Sun Grid Engine for Linux
The previously “Sun Grid Engine” (SGE) now “Oracle Grid Engine” is a useful job scheduler that will allow one to effectively dispatch jobs to compute […]
Edit a crontab in Linux
Cron is a great feature which can allow you perform tasks on a scheduled basis. For example, if one wanted to execute some script, each […]
Optimizng my.cnf in mysql
MySQL has a considerable number of optimizations available. The easier way to modify mysql to set limits or expand available resources is by the “/etc/my.cnf” […]
Using pgrep on linux
pgrep is a useful tool that can allow one to grep a process by name and return it’s id. From the pgrep manpage it will […]
Windows Server 2008 R2 Network Backup
A useful feature of Windows Server 2008 R2 is the ability to backup over a mapped network drive. This feature was not available in Windows […]
Set user quotas using xfs_quota
The XFS file system supports user, group, and project quotas. It is often useful to implement quotas of for a particular user. To do so […]
Tips for Learning Linux Fast
Linux is an operating system of great flexibility, security, and stability. It is often times used in many commercial companies for production level computing. This […]
Running Unix Commands on Windows
Many often wonder if it is possible to execute unix commands on a windows platform. With just the windows platform it is not possible. A […]
How To vlan tag in Solaris
In solaris it is possible to vlan tag your network interfaces. The main file you will want to work with is the /etc/hostname.xxxx file, where […]
/etc/vfstab in solaris
From the solaris man page, the /etc/vfstab is essentially a table of file system defaults. File systems placed in this file will be mounted at […]