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Seminar on Virtual Box 3.1

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Live Webinar Dec 16: What's New in VirtualBox 3.1 - Reserve Your Space!
What's New in VirtualBox 3.1
Live Webinar, December 16

Dear Hyder K.h Zanil,

Join us on December 16th for the next edition of VirtualBox Live to learn and ask questions about:
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Teleportation
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Topic:
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Save 50% on the Solaris CD-ROM Library.

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Virtual Conference on Java EE 6 and GlassFish Enterprise Server v3.

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 09:57:00 +0000

Virtual conference on Java EE6 and Glass Fish Enterprise server V3.

GlassFish Conference Flyer

Cloud Computing Made Easy - www.Kaavo.com - Management, Security, Automation No Setup Fees, Free Trial

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I happened to stumble on this google ad in my gmail web clips.

http://www.kaavo.com/home

Rightsourcing - a document on optimisation of outsourcing and when to outsourcing.

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 11:23:00 +0000

Rightsourcing

where it talks about various concepts such as Technology as a service, similar to software as a service and even goes to talk about business technology as a service.

It even explains why outsourcing would be beneficial and about how outsourcing is used to improve the quality.

Strategic Right Sourcing

mysql guide from sun on cost savings and case studies

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:51:00 +0000

Here is a mysql guide from sun.

Report says that 11 million have installed it. There are 60,000 downloads a day isn't that impressive.

But insiders from Oracle tell me a different story and they go on to the extent that open source is not a good idea as sun has proved.

But today i get a mail from sun with the mentioned report.

Download report

Are we getting back to the free os story where redhat linux is technically not to be replicated as it is copyrighted material but you are free to do as many installations. However windows equivalents were available for Rs 3,500/- while Redhat Linux was for Rs 3,800/- Thus free os was effectively more expensive and to the common man support was necessary for linux while the well researched OS from microsoft was simple to use, Which made total cost of ownership definitely more.

Like wise here would oracle 10i be a better choice to the presently offered mysql which is not free but as the report says offers cost savings in licensing, hardware and support.

Windows + Linux + Solaris on laptop.

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 11:50:00 +0000

Multi-Booting the Solaris 10 OS, Linux, and Microsoft Windows on a Laptop

Introduction

As an intern working for Sun Microsystems, one of my first projects was to configure my laptop to multi-boot the Solaris Operating System, Linux, and Microsoft Windows. It sounded very exciting but daunting. However, as I went along, it proved to be a fairly easy exercise.

For more information on this topic, please see the Sun BluePrints OnLine document in PDF, Configuring Multiboot Environments on Sun x64 Systems with AMD Opteron Processors.

From my experience, these are the steps it takes to configure a system for multi-boot:

Ensure the system meets the minimum hardware and disk space requirements.
Obtain the media (CD/DVD) for the partitioning software and the operating systems.
Back up the system.
Decide how to partition the disk.
Install Microsoft Windows.
Install partitioning software, and partition the disk.
Install Linux.
Install the Solaris 10 OS for x86 platforms.
Set up access to all three operating systems.

1. Ensure System Meets Minimum Hardware and Disk Space Requirements

Make sure your BIOS is set up to boot from a CD/DVD (see the "Practical How-to" at http://multiboot.solaris-x86.org/iv/1.html). Then check your system, especially your disk space and processor type, to ensure it meets the minimum requirements for all three operating systems.

Fedora requires a minimum processor speed of 200MHz, 92MB RAM for graphical installation, and a 6.9GB hard drive to install everything. Windows XP requires a minimum processor speed of 233MHz, 64MB RAM, and a 1.8GB hard drive during installation. The Solaris 10 OS requires a minimum processor speed of 120MHz, 256MB RAM, and a 2GB hard drive. For the Solaris OS on x86 platforms, check the Hardware Compatibility List (HCL) to see if your system is listed. If your system is not listed, as in the case of my Sony VAIO laptop, you might still be able to install the Solaris OS.

My laptop has 1GB memory, a 76GB hard drive, and an Intel Pentium M processor; its processor speed is 2.00GHz, so the system meets all the basic requirements for the three operating systems.

2. Obtain Media (CD/DVD) for Partitioning Software and Operating Systems

I used PowerQuest's PartitionMagic but you can download and use other free software packages such as SystemRescueCd and Ranish Partition Manager.

Here's how I got copies of the operating systems:

Windows XP is provided on my VAIO recovery disk.
I obtained Fedora Core 3 for free from the Fedora Project.
I found the Solaris 10 OS and the Solaris Companion CD available at no charge from Sun Microsystems.

3. Back Up Your System

As with any new install, my first step was to back up my current files. Installing operating systems, especially one involving different partitions of a single hard drive, is a volatile process. It is essential that you back up all your files; you can reinstall them after you partition the hard drive.

4. Decide How to Partition Your Disk

The next step was planning my partition. You should plan your partition based on how you are going to use each of the operating systems. Here is how I partitioned my hard drive.

==================================================================================== Partition Information for Disk 1:    76,316.6 Megabytes Volume         PartType    Status    Size MB    PartSect  #   StartSect  TotalSects ==================================================================================== C:             NTFS        Pri      20,481.3           0  0          63  41,945,652                Linux ext2  Pri      20,481.3           0  1  41,945,715  41,945,715                Type BF     Pri,Boot 33,295.5           0  2  83,893,824  68,189,184                ExtendedX   Pri       2,055.2           0  3 152,087,355   4,209,030                EPBR        Log       2,055.2        None -- 152,087,355   4,209,030 *:SWAPSPACE2   Linux Swap  Log       2,055.2 152,087,355  0 152,087,418   4,208,967

I allocated more space to the Solaris OS because I planned to do most of my development on that OS. I allocated 20GB each to Linux and Windows to be able to do development and testing on those platforms.

5. Install Windows

I reinstalled Windows XP and the application programs from the recovery disks. Installing from the recovery disk is an interactive and easy process. I installed Windows XP first because PartitionMagic needs to be installed on Windows. I then booted Windows and made sure it was operational.

6. Install Partitioning Software and Partition Hard Drive

I installed PartitionMagic on Windows and started up PartitionMagic. Using the options in PartitionMagic's menu, I resized Windows to 20GB. I created a Linux partition of type ext2 and allocated 20GB to it. Finally, I created a Solaris partition, allocated 33GB, and formatted the partition as FAT 32. Although the Solaris OS uses a different file system, I formatted the Solaris OS as FAT32 because PartitionMagic does not recognize the Solaris file system and I wanted to avoid getting an unformatted partition message. I formatted the remaining space, which was now in the extended partition as Linux swap space; it was exactly 2GB.

The bottom left panel showed a list of all the pending actions that I had requested. I was able to go through the bottom panel and edit any mistakes I had made. After I confirmed that the list was correct, PartitionMagic restarted my computer, performed the requested actions, and gave me a detailed live progress report. When the process was complete, PartitionMagic restarted my computer again and loaded Windows. I checked that the partitions were the right size and type as requested. Next, I checked that the Windows applications were still operational, then I reinstalled my backed up files from my USB mass storage.

7. Install Linux

Installing Fedora seems relatively easy. The menu is very informative and it is easy to identify the information requested at the prompt. I indicated I wanted to manually partition my hard drive with Diskdruid instead of letting it use a default configuration. Fedora recognized my ext2 and Windows partition but called the Windows partition "other", so I had to change the name to "Windows". I indicated the ext2 partition as the installation location for Fedora, and indicated I wanted to be able to boot Windows from Fedora's GRUB menu.

It is important to change the location where the GRUB loader is to be installed from the Master Boot Record (MBR) (/dev/hda) to the beginning of the Linux partition, in this case /dev/hda2. With the Solaris 10 OS, if you do not change where GRUB is installed, the Solaris 10 OS will overwrite the MBR during installation and you will not be able to boot your Linux operating system. You need to know how you are going to be using this operating system because there are different software packages for different users. I intend to use Fedora as a development environment but never as a server, so I chose the software development package.

After the installation, I restarted my system and made sure I could boot Windows and Fedora from Fedora's GRUB menu.

If you are going to install the Solaris 10 1/06 OS, navigate to /boot/grub/menu.lst. Make a note of the paths to the Linux partition, Linux kernel, and Linux RAM disk. You will need this information later.

The menu list should be something like this:

 root (hd0,1)  kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.9-1.667 ro root=LABEL=/ rhgb quiet  initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.9-1.667.img

Note that if you are installing Linux device drivers, there are numerous Linux support web sites where you can get help.

8. Install the Solaris 10 OS for x86 Platforms

You need to supply the following information for installation. The default values are always None or No:

Network Connection (Yes/No): If you choose Yes, you need to connect your Ethernet cable so it can be configured. Choosing No still lets you connect to the Internet after installation but you have to do the configuration yourself.
DHCP (Yes/No): If you choose No, you need to supply IP, subnet address, and host name. Either way, you need to specify if you want IP Version 6 (IPv6), which is a secure protocol.
Kerberos (Yes/No): This is a security feature in the Solaris OS. If you choose Yes, you need to provide a default realm, administration server, and the first Key Distribution Center (KDC).
Name Service (Yes/No): If you choose Yes, you need to supply a domain name and choose a type (NIS+/NIS/DNS/LDAP/NONE). If you choose any option other than None, you will be prompted for more information specific to that configuration.
Default Route: You can choose to specify one or allow the Solaris installation program to find one.
Time Zone: Indicate how you want to specify your default time zone (by geographic region/offset from GMT/from Time Zone file).
Root Password: Provide a root password for the system and save this information. You'll need it to log in to the system.
Default or Custom Install: The default layout will install the Solaris OS in default locations with default directory sizes. Custom Install will let you modify the disk space allocated to different directories.
Locales: Choose the geographic regions you want to support.
Proxy Server Configuration: If you do not connect directly to the Internet but connect via a proxy server, you will need to provide a host name and port number.
Software Group: Choose from Entire Plus OEM/Entire/Developer/End User/Core/Reduced Networking. Entire is the default. The Solaris Companion CD supplies some of the software. The CD can be downloaded for free from Sun Microsystems.
Custom Package Selection: You can choose to add or remove software packages from the Software Group you selected.
Select Disks: Choose your hard drive (it will be numbered something like c0t0d0). The Solaris OS alerts you about the Linux fdiskpartition and informs you that it doesn't support a Linux and Solaris fdisk partition on the same disk. You are then asked if you want to load the default layout. I chose no, because this maintains the order selected after partitioning. Do not choose Yes, because choosing Yes assumes that the entire hard drive is to be used for the Solaris OS and will erase any existing operating systems.
fdisk Partitioning: You are asked if you want to create, modify, or delete a Solaris fdisk partition. If you choose Yes, you will be asked to select the disk for customization. Choose the partition that you have allocated to the Solaris OS. You are then asked if you want to customize the chosen fdisk partition. I chose the Solaris partition as the one to be formatted for installation and formatted it to a Solaris file system for x86 platforms.
Preserve Data (Yes/No): This refers to data on the Solaris partition. I chose No since it was a fresh installation.
Auto Layout File Systems (Yes/No): If you choose No, you will have to specify the layout you want. The Allocating Disk and Swap Spacesection of the Solaris 10 Installation Guide offers guidelines on how to customize the layout of the Solaris file system. Again, you need to have a fairly good idea of how you are going to be using your system. The default was good enough for me.
Mount Remote File Systems (Yes/No): Choose No if the system does not need to access software on another file system. If you choose Yes, you will need to provide the server, IP address, remote file system, and local mount point.

Review your selection on the summary page and make any necessary changes. Then click Install. If you are installing via a CD, the first installation CD performs the following actions:

Installs the OS.
Reboots the system.
Logs into the Common Desktop Environment.
Prompts you to load discs 2, 3 and 4, respectively.

9. Set Up Access to All Three Operating Systems

If you install the Solaris 10 3/05 release, your system is set to boot all three operating systems. If you are using the Solaris 10 1/06 OS, you will be able to access the Solaris OS and Windows only at this point. (Note: At the time of this writing, Solaris 10 1/06 software is available from theOpenSolaris Project or the Solaris Express program).

To set up access to your Linux OS from Solaris GRUB, do the following:

Boot the Solaris OS.
Navigate to /boot/grub/menu.lst.
Add the three lines you copied from Linux menu.lst in Section 7 above.

That's it! The next time you restart your system, you'll have the option to boot all three operating systems.

open source for enterprise

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:12:00 +0000

Open source for the enterprise

an extract from the article "This vast community (which includes
not only developers but also customers, vendors, and system integrators) begins openly
stress-testing iterations, exploiting strengths and addressing weaknesses, and adding
innovative features while removing what doesn’t work. Over time, bugs are fixed,
and the software becomes more reliable, scalable, predictable, and sustainable. It’s
enterprise ready."

if it really were so.... then it would be ready for the enterprise.
but often there is more chaos than order in such cases of freedom,but when we have linux which continues to reign despite the efforts of others do diminish it.There is hope for open source.

read the article from sun on open source

Virtual box webinar

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 02:31:00 +0000

October VirtualBox Live Show
The VirtualBox Web Console

Dear Zanil Hyder K.h,

The VirtualBox Web Console (VBoxWeb) is an open source project implementing an AJAX version of the popular VirtualBox user interface. As a modern web interface, it allows you to access and control remote VirtualBox instances. Join us for the next edition of VirtualBox Live, where you'll learn how to use VBoxWeb to:

Browse your virtual machines and inspect their settings
Start virtual machines in headless mode
Pause/resume VMs
Save the state of running VMs
Terminate VMs (hard power off or ACPI)
Remote control your VMs using the integrated RDP Web Control

WHO:	Andy Hall and Achim Hasenmueller, VirtualBox Engineering Director
WHAT:	VirtualBox Live Show
WHEN:	October 7, 2009, 8:00 am PDT / 11:00 am EDT / 15:00 UTC/GMT (The presentation will be approximately 45 minutes long, followed by Q&A.)
WHERE:	Simply access the web seminar from the comfort of your own home or office.
WHY:	If you want to save time, money and frustration, you'll want to join this webinar on the world's most popular open source virtualization software.

Tune in, or miss out. Register now.

If you have questions or feedback, please send them to virtualboxinquiries@sun.com.

Thank you,
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Webinar on cloud computing.

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 03:19:00 +0000

Webinar: Cloud Computing
An Introduction for the Enterprise

Dear Zanil Hyder K.h,

Cloud computing has become an umbrella term for utility computing, grid computing, and on-demand application delivery and as such covers a broad range of options for both IT consumers and providers. But what problems does it solve and how can it benefit your enterprise?

Join us for this live webinar in which we'll look at the various aspects of cloud computing and outline how these approaches can solve the problems that you face.

Topic:

Cloud Computing - An Introduction for the Enterprise

Date:

Thursday, October 1, 2009

Time:

10:00 am PDT / 1:00 pm EDT / 19.00 CET (check your time zone)

Reserve Your Seat!

In these webinars, we will discuss:

Cloud computing's primary technology drivers
How cloud computing changes application delivery
How to evaluate a cloud computing provider for your enterprise

» Bring your questions to the live Q&A.
» Even if you can't make the live event, sign up anyway so we can send you the replay information.

Thank you,

Sun Microsystems, Inc.

White paper on Dtrace for solaris 10

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 05:29:00 +0000

D- Trace is all about dynamic tracing used in development and systems administration
done by setting probes to check the change in values at interesting points.

Read more on it from the White paper provided.

Dtrace

There is a scripting language by name D which is used for scripting in Dtrace.
and its scripts are available in solaris and opensolaris communities.

ZFS realted e-books from Sun

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 02:50:00 +0000

Here are the E-books from Sun on ZFS.

This book is on how to configure zfs , zfs on containers
How to

Snapshots a method to create a read only version of zfs without additional burden on data and storage.

Snapshots

Sun Developer network.

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 06:40:00 +0000

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Cloud computing E-book from sun.

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:12:00 +0000

E-book on cloud computing.

Here is a ebook on cloud computing which is clear about cloud and its implementations.cloud,connects to the cloud,cloud enabled or cloud ready.

Download

http://www.cloudsymposium.com/

White paper on Open source for enterprise.

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 02:36:00 +0000

White paper on open source for enterprise.

Download

its a 16 page document worth browsing through to get the perspective of sun.

E-book on virtualisation for dummies

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 02:41:00 +0000

Here is a link of e-book on virtualisation for dummies which was provided by sun for their email subscribers.

yes its for dummies , but worth reading as it will help you explain to a crowd.
Virtualisation for dummies

http://turboshare.com/files/30761/virtualization_sun_amd.pdf.html

Sun Freeware.com

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 02:11:00 +0000

Sunfreeware.com a valuable resource for solaris users.

"Celebrating 15 Years as the #1 Site for Free Software Packages for Solaris.
Currently offering more than 60 Gigabytes of Packages for Solaris 2.5-10
and used by over 400,000 sites around the world."

There is also a very useful link
http://www.sunfreeware.com/othersites.html

above link list a very good resources for sun software.

VMware vSphere

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 07:05:00 +0000

Cloud operating system - VMware vSphere.

Unix and Linux acess with windows desktop without x server.

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:44:00 +0000

Windows users can run heavy-duty UNIX applications right on their Windows desktops. And Linux and UNIX users can run their favorite Windows programs.without having to modify a single line of code.

Its based on server-centric architecture, and patented RXP protocol.
Deploying, maintaining and managing traditional X server-based applications can be very costly and time-consuming. The high bandwidth requirements of client-side X servers dictate a LAN connection. With GO-Global’s near zero-footprint clients and high-speed RXP protocol, however, your organization saves time, money and scarce IT resources. Using a Web browser plug-in or a tiny native client, you can instantly run your heavy-duty UNIX or Linux applications on any network-attached device, regardless of platform or operating system.

Unsurpassed Product Capabilities

* Provides instant access to UNIX and Linux applications from non-UNIX PCs and devices, while retaining 100% of the application’s features, functions and branding.
* Eliminates the need for local X server software.
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* Session reconnect.
* 24-bit color support.
* Client printing and file access.
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* Support for PAM modules.
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Here are the link to download trial version

Solaris interview questions

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 23:25:00 +0000

Solaris interview questions

1. List the files in current directory sorted by size ? - ls -l | grep ^- | sort -nr
2. List the hidden files in current directory ? - ls -a1 | grep "^\."
3. Delete blank lines in a file ? - cat sample.txt | grep -v ‘^$’ > new_sample.txt
4. Search for a sample string in particular files ? - grep Ã¢â‚¬Å“DebugÃ¢â‚¬Â *.confHere grep uses the string Ã¢â‚¬Å“DebugÃ¢â‚¬Â to search in all files with extensionÃ¢â‚¬Å“.confÃ¢â‚¬Â under current directory.

5. Display the last newly appending lines of a file during appendingdata to the same file by some processes ? - tail Ã¢â‚¬â€œf Debug.logHere tail shows the newly appended data into Debug.log by some processes/user.
6. Display the Disk Usage of file sizes under each directory in currentDirectory ? - du -k * | sort Ã¢â‚¬â€œnr (or) du Ã¢â‚¬â€œk . | sort -nr
7. Change to a directory, which is having very long name ? - cd CDMA_3X_GEN*Here original directory name is Ã¢â‚¬â€œ Ã¢â‚¬Å“CDMA_3X_GENERATION_DATAÃ¢â‚¬Â.
8. Display the all files recursively with path under current directory ? - find . -depth -print
9. Set the Display automatically for the current new user ? - export DISPLAY=`eval ‘who am i | cut -d"(" -f2 | cut -d")" -f1′`Here in above command, see single quote, double quote, grave ascent is used. Observe carefully.
10. Display the processes, which are running under yourusername ? - ps Ã¢â‚¬â€œaef | grep MaheshvjHere, Maheshvj is the username.
11. List some Hot Keys for bash shell ? - Ctrl+l Ã¢â‚¬â€œ Clears the Screen. Ctrl+r Ã¢â‚¬â€œ Does a search in previously given commands in shell. Ctrl+u - Clears the typing before the hotkey. Ctrl+a Ã¢â‚¬â€œ Places cursor at the beginning of the command at shell. Ctrl+e Ã¢â‚¬â€œ Places cursor at the end of the command at shell. Ctrl+d Ã¢â‚¬â€œ Kills the shell. Ctrl+z Ã¢â‚¬â€œ Places the currently running process into background.
12. Display the files in the directory by file size ? - ls Ã¢â‚¬â€œltr | sort Ã¢â‚¬â€œnr Ã¢â‚¬â€œk 5
13. How to save man pages to a file ? - man | col Ã¢â‚¬â€œb > Example : man top | col Ã¢â‚¬â€œb > top_help.txt
14. How to know the date & time for Ã¢â‚¬â€œ when script is executed ? - Add the following script line in shell script.eval echo "Script is executed at `date`" >> timeinfo.infHere, Ã¢â‚¬Å“timeinfo.infÃ¢â‚¬Â contains date & time details ie., when script is executed and history related to execution.
15. How do you find out drive statistics ? - iostat -E
16. Display disk usage in Kilobytes ? - du -k
17. Display top ten largest files/directories ? - du -sk * | sort -nr | head
18. How much space is used for users in kilobytes ? - quot -af
19. How to create null file ? - cat /dev/null > filename1
20. Access common commands quicker ? - ps -ef | grep -i $@
21. Display the page size of memory ? - pagesize -a
22. Display Ethernet Address arp table ? - arp -a
23. Display the no.of active established connections to localhost ? - netstat -a | grep EST
24. Display the state of interfaces used for TCP/IP traffice ? - netstat -i
25. Display the parent/child tree of a process ? - ptree Example: ptree 1267
26. Show the working directory of a process ? - pwdx Example: pwdx 1267
27. Display the processes current open files ? - pfiles Example: pfiles 1267
28. Display the inter-process communication facility status ? - ipcs
29. Display the top most process utilizing most CPU ? - top Ã¢â‚¬â€œb 1
30. Alternative for top command ? - prstat -a

Webinar on Virtual box 3.0

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VirtualBox webinar: Learn what's new in 3.0.
» Register Now

August VirtualBox Live Show
What's New in 3.0
Dear Zanil Hyder K.H:
We've just launched the latest, greatest version of VirtualBox and can't wait to share it with you at our next VirtualBox Live show. Learn all about the great new features in VirtualBox 3.0 including:

- SMP or multiple virtual CPUs
- Direct3D and OpenGL graphics acceleration
- the new python shell

Also in the show, we'll introduce an exciting new community project, the VirtualBox Web Console.

What:
VirtualBox Live Show
When:
August 5, 2009, 8:00 am PDT / 11:00 am EDT / 15:00 UTC/GMT
Where:
Simply access the web seminar from the comfort of your own home or office.
Who
Andy Hall
VirtualBox Product Manager and the Team
Why:
If you want to save time, money and frustration, you'll want to join this webinar on the world's most popular open source virtualization software.

Tune In or Miss Out. Register Now!

If you have any questions or feedback, please send a message to virtualboxinquiries@sun.com.
Thank you,
Sun Microsystems, Inc.

PS: If you can't join us live, make sure you catch the archive, which will be posted here within 24 hours of the show.

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SOLC (sun open learning center) offers 12 modules for free.

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GET FREE TRAINING. Achieve your career goals at the Sun Open Learning Center Free Solaris Courses
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Sun Solaris Hardware Platform guide.

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Sun Solaris Hardware platform guide.

here is the link to sun solaris hardware plaftrom guide

http://docs.sun.com/source/817-6337/chapterHPG.html

Interview questions

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SOLARIS INTERVIEW QUESTIONS

What are the differences between solaris 9 and solaris 10 operating system.
When the question is like this you should answer about the following.
Some special features are add in solaris10 operating system

Solaris containers
DTrace
TCP/IP Stack improvements
Predictive self healing
Solaris cryptographic Framework
Process right management facilities
Solaris ZFS File system

Try to explain one by one
Solaris containers: Solaris containers are integral part of the Solaris10 OS.
Solaris10 container includes the system resource controls and boundary separation provided by zones. Solaris containers isolate s/w applications and services using flexible, s/w defined boundaries and allows many private execution environments to be created with a single instance of the Solaris 10 operating system.
By consolidating multiple sets of application services on to one system and by placing each into isolated virtual server containers. Using Solaris10 containers System administrator can reduce cost and provide all the same protections to separate machines on a single machine.

Dtrace: DTrace is a comprehensive dynamic tracing framework created by Sun Microsystems for troubleshooting kernel and application problems on production systems in real time. DTrace can be used to get a global overview of a running system, such as the amount of memory, CPU time, filesystem and network resources used by the active processes. It can also provide much more fine-grained information, such as a log of the arguments with which a specific function is being called, or a list of the processes accessing a specific file.

TCP/IP Stack Improvements
TCP and IP layers are partially merged in the Solaris 10 OS, resulting in significant
performance improvements over the Solaris 9 OS on UltraSPARC processor and x86 architecture-based systems.

Predictive Self-Healing
— This innovative new capability automatically diagnoses, isolates, and recovers from
many hardware and application faults. Business-critical applications and essential system services can continue
uninterrupted in the event of software failures, major hardware component failures, and even software miscon-
.guration problems. Solaris Fault Manager works in tandem with Solaris Service Manager to form the new
Predictive Self-Healing architecture in the Solaris OS.

Solaris Cryptographic Framework
— A consistent framework for application-level and kernel-level cryptographic
operations, the Solaris Cryptographic Framework can help increase security and performance while giving applications
access to the same hardware encryption acceleration devices used by the operating system kernel.

Process Rights Management Facilities
This new security feature signi.cantly reduces the possibility of a compromised Application doing real damage to a system by providing .ne-grained control over the resources
and objects that processes can manipulate.

Solaris ZFS File System
Integrated device and volume management with automatic administration features
provides a .exible, secure, scalable, high-performance, policy-driven, and fault-resilient .le system.

Webinar on 12th may by Sun

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Register for this webinar on the following link

http://www.mysql.com/news-and-events/web-seminars/display-336.html

its held on Tuesday, May 12, 2009: 16:00 India, Sri Lanka

it covers virtualisation and scaling of mysql