OpenSolaris System Administration Tasks List

This page provides links to the task pages that are included in the OpenSolaris System Administration Guide. The links in each section are sorted alphabetically.

The OpenSolaris System Administration Topics List page provides links to the same information sorted by technology and by resource type (pages of links or reference materials, for example).

Tasks Sorted by Action

Accessing

How to View the List of Mounted CIFS Shares
How to Find Available NFS File Systems
How to View or Change Printer Queue Properties
How to Find Available CIFS Shares
How to Mount an NFS File System
How to Mount a CIFS Share
How to Obtain More Information About Your Active Network Connection
Checking the Status of Network Connections From the Desktop

Adding

How to Add an Unlisted Wireless Network
How to Create a ZFS File System Snapshot
How to Create a Mirrored ZFS Storage Pool
How to Manually Configure a Printer by Using OpenSolaris Print Manager
How to Add a Print Client on a Print Server With Solaris LP Print Manager

Changing

How to Change From Automatic to Manual Network Configuration
How to View or Change Printer Queue Properties
How to Change From a Wired to a Wireless Network
How to Manually Modify the Automatic Network Configuration Process
How to Change the Default Startup Network Connection for All Sessions
How to Change the Active Network Connection From One Wireless Network to Another Wireless Network
How to Connect to a Wireless Network at Startup
How to Change the Active Network Connection From One Wired Interface to Another Wired Interface
How to Change the Active Network Connection From a Wireless to a Wired Network
How to Administer the List of Favorite Wireless Networks

Configuring

More Fast Reboot Examples
How to Configure Thunderbird Account Settings
How to Manually Configure Network Settings
Setting Up Printers by Using OpenSolaris Print Manager
How to Manually Modify the Automatic Network Configuration Process
How to Set Up Auto-Discovered Printers by Using OpenSolaris Print Manager
How to Add a Print Client on a Print Server With Solaris LP Print Manager
Administering Your Automatic Network Connection
How to Manage the Automatic ZFS Snapshot Service

Deleting

How to Unmount a CIFS Share
How to Unmount an NFS File System

Monitoring

How to Monitor ZFS Disk Space

Stopping

How to Shut Down a System
How to Stop a Service or Program

Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting Command Path Problems
How to Shut Down a System
Troubleshooting Issues With WEP Password Authentication
How to Check the Connectivity to Your Wireless Network
How to Obtain More Information About Your Active Network Connection
How to Verify That the NWAM Service Is Running
Checking the Status of Network Connections From the Desktop
Tasks Sorted by Technology

CIFS File System Management

How to View the List of Mounted CIFS Shares
How to Find Available CIFS Shares
How to Unmount a CIFS Share
How to Mount a CIFS Share

Fast Reboot

Fast Rebooting to an Alternate BE in the OpenSolaris 2010.03 OS
More Fast Reboot Examples
How to Fast Reboot a System to a Specific GRUB Entry
Using Fast Reboot
How to Perform a Slow Reboot of a System
Troubleshooting Conditions That Might Prevent Fast Reboot From Working
Facilitating a Fast Reboot by Using the uadmin Command
Fast Rebooting the Default OS Entry
Support for Fast Reboot

Mail Configuration

How to Configure Thunderbird Account Settings

Network Configuration (Automatic)

How to Manually Modify the Automatic Network Configuration Process
Administering Your Automatic Network Connection

Network Configuration (Manual)

How to Manually Configure Network Settings
How to Manually Modify the Automatic Network Configuration Process

Network Configuration (Wired)

How to Manually Configure Network Settings

Network Configuration (Wireless)

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Network Debugging

Troubleshooting Issues With WEP Password Authentication
How to Check the Connectivity to Your Wireless Network
How to Obtain More Information About Your Active Network Connection
How to Verify That the NWAM Service Is Running
Checking the Status of Network Connections From the Desktop

NFS File System Management

How to Find Available NFS File Systems
How to Unmount an NFS File System
How to Mount an NFS File System

Printer Configuration

How to View or Change Printer Queue Properties
Setting Up Printers by Using OpenSolaris Print Manager
More Information About Printing
How Network-Attached Printer Discovery Works
How to Set Up Auto-Discovered Printers by Using OpenSolaris Print Manager
How to Manually Configure a Printer by Using OpenSolaris Print Manager
Getting Started With OpenSolaris Print Manager

Service Configuration

How to Start a Service
How to Stop a Service or Program
Managing Services

System Shutdown

How to Shut Down a System
How to Stop a Service or Program

ZFS File System Management

Managing ZFS File Systems
How to Create a ZFS File System Snapshot
How to Create a Mirrored ZFS Storage Pool
How to Recover Automatic ZFS Snapshots (GNOME File Manager)
How to Monitor ZFS Disk Space
How to Manage the Automatic ZFS Snapshot Service

Zones

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