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h3. Resources for Solaris 10 10/09
* The [Solaris Info Center|http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/hubs/documentation/] on BigAdmin provides info on new features in the Solaris 10 10/09 release, including ZFS flash archive, ZFS cache devices for storage pools, ZFS user and group quotas, parallel patching for containers, and turbo charging svr4 packaging
* [Solaris 10 10/09 OS: What's New Guide|http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/821-0382/gijtg?a=browse]
* Can the Solaris 10 10/09 OS run on your x86 system? Find out with [Installation Check Tool|http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/hcl/hcts/install_check.jsp].

h3. Resources for Solaris 10 5/09
* [Workaround for Installing Solaris 10 5/09 OS on the IBM HS22 Type 7870 Blade Server|http://wikis.sun.com/display/BigAdmin/IBM+HS22+Type+7870+Installation+Workaround] by Jonathan O'Brien and Lee Damico
* [Solaris 10 5/09 OS: What's New Guide (pdf)|http://dlc.sun.com/pdf/820-7758/820-7758.pdf]
* Can the Solaris 10 5/09 OS run on your x86 system? Find out with [Installation Check Tool|http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/hcl/hcts/install_check.jsp].
* [BigAdmin Solaris Zones hub|http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/content/zones/]: The Solaris 10 5/09 release adds support for using ZFS clones when cloning a zone.

h3. Resources for Solaris 10 10/08
* FAQ: [What's new in Solaris 10 10/08?|http://www.sun.com/software/solaris/faqs_general.jsp#q_3]
* Video: [What's new in Solaris 10 10/08|http://channelsun.sun.com/video/software/solaris+10/1655836570/what%27s+new+in+solaris+10/1784553614]
* [ZFS and Solaris 10 10/08 FAQ|http://www.sun.com/software/solaris/faq_zfs_solaris10.jsp]
* [Video or podcast from Storage Group: ZFS Boot in Solaris 10 10/08 OS|http://blogs.sun.com/storage/entry/zfs_boot_in_solaris_10]

h3. Other Solaris Resources
h6. Books, FAQs, How-To, and Misc. Resources
* [Configuring the DHCP Server for the Solaris OS or OpenSolaris OS|http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/content/submitted/config_dhcp_server.jsp]
* White paper: [How to Work with ZFS Snapshots|https://www.sun.com/offers/details/zfs_snapshots.html] (login or registration required)
* [Retail Books About the Solaris 10 OS|http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/hubs/documentation/] on the Solaris Information Center
* Sun BluePrints papers:
** [The Solaris Operating System - Optimized for the AMD Opteron Processor|http://mapping.sun.com/profile/offer.jsp?id=38063613]
** [Using the Solaris Operating System to Optimize the Xeon Processor 5500 Series CPUs|http://wikis.sun.com/display/BluePrints/Using+the+Solaris+Operating+System++to+Optimize+the+Xeon+Processor+5500+Series+CPUs]
* [Solaris 10 System Administration Essentials (Amazon pre-order)|http://www.amazon.com/Solaris-10-System-Administration-Essentials/dp/013700009X/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1231888996&sr=1-3]
* [Solaris Security Essentials (Amazon pre-order)|http://www.amazon.com/Solaris-Security-Essentials-Sharon-Veach/dp/0137012330/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1231888873&sr=1-1]
* [Solaris Feature FAQs|http://www.sun.com/software/solaris/faq.jsp]
* [Using on-the-fly decompression for UFS filesystems|http://wikis.sun.com/display/BigAdmin/Using+on-the-fly+decompression+for+UFS+filesystems] by [bnsmb|http://wikis.sun.com/display/~bnsmb]
* [How to Find Large Files and Directories in the Solaris OS|http://wikis.sun.com/display/BigAdmin/Finding+Large+Files+and+Directories+in+the+Solaris+OS]
* [How to Check for Deleted Files Held Open in UFS File Systems|http://wikis.sun.com/display/BigAdmin/Checking+for+Deleted+Files+Held+Open+in+UFS+File+Systems]

* [Talking about RAM disks in the Solaris OS|http://wikis.sun.com/display/BigAdmin/Talking+about+RAM+disks+in+the+Solaris+OS]
* [Using a SVM submirror on a ramdisk to increase read performance|http://wikis.sun.com/display/BigAdmin/Using+a+SVM+submirror+on+a+ramdisk+to+increase+read+performance]

* [Changing the value of kernel static strings|http://wikis.sun.com/display/BigAdmin/Changing+the+value+of+kernel+static+strings]
* [How to change the output of the uname command in the Solaris OS|http://wikis.sun.com/display/BigAdmin/How+to+change+the+output+of+the+uname+command+in+the+Solaris+OS]
* [Workaround for the different behaviour of the which command in Solaris and in Linux|Workaround for the different behaviour of the which command in Solaris and in Linux]
* [Understanding the Differences Between prstat and vmstat Output in the Solaris OS|Understanding the Differences Between prstat and vmstat Output in the Solaris OS]
* [Using "lsof" in the Real World|http://wikis.sun.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=49906332]

* [Installing Solaris 10 on MacBook 13" White Core 2 Duo|http://wikis.sun.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=20844950]
* [Installing Solaris 10 5/08 OS on IBM x3850 M2 Server|http://wikis.sun.com/display/BigAdmin/IBM+x3850+M2+Installation+Workaround] by [Lee Damico|http://wikis.sun.com/display/~ldamico]
* [Installing Solaris 10 5/08 OS on the IBM LS42 Blade Server|http://wikis.sun.com/display/BigAdmin/IBM+LS42+Blade+Server+Installation+Workaround] by [Lee Damico|http://wikis.sun.com/display/~ldamico]

* [Workaround for Solaris 10 Errors Related to NICs|http://wikis.sun.com/display/BigAdmin/Workaround+for+Solaris+10+Errors+Related+to+NICs]

* [Moving Solaris Containers on Sun Fire T2000 Server to Sun SPARC Enterprise M4000 Server|http://wikis.sun.com/display/BigAdmin/Moving+Solaris+Containers+on+Sun+Fire+T2000+Server+to+Sun+SPARC+Enterprise+M4000+Server]
* [Upgrade resources|http://wikis.sun.com/display/BigAdmin/Upgrade]

* [6668806: Xorg Server Fails to Start on IBM x3850 M2 Server|http://wikis.sun.com/display/BigAdmin/Servers]

h6. Tips From the Solaris Tip of the Week Blog
* [Solaris Tip of the Week blog|http://blogs.sun.com/jayd/] home page
* [Use mdb to View Process Stack|http://blogs.sun.com/jayd/entry/solaris_tip_of_the_week14]
* [Unique private subnets for your local zones|http://blogs.sun.com/jayd/entry/solaris_tip_of_the_week11]
* [IPNAT load balancer|http://blogs.sun.com/jayd/entry/solaris_tip_of_the_week6]
* [Create your own svr4 and ips packages|http://blogs.sun.com/jayd/entry/solaris_tip_of_the_week10]
* [Link Aggregation and Logical Interfaces|http://blogs.sun.com/jayd/entry/solaris_tip_of_the_week9]
* [Debug native code with disassembler|http://blogs.sun.com/jayd/entry/solaris_tip_of_the_week8]
* [Use RBAC to grant fine-grained security privilege to non-privileged user|http://blogs.sun.com/jayd/entry/solaris_tip_of_the_week7]
* [Which zone is the resource hog?|http://blogs.sun.com/jayd/entry/solaris_tip_of_the_week5]
* [Global zone as firewall|http://blogs.sun.com/jayd/entry/solaris_tip_of_the_week4]
* [findit.sh|http://blogs.sun.com/jayd/entry/findit_sh]
* [File-based ZFS for development and test environments|http://blogs.sun.com/jayd/entry/solaris_tip_of_the_week3]
* [Dhcp Jumpstart|http://blogs.sun.com/jayd/entry/solaris_tip_of_the_week2]
* [Zones|http://blogs.sun.com/jayd/entry/solaris_tip_of_the_week1]
* [Service Management Facility (SMF)|http://blogs.sun.com/jayd/entry/solaris_tip_of_the_week]
* [Two forms of apache redirect|http://blogs.sun.com/jayd/entry/solaris_tip_of_the_week12]
* [Managing self-signed certificates|http://blogs.sun.com/jayd/entry/managing_self_signed_certificates]
* [ZFS mount cleanup|http://blogs.sun.com/jayd/entry/zfs_mount_cleanup]
* [Zone cloning|http://blogs.sun.com/jayd/entry/solaris_tip_of_the_week13]
* [Use stunnel in client mode to debug SSL connections|http://blogs.sun.com/jayd/entry/use_stunnel_in_client_mode]


h6. Solaris Shells and Scripts
* [A Script Template and Useful Techniques for ksh Scripts - Update March 2009|http://wikis.sun.com/display/BigAdmin/A+Script+Template+and+Useful+Techniques+for+ksh+Scripts+-+Update+March+2009]
* [Conditional function definitions in ksh|Conditional function definitions in ksh]
* [A script to start and stop ramdisks in the Solaris OS|http://wikis.sun.com/display/BigAdmin/A+script+to+start+and+stop+ramdisks+in+the+Solaris+OS]

h3. OpenSolaris Resources (see also [Open Source page|http://wikis.sun.com/display/BigAdmin/Open+Source+for+SysAdmins] on wiki)
* [BigAdmin's Sys Admin Resources for the OpenSolaris OS|http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/topics/opensolaris/]
* OpenSolaris 2009.06 Support for 1000+ SPARC and x86 Systems (see [HCL|http://sun.com/bigadmin/hcl])
* [What's New in OpenSolaris 2009.06|http://www.opensolaris.com/learn/features/whats-new/200906/]
* Sun BluePrints article: [Deploying Web 2.0 Applications on Sun Servers and the OpenSolaris Operating System|http://wikis.sun.com/display/BluePrints/Deploying+Web+2.0+Applications+on+Sun+Servers+and+the+OpenSolaris+Operating+System]
* [Managing Boot Environments With OpenSolaris Package Manager|http://developers.sun.com/developer/technicalArticles/opensolaris/bootenvironments/index.html]
* [Fluendo Makes New Codecs Available for OpenSolaris|http://blogs.sun.com/observatory/entry/complete_set_of_playback_plugins]
* [Test Farm and SSH on an iPhone|http://blogs.sun.com/jwalker/entry/test_farm_and_ssh_on]
* [SPARC Support in OpenSolaris Development Package Repository build 106|http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/indiana-discuss/2009-February/014134.html]
* Webcast: [Installing OpenSolaris in VirtualBox|http://webcast-west.sun.com/interactive/09C12460/index.html]
* [Overview of the Distribution Constructor|http://blogs.sun.com/sunwg11nprg/en_US/entry/distribution_constructor]
* [OpenSolaris 2008.11: Accessible Live CD Instructions|http://opensolaris.org/os/project/indiana/status/accessibility/AccessibleLiveCd/]
* [OpenSolaris 2008.11 Installation FAQ|http://wikis.sun.com/display/OpenSolaris/OpenSolaris0811InstallationFAQ]
* [Running Trusted Extensions in OpenSolaris 2008.11|http://www.opensolaris.org/os/community/security/projects/tx/TX_opensolaris_2008_11/]
* [Understanding Role Based Access Control (RBAC) on OpenSolaris|http://blogs.sun.com/observatory/entry/understading_rbac]

* [OpenSolaris System Administration Guide|http://wikis.sun.com/display/OpenSolarisInfo/OpenSolaris+System+Administration+Guide]
* [What's New in OpenSolaris 2008.11|http://www.opensolaris.com/learn/features/whats-new/200811/]
* [Release Notes for the OpenSolaris 2008.11 Release|http://opensolaris.org/os/project/indiana/resources/relnotes/200811/x86/]

* Linux.com Review: [OpenSolaris 2008.05 is robust and ready|http://www.linux.com/feature/147358]
* Blog: [Advantages of Solaris and OpenSolaris over Linux|http://blogs.sun.com/GeorgeTrujillo/entry/advantages_of_solaris_and_opensolaris]
* Blog: [Top 5 unsuccessful searches on OpenSolaris 2008.05|http://blogs.sun.com/observatory/entry/top_5_unsuccessful_searches_on]
* Blog: [Triple Boot, Part 1: Planning|http://blogs.sun.com/observatory/entry/triple_boot_part_1_planning], which describes creating a triple-boot system with Windows Vista, OpenSolaris 2008.05, and Ubuntu 8.04

* [MilaX 0.3.1 SPARC LiveCD available|http://wikis.sun.com/display/BigAdmin/MilaX+0.3.1+SPARC+LiveCD+Available]
* [MilaX 0.3.2 SPARC LiveCD Available|http://wikis.sun.com/display/BigAdmin/MilaX+0.3.2+SPARC+LiveCD+Available]

h3. Solaris 8 Support
h6. Vintage Support Resource Center
* [Solaris 8 Vintage Support resource center on BigAdmin|http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/topics/vintagepatch/]

h6. Q&A--Can I Get Support After Installing the Solaris 8 OS on a New Sun System?

*Question:*
Sun no longer ship systems with the Solaris 8 Operating System. What is the policy regarding customers who lease a new system (for example, a Sun Fire V490 server with 1.35GHz UltraSPARC-IV CPUs) and install the Solaris 8 OS on it? Can customers get a support contract on that? Or does Sun offer renewals only for existing Solaris 8 licenses?

*Answer:*
Most likely, the customer simply buys a new Solaris 8 license and then puts the system on contract (if the customer wants to do that; it is not required).

The only thing that recently changed, is that a customer can't put the Solaris 8 OS on a new system for free anymore. Now, they need to pay for a license, unless the system is already on contract and they are upgrading (for example, from a release earlier than the Solaris 8 OS). If they are downgrading, they need to buy a new license. See [Solaris 8 Transition Information|http://www.sun.com/software/solaris/support/sol8.xml] for more information.


In addition to perpetual licenses, one-year Solaris 8 retirement subscriptions are also available, as explained in the [Solaris 8 Transition FAQs|http://www.sun.com/software/solaris/support/sol8_faqs.xml].

Customers can still purchase support contracts for new systems they purchase, if they get the perpetual Solaris 8 license. If they get the Solaris 8 retirement subscription, then support is included with the RTU/license.

Here are additional Sun resources:

* [Sun training courses|http://www.sun.com/training/]
* [Register your Sun gear|https://inventory.sun.com/inventory/]
* [Services|http://www.sun.com/services/]
* [SunSolve Online|http://sunsolve.sun.com]
* [Sun forums|http://forum.java.sun.com/index.jspa]
* [Documentation|http://docs.sun.com]
* [BigAdmin web site|http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/home/index.html]
* [Worldwide Developer Events|http://developers.sun.com/events/]
* [Current Events|http://www.sun.com/events/index.jsp]

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