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Tech Article: How to Use Signed Kernel Modules in Oracle Linux
Loadable kernel modules are cool because they let you add code to a running Linux kernel. But how do you know the code you add won't make your kernel a client of the Death Star? You don't. Unless you use signed kernel modules. Robert Chase explains how.
posted Wed, 02 Jan 2013 23:44:48 +0000

Blog: How to Make Your VirtualBox Virtual Disk Bigger
If you run out of space in your VirtualBox image, use the VBoxManage command to make it bigger, and tell the host OS partition that it has more space to use. The Fat Bloke explains how.
posted Wed, 02 Jan 2013 23:45:10 +0000

Blog: Create A Virtual Network from VNICs in VirtualBox
You can't create a virtual network on VirtualBox from other VNICs. Or can you? Joerg Moellenkamp, author of the c0t0d0s0 blog, says you can: with the clever use of snoop.
posted Tue, 18 Dec 2012 21:36:12 +0000

Blog: pkg fix in Oracle Solaris 11 Is My New Best Friend
Bob Netherton screwed up his Solaris 11 system so badly that the Automated Installer (AI) was no longer usable. In this blog post he explains how he used the pkg fix utility to discover what he did wrong and fix it.
posted Mon, 17 Dec 2012 15:51:45 +0000

Tech Article: The Role of Oracle Solaris Zones and Oracle Linux Containers in a Virtualization Strategy
Oracle Solaris zones are referred to as lightweight virtualization because they impose no overhead on the virtualization layer and the applications running in the non-global zones. As a result, they are a perfect choice for high performance applications. Detlef Drewanz continues his overview of virtualization strategies with a focus on Oracle Linux Containers and Oracle Solaris zones.
posted Mon, 03 Dec 2012 18:47:19 +0000

Blog: Top Tips for Upgrading to Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops Center 12c Release 2
While upgrading to Release 2, Ankur Gupta discovered a few pointers that will help your upgrade go smoother. His pointers appear after his "reasons for upgrading," so be sure to scroll.
posted Mon, 26 Nov 2012 17:32:09 +0000

Blog: ZOSS - Zones on Shard Storage
If you configure Oracle Solaris 11 zones on shared storage, you can migrate them more easily. Easy migration through ZOSS lets you, for instance, detach the zone from a running system that you will be shutting down for maintenance, and attach it to a backup system. Or a larger system. Easy to do. New with Oracle Solaris 11.1.
posted Thu, 15 Nov 2012 18:08:42 +0000

Tech Article: Best Way to Migrate Data from Legacy File Systems to ZFS in Oracle Solaris 11
To migrate data from a legacy filesystem to ZFS in Oracle Solaris 11, you need to install the shadow-migration package and enable the shadowd service. Then follow the simple procedure described by Dominic Kay.
posted Tue, 13 Nov 2012 16:24:18 +0000

Video Interview: How Oracle Engineers Make SPARC Chips Fast
Oracle gets huge performance gains by designing Oracle Solaris in combination with the T4 SPARC systems. Brad Carlile, Senior Director of Performance Engineering, explains what his team does to get record-breaking performance not only from the chip, but from the entire stack. And not only in a theoretical environment, but in a virtualized environment with encryption turned on. Most important: what sysadmin and developers should and shouldn't do to take advantage. Taped at Oracle OpenWorld 2012.
posted Fri, 16 Nov 2012 18:17:52 +0000

Tech Article: Using svcbundle to Create SMF Manifests and Profiles in Oracle Solaris 11
Solaris 10 replaced the init start script with the Service Management Facility (SMF), which made Solaris services more available. However, you had to write SMF manifests and in XML according to our DTD, a tiresome task at which even Will Shakespeare would have scoffed. But Oracle Solaris 11.1 has thrust greatness upon us, via the svcbundle utility, which handles the dirty work. Glynn Foster ruminates upon its delights.
posted Fri, 02 Nov 2012 15:08:36 +0000