The ACPI SRAT describes the topology and nature of the processors and memory in your system. With it SmartOS can perform dynamic optimizations of memory allocation in a multicore, multiprocessor (multi-socket) environment. Read more »
Updating firmware on new Dell servers with the Lifecycle Controller is easy... unless you are behind a tightly locked down firewall. This article explains how to modify a FreeDOS ISO and use it to update the BIOS. Read more »
It is often useful to be able to boot a select population of your servers to specific OSes or releases. In this article I explain how to use ISC DHCP to select which hosts you want SmartOS to run on based on their MAC addresses. Read more »
This is pandering opinionated garbage and a rant. Please forgive me for it. I try to run a respectable blog, but occasionally I lose my temper. As many times before, I have had an interesting tug of war with myself this weekend over the build vs buy dilemma software companies face on many fronts. Read more »
My experience in setting up Ubuntu Server 12.04.1 LTS as a PXE server to boot SmartOS. These instructions should continue to work with future SmartOS releases that keep the same naming conventions. Read more »