Having problems building the Perl DBD::mysql modules on Solaris 10 Sparc 64-bit? The Perl 5.8.4 binary that ships with Solaris 10 is a 32-bit application. The core issue is a platform architecture...

While typical corporate systems may not require extensive auditing, government systems, whether classified or not, do require this level of accountability. I was tasked with adding CLI logging to ...

Ever had a customer ask you where some process was running on some port in their network? This script provides a means of scanning a subnet for TCP listeners, using only commonly available Perl fu...

This post documents a system recovery after hardware maintenance on a Sun Blade 8000 went wrong. During a NEM module replacement, power cycling issues corrupted boot archives on multiple blades, ca...

I was carrying my son (15 months old) down the steps, and I slipped. My only thought was “Don’t let Jason get hurt.” When I lost my footing, I prioritized protecting my child by wrapping my arms a...

I worked with a customer to create highly available systems that could be used for various beta or QA purposes, or production services. Hardware Setup Four Sun Fire T-2000 servers were available,...

Today, I spent a good part of the day troubleshooting an Oracle 10g database whose db_recovery_file_dest kept filling up. Now, I’m not a DBA, by trade, just a technical generalist with a penchant f...