A: From the OK prompt (a.k.a. OBP or OpenBoot PROM) you need to setenv mfg-options to the right value. Read the rest of this entry »
A: Solaris gurus don’t ever make mistakes. That’s why the backspace key doesn’t work! KIDDING!
Seriously, though — similar to this solution, you should only be getting this error if you are consoled into a machine via a null modem cable, if you have telnet-ed into a remote machine or if you are using a Sun machine with a Sun keyboard and mouse in text mode (no GUI, for example if your video card driver is not yet installed.) To fix this, you need to use the stty command to change the setting for ‘erase’. Read the rest of this entry »
A: If you are using CDE, Gnome or another GUI, you should not be experiencing this problem. If you are, I’m not quite sure what the problem is, but this solution probably won’t help you. Still, you’re free to try.
This solution is only needed by those either consoled into a machine via a null modem cable, by those who have telnet-ed into a remote machine or if you are using a Sun machine with a Sun keyboard and mouse in text mode (no GUI, for example if your video card driver is not yet installed.) This solution is assuming you are using the default Solaris shell, the Bourne shell (sh). Read the rest of this entry »
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A: Depending on which Sun machines you are connecting, you will need a certain type of null modem cable suited to that machine. Most older Sun machines (UltraSPARC II and some III) will require a DB25 male connector on the end. Newer ones (some UltraSPARC III and IV) will need RJ-45 serial connections. Read the rest of this entry »
A: Depending on which Sun machine you are connecting to, you will need a specific type of null modem cable suited to that machine. Most Sun UltraSparc II-class machines will require a DB25 male connector on the Sun end. Sun’s UltraSPARC III-class and higher machines have a healthy mix of DB25 and RJ-45 connectors. Plus there are a few odd ones like the StorEdge T3 that use an RJ-11 plug. The PC end will normally have to be DB9 connector. Read the rest of this entry »
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A: You’re going to need a few items:
After you’ve got the necessary items together, strip the outer jacket of the cable at both ends, arrange the wires and crimp them into the connector tips. Be sure to check your work, as it is very easy to make a mistake.
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You can seriously disable your system and render it unusable by incorrectly using this information. Heck, even if you use it correctly I can’t guarantee I didn’t make a mistake while writing it. In short, do not use these tutorials/commands/information on a live, production system.
Welcome to Sun SPARC and Solaris Tips! A boring name, yes — but a useful site for those that need it.
I’ll be posting useful tips, diagrams and tutorials for anyone that works on Sun hardware, be they total Solaris newbies, part-time Solaris admins who need some hardware help, IT Managers looking to brush up their technical skills or the Sun elite: Sun hardware engineers — those under-appreciated souls in the trenches that get all the blame and none of the glory. When your Sun server loses a CPU at 2am and your production server is down, these are the guys that show up to diagnose the problem and replace the failed hardware. More often than not, they’re on the receiving end of a lot of Read the rest of this entry »