Virtual Box

# Ensure that vboxapi is installed
sudo su -
cd /Applications/VirtualBox.app/Contents/MacOS/sdk/installer
VBOX_INSTALL_PATH=$(dirname $(dirname $PWD)) python vboxapisetup.py install

# Add user using Apple's python with Snow Leopard, not MacPorts located in /opt/local/bin
/usr/bin/python VBoxWebSrv.py adduser user password

# Start VBox Web Server
/usr/bin/python VBoxWebSrv.py

Solaris 10 TX (Trusted Extensions)

• Enable Solaris 10 TX
  
• Disable Solaris 10 TX
  

Commands

Here I will keep a running tally of kewl useful (either to you or just me) commands as I branch out of Solaris to other operating systems.

• MAC Commands
  
• Windows Commands
  

My latest undertaking....Disk recovery.

Here is what I am looking at:

Hard Drive Recovery Part1
Hard Drive Recovery Part 2
Hard Drive Recovery Part 3
Hard Drive Recovery Part 4
Hard Drive Recovery Part 5
Hard Drive Recovery Part 6
Hard Drive Recovery Part 7

Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage Systems

Got a buddy from Sun who just alerted me to a recent release. These are beafy new storage solutions that allow for an OS with some cool new features. In a nutshell they simplify upgrades and fallbacks of the OS and Firmware on the storage system (uses ZFS snapshots in the background and a GUI in the foreground). This is desireable for companies without Senior Admins who want to hit the ground running.

Here are some links to the new product line:
7110 Unified Storage System
7210 Unified Storage System
7410 Unified Storage System

You can download the software simulator to check it out:
Sun Unified Storage Simulator

ZFS tutorial 3 of 3

Best Practices

• Cool Best Practices for Admins