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Controlling Access and Configuring System Messaging in Solaris 10
May 22, 2009
This chapter covers two main topics: Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) and system messaging (syslog) as they relate to the CX-310-202 exam.
Customizing JumpStart Framework for Installation and Recovery
Sep 20, 2002
Techniques to augment a CD-ROM-based installation with the services and behaviors provided by a JumpStart server are detailed in this article.
Data Center Best Practices for High-End Servers
May 28, 2004
This article provides best practices for installing, configuring, securing, and maintaining availability and performance for the Sun Fire 15K server.
Data Center Design Philosophy
Mar 22, 2002
This sample chapter lays the foundation for addressing challenges of data center design, through a presentation of the more important design issues, priorities, and philosophies.
Deploying the Solaris Operating Environment Using a Solaris Security Toolkit CD
Oct 17, 2003
This article discusses how the Toolkit can be used to construct a bootable CD, based on Sun's JumpStart framework, for building and configuring new systems.
Designing Enterprise Solutions with Sun Cluster 3.0
Sep 13, 2002
Learn the special techniques clusters use to prevent specific failure modes.
Drill-Down Monitoring of Database Servers
Aug 16, 2002
This article presents a process for identifying and resolving problems with the performance of database servers. Learn how to monitor and tune databases, as well as how to recognize if a shared memory segment uses ISM (Intimate Shared Memory).
DTrace and Application Analysis
Apr 12, 2011
This chapter focuses on application analysis for end users, regardless of language or layer in the software stack.
Dynamic Reconfiguration and Oracle 9i Dynamically Resizeable SGA
Apr 9, 2004
This article explains how Oracle 9i can operate in combination with Sun's dynamic reconfiguration (DR).
Dynamic Reconfiguration for High-End Servers: Part 1 --- Planning Phase
Jun 4, 2004
This article is part one of a two-part series about planning and implementing Sun Fire 15K/12K server Dynamic Reconfiguration, providing an introduction to Sun Fire 15K/12K server DR and details the planning phase.
Dynamic Reconfiguration for High-End Servers: Part 2--Implementation Phase
Jun 11, 2004
This article describes the implementation of DR operations and presents best practices for successfully deploying DR operations.
Enterprise Quality of Service (QoS): Part I - Internals
Mar 22, 2002
This two-article series works to clear the confusion surrounding QoS by explaining what it is, how it is implemented, and how to use it in an enterprise. This month's article details the basics surrounding the "what" and "how" of implementation, as well as the internals of QoS.
Establishing a Solaris OE Architectural Model
Apr 5, 2002
This sample chapter introduces an architectural model as a framework for designing platform-independent ISP architectures, based upon expertise and Sun best practices for designing ISP architectures.
Extending Authentication in the Solaris 9 Operating Environment Using Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM): Part II
Jan 17, 2003
This article is part two of a two-part series and details the PAM application programming interface and the PAM service provider interface.
Extending Authentication in the Solaris 9 Operating Environment Using Pluggable Authentication Modules: Part I
Dec 27, 2002
This article is the first of a two-part series that offers a technical overview of how the Solaris 9 Operating Environment implementation of Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) works.
Guide to Installation, Part I: Sun Cluster Management Services
May 24, 2002
This article contains the tasks that must be performed for installation of Sun Cluster 3.0 software.
Guide to Installation-Part II: Sun Cluster 3.0 Software Management Services
Aug 9, 2002
The second in a two-part series, this module details the tasks that must be performed to install the Solaris Operating Environment on each cluster node during a Sun Cluster 3.0 software installation.
Hardware Replication Challenges
Jan 23, 2004
This article describes the challenges of keeping valuable hardware-replicated data safe, the different types of data replication, and the procedure to access a hardware-replicated set of data.
How Hackers Do It: Tricks, Tools, and Techniques
Aug 9, 2002
Learn how to build and maintain secure systems and implement preventive solutions against the common tricks, tools, and techniques used by hackers to gain unauthorized access to Solaris Operating Environment systems.
How to Perform System Boot and Shutdown Procedures for Solaris 10
Feb 3, 2006
This chapter provides a description of the OpenBoot environment, the PROM, NVRAM, and the kernel. It describes how to access OpenBoot and the various commands that are available to test and provide information about the hardware.

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