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 October 2005 • Volume 14 • Number 10
Features
Oversubscribing an Oracle Server Using Solaris™ FSS •
Eric Forgette
Forgette shows how the Solaris Fair Share Scheduler class can be used to maintain Service Level Agreements on a consolidated Oracle database server (a single server with multiple instances), even during periods of oversubscription.
System Automation with PXE, Kickstart, and Cfengine • John Borwick
Borwick describes how to set up a fully automated server
installation process.
NIM: Installation and Configuration •
Alex Markelov and Joseph Kiernan
The authors provide a step-by-step guide for setting up a NIM (Network Installation Management) server for AIX.
An Overview of IBM p5 Virtualization Features •
Ron Jachim
IBM's new POWER5 architecture takes virtualization capabilities previously available only on mainframes and makes them available to AIX, Linux, and even i5/OS on the latest pSeries hardware. Jachim provides an introduction to this architecture and its virtualization features.
Remote Administration Based on VPN for Home Networks •
Rafael Palacios and
José Daniel Muñoz Frías
The authors share their Remote
Administration Kit (RAK), which is based
on a portable computer preconfigured with Windows or Linux.
Chain Gang: Using SSH Chains to Traverse Firewalls •
Ralf Hack
Hack provides a brief introduction to
multiple port forwarding and shows how
to establish a multi-hop TCP proxy service using SSH.
Cameo Appearance as DBA — Part II •
Roger Feldman
In part two of this series, Feldman presents some useful Sybase and Oracle commands for navigating around and understanding your database.
Columns
Asserting File Attributes Using Solaris™ Packages •
Ed Schaefer and John Spurgeon
Questions and Answers • Amy Rich
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