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Using Sun Ops Center with Sun HPC Software

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:52:55 PST

This article describes how to configure the Sun Ops Center data center management tool to take advantage of the Sun HPC Software framework of components to simplify the process of deploying and managing large-scale Linux HPC clusters.

Oracle Database 10G with RAC and Reliable Datagram Sockets

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:32:58 PST

This article discusses running Oracle(R) Database 10g with Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC), using Reliable Datagram Sockets (RDS) on the Solaris? 10 Operating System (OS)

Deploying Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:04:09 PST

This article describes an enterprise deployment architecture for Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition using Sun servers running the Solaris Operating System and Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage systems.

Sun Systems for Oracle Coherence

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:48:05 PDT

This article discusses a drop-in implementation of Oracle Coherence running on Sun servers utilizing Oracle Fusion Middleware components.

Accelerating Databases with the Sun Storage F5100 Flash Array

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 10:39:05 PDT

This article shows how to apply the Sun Storage F5100 Flash Array as storage for database indexes in order to accelerate application performance.

Sun Systems for Enterprise 2.0 with Oracle

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 10:38:30 PDT

The Sun Systems for Enterprise 2.0 with Oracle solution provides an integrated platform to deploy a highly reliable Enterprise 2.0 infrastructure that delivers simplicity, speed, and savings.

Maintaining Solaris with Live Upgrade and Update On Attach

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:12:20 PDT

This article explains how to use Solaris Live Upgrade and the Solaris update on attach feature, with Solaris Zones, Solaris Cluster, and the ZFS? file system for software maintenance in general and the application of operating system patches in particular.

The VeriScale Architecture - Elasticity and Efficiency for Private Clouds

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 11:07:43 PDT

This article provides an overview of Sun's VeriScale architecture. The article includes details of VeriScale's defining principals, underlying components, interactions, and advantages. Applicable real-world scenarios are also described.

Sun Business Ready HPC for ANSYS FLUENT

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 11:06:50 PDT

This article provides an overview of configuration requirements for running ANSYS FLUENT in a high-performance clustered environment on Sun systems.

Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage System for CommVault Simpana Using CIFS

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 13:24:30 PDT

This article will guide a system administrator in setting up the Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage System for use with the Simpana Data Archiver.

News: TheRegister: Sun tripling RAID protection

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 08:47:52 PDT

The RAID industry standard for storage is RAID-6, with recovery from a double drive failure. But it's not going to be good enough as disk capacities increase, prolonging failed disk rebuild times and so lengthening the window of unrecoverable failure if a third disk fails before the recovery from a double drive failure is complete.

Sun's Reference Architecture - Next-Generation Data Backup

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:25:51 PDT

This article describes the Sun reference architecture for next-generation data backup using Symantec NetBackup software, powered by the Sun CoolThreads servers and the Solaris operating system (Solaris OS).

Demystifying Enterprise-Class Server Virtualization Demystifying Enterprise-Class Server Virtualization

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:24:43 PDT

This article defines and classifies the various subtypes of server virtualization, and provides an overview of the various enterprise-class server virtualization offerings available today from Sun Microsystems and other vendors.

The Solaris Operating System - Optimized for the AMD Opteron Processor

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:22:26 PDT

This article is intended as a quick reference guide for developers that want to optimize the Solaris OS on the AMD Opteron processors.

Logical Domains Quick Start Guide

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 11:55:50 PDT

The purpose of this article is to provide a simple set of steps for setting up and running a server with Logical Domains 1.2 software. This guide is not intended to be a comprehensive beginner's guide to LDoms. Instead, it intends to cover the use case of using Logical Domains in a laboratory environment for the first time.

Deploying the AMP Stack in Virtualized Environments - Taking a Step Towards Cloud Computing

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:38:34 PDT

This article explains how to deploy the AMP stack in a virtualized environment. The framework described uses the virtualization features built into the Solaris? Operating System (Solaris OS).

Optimizing PostgreSQL Application Performance with Solaris Dynamic Tracing

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:22:42 PDT

This article describes how Solaris DTrace functionality can help with PostgreSQL database application tuning. Specifically, the article includes examples showing specific aspects of PostgreSQL database server operation that can be observed using DTrace probes.

Conserving Energy and Increasing ROI with Sun Netra Servers and Full Free Air Cooling

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:48:13 PDT

This article describes Sun Netra servers and how they were used in a proof-of-concept environment without traditional mechanical cooling systems. In this collaborative effort, Sun and Belgacom engineers demonstrated how to effectively and efficiently cool carrier-grade servers using only ambient air.

Tuning Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam on Sun Servers with CoolThreads Technology

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:33:12 PDT

This article provides background information on Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam (SBAS) software and CoolThreads technology-powered servers, the configurations used for performance measurements, the challenges presented by benchmarking anti-spam software, and the actual steps used to tune the hardware/software combination to achieve the reported performance levels.

Best Practices for Migrating SAP Environments

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:56:56 PDT

This article explains the process of moving an SAP environment from one system to another, and describes the resources and services available from Sun to assist users planning a migration.

News: TheRegister: Sun buffs InfiniBand for Constellation supers

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:54:36 PDT

The second-generation InfiniBand switch - coupled to new servers based on Intel's "Nehalem EP" Xeon 5500 processors as well as existing quad-core "Shanghai" Opterons (and soon to be six-core variants) - is the core of the upgraded Constellation HPC clusters that Sun has been pushing for two years as a means of getting back into the supercomputing space.

Sun Business Ready HPC for MD Nastran

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:15:06 PDT

This article provides necessary performance tuning recommendations and guidelines to allow an IT administrator or experienced MD Nastran user to configure both MD Nastran and the hardware platform for optimum performance (reduced elapsed times).

Solid State Drives in HPC - Reducing the IO Bottleneck

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:42:11 PDT

This article focuses on a comparison between traditional hard disk drives (HDDs) and the newer solid state drive (SSD) technology in high-performance computing (HPC) applications.

Open Network Systems for Internet Infrastructure, MySQL Edition

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:42:15 PDT

This article describes the hardware and software components of the Sun Open Network Systems for Internet Infrastructure reference architecture, studies the scalability of the architecture, and includes step-by-step directions for setup and configuration

Deploying Apache HTTP Web Server on Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage Systems

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 14:56:19 PDT

This article explains how to install the Apache HTTP Web Server on Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage Systems, and invoke Web services from the storage appliance.

Running Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) on Sun Logical Domains

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:25:45 PDT

This article discusses running Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) on servers configured with Sun Logical Domains (LDoms).

Configuring Systems for High Bandwidth IO

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 14:54:55 PDT

This Sun BluePrints article describes a recipe for configuring systems to support the very high bandwidth I/O capabilities needed by data-intensive applications which have extreme performance requirements.

Accelerating IBM HTTP Server Cryptographic Operations Using Sun Servers with CoolThreads Technology

Wed, 13 May 2009 07:58:15 PDT

This article provides an overview of how to offload cryptographic operations onto Sun servers with CoolThreads? technology to accelerate IBM HTTP Server (IHS) performance.

Deploying Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) on Solaris Zone Clusters

Wed, 13 May 2009 07:55:37 PDT

This paper addresses the following topics:
- "Zone cluster overview" provides a general overview of zone clusters.
- "Oracle RAC in zone clusters" describes how zone clusters work with Oracle RAC.
- "Example: Zone clusters hosting Oracle RAC" steps through an example configuring Oracle RAC on a zone cluster.
- "Oracle RAC configurations" provides details on the various Oracle RAC configurations supported on zone clusters.

Best Practices for Deploying TWiki Software On GlassFish Application Server Using LRWPinJava

Fri, 08 May 2009 14:55:49 PDT

This Sun BluePrints article describes best practices in deploying TWiki software on Sun's open source GlassFish application server.
Utilizing the Java technology long-running Web process (LRWP) protocol and running on the Solaris Operating System (OS), the platform can run up to twice the speed of Apache HTTP Server software implementations running on the Solaris OS.
The result is reduced system overhead and the ability to accommodate greater numbers of users.

News: TheRegister: Sun's Amber Road traffic picks up

Wed, 06 May 2009 14:59:24 PDT

Sun looks to have a raging product success on its hand with 800 plus Open Storage 7000 sales in the five months since its launch, making it the fastest ever ramping product in Sun's storage product portfolio. It's updated the product as well.

Sun's High Performance Computing Reference Architecture

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 10:51:35 PDT

This Sun BluePrint article describes Sun's Reference Architecture for High Performance Computing, a set of solutions designed to address the needs of both the large and small supercomputing clusters, built from a combination of appropriate Sun products and technologies.

Solving the HPC I/O Bottleneck: Sun Lustre Storage System

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 10:57:44 PDT

This article describes the Sun Lustre Storage System, a simple-to-deploy storage environment based on the Lustre file system, Sun Fire? servers and Sun Open Storage platforms.

Deploying Web 2.0 Applications on Sun Servers and the OpenSolaris Operating System

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 10:55:22 PDT

This article describes a reasonably sized, scalable Web 2.0 deployment using Olio to validate and tune the solution, resulting in several best practices for deployment.

Deploying Oracle Siebel CRM on Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage Systems

Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:11:31 PDT

This article acts as a guide for installing Oracle Siebel CRM 8 software in conjunction with these scalable open storage systems. It can be used to help customers and Sun technical support engineers create proof-of-concept environments for application testing or benchmarking.

News: TheRegister: Sun talks up Solaris 10 for Nehalem

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 14:38:57 PDT

Sun has also worked with Intel to port its PowerTop tool to Solaris, which allows programmers and system tools to look inside the Nehalem chips and watch the Turbo Boost mode in real-time.

Using the Solaris Operating System to Optimize the Xeon Processor 5500 Series CPUs

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 08:24:07 PDT

This article is intended as a quick reference guide for developers that want to optimize the Solaris? OS on the Intel(R) Xeon(R) processor 5500 series platform.

Deploying DB2 Database on the Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage System

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 11:40:26 PDT

This Sun BluePrints? article describes the steps needed to configure and install a DB2 database in a Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage System environment.

Energy Efficient Datacenters - Electrical Design

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 13:56:27 PDT

This article discusses the electrical design principles that Sun's Global Lab & Datacenter Design Services (GDS) organization incorporated into its energy-efficient, pod-based datacenters.

Virtualizing Desktops With Sun Ray Software and VMWare View Manager

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 11:39:38 PDT

This article describes a reference implementation for desktop virtualization deployments developed by technology leaders in desktop virtualization and thin client technology, and explains how to install and con?gure key software components.

News: TheRegister: Falconstor/Sun wins speediest dedupe race

Mon, 09 Mar 2009 11:48:21 PDT

The fastest deduplication on the planet is performed by an 8-node Sun cluster using Falconstor deduplication software, according to a vendor-neutral comparison.

Zone Clusters - How to Deploy Virtual Clusters and Why

Thu, 05 Mar 2009 12:31:56 PST

This article introduces the zone cluster, a virtual cluster in which a Solaris? OS Zone is configured as a virtual node. The zone cluster supports the consolidation of multiple cluster applications on a single cluster.

Lustre File System - Demo Quick Start Guide

Tue, 03 Mar 2009 21:21:55 PST

This article provides a simple cookbook for non-Linux experts on how to set up a Linux-based Lustre file system using small servers, workstations, PCs, or other available hardware for demonstration purposes

Improving MySQL Database Scalability

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 12:22:25 PST

This article explains how MySQL databases can be configured to take advantage of the chip multithreading (CMT) capabilities of Sun SPARC Enterprise T5440 servers and features in the Solaris Operating System (Solaris OS) to scale performance through a discussion of benchmarks and results.

High Availability MySQL Database Replication with Solaris Zone Cluster

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 12:20:14 PST

This article describes the benefit of deploying the master and slave database of MySQL Replication using Zone Clusters. In addition, it provides details on how to deploy the master and slave databases in two different Zone Clusters, using non-global zones from two different machines as the virtual cluster nodes.

MySQL Guide for Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage System

Sat, 21 Feb 2009 08:45:20 PST

This paper demonstrates how the Sun Storage 7000 series family of unified storage systems can be used to share NFS and iSCSI file systems with MySQL database servers deployed on Sun SPARC and x86 servers running the Solaris or Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5.2 operating systems.

Running MySQL Database in Solaris Containers

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 19:18:52 PST

This article describes the process of deploying the MySQL database in virtualized environments using Solaris Zones partitioning technology.

Using RAID 6 for Increased Reliability and Performance

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:00:29 PST

RAID 6 provides a powerful alternative to RAID 5 or RAID 1+01 technology: by using dual parity calculations, a RAID 6 disk group can tolerate two concurrent disk failures. This article discusses best practices when implementing RAID 6 on the Sun Storage 2500 series, 6140, 6580, and 6780 arrays, providing an ideal solution to meet the needs of applications requiring highly available, high-performance data storage.

News TheRegister: Sun christens once and future Supernovas

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 13:51:14 PST

Last week, Sun Microsystems confirmed it's on track to ship its "Supernova" servers based on its "Rock" UltraSparc-RK processors before the end of 2009. And now the company has coughed up a few extra details.

News: TheRegister: Sun beefs up modular arrays

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 12:46:28 PST

Sun has upgraded its StorageTek modular array line with two new products using tried and tested ingredients to take capacity up to 448TB.