solaris

Administer Solaris 9/10/11 systems with SMF, ZFS, Zones, and DTrace commands.

7|Updated Mar 5, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/rloisell/rl-agents-n-skills --skill solaris
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: solaris
Source: https://github.com/rloisell/rl-agents-n-skills/tree/main/solaris
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/rloisell/rl-agents-n-skills --skill solaris

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve?

Provides concise, operational guidance and actionable commands to administer and troubleshoot Solaris 9/10/11 systems so engineers can reliably manage services, storage, networking, virtualization, and hardware on SPARC and x86 platforms.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Service Management (SMF): Inspect service states, manage service manifests, and recover services from maintenance for production recovery.
  • ZFS Administration: Create and maintain pools and datasets, perform snapshots, send/receive replication, tune properties, and manage scrubs and replacements during migrations.
  • Zones & LDoms: Configure, install, and lifecycle-manage Solaris Zones (sparse/whole-root/branded) and T-series LDoms, including resource allocation and live migration procedures.
  • Observability & Diagnostics: Use DTrace for live performance tracing and FMA/OBP/cfgadm/luxadm/prtdiag tooling for hardware and fault diagnosis.
  • Use Case: Triage a degraded SPARC host by validating ZFS pool health, clearing SMF maintenance, collecting DTrace I/O latency samples, and producing a remediation checklist for an on-call operator.

Quick Start

Ask the solaris skill to audit a SPARC host for ZFS health, SMF service states, pending FMA faults, and recommended remediation steps.

Frequently Asked Questions about solaris

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

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How do I troubleshoot a degraded ZFS pool and clear SMF maintenance on a SPARC host?

To recover SMF services, inspect service states, manage manifests, and clear maintenance flags using operational procedures designed for Solaris 9, 10, and 11 production environments.

What is the best way to manage Solaris Zones lifecycle and resource allocation?

Managing Solaris Zones involves configuring, installing, and lifecycle-managing sparse, whole-root, and branded zones, including resource allocation and live migration procedures for production systems.

How do I use DTrace for live performance tracing and hardware fault diagnosis?

Perform ZFS administration by creating and maintaining pools and datasets, executing snapshots, managing send/receive replication, tuning properties, and handling scrubs and drive replacements during migrations.

Does this Solaris administration guidance apply to both SPARC and x86 platforms?

Yes, this guidance applies to Solaris 9, 10, and 11 on both SPARC and x86 platforms, covering network multipathing, LDoms resource configuration, and systems engineering tasks.