Oracle Solaris 11 - How To Articles

Oracle Solaris 11 How-To Articles

Installation
	First Steps with Oracle Solaris 11 An introduction to installing Oracle Solaris 11, including the steps for installing new software and administering other system configuration.
	How to Perform System Archival and Recovery Procedures with Oracle Solaris 11 How to create ZFS archives that can be used to back up and later recover an installed and configured Oracle Solaris 11 host.
	How to Create a Customized Oracle Solaris 11 image using the Distribution Constructor Learn how to create and distribute customized Oracle Solaris 11 images by following an example that shows the process from beginning to end.
System Configuration
	How to Configure Oracle Solaris 11 Using the sysconfig command The Oracle Solaris 11 sysconfig command replaces the Oracle Solaris 10 sys-unconfig command and enables you to configure, unconfigure, and reconfigure systems. It also lets you generate system configuration profiles for use with the Automated Installer or with sysconfig itself.
Data Management
	How to Size Main Memory for ZFS Deduplication How to determine if enabling ZFS deduplication, which removes redundant data from ZFS file systems, will save you disk space without reducing performance.
Network Management
	How to Script Oracle Solaris 11 Zones Creation for a Network-In-a-Box Configuration This article explains how to script creation of zones with emphasis on network configuration. It covers how to most efficiently create zones via cloning and how to configure networking interfaces for maximum flexibility for zones mobility between systems.
	How to restrict your application Traffic Using Oracle Solaris 11 Network Virtualization and Resource Management How to use Oracle Solaris 11 network resource management to apply bandwidth limits directly to a data link (such as a VNIC) or to a user-defined flow.

Software Management
	Introducing the Basics of Image Packaging System (IPS) on Oracle Solaris 11 How to administer an Oracle Solaris 11 system using IPS, including how to deal with software package repositories, install and uninstall packages, and update systems.
	Advanced Administration with the Image Packaging System (IPS) on Oracle Solaris 11 Take a deeper look at advanced IPS to learn how to determine package dependencies, explore manifests, perform advanced searches, and analyze the state of your system.
	How to Create and Publish Packages to an IPS Repository on Oracle Solaris 11 How to create new software packages for Oracle Solaris 11 and publish them to a network package repository.
Virtualization
	How to get started creating Oracle Solaris Zones in Oracle Solaris 11 How to create an Oracle Solaris Zone, install an application in that zone, and clone the zone so you can roll out multiple, duplicate resource-controlled environments quickly and easily.
	How to restrict your application Traffic Using Oracle Solaris 11 Network Virtualization and Resource Management How to use Oracle Solaris 11 network resource management to apply bandwidth limits directly to a data link (such as a VNIC) or to a user-defined flow.
Development
	X-ray Your Applications and Get Ready for Oracle Solaris 11 How to transition existing Oracle Solaris 10 applications to Oracle Solaris 11 using a standard process and tools from Oracle.
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