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How to convert ssd naming to c#t#d# in solaris

Posted by Carlos Villabrille on January 30, 2014
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In order to convert the Solaris ssd naming from sd# to c#t#d#, very useful as in the log files will be showed only the sd# naming, we can use the next simple set of commands to convert them. # paste -d= <(iostat -x | awk 'NR>2{print $1}') <(iostat -nx | awk 'NR>2{print "/dev/dsk/"$11}') this the output for some disks: sd0=/dev/dsk/c0t5000CCA0164B7CDCd0 sd1=/dev/dsk/c0t5000CCA0164BD734d0 sd4=/dev/dsk/c1t0d0 ssd0=/dev/dsk/c4t5000097500015190d6 ssd1=/dev/dsk/c4t5000097500015190d5 If Read more...

WARNING:1540: Firmware update required. (A manual HBA reset or link reset (using luxadm or fcadm) is required.)

Posted by Carlos Villabrille on June 6, 2013
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If found, this message is stating that the emlxs driver has determined that the firmware kernel component needs to be updated. To perform this update, execute luxadm -e forcelip on Solaris 10 (or a fcadm force-lip on Solaris 11) against each emlxs instance that reports the message. As stated in the documentation: This procedure, while disruptive, will ensure that both driver and firmware are current. The force lip will temporarily disrupt I/O on the port. The disruption and firmware upgrade takes Read more...

Solaris Jumbo Frames

Posted by Carlos Villabrille on December 12, 2007
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Configuring Jumbo Frames enables the Ethernet interfaces to send and receive packets larger than the standard 1500 bytes. However, the actual transfer size depends on the switch capability and the device driver capability. Note - Refer to the documentation that came with your switch for exact commands to configure Jumbo Frames support. Enabling Jumbo Frames in a Solaris Environment Now we will check how to enable Jumbo Frames in both a SPARC and an x86 environment. To Enable Jumbo Frames Read more...