Dec 15, 20 boot cdrom single user mode via solaris 10 x86 dvd 3. How many state database replicas are needed to be available for the system to continue to run. Which command can analyze the patch requirements of a system and automatically patch. One technique for poor mans disk mirroring using ufsdumpufsrestore. By default, if run without any option or operand, pca shows a list of all patches which are not installed in their most recent revision. Both sparcbased and x86based versions of solaris are covered in this course. Possible to back up solaris 10 via nfs instead of tape. Enabling vxfs vmodsort functionality without the correct os kernel patches can result in data corruption.
For those commands that accept an argument, the default is the current directory. Is it possible to identify a solaris 10 patch cluster from. Patching solaris 10 on servers with nonglobal zones. If you dont have a solaris setup to work,just install solaris as guest operating system on vmware workstations and get a hands on experience. Installing sudo in solaris 10 and dependencies unix addiction. I recently completed a ufsdump to tape of the following files. Supports solaris 8 branded zones and solaris 9 branded zones but does require purchasing an additional license.
Oracle solaris 10 extended support will continue to supply you with fixes, security patches, security alerts for oracle solaris 10 similar to oracle solaris 10 premier support for 3 years. Because ufsrestore runs in user mode, it has no control over inode allocation. So if one of these contains 15040015, use can use that. Sun announces the release of patches for solaristm 7 and 2. The solaris 10 system administrator certification exam prep 2 is the ideal book for both new and seasoned system administrators. Solaris volume manager has been configured on a solaris 10 system and it has two state database replicas on each of three disks in the system. If the system is running solaris software, use the sunos 5. Name ufsrestore incremental file system restore synopsis usrlibfsufs ufsrestore options arguments filename. There is nothing in solaris 10 and earlier patches to identify the date, and this is on purpose.
Boot cdrom single user mode via solaris 10 x86 dvd 3. If you are able to regularly patch your systems, then apply the recommended patch cluster, which one can download if one has an oracle technology network login gratis which is tied to a valid support contract non gratis. Currently we cannot boot or backout the patch by booting to cd. Latest solaris 10 patch bundles i dont know if its just my own ignorance or oracle purposely obfuscating the latest patch bundles for solaris but i recently had a hell of a time finding the january 2017 patch bundle for solaris 10. Solaris 10 system administration exam prep 2 pearson it. Solaris 10 os patching using liveupgrade unixarena. As a first step, download the recommended patch cluster from the my oracle support mos site. The idea is to be able to take ufsdumps of a failed machine machine 1, and use them to set up a backup machine machine 2. There are numerous consistency checks that can be listed by ufsrestore. Oracle patches solaris 10 hole exploited by nsa spyware tool. When using the ufsrestore i command of a backup created. Nov 06, 2019 my 10 linux and unix command line mistakes by vivek gite.
Those of you still on solaris 10 may want to download the latest recommended patchset for solaris 10 which was published just last week, on 28th of january 2016. Oracle solaris 10 and 11 zones are supported with no addition licensing requirements. Sun recommends that you install the patches listed in section 4 immediately on systems running sunos 5. Is it possible to identify a solaris 10 patch cluster from showrev p. Insert the solaris 10 software 1 cdrom or dvd, and boot from it with the singleuser mode option. The solaris 10 cpus critical patch updates on mos are archived copies of the solaris 10 recommended patchsets taken on the cpu date. Installing sudo in solaris 10 and dependencies unix. In this post will show you the data backup and recovery mechanism in oracle solaris 11. Migration to an oracle solaris zone on an oracle solaris 10 host. This document describes the installation and configuration of solaris 10 hosts at ecn. Find answers to problems with ufsrestore on solaris 8 from the expert community at experts exchange. If you use the f option, you must specify a value for backupfile.
Aset performs seven tasks, making specific checks and adjustments to system files and permissions to ensure system security. Patches may only be loaded on the global zone but not on. You can use the ufsdump and ufsrestore commands in a pipeline to copy a file. For servers with solaris 10 os at, or near, update 1 106 or update 2 606, if nonglobal zones are already configured and running, patching these servers at single user mode will encounter issues. Dec 04, 2017 well, lets start with extended support. Sun recommends that you install the patches listed in section 4 immediately on. Analysis of the oracle solaris configuration, including networking, storage, and oracle solaris operating system features in use. This solaris system administration training course will give delegates practical experience in the administration of a oracle solaris system up to and including solaris version 10. If you do not already have a sun online account, youll need to establish one. But the recommendation is always to use the latest solaris 10 recommended patchset. And since youre using a sparc system, are you sure you dont have a valid support contract. We no need to bring down the server to single user mode if you are using live upgrade method during pathing and before choosing live upgrade,make sure you are using zfs as a root filesystem.
You can also use the backupfile argument to specify a file on a local or remote disk. Based on you running solaris express on sparc, it appears youd need to flip to solaris 10, or more likely solaris 11 which would be closer to solaris express opensolaris that youre using. With solaris 10, patching the global zone will install the patches on all zones by default, unless the affected package isnt installed on the target zone or you explicitly ask to install. Solaris 10 has a new feature boot m verbose which allows you to customize boot console output. Oct 26, 2011 for servers with solaris 10 os at, or near, update 1 106 or update 2 606, if nonglobal zones are already configured and running, patching these servers at single user mode will encounter issues.
The patch naming format in solaris 10 and prior releases is simple. For backing up the data, you create snapshots, as well as use zfs sendreceive commands. Note the oracle solaris 10 9 10 software contains scriptspecial patches which do not deliver bug fixes or new features, but deliver changes that are required as a result of issues with the creation of the update image. If the x or i option has been specified, ufsrestore also asks which volume the user wishes to mount. Use the tar command with the p option or the cpio command with the p option to write the zfs files to a file. Oracle solaris 10 x86 root file system ufsrestore recovery. Twice lately when applying solaris 10 kernel patches to our sparc tech test server, the server would not boot.
Most checks are selfexplanatory or can never happen. Home solaris 1011 installing sudo in solaris 10 and dependencies. See the how to and resources tabs for all our patching documentation for solaris users with various levels of patching experience. Sparc patch list solaris 10 1009 patch list oracle help center. Solaris 10 system administration training course part 1. Solaris os patching has been moved far away from the traditional methods from solaris 10 onwards. Quoting from solaris 8 system administrators reference. Interactive commands ufsrestore enters interactive mode when invoked with the i option. The files and directories in the list are extracted and restored to the current working directory. Im trying to find out a way to display the latest patches installed in a solaris box. I assume this command behaves consistently for both solaris 7 and 8 you must do a level 0 dump after a full restore. The following procedure demonstrates how to restore the usr.
Then, ufsrestore asks you which volume number to use. If you have only one volume, type 1 and press return. The solaris 10 system software includes aset, which helps you monitor and control system security by automatically performing tasks you would otherwise do manually. For you information,from solaris 11 onward,zfs will be the default root filesystem. Performing file system restore including incremental back. Differences between oracle solaris 10 and 11 for system administrators. Hi gurus, i have a sunfire v445 server running sap ecc 6. Problems with ufsrestore on solaris 8 solutions experts. Oracle patches solaris 10 hole exploited by nsa spyware. May 10, 20 solaris 10 interview questions may 10, 20 by lingeswaran r 8 comments here is the basic solaris interview questions which are commonly asked in solaris l1 or l2 level 1 or l2 interviews. This optimization requires the fixes for sun bugids 6393251 and 6538758 which are included in the solaris kernel patch listed below. As of the solaris 10 0606 release, both the tar and cpio commands correctly handle zfs files with nfsv4style acls.
It covers all basic workstation administration functions, with full handson experience at all stages. My problem is that im trying to do a ufsrestore from tape to the new system. Options and arguments for the ufsrestore command ufsrestore. The solaris 10 release notes documents important installation and runtime issues and bugs. This course teaches basic topics in solaris system administration. Stayahead solaris 10 system administration part i training. Upgrading to solaris 10 engineering computer network. Tasks are grouped according to major categories that are listed below. Running the ufsrestore command to restore the files.
Pca is a perl script which generates lists of installed and missing patches for oracle solaris systems and optionally downloads and installs patches. This page provides the latest information on patching. Solaris 10 zones are part of the base offering and fully supported as a part of oracles premier support for operating systems. For a limited time sunsolve will provide access to all solaris 10 patches. How to kill user session through database and unix. The following tables contrast the structure of these operating systems.
We have two internal drives in which the solaris 10 zfs system was installed and these drives are considered to be mirrored under the zfs solaris 10 system. Then, use the veritas netbackup to back up the tar or cpio archive. Apr 19, 2017 oracle patches solaris 10 hole exploited by nsa spyware tool and 298 other security bugs mega load of updates lands for tons of big red gear by iain thomson in san francisco 19 apr 2017 at 00. Get the patches on dvd and use solaris 10 patch manager tools to analyze your server against the updates on the dvd. What is the format in which individual patches are distributed for the solaris 10 operating system. Solaris 10 interview questions may 10, 20 by lingeswaran r 8 comments here is the basic solaris interview questions which are commonly asked in solaris l1 or l2 level 1 or l2 interviews. Download the latest solaris 10 patches using patchfinder and find updated support content using the sunsolve knowledgebase. Solaris 10 extended support will run thru january 2021. Solaris 8 advanced installation guide, part number 806095710, february 2000.
Solaris 10 system admin part i sol100 5 day this 5day course covers the essential administration tasks for sun system administrators. For ufs, backups are often accomplished by using the ufsdump and ufsrestore commands. Use the update manager proxy software and redirect the client to look for updates on the proxy server. Solaris to aix use this reference to contrast the aix version 4. Solaris patching documentation center oracle technology. Zipped archives are currently used by sun for patches. Theres only four such patchsets a year and this is quite handy for rolling baselines when you plan to patch all of your solaris 10 servers in a particular. We no need to bring down the server to single user mode if you are using live upgrade method during pathing and b efore choosing live upgrade,make sure you are using zfs as a root filesystem. You can migrate a ufs file system to a zfs file system by using these commands on an oracle solaris 10 system or migrate ufs. How to have a backup boot when applying patches to solaris 10. Connect your server via sftp only when you need to analyze your server for updates.
These release notes also include endofsoftware support statements, documentation issues, and a list of integrated patches. System software maintenance via packages and patches. There were a total of 24 solaris 10 patches, including kernel updates, and 4 patchsets released on mos. Jul 03, 2012 solaris os patching has been moved far away from the traditional methods from solaris 10 onwards. This article describes the process of applying a solaris recommended patch cluster, or patchset as it is now called. I have a few legacy solaris systems in place that need backed up, ranging both 9 10 but. Oracle solaris 10 support explained oracle solaris blog. Im trying to do the restore from the backups and have a hard time getting the file. Correct, its not possible to get solaris 10 patches with out a valid support contract. Migration to an oracle solaris zone on an oracle solaris 11 host. Solaris 10 1 patchset released and latest solaris 10. If the dump extends over more than one tape, ufsrestore asks the user to change tapes. Limitedtime offer applies to the first charge of a new subscription only.
This article explains how to backup sun systems using ufsrestore. This book will give you the insight you need into the newest certification exams for system administrators, the 310200 and the. How would i add a kernel patch to a jumpstart image. Documentation home system administration guide, volume 1 chapter 45 the ufsdump and ufsrestore commands.
Oracle patches solaris 10 hole exploited by nsa spyware tool and 298 other security bugs mega load of updates lands for tons of big red gear by. Good afternoon, im going to attempt a ufsrestore of a solaris 9 machine from a connected nas containing the ufsdumps. Ive been trying to find from where i can download patches updates. If the print book includes a cdrom, this content is not included within the ebook version. The operating system will be oracle solaris 10 sunos 5. Ufsrestore unix and linux forums the unix and linux forums. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools.
After this promotion ends, solaris 10 security fixes will remain available to everyone. This procedure applies only to solaris 10 servers that have no zones or boot environments configured. Ive been trying to find from where i can download patchesupdates. Hi, i have solaris 10 sparc server with two nonglobal zoneone is whole zone and the other is sparse zone.
The types of patches that you are able to download will depend on the type of sun service contract that you. How to do a disktodisk copy under solaris id 1005672. I have two directories backupweb and backupshare that is set to run full backup on ufsdump with cron every morning and it takes a single tape and host is solaris 10. Im asking all the community solaris experts for some guidance and advice. The sendreceive commands can be used to save the backed up data snapshots on the local or remote machine. Wanted to try and restore a directory under usr system. Good afternoon, im going to attempt a ufsrestore of a solaris 9 machine from a. Which is a method by which the solaris 10 operating system can be installed on a system. The solaris fundamentals course or an equivalent unix svr4 fundamentals course is recommended. How to apply a solaris recommended patch cluster solaris.
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