2007 mercury upgrade
This was actually done as [[2008-10 mercury upgrade]] 2007-06: Immediate problem: we are running out . . . to venus console ** init 0 ** boot -r (or reboot -- -r from multiuser) * PCA Patch Update ** . . . ** Download patches ** Install Patches ** Reboot * Update CSW packages ** setup auto-yes ** pkg-get . . .
2K - last updated 2008-10-25 08:16 UTC by Dan
2010-09-14 patches
Main pca patch log is in venus:/root/2010-09-14_patches Notice on shutdown: cannot remove pidfile /var/run/nrpe.pid . . . - check your privileges After reboot, cswapache2 didn't come up because there was . . . /var/run apparently gets cleared during a reboot. Change /etc/apache2/httpd.conf file to put . . .
1K - last updated 2010-09-14 13:17 UTC by DanielMacKay
2010-10 mars rebuild
Dan pooched mars (by accidentally hitting ^C in the middle of a kernel patch while drunk and tired) on . . . jass ** [x] run [[jass]] server-secure.driver & reboot ** [ ] document the obnoxious parts of [[jass]] . . .
2K - last updated 2010-10-09 23:08 UTC by DanielMacKay
2012-06-12
Finish switchover of venus / mercury to new network at 1326 Barrington, 216.83.3.192/27 Default gateway: . . . that new IP number is in /etc/hosts - it is reboot . . .
1K - last updated 2012-06-13 07:35 UTC by Dan
2021-01-07
SteveBromwich recommended some IP tuning on mercury.bonmot.ca Most suggestions are from https://enterprise-support.nvidia.com/s/article/linux-sysctl-tuning . . . 22593 30124 45186 Will have to be done every reboot: find the interface name with: ip route show . . .
1K - last updated 2023-01-26 10:16 UTC by Dan
2021-07 updates
mercury hadn't been rebooted since I set it up in 2020-03. Get a spare server named mercnew and configure . . . * this triggered another 30 php7 & 8 updates * reboot again . . .
1K - last updated 2021-07-10 08:51 UTC by Dan
2023-01-12
OutagePage 04:03 (approx) "Cannot allocate memory" errors * 04:06:55 mercury systemd[1]: mariadb.service: . . . 10.3.30 database server... next day 06:32 : reboot . . .
1K - last updated 2023-01-13 08:48 UTC by Dan
2023-01 update
Done on 2023-01-19 Original plan: upgrade mercury from Debian 9 "stretch" to 10, "buster." #nslug denizen . . . you or by a script) since installation. After reboot * the Perl libraries are *all* gone? - no, just . . .
3K - last updated 2023-04-24 12:33 UTC by Dan
BonMotMove
== Notes / Discussion == * should we have a restricted /etc/hosts.allow on the global container? What . . . Done == * o/s installed * patched (TWENTY FIVE REBOOTS!!!) * [[jass]] * create "mercury" zone * configure . . .
3K - last updated 2010-10-09 18:33 UTC by DanielMacKay
BrandonHutchinsonNotes
Miscellaneous Solaris notes from http://www.brandonhutchinson.com/Miscellaneous_Solaris_notes.html netstat . . . for the correct netmask to be used after system reboot. 65.201.213.112 255.255.255.240 Corrected routing . . .
15K - last updated 2007-04-16 17:12 UTC by Dan
D510MO
This page documents the software changes needed to make Solaris 10/09u8-ga-i86 run on an Intel Atom D510MO . . . 8111DL, update_drv -a -i '"pciex10ec,8168"' rge (reboot) ifconfig rge0 plumb this worked perfectly, . . .
2K - last updated 2010-10-09 11:07 UTC by DanielMacKay
DiskMirroring
Using a software mirroring system on Solaris can be brutal. It is prone to configuration error and recovery . . . manually, set /var to e.g. /dev/md/dsk/d30 * Reboot * in /etc/vfstab, make swap the mirror, d20 . . .
4K - last updated 2021-06-04 08:15 UTC by Dan
Multiple MAC Addresses
[http://osdir.com/ml/os.solaris.managers.summaries/2001-09/msg00040.html This] says, "The IEEE ethernet . . . the following commands from the OS before rebooting. <pre> #eeprom local-mac-address?=true #reboot . . .
1K - last updated 2009-11-30 18:21 UTC by DanielMacKay
Set NIC Speed And Duplex
Example with hme0: ndd -set /dev/hme adv_100hdx_cap 0 ndd -set /dev/hme adv_100fdx_cap 1 ndd -set /dev/hme . . . preserve the speed and duplex settings after a reboot. vi /etc/system Add: set hme:hme_adv_autoneg_cap=0 . . .
1K - last updated 2009-06-23 13:08 UTC by DanielMacKay
SolarisHardening
unfinishedpage: maybe we should replace this with Sun's JASS tool or SANS' YASSP This document outlines . . . have just hardened your server! You may need to reboot the server. On reboot ensure all services comes . . .
6K - last updated 2006-06-10 11:02 UTC by 7116
SolarisInstallation
* Plan the layout of your disks according to SolarisFilesystemLayout * Obtain an ip for the new server . . . /var/spool/patch/112438-01 You will need to reboot the server. Rebooting requires boot -r to create . . . the new devices. reboot -- -r For a procedure to install the random . . . which does not require the server to be rebooted, try the following link: http://www.sunmanagers.org/pipermail/summaries/2002-April/002956.html. . . .
8K - last updated 2006-06-10 11:02 UTC by 7116
SolarisPatching
When Solaris 10 was initially released, it came with a new utility called smpatch. It worked quite well, . . . as long as you did not mind the multiple reboots and long patching times. Sometime after the . . . If patchadd / pca says you need a reconfigure reboot, use touch /reconfigure; init 6 This should . . .
2K - last updated 2007-03-08 07:08 UTC by Dan
apt-get
=Useful apt / apt-get commands= What needs upgrading? apt update; apt list --upgradable Installed list . . . --installed Full upgrade apt update apt upgrade reboot Install or upgrade PHP apt update apt install . . .
1K - last updated 2023-01-19 13:30 UTC by Dan
reboot
===mercury reboot=== just use "reboot" 2025-07-22 * took 4½ minutes before it stopped returning pings . . .
1K - last updated 2025-07-22 08:24 UTC by Dan
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