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Solaris 10 Media Kit

Solaris 10 Media Kit

The Solaris Operating System supported on all Sun systems and top-selling servers from major PC vendors delivers the performance, stability and security your users and customers demand. With more applications available than for any other open operating system, one OS can span your entire enterprise: the Web tier, the data warehouse, and the most demanding technical compute applications.

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Overview

The Solaris 10 10/09 media kit contains 4 DVDs that include:

  • Solaris 10 10/09 Operating System (SPARC)
  • Solaris 10 10/09 Operating System (x64/x86)
  • Developer Tools
    • Sun Studio 12, Update 1 Multilingual
    • Sun HPC ClusterTools 8.2
    • NetBeans IDE 6.7.1
  • Solaris Software Companion

NOTE: For end-user use only. Resellers/OEMs must follow the standard ordering process per their contract.

Features and Benefits

What can Solaris do for me?

Solaris is the operating system that lets you do all of the things you want to, but previously couldn't. It brings hundreds of new capabilities to your system to transform from your "wish list" to your "can do" list. Take a look at what you can do today with Solaris 10.

Feature Benefits
Solaris 10 Scalable Solutions, Desktop to Datacenter
Serve the Web right out of the box Don't waste time with separate products. The integrated Web and hosting services you need are all included in Solaris 10, including Apache, Tomcat, Java Application Server, Perl, and Solaris Containers. The Solaris Companion CD also includes pre-qualified and tested MySQL, PHP distribution.
Easily share printers and files across your networks Break down the barriers between platforms to make resource sharing easy. Samba, NFSv4 and FTP -- all integrated into Solaris 10 -- provide native Windows file and print services with the resiliency of UNIX.
Painlessly manage network access With built-in Directory Services, including Sun Java Directory Server and Kerberos authentication services, administrators can easily manage users and their system resources.
Develop enterprise applications Get the development tools you need with the operating system. Integrated development tools include GNU programming tools and Perl, with the most popular libraries (i.e. Glib, GTK, JPEG PNG, TIFF, zlib, XML, Tcl/Tk).
Manage your storage in a fraction of the time Save time and money and improve data access with integrated storage management capabilities, including Solaris Volume Manager, support for large volumes, high-performance logging FS (UFS), Sun StorEdge Traffic Manager, Solaris ZFS
Eliminate downtimeImprove availability with the some of the industry's most advanced tools, including Dynamic Reconfiguration, Reconfiguration Coordination Manager, IP network multipathing, Solaris Fault Manager, Solaris Service Manager and Solaris ZFS
Get up and running in no time Solaris 10, the most sophisticated Solaris release yet, is easier than ever to install. Integrated Install services include Jumpstart, Diskless client support, Secure WAN boot, Solaris Live Upgrade, Solaris Flash -- Download or buy the CD or DVD.
Accelerate and extend your network Get the most from Solaris 10 for every user and every device on your network. Start with integrated performance features such as Memory Placement Optimization (MPO), Thread library, Enhanced directory name lookup cache, Dynamic Intimate Shared Memory and libumem, then give your users Mobile IP, PPP, Sendmail, NTP and BIND 9.
Secure your networks and data Secure your customer and employee information with robust privacy features that create a trusted environment using integrated security features and technologies such as GSS-API, Secure Shell, TCP Wrappers, digitally signed binaries, BART and Solaris Containers for application isolation.
Enable your desktop environments Combined is the best of open source software with the technical innovation of Sun to offer an affordable, comprehensive, fully integrated desktop client environment the Sun Java Desktop System, StarOffice, Mozilla, GNOME USB Support, Firewire support and more.
Keep it all running smoothly Flexible, subscription-based Solaris Service Planslet you pick the right level of support you need. Additional services are available to help with migration and performance, managed services, learning and certification. If you are operating Solaris 10 on Sun hardware, get comprehensive coverage from SunSpectrum support.

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Solaris 10 -- the most advanced UNIX operating system ever -- is here. Whether you're a business manager, an IT consultant or an application developer, Solaris 10 lets you do things like scale on the fly to accommodate surging workloads, consolidate multiple platforms into one easy-to-maintain system and automatically identify component failures before they happen.

System Requirements

Product System Specifications

System Requirements

The Solaris 10 Operating System supports SPARC-based, x86-based, and x64-based systems.

Disk space:

  • 2 GB minimum for the smallest set of packages
  • 6 GB for the most popular Solaris packages
  • Note: Required disk space will vary based on OS packages selected, desktop or server use, desired swap and temporary space, localizations/translations, online documentation and applications installed.

Memory:

  • Absolute Minimum 128 MB (256 MB for x86/x64-based systems)
  • Recommended minimum 512 MB
  • Note: Memory requirements will vary depending on the application software being used, system configurations and the number of clients/users.

Supported Platforms

Sun UltraSPARC(R) systems, Fujitsu SPARC64 systems, 32 and 64 bit Systems based on AMD, Intel and VIA x86 CPUs.

Supported Operating Systems

N/A

Licensing Requirements

A Solaris entitlement is required to run the Solaris Operating System.

End users receive their entitlement when they register their installation, or when they purchase Sun's Solaris support plans, including system plans, for their Solaris installation. End users can register at the link provided at: http://sun.com/solaris

For OEMs and other non-end-users, redistribution rights for the Solaris license are required. License fees vary depending on the hardware configuration. OEM systems ship with a valid license. The end customer may still need to register the Solaris license with Sun.

Additionally Sun's SPARC and x86 based systems ship with the appropriate Solaris entitlement/license.

Solaris licenses are not usually transferable, and are for the specific system it is obtained for/came with.

For more specific details regarding Solaris Licensing Policies, please visit: http://sun.com/solaris/licensing.html

Use Restrictions

Not designed, licensed or intended for use in the design, construction, operation or maintenance of any nuclear facility, per the Software License Agreement.

Relevant Standards Supported
  • Interface Standards: UNIX(R) platform 03 from Open Group
  • EPA Energy Star Compliance: Solaris Operating System suspend/resume and power management features (SPARC only)
  • Graphics Standards: X11, PostScript(TM), Display PostScript(TM), OpenGL(R), ISO-10646 and the ICC profile format standard
  • Desktop Standards: CDE (Common Desktop Environment), Motif
  • Connectivity Standards: ONC(TM), ONC+(TM), NFS & optional SNA, SMB, J2SE(TM) 1.5, J2EE(TM) 1.4, XML & other standards
  • Internet Standards: HTTP, ftp, telnet, DNS, NTP, IMAP4, DHCP, SNMP, SMTP, IPv6
  • Object Standards: Java(TM) IDL

Compatible Third-Party Applications

Existing Solaris applications that use the published Solaris Application Programming Interfaces will continue to run unchanged on the Solaris 10 Operating System. For a complete listing of third-party products that run on the Solaris Operating System, please see the Partner Directories at http://solutions.sun.com or the Sun Developer Connection(SM) at https://partneradvantage.sun.com/partners/solaris/

Upgrade Plan

Customers with a valid SunSpectrum(SM) support contract for a Sun system or a Sun Software Support contract for the Solaris Operating System are entitled to receive this release.

Customers can use LiveUpgrade, regular upgrade, or a clean install to upgrade to Solaris 10 5/09. For details of the upgrade options available and supported from specific prior releases, please refer to the user documentation and manuals.
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