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

Best Practices

• Cool Best Practices for Admins
  

Jumpstart

The Jumpstart feature is an automatic installation process available in the Solaris operating environment. It allows system administrators to categorize machines on their network and automatically install systems based on the category to which a system belongs.

• Create a Jumpstart Server and build a server
  

FLash ARchives (FLAR)

If you are building Sun servers, you should be using JUMPSTART. If you are doing it more than once or across subnets, you should be using FLARs (cpio on steroids) with WANBOOT.

• Create a FLAR
  

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