Unix, Solaris, Irix, Tips, Tricks, Shortcuts and How-To's



Solaris 10 NFS Sever PDF Print

Solaris 10 NFS server (daemon) configuration for sharing directories and files across the network.


First thing to do is make sure the NFS server is running:
# svcs network/nfs/server

Step 1: Solaris NFS server configuration





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IRIX Commands PDF Print E-mail

A quick list of SGI IRIX commands that I've had laying around for forever.  Most of the commands will work with any flavor of UNIX and some work in Linux.

 

hinv [hardware inventory]
hinv –mvv [very verbose]

 

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IRIX System Drive Cloning PDF Print

A buddy sent this to me years ago when we both had a bunch of IRIX systems to admin.  It works for most *nix platforms with only minor adjustments.  The point of this process is to clone a working drive without mirroring.  Mirroring is a great lazy method for protecting against drive failure, but doesn't help at all when our users "opps I deleted something really important" or a patch corrupts the kernel.

Keep in mind that you will need to repeat this process after every new install, update, or upgrade (assuming it worked) and it's best to have yet another drive or remote storage for data when working like this.


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