Configuring NFS in SmartOS

In the past, I've written up configuring NFS in Solaris, FreeBSD,
and Linux. Now I'll turn my focus to SmartOS. Briefly, NFS
(network file system) provides access to remote filesystems which
appear similar to local resources on client hosts. The following

Intro SmartOS Setup pt 4

Following up from part 3, where we installed and configured our SmartOS
host (cn40), we now get to start checking out handling and management
of SmartOS OS VMs (SOSVMs). Jumping in where we left off in part 3, we
start with the configuration for our image repository hosted on "serv1"

Intro SmartOS Setup pt 3

In part 1, I detailed our general expectations and in part 2, our services
infrastructure VM (IVM) was configured. Here in part 3, we finally get to
check out our first SmartOS IVM and compute node, "cn40". The VirtualBox
(VBox) configuration for "cn40" is:

VLAN Tagging and Vanity Naming in Solaris 11

While awaiting Solaris 11 to be released, I've recently been poking
around in Solaris 11 Express for a preview of what to expect.  In setting
up a test box, I needed to set up VLAN tagging (802.1q trunking) on
an interface.  Due to some of the new Solaris 11 networking features,

Host Info - Network Interfaces

As part of the 'host info' series, we're on to network interfaces.
I know, can't be too hard, run 'ifconfig'.  That's fine if you want IP
(layer 3) related information, but what about layer 2 details?  To get
link status, associated interface speed, duplex, and VLAN tagging