SOLARIS Server Information
Max os file size for SUN Solaris 2Gb: < Solaris 2.6 (UFS)
1Tb: >= Solaris 2.6 (UFS)
8000Tb: VxFS
1Pb: QFS
Max file system size 1Tb: Solaris UFS
8000Tb: VxFS
1Pb: QFS
Max Oracle file size >4Gb (file system): >=8.0.5.1 + Solaris 2.6 + patch 760092
>2Gb (file system): 8.0.4.x + Solaris 2.6 + patch 594800
2G (file system): 8.0.4.0.0 (patch 675792)
>= 2Gb (raw device): >= 7.3.4 + Solaris 2.5.1 or greater
Max SGA size 3.75Gb: <= Solaris 2.6 (watchout bugs 695468, 792536)
async io on file system? Yes (patch 441394 , 411881 for 7.3.2.x/7.3.3 necessary)
Max io size
(>= db_file_multiblock_read_count*db_block_size)
128K
Shared libraries support in PRO*C? Yes
List of dynamic libraries in executable file /usr/bin/ldd
OS version /usr/bin/uname -a
swap status and usage /usr/sbin/swap -l (swap areas)
/usr/sbin/swap -s (includes RAM)
swap in RAM? Yes
Amount of RAM, hardware config /usr/sbin/prtconf for general information + memory
/usr/sbin/psrinfo -v for CPU info
/usr/platform/<hardware class>/sbin/prtdiag -v for hardware components
/usr/bin/uname -m for <hardware class>
OS kernel parameters file /etc/system
OS kernel parameters values /usr/sbin/sysdef
Max number of semaphores sets/identifiers semsys:seminfo_semmni
Max number of semaphores in system semsys:seminfo_semmns
Number of shared segments identifiers to be pre-allocated shmsys:shminfo_shmmni
Max shared segment size shmsys:shminfo_shmmax
max value:
2147483647 (2Gb): <=solaris 2.5
4294967295 (4Gb): >=solaris 2.5.1
Max number of procs per user/system wide maxuprc/max_nprocs
Max number of open files per user/system wide ?/ufs_inode
Buffer cache size bufhwm
How to get TCP keepalive parameters ndd /dev/tcp tcp_keepalive_interval
How to set TCP keepalive parameters ndd -set /dev/tcp tcp_keepalive_interval 7200000 (Ex: 2 hours)
process limits /usr/bin/ulimit -a
/usr/bin/ulimit -aH
Administration tool admintool (users, groups, printers...)
format (disks partitions without SSA - Sparc Storage Array) vxva (external disks with SSA)
System log file /var/adm/messages
Display system/error messages dmesg
Default tape /dev/rmt/0
Installed patchs list /usr/bin/showrev -p
Installed packages list /usr/bin/pkginfo
To which package belongs file fname? grep fname /var/sadm/install/contents
Debug and Miscellaneous /usr/bin/truss (for system call tracing)
Core analysis /opt/SUNWspro/bin/dbx (needs SUNWspro package)
init.ora specifics async_write
async_read
post_wait_device
use_post_wait_extension
use_ism