This article describes the process of applying a solaris recommended patch cluster, or patchset as it is now called. If the patch is stored on an nfs server, use one of the following syntaxes for the patch keyword. It mounts the file resource shared across the network by the nfs server. From the architect, stephen hahn, a summary of how indianas image packaging system ips changes patching.
This is changed as of solaris 10 update 10 0811 with these patches. For jet servers that are running the solaris 8 or 9 releases, jet automatically enables the nfs service for your deployments. The patching requires that the zones be bootable, and they are not bootable because of service dependencies when in single user. For you information,from solaris 11 onward,zfs will be the default root filesystem. It is a distributed file system that allows users to access files and directories that are on remote computers and treat those files and directories as if they were local. Sharing directories with nfs in solaris 10 you want to share a directory in solaris, may be, the home of the users, or a directory with binaries. Many kernel parameters have been replaced by so called resource controls in solaris 10. Here we are going to see traditional os patching where your root filesystem is ufs. Here the global zone is part of veritas cluster and couple of zones are controlled by vcs and one zone is noncluster. I have enabled nfs on a windows server and the shares has given readwrite access to it to all the users. Several operating system patches are required for the proper operation of the compilers and tools in the oracle developer studio 12. Always solaris administrators work will be harder than any other unix and linux flavors administrators.
Both these tasks are available on the patching support site. There were a total of 24 solaris 10 patches, including kernel updates, and 4 patchsets released on mos. System administrators can patch a system image rapidly without impacting the boot. This analysis available from the patches for solaris site. Nfs server on solaris 10 branded zone unix and linux forums. Improvements to solaris 10 recommended and sun alert patch. A call has been logged in sun for about 67 months without any progress. The nfs related binaries, libraries, configuration files become installed with the solaris 10 or earlier packages sunwnfscr, sunwnfscu, sunwnfsskr, sunwnfssr and sunwnfssu. Steve wales created a video executing a sql script from a unix shell script and passing parameters 2 comments. For the solaris 10 release, refer to the online manual pages for instructions on using patchadd and patchrm scripts provided with solaris. Patching best practices for the solaris 10 os with sam. For more information about the patches, see patch identification numbers and descriptions. Joseph gan wrote an article live patching for the solaris 9 operating system 0 comments. For customers that do not wish to avail of extended support and would like to access the last recommended patchsets created prior to the beginning of extended support for solaris 10, the january 2018 critical patch updates cpus for solaris 10 will remain available to those with premier operating system support.
Might be worth doing a complete patch update using smpatch on solaris as one of the nfs patches. This feature is applicable to the patch clusters and cpus that are on the patches for solaris site. When i did some troubleshooting when i made this post i was able to mount other nfs shares on this server with the same command i used to mount the primary nfs share. Installing the required oracle solaris 10 patches oracle. Mounting 2012r2 nfs share on solaris 10 the unix and.
By default, solaris is configured to have that directory stored on a shared location automounted by multiple os instances with nfs. I have had a solaris 10 work improperly when i used ip address in dfstab. Patches may only be loaded on the global zone but not on. The sysadmin would not be able to bring the nfs server service up. Sharing directories with nfs in solaris 10 blogger. These tasks are available only for solaris 10 endpoints. A security vulnerability in solaris 10 related to the handling of xdr data within nfs requests may allow a local or remote unprivileged user to panic a solaris system that is configured to run as an nfs server, resulting in a denial of service dos. When migrating a sap system from unixoracle or unixdb2 to windowssql it is sometimes useful to be able to mount a unix file system on a windows server. To prevent this issue until patches can be installed, nfs services may be disabled on the affected system by running the following command.
Here is the procedure to upgrade the kernel patches in solaris 10 with zfs filesystem using live upgrade method 1. Solaris 11, aside from the core packages, requires the servicefilesystem nfs and systemfilesystem nfs nfs client packages. Short guide to install oracle 10 on sun solaris 10. The nfs related binaries, libraries, configuration files become installed with the solaris 10 or. You can add a persistent or nonpersistent share with different access levels. For servers with solaris 10 os at, or near, update 1 106 or update 2 606, if nonglobal zones are already configured and running, patching these servers at single user mode will encounter issues. Make sure the kernel nfs server service is started. Smf maintains the service configuration repository to store persistent configuration information as well as runtime data for all the services. Patch installation instructions for solaris systems. Do you want to see how future patch architecture is changing. Because solaris administrator have to learn,third party products like veritas volume manager,veritas cluster and rapidly changing solaris technologies. Run the enable nfs support solaris 10 task to enable the nfs protocol.
Here are my notes that i put together based on reading man pages, config sample, and from my previous blog entry on this topic. I would like to mount it on around 10 different solaris boxes with different versions of solaris. Solaris 10 ldom kernel patching using live upgrade. Product solaris 10 operating system bug id 6458704 date of resolved release jun2007 impact. I would say the patch levels on both the server and clients. Solaris operating system version 10 910 u9 and later.
I am planning to do solaris 11 global zone patching having solaris 10 branded zone. Mar 16, 2007 notes on configuring nfs on solaris 10 posted on march 16, 2007 march 16, 2007 by dave here are my notes that i put together based on reading man pages, config sample, and from my previous blog entry on this topic. Patches may only be loaded on the global zone but not on the nonglobal zones. Solaris 10 kernel patch install instructionislamic. This file system is implemented by most unix type os solaris linuxfreebsd. Before you install the solaris patch, make sure that you have backed up the files listed in preinstallation considerations. To install the oracle solaris studio software on an nfsmounted filesystem, you. Solaris 10 kernel patches may allow privileged remote. Jul 03, 2012 solaris os patching has been moved far away from the traditional methods from solaris 10 onwards. If your solaris jet server is running the solaris 10 os, you must manually enable nfs service on your jet server. Network file system nfs support for solaris 10 the fixlets for oracle recommended patch clusters and oraclecriica patch updaes cpusalow you to directly install patches from the nfs without copying them to the local system. The network file system nfs is a mechanism for storing files on a network.
So can i download free patches from the sun page, i mean wit the unix and linux forums. For zfs as nfs shares we do not need to add any entry to any file as smf services will take care of sharing it across reboots. For a customer on an early version of solaris 10, such as solaris 10 0305, solaris 10 106 update 1, or solaris 10 606 update 2, there is a very significant amount of code change delivered, for example, in the current kernel patch compared with the original kernels delivered in these releases. Solaris 10 nfs client mount error nfs compound failed for. It contains the file system that has to be shared across the network. On the 2012box under server manager tools services for nfs server for nfs properties i changed the transport protocol to udp. Jun 10, 2012 zfs patching with zones using lu liveupgrade in solaris. I got the below error when mount nfs share on solaris 10. Deployable only to the global zone, but visible in all zones.
Solaris 10 os patching using liveupgrade unixarena. As of these patch levels releases, solaris nfs clients and servers will utilize 1 one megabyte socket buffers for nfs traffic. Hi, how can i mount an nfs share on a solaris machine a filesystem. Although this is a limitation in solaris 10 nonglobal zone there are 3 alternatives which you. Oct 26, 2011 for servers with solaris 10 os at, or near, update 1 106 or update 2 606, if nonglobal zones are already configured and running, patching these servers at single user mode will encounter issues. The old solaris 8,9, 10 way is still supported in solaris 11, but we need to add and entry to etcdfssharetab to make the nfs share persist across reboots. Every process has a unique identifier number known as process id. Patching best practices for the solaris 10 os docdeveloppement.
The nfs mount solaris 10, sf v490 on the nfsclient hangs after a fixed number of days 10. I have a number of solaris 10 servers sharing out file systems to red hat 34 clients and havent had any of the problems you describe. Zfs patching with zones using lu liveupgrade in solaris. Notes on configuring nfs on solaris 10 daves blogs. How to enable nfs services on a solaris 10 jet server sun n1. Solaris os and veritas patching procedure with vcs unixarena. Use nfsv4 oracle solaris 10 or solaris express, which. Hello, i am looking for some assistance in mounting an nfs drive on boot, on a solaris 11 machine. Solaris 10 10 08 also includes virtualization enhancements including the ability for a solaris container to automatically update its environment when moved from one system to another, logical domains support for dynamically reconfigurable disk and network io, and paravirtualization support when solaris 10 is used as a guest os in xenbased. The old solaris 8,9,10 way is still supported in solaris 11, but we need to add and entry to etcdfssharetab to make the nfs share persist across reboots. For you information,from solaris 11 onward,zfs will be the default root. Solaris live upgrade software enables the operating system to continue to run while upgrades, patch installations, or routine maintenance operations are performed. I would like to patch the server by installing the recommended patch cluster from oracle solaris 10.
The following tables summarize differences between oracle solaris 10 and 11 with emphasis on the benefits of oracle solaris 11. I was also able to mount the primary nfs share from other machines. Patching solaris 10 on servers with nonglobal zones. Installs with transition oldstyle patching, unless nonglobal zones exist. The endpoint upgrade list solaris 10 analysis is enhanced to retrieve solaris 10 endpoints that require an operating system update by checking for the updates against the recent published solaris os release and the kernel patch update. Update 11 for solaris 10 is probably last release of solaris 10 and has some new features, which are not available if you only patching a system with recommended patches. Product solaris 10 operating system bug id 6602070 date of resolved release dec2007 impact. Unix startup scripts and configuration files previously performed these functions.
Hi, i have solaris 10 sparc server with two nonglobal zoneone is whole zone and the other is sparse zone. Howto update your oracle solaris 11 systems using support. Solaris 10 systems with the iwovwfs module panics after. In solaris 10, you are not required to make changes to the etcsystem file to implement the system v tpc. Image packaging system ips a state of the art, network repositorybased. The sun alert patch cluster contains solaris operating system os patches only. Jumbo patch for kernel includes libc, lockd resolves a large number of problems involving both nfs and the lockd, as well as the related autofs program.
Aug 14, 2009 my colleague, ed clark, has made significant improvements to the solaris 10 recommended and sun alert patch clusters. This solaris 10 patching best practices course reference guide is a supplement to the webbased training course ws2700s10. Before kick starting the solaris study lets be aware of few important keywords and facts about the solaris os. See patch identification numbers and descriptions for oracle solaris 10 platforms for more. How to troubleshoot unable to mount nfs mount point. Nfs specific tcp socket buffer tuning with solaris 10. This post addresses failures on network file system which result in a solaris 10 client being unable to mount remote filesystem on the nfs server. In order to plan and troubleshoot nfs in the presence of network firewalls, it is vital to understand how nfs network ports operate for nfs v2, v3 and v4. A security vulnerability in solaris 10 nfs xdr handling.
While this might represent a little less flexibility in terms of what changes can be applied to the system compared to patching in oracle solaris 10, it means the updates have been thoroughly tested by oracle as a single unit and they are known to work well rather than being an arbitrary selection of patches that are applied in an arbitrary order. If enhanced support facility comes with sparc enterprise ervers, install it. Single user mode doesnt really work for patching solaris 10 with zones. I am learning solaris, with solaris 10 x86, and one of the chapters in the manual is about patching. I have a situation where im using a mac os x server machine as my file server for heterogeneous mix of clients, solaris 9 being one of them. How to apply a solaris recommended patch cluster solaris. For an example solaris 10 is somewhat different from earlier versions of solaris since sun have introduced new. The content is drawn from transitioning from oracle solaris 10 to oracle solaris 11 and other sources in the oracle solaris documentation. To restore a system with solaris 10 os, having a nfs mount directory connected, from a full backup, complete the steps described in the following table. Mounting linux nfs shares in solaris 10 first, export a filesystem on your linux box add it to the exports file, and exportfs. Patch installation instructions for solaris systems sun java.
Find answers to can nfs ports be fixed or locked down in solaris. If you are running the graphical installer, the system analysis page informs you if your system does not have the required os patches unless you specified the nfsserver option when starting the installer. Here are the steps you should take when troubleshooting an nfs mount issue. For servers with solaris 10 os at, or near, update 1 106 or update 2 606.
Please let me know if you have got the problem solved. Follow the steps below to complete five essential tasks before trying to patch your solaris system. Solaris operating system version 10 9 10 u9 and later. We no need to bring down the server to single user mode if you are using live upgrade method during pathing and before choosing live upgrade,make sure you are using zfs as a root filesystem. Live upgrade with solaris 10 issues solutions experts exchange. For a customer on an early version of solaris 10, such as solaris 10 0305, solaris 10 106 update 1, or solaris 10 606 update 2, there is a very significant amount of code change delivered, for example, in the current kernel patch compared with. With svcs the service status can be checked, so lets check the status of the nfs server. A process is a program running or being executed on the computer.
Solaris 10 os and having an nfs mount directory connected. How to enable nfs services on a solaris 10 jet server. Solaris 8 solaris is the unixbased operating system of sun microsystems with roots in the bsd operating system family. Solaris 10 branded zone kernel patching procedure this blog explains the steps to create a new boot environment in a oracle solaris 10 branded zone on oracle solaris 11. But since both his server and clients are solaris 10 systems he could use webnfs mounts for easier firewall transversal. Getting started with solaris 10 must to know keywords.
This procedure applies only to solaris 10 servers that have no zones or boot environments configured. On solaris 10, you must disable the service management facility smf for the nfs daemons. Solaristm 10 patching best practices course reference guide. Jul 04, 2012 we have seen many post about solaris 10 os patching using liveupgrade method. The image packaging system, pkg5, is a framework that provides for software lifecycle management such as installation, upgrade, and removal of packages. So it was a combination of the the version mismatch between solaris 10 s nfs 4 and 2012r2s nfs 4.
I am trying to get a nfs share on a solaris 10 branded zone. Find answers to live upgrade with solaris 10 issues from the expert community at experts exchange live upgrade with solaris 10 issues solutions experts exchange need support for your remote team. Run the add nfs share solaris 10 task to add the path to the nfs share. Solaris 10 systems with the iwovwfs module panics after installing nfs patches doc id 8912. Patching best practices for the solaris 10 os with sam the sysadmin december 2009. Solaris patching documentation center oracle technology. A security vulnerability exists for solaris 10 systems with kernel patches 12001104 or later sparc and 12001204 or later x86 which are configured as nfs servers and grant root user access to remote clients. On my solaris 9 10 machines, i have an entry for my nfs mount in etcvfstab, however when i add the the unix and linux forums. Installing to an nfsmounted filesystem oracle solaris studio 12. To add and remove patches on solaris systems, use the patchadd and patchrm commands, which are provided with the os.
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