicated …
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Booting up Solaris 10 from a SAN replicated LUN on a different Sun SPARC server
The quickest way to recover from a total disaster is to have some sort of replication implemented. There are two different methods of real-time replication, hardware and software. My experiences …
Read MoreHow to change the IP address in Solaris 10
Here is a list of files that you need to edit when changing the IP address of an interface in Solaris 10. /etc/hosts /etc/hostname.interface-name /etc/nodename /etc/defaultrouter /etc/resolv.conf /etc/netmasks Add the …
Read MoreHow to create a virtual disk with the Dell OpenManage Server Admnistrator.
Open the Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Click on System – Storage – PERC 5/E Adapter (PCI Slot 1) – Connector 0 (RAID) – Enclosure – Physical Disks. This will display …
Read MoreTCP ports opened on firewall for Dell Remote Access Card – DRAC.
The Dell Remote Access Card (DRAC) communicates via the following ports: 22 Secure Shell, SSH 23 Telnet 80 http 443 https 161 SNMP 3668 Virtual Media Server 5900 Console Redirection …
Read MoreHow to find file that contains a specific word in Linux and Unix.
The find and grep command is very handy when searching for files that contains a specific word. Both the find and grep commands are universal in Linux and Unix and …
Read MoreHow to mount a volume with a different mount point in Aix ?
I ran across a situation where my volume was running low on free disk space. In order to prevent my application from crashing, I had to either expand the volume …
Read MoreSendmail-largeboxes.conf displays warning for large mailboxes
The sendmail-largeboxes.cof file is used to display warnings for large mailboxes. The default configuration is hard coded to consider 40MB+ as large. Users will receive email warnings that they have …
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