This articles demonstrates that how we can migrate the virtual machine from Virtual box to VMware workstation . Virtual box can able to export the VM in OVA file format (Open Virtualization Archive) which can be easily imported in VMware workstation. I have forced to install Oracle Solaris 11.2 on Virtual box and now i […]
Installing Oracle Solaris 11.2 using USB openstack Image
Oracle Solaris 11.2 has integrated with openstack for cloud computing. Many of the Oracle Solaris administrators would like to try the openstack stuffs but deployment is not so easy on it. Since Openstack is new to Solaris administrators, oracle provides the Pre-built templates to install Oracle Solaris 11.2 with openstack package to setup in few […]
Oracle Solaris 11.2’s Virtual components
What are the virtual components available in Oracle Solaris 11.2 ? Since Oracle Solaris 11.2 supports openstack (for cloud deployment), what are the core components have been virtualized? In this article,we will see the virtual components and how it will be useful in real life.For an example, if you want to provision 10 local zones […]
Oracle VM for X86 Tutorial
UnixArena offers free tutorial on Oracle VM for X86 . Oracle VM is an Oracle’s enterprise virtualization technology for SPARC and X86 hardwares. Oracle VM for SPARC is supported only through Oracle’s T-series servers which is built on SPARC processor(RISC Architecture & only Solaris Guest supported).Oracle VM for X86 is an X86 based hypervisor which […]
Solaris 11 – IPS repository issues and Fixes
This article is going to discuss about Image packaging system repository(IPS)’s real time issues and fixes. When i have started working on Solaris 11, i have faced lot of issues with IPS and that too happens only after the IPS deployment. You need to either online or local repository(offline) to install package,update the Operating system and […]
How to create IPS repository in Solaris 11.2 ?
Image packaging system(IPS) repository is one of the important element from Solaris 11 onwards. For an example, to install any new package or install the zones, you need IPS repository.In Solaris 11.2 release, oracle automated the IPS little bit by providing the script to merge the piece of repo files and performing the checksum automatically. […]
Converting native zone as Kernel zone – Solaris 11.2
On Oracle Solaris 11.2, we have already seen that kernel zones are completely isolated from the global zone. Oracle Solaris 11.2 kernel zones support both backward and forwards compatibility which means you can also run Oracle Solaris 11.3(When it release) on the kernel zone where your global zone can still with oracle Solaris 11.2 In […]
RVTools – Best VMware vSphere information Gathering tool
RVtools is one of the best windows application which provides the great information about VMware vSphere environment. This tool has been written by Rob de Veij and you can download this tool from http://robware.net freely. If you want to use this tool for commercial use , do not hesitate to donate to him. VEEAM backup software company […]
How to configure and install kernel zone on Solaris 11.2
In Oracle Solaris 11.2,we have new type of zone called kernel zone. This zone is almost similar to SPARC VM (LDOM) guests which can run on its own patch level and completely isolated from global zone. These kernel branded zones are support on both SPARC & X86 hardwares. But processors should support virtulization technology(VT) .In […]
Ultimate Oracle Solaris 11.2 – Must known Features
The only one enterprise Unix environment is keep on changing according to the market demand which is none another than Oracle Solaris. When Solaris 11 released , i have very pleased with image packaging system and network virtualization . Due to network virtualization, zone can run with exclusive IP irrespective of physical NICS which was […]