Install & Run Sun VTS in Solaris 10 for hardware & Stress test
In my previous write up here, I wrote a brief description of the Sun VTS (Validation and Test Suite) which can help one to run tests on any Sun Supported hardware and hardware components and report the health status and identify faulty devices. Now, lets get installing and run Sun VTS in Solaris 10.
How to recover/reset root password in Sun solaris (x86)
I discussed here about resetting the password on Sun Solaris Operating system in SPARC platform. While the procedure is almost the same wherein you boot with the CD into single user mode and mount the root partition, here we discuss the procedure to reset the password for the root user on the x86 platform.
It is recommeded that the security for the physical access to the server is restricted so as to ensure that there is no unauthorized access and anyone who follows this routine is an authorized personnel.
Sun Device Detection Tool 1.2 for x86 systems
The Sun Device Detection Tool can help you to determine if the Devices on the system is detected by the Sun Solaris Operating System.
If your device or system is already on the Hardware Compatibility List (HCL) then this may not be necessary. Click here for the HCL in Sun Solaris.
However, there is no harm in running the tool. The tool also allows you to submit the device to HCL under the Reported to Work Function (RWF).
Solaris 10 Operating System for x86 installation check tool
Solaris Operating System for x86 Installation Check Tool checks the system on which you try to install the operating system and report if the system can run the Sun solaris OS properly.
The download is a simple ISO file which then needs to burnt onto a CD to create a boot CD. Once created, start the X86 system with the CD. The ISO can be downloaded from here.
For Sun Solaris Express Edition, click here
How to Install OpenSSH in Sun Solaris 9 (x86)
OpenSSH is a free opensource version of the SSH connectivity tools. OpenSSH encrypts all traffic (including passwords) to effectively eliminate eavesdropping, connection hijacking, and other attacks unlike Telnet,rlogin or ftp where the data is not encrypted and transmitted in plain text. Additionally, OpenSSH provides secure tunneling capabilities and several authentication methods, and supports all SSH protocol versions.
How to Install OpenSSH in Sun Solaris 10 (X86)
OpenSSH is a free opensource version of the SSH connectivity tools. OpenSSH encrypts all traffic (including passwords) to effectively eliminate eavesdropping, connection hijacking, and other attacks unlike Telnet,rlogin or ftp where the data is not encrypted and transmitted in plain text. Additionally, OpenSSH provides secure tunneling capabilities and several authentication methods, and supports all SSH protocol versions.
Solaris 10 is by default installed with SSH server and the clients. However, if you have chosen to ignore SSH at the time of installation or have started the install with a minimal install then you may need to install OpenSSH manually.
Sun Security Alerts- Sun Alert 275590 A Security Vulnerability in the ntp Daemon (xntpd(1M)) May Lead to a Denial of the Solaris Network Time Protocol(NTP) Service
- Sun Alert 274110 Security Vulnerability in the Apache 1.3 "mod_perl" Module Component "Status.pm" May Lead to Unauthorized Access to Data
- Sun Alert 274990 Security Vulnerability in the Transport Layer Security (TLS) and Secure Sockets Layer 3.0 (SSLv3) Protocols Affects Multiple Server Products in the Sun Java Enterprise System Suite
- Sun Alert 275530 Integer Overflow Security Vulnerability in AES and RC4 Decryption in the Solaris Kerberos Crypto Library May Lead to Execution of Arbitrary Code or a Denial of Service (DoS)
- Sun Alert 271169 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities in the Common Unix Printing System (CUPS) Web Interface in OpenSolaris May Lead to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) and HTTP Response Splitting Attacks