Solaris 11 Samba / ZFS Configuration

The following is a summary detailing step-by-step how to setup Solaris 11 as an active directory integrated file server using Samba and ZFS. Most of this configuration comes from a tested configuration on Solaris 10 as well as Linux, but with the release of Solaris 11 and some changes in ZFS my previous instructions needed to be updated. The configuration has currently only been built and tested in a virtualized environment and though I do try and test as vigorously as possible please make sure to test before putting into production. I make no promises/warranties regarding any of this information. …

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Using smpatch

After using the Sun update connection software and having lock-ups on several occasions, I have found it much easier and more reliable to use smpatch. Depending on your comfort with patching a system there are several options to make this process very manual or extremely automated. smpatch updates are split up by four main commands (add, update, download and anlayze) which allow you to either perform an update in one step or break down an update into multiple steps. smpatch add Only applies the patch, all other functions require analyze and download. Does not consult patch policy before applying a …

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