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  1. ZFS snapshots to and from S3

    http://blogs.sun.com/ec2/entry/zfs_snapshots_to_and_from

    Saving and Restoring ZFS Snapshots to and from Amazon S3 by Sean O'Dell We can use ZFS snapshots to save and restore filesystems from one Solaris EC2 instance to another. This functionality is very useful, for example, for saving user home directories, web server documents, MySQL databases, …

    5 days ago

  2. How to get the Sun AMI/API tools for build 79 images

    http://blogs.sun.com/ec2/entry/how_to_get_the_sun

    In some of the Solaris Build 79 based images it may be possible that it doesn't have AMI/API tool bundled. If the Solaris Build 79 image you are using does not have the Sun AMI/API tools installed. You can follow the steps below to load/install the tools on your instance. …

    7 days ago

  3. OpenSolaris FAQ for Amazon EC2 users

    http://blogs.sun.com/ec2/entry/opensolaris_2008_05_faq_for

    For OpenSolaris 2008.05 ( ami-0c41a465): Q: What additional software is available after the installation of Solaris 2008.05 A: The default installation will point toward the opensolaris.org package authority. There are a large number of packages available for install in that repository. …

    39 days ago
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    ZFS snapshots to and from Amazon S3

    http://blogs.systemnews.com/2008/07/03/zfs-snapshots-to-and-...

    Saving and Restoring ZFS Snapshots to and from Amazon S3 Sean O’Dell has posted a blog entry that shows how to use ZFS snapshots to “save and restore filesystems from one Solaris EC2 instance to another.”

    3 days ago in System News for Sun Users - The Blog · Authority: 11
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    Hotlinks, 7/1/2008

    http://andyleonard.com/2008/07/01/hotlinks-712008/

    threatens all vendors traditional 60% gross margins. The GX integration is problematic and the bottom line benefit uncertain. EMC’s move into cloud file services is a clever flanking strategy. An interesting opinion summed up nicely, I think. Saving and Restoring ZFS Snapshots to and from Amazon S3 - A ZFS to S3 workaround for the lack of persistent storage on EC2.

    5 days ago in thinking sysadmin · Authority: 2
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    [amazon][zfs][opensolaris]Amazon EC2 で OpenSolaris 使いたい ... 。

    http://d.hatena.ne.jp/Voluntas/20080701/1214925225

    ZFS snapshots to and from S3 - OpenSolaris on Amazon EC2 まだ OpenSolaris が使えません ... 早く使えるようにならないかなぁ。

    5 days ago in Twisted Mind · Authority: 28
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    Amazon EC2 で OpenSolaris を動かす (1)

    http://plaza.rakuten.co.jp/kugutsushi/diary/200806050000/

    の 3つがある。SXCE (Solaris Express Community Edition) に Glassfish が入ったものと入ってないものが (1)(2)。(3) が OpenSolaris 2008.05 なので、(3) を使うことにする。 OpenSolaris FAQ for Amazon EC2 users あたりも読んだ方がよさそうね。pkg install amp-dev コマンドで、Web Stack Packages をインストールできるとかいう話もここを見ると分かる。

    31 days ago in 野菜ジュースとフリーザーを買った - 傀儡師の館.Python - 楽天ブログ（Blog） by kugutsushi · Authority: 3
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    Capacity limit on OpenSolaris 2008.05 AMI

    http://andyleonard.com/2008/06/04/capacity-limit-on-opensola...

    reached a capacity limit

    32 days ago in thinking sysadmin · Authority: 2
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    OpenSolaris On EC2 (ZFS)

    http://www.deployatwill.com/post/36689791

    OpenSolaris provides ZFS filesystem, first 128-bit filesystem which offer 64-bit checksum capability to maintain data integrity and Rollback functionality to be able to quickly rollback changes to the last known stable state in case of data corruption

    36 days ago in Deploy At Will · No authority yet
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    OpenSolaris on Amazon EC2, Part II

    http://peat.org/2008/05/18/opensolaris-on-amazon-ec2-part-ii...

    a little time to help put together the Rails AMI next week. If anyone has any favorite gems or other Rails goodies they’d like to see installed, let me know! For more announcements about the OpenSolaris on EC2 program, head over to their blog at http://blogs.sun.com/ec2.

    50 days ago in peat dot org by peat · Authority: 8
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    EC2 blog

    http://blogs.sun.com/dkumar/entry/ec2_blog

    Meet the Sun OpenSolaris on EC2 Team Information on GlassFish/LifeRay/MySQL AMI Current beta program status. Check and leave you comments there if you want to know anything about this. There are other AMI's are in progress and should be made available as soon as it is ready.

    54 days ago in http://blogs.sun.com/dkumar · Authority: 5
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    OpenSolaris on Amazon’s EC2, Yay!

    http://alt-j.com/200805/opensolaris-on-amazons-ec2-yay/

    announcement last week. I just signed up to be included in the beta. I’ll post an update here when I get in and start tinkering. My main focus is going to be the performance of MySQL on EC2 comparing Linux with OpenSolaris.

    55 days ago in Alt-J · Authority: 6
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    OpenSolaris (and GlassFish and MySQL) on Amazon EC2

    http://blogs.sun.com/theaquarium/entry/opensolaris_and_glass...

    You may have seen Jonathan's note on OpenSolaris, MySQL and GlassFish being available on Amazon EC2. Details on the OpenSolaris portion are available at the EC2 Blog (Welcome, Launch and New Limits), at Dileep's Blog and at the EC2@Sun and OS@EC2 sites. For MySQL check the MySQL@EC2 site. I know that Homer worked on the GlassFish AIM AMI but it all happened right before JavaOne and I didn't have time to check more. He told me

    58 days ago in The Aquarium · Authority: 182