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The mission of the Sun BluePrints^TM Program is to empower Sun customers with the technical knowledge required to implement reliable, available, extensible, and secure information systems within the data center using Sun products. The Sun BluePrints^TM Program is managed by the Enterprise Engineering Group, which provides a framework to identify, develop, and distribute best practices information that applies across the Sun product line. Technical subject matter experts in various areas contribute to the program and focus on the scope and usefulness of the information. For further information, go to Sun BluePrints^TM Online.

Articles

1.	IPsec -- A Secure Deployment Option Sep 24, 2004
2.	Using pGINA to Authenticate Users in Microsoft Windows Environments Aug 27, 2004
3.	Best Practices for Deploying the Sun StorADE Utility Aug 20, 2004
4.	Performing Network Solaris Installations Without a Local Boot Server Aug 13, 2004
5.	Using Solaris Resource Manager With Sun Ray Aug 6, 2004
6.	N1 Grid Architecture Realized: Strategic Flexibility Jul 16, 2004
7.	Global Grid Connectivity Using Globus Toolkit With Solaris Operating System Jun 25, 2004
8.	Building a Bootable DVD to Deploy a Solaris Flash Archive Jun 18, 2004
9.	Building OpenSSH--Tools and Tradeoffs, Updated for OpenSSH 3.7.1p2 Jun 18, 2004
10.	Maximizing the Performance a Gigabit Ethernet NIC Interface Jun 18, 2004
11.	Dynamic Reconfiguration for High-End Servers: Part 2--Implementation Phase Jun 11, 2004
12.	Supporting Multiple Page Sizes in the Solaris Operating System Appendix Jun 11, 2004
13.	Dynamic Reconfiguration for High-End Servers: Part 1 --- Planning Phase Jun 4, 2004
14.	Supporting Multiple Page Sizes in the Solaris Operating System Jun 4, 2004
15.	Data Center Best Practices for High-End Servers May 28, 2004
16.	Understanding Tuning TCP May 28, 2004
17.	Sun Ray Deployment On Shared Networks Apr 30, 2004
18.	LDAP Triggers: A Framework for Sun Java System Directory Server Apr 23, 2004
19.	Taming Your Emu to Improve Application Performance Apr 23, 2004
20.	Best Practices for Deploying the Sun StorADE Utility Apr 16, 2004
21.	Sun Fire 15K/12K Auto Diagnosis and Recovery Apr 16, 2004
22.	Dynamic Reconfiguration and Oracle 9i Dynamically Resizeable SGA Apr 9, 2004
23.	Solaris Operating System Availability Features Apr 2, 2004
24.	Design, Features, and Applicability of Solaris File Systems Mar 26, 2004
25.	Securing the Sun Fire 12K/15K System Controller Mar 19, 2004
26.	Securing the Sun Fire 12K/15K Domains Mar 12, 2004
27.	Enterprise Network Design Patterns: High Availability Feb 20, 2004
28.	Performance Forensics Feb 13, 2004
29.	Migrating to the Solaris Operating System: Migrating From Tru64 UNIX Feb 6, 2004
30.	Tuning ORACLE to Minimize Recovery Time: For Solaris Operating System on SPARC Feb 6, 2004
31.	Securing Linux Systems With Host-Based Firewalls Implemented With Linux iptables Jan 30, 2004
32.	Securing Web Applications through a Secure Reverse Proxy Jan 30, 2004
33.	Hardware Replication Challenges Jan 23, 2004
34.	Solaris Volume Manager Performance Best Practices Jan 23, 2004
35.	Sun Fire 6800/4810/4800/3800 Systems Auto Diagnosis and Recovery Enhancements Jan 16, 2004
36.	Responding to a Customer's Security Incidents, Part 4: Processing Incident Data Jan 9, 2004
37.	Desktop Architecture Selection Guide Dec 31, 2003
38.	Sun ONE Portal Server 6 Best Practices Dec 23, 2003
39.	Migrating to the Solaris Operating System: Migration Strategies Oct 31, 2003
40.	Responding to Customer's Security Incidents--Part 3: Following Up After an Incident Oct 31, 2003
41.	Minimizing Domains for Sun Fire V1280, 6800, 12K, and 15K Systems, Part II Oct 24, 2003
42.	Using the LDAP to NIS+ Gateway Oct 24, 2003
43.	Deploying the Solaris Operating Environment Using a Solaris Security Toolkit CD Oct 17, 2003
44.	Minimizing Domains for Sun Fire V1280, 6800, 12K, and 15K Systems, Part I Oct 17, 2003
45.	Building Secure Sun Fire Link Interconnect Networks Using Sun Fire 15K and Sun Fire 12K Servers Sep 26, 2003
46.	Linux Overview for Solaris Users Sep 26, 2003
47.	Securing Sun Linux Systems: Part II, Network Security Sep 26, 2003
48.	Sun Fire V1280/Netra 1280 Server Considerations for Improving RAS Sep 26, 2003
49.	Sun ONE Portal Server and Lotus iNotes Integration Recipe Sep 26, 2003
50.	Transition Guide--Upgrading From the iPlanet Directory Server 5.1 Software to the Sun ONE Directory Server 5.2 Software Sep 26, 2003
51.	Capacity Planning as a Performance Tuning Tool—Case Study for a Very Large Database Environment Sep 19, 2003
52.	Securing Sun Linux Systems: Part I, Local Access and File Systems Sep 19, 2003
53.	Sun Fire 15K/12K Server Preferred Practices Sep 19, 2003
54.	Sun Grid Engine, Enterprise Edition—Configuration Use Cases and Guidelines Sep 19, 2003
55.	The IT Utility Model—Part I Sep 19, 2003
56.	Using filesync for Disaster Recovery, Business Continuance, and Mobility Sep 19, 2003
57.	Role Based Access Control and Secure Shell—A Closer Look At Two Solaris Operating Environment Security Features Sep 12, 2003
58.	Solaris Operating Environment Network Settings for Security: Updated for Solaris 9 Operating Environment Sep 12, 2003
59.	Using NTP on the Sun Fire 15K/12K Server Sep 12, 2003
60.	Consolidation Methodology Sep 5, 2003
61.	Using the Sun ONE Application Server 7 to Enable Collaborative B2B Transactions Sep 5, 2003
62.	An Architecture for Creating and Managing Integrated Software Stacks Aug 29, 2003
63.	Auditing System Security Aug 29, 2003
64.	Integrating the Secure Shell Software Aug 29, 2003
65.	Sun Cluster 3.0 Series: Guide to Installation—Part 2 Aug 29, 2003
66.	Sun ONE Portal Server and Microsoft Exchange Integration Cookbook Aug 29, 2003
67.	Building a Global Compute Grid - Two Examples Using the Sun ONE Grid Engine and the Globus Toolkit Aug 22, 2003
68.	Configuring the Secure Shell Software Aug 22, 2003
69.	Responding to Customer's Security Incidents—Part 2: Executing a Policy Aug 22, 2003
70.	Sun Cluster 3.0 Series: Guide to Installation—Part 1 Aug 22, 2003
71.	Sun Fire 6800/4810/4800/3800 Auto Diagnosis and Recovey Features Aug 22, 2003
72.	Provisioning in Replicated, Mission-Critical Environments Aug 15, 2003
73.	Responding to Customer's Security Incidents, Part 1: Establishing Teams and a Policy Aug 15, 2003
74.	Securing the Sun Fire 12K and 15K System Controllers Aug 15, 2003
75.	Writing an Authentication Plug-in for a Sun ONE Directory Server Aug 15, 2003
76.	Securing the Sun Cluster 3.x Software Aug 8, 2003
77.	Securing the Sun Fire 12K and 15K Domains Aug 8, 2003
78.	Understanding Gigabit Ethernet Performance on Sun Fire Servers Aug 8, 2003
79.	Using Midframe Servers to Build Secure Sun Fire Link Interconnect Networks Aug 8, 2003
80.	BluePrint for Benchmarking Success Aug 1, 2003
81.	System Management Services Software: An Inside Look Aug 1, 2003
82.	A Patch Management Strategy for the Solaris Operating Environment May 23, 2003
83.	Building OpenSSH—Tools and Tradeoffs May 23, 2003
84.	Configuring Databases Using Soft Links May 23, 2003
85.	Managing Shared Storage in a Sun Cluster 3.0 Environment With Solaris Volume Manager Software May 23, 2003
86.	Modeling Sun Cluster Availability May 23, 2003
87.	Performance Oriented System Administration For Solaris May 23, 2003
88.	A Strategy for Managing Performance Apr 18, 2003
89.	Solaris Operating Environment Security: Updated for Solaris 9 Operating Environment Apr 18, 2003
90.	Trust Modeling for Security Architecture Development Apr 18, 2003
91.	Understanding Solaris 9 Operating Environment Directory Services Apr 18, 2003
92.	A New Open Resource Management Architecture in the Sun HPC ClusterTools Environment Feb 21, 2003
93.	Campus Clusters Based on Sun Cluster Software Feb 14, 2003
94.	Memory Hierarchy in Cache-Based Systems Feb 14, 2003
95.	Designing Highly Available Architectures: A Methodology Feb 7, 2003
96.	Internet Protocol Network Multipathing (Update) Feb 7, 2003
97.	Minimizing the Solaris Operating Environment for Security: Updated for Solaris 9 Operating Environment Feb 7, 2003
98.	Configuring Boot Disks With Solaris Volume Manager Software Jan 24, 2003
99.	Managing Data Centers With Sun Management Center Change Manager Jan 24, 2003
100.	SQL*Net Performance Tuning Using Underlying Network Protocols Jan 24, 2003
101.	Extending Authentication in the Solaris 9 Operating Environment Using Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM): Part II Jan 17, 2003
102.	HPC Administration Tips and Techniques Jan 17, 2003
103.	Sun Fire Midframe Server Best Practices for Firmware Update 5.13.x Jan 17, 2003
104.	Extending Authentication in the Solaris 9 Operating Environment Using Pluggable Authentication Modules: Part I Dec 27, 2002
105.	Sun Fire Systems Design and Configuration Guide Dec 27, 2002
106.	Consolidation in the Data Center Dec 20, 2002
107.	Enterprise Network Design Patterns: High Availability Dec 20, 2002
108.	Introduction to the Solaris Cluster Grid - Part 2 Dec 20, 2002
109.	Introduction to the Sun Cluster Grid, Part 1 Sep 26, 2002
110.	Sun's Quality, Engineering, and Deployment (QED) Test Train Model Sep 26, 2002
111.	Customizing JumpStart Framework for Installation and Recovery Sep 20, 2002
112.	Sun StorEdge Instant Image 3.0 and Oracle8i Database Best Practices Sep 20, 2002
113.	Windows NT Server Consolidation and Performance Improvements with Solaris PC NetLink 2.0 Software Sep 20, 2002
114.	Sun ONE Portal Server 3.0 Rewriter Configuration and Management Guide Sep 13, 2002
115.	Securing the Sun Fire 12K and 15K Domains, Updated for SMS 1.2 Sep 6, 2002
116.	Securing the Sun Fire 12K and 15K System Controllers, Updated for SMS 1.2 Sep 6, 2002
117.	An Information Technology Management Reference Architecture Implementation Aug 30, 2002
118.	Reducing the Backup Window With Sun StorEdge Instant Image Software Aug 30, 2002
119.	An Information Technology Management Reference Architecture Aug 16, 2002
120.	Drill-Down Monitoring of Database Servers Aug 16, 2002
121.	LAN-Free Backups Using the Sun StorEdge Instant Image 3.0 Software Aug 16, 2002
122.	Network Storage Evaluations Using Reliability Calculations Aug 16, 2002
123.	Securing LDAP Through TLS/SSL: A Cookbook Aug 16, 2002
124.	Securing the Sun Fire Midframe System Controller Aug 16, 2002
125.	Deployment Considerations for Data Center Management Tools Aug 9, 2002
126.	Guide to Installation-Part II: Sun Cluster 3.0 Software Management Services Aug 9, 2002
127.	How Hackers Do It: Tricks, Tools, and Techniques Aug 9, 2002
128.	Metropolitan Area Sun Ray Services Aug 9, 2002
129.	Securing the Sun Cluster 3.0 Software Aug 9, 2002
130.	Guide to Installation, Part I: Sun Cluster Management Services May 24, 2002
131.	Service Level Agreement in the Solaris OE Data Center May 24, 2002
132.	Solaris OE Enterprise Management Systems Part I: Architectures and Standards May 24, 2002
133.	Solaris OE Storage Resource Management: A Practitioner's Approach May 24, 2002
134.	Sun Fire 3800-6800 Servers Dynamic Reconfiguration May 24, 2002
135.	Using Live Upgrade 2.0 With JumpStart Technology and Web Start Flash May 24, 2002
136.	Enterprise Quality of Service Part II: Enterprise Solution using Solaris Bandwidth Manager 1.6 Software May 17, 2002
137.	Introduction to SunTone Clustered Database Platforms May 17, 2002
138.	Securing the Sun Enterprise 10000 System Service Processors May 17, 2002
139.	Service Level Management in the Data Center May 17, 2002
140.	Solaris Application Performance Optimization May 17, 2002
141.	Using Live Upgrade 2.0 With a Logical Volume Manager May 17, 2002
142.	Establishing a Solaris OE Architectural Model Apr 5, 2002
143.	Configuring OpenSSH for the Solaris Operating Environment Mar 22, 2002
144.	Data Center Design Philosophy Mar 22, 2002
145.	Enterprise Quality of Service (QoS): Part I - Internals Mar 22, 2002
146.	Issues in Selecting a Job Management System Mar 22, 2002
147.	Managing Solaris Operating Environment Upgrades With Live Upgrade 2.0 Mar 22, 2002
148.	Securing Sun Fire 15K Domains Mar 22, 2002
149.	Server Virtualization Using Trusted Solaris 8 Operating Environment Mar 22, 2002
150.	Sun Cluster 3.0 Implementation Guide: Hardware Setup Mar 22, 2002