A Brief Highlight of Dissimilarities for Users Moving to OpenSolaris
An OpenSolaris Information Resources article describes what its author determined were the most important differences between OpenSolaris and Linux to assist new users interested in transitioning to OpenSolaris. The article covers the user interface, sudo command, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), top command, prstat command, and file systems. This article offers a brief overview of differences and does contain resource links on the topic for more indepth information.
Misreading of Oracle Page Leads to Widespread Speculation
Oracle says it has not issued an end of life for OpenSolaris, writes eWeek’s Chris Preimesberger. Speculation began when a Feb. 24 posting on the Oracle Website entitled “End of Service Life Status for OpenSolaris Operating System” appeared, which addressed general policies involving the service life of a product.
Getting Familiar with OpenSolaris Is One of the Most Important
Seven tips for OpenSolaris ZFS home server users are offered to readers by Constantin Gonzalez, one of Sun Germany’s principal field technologists. These are tips, he writes, that he found useful in performing his own home server planning, building and installing.
Learn the Basics as Well as Indepth Looks at ZFS, DTrace and How to Contribute
India’s largest IT magazine Digit published a special 96 page mini book entitled “Fast Track to OpenSolaris” that covers Install, ZFS, DTrace, Source Juicer, and more. Kumar Abhishek, leader of the Mumbai OpenSolaris User Group, authored the piece, described as a “quick and dirty guide to OpenSolaris”. The mini book is now available for download.
An Overview Along with Insight into New Developments
Joerg Moellenkamp has published an “IPMP - Tutorial Sneak Preview” for those interested in learning more about IP Multipathing (IPMP). He discusses the IPMP implementation in both Solaris 10/older versions of OpenSolaris as well as the current releases of OpenSolaris (Build 107 and up). Beginning with definitions and basic concepts, which are then followed through with more specific details, Moellenkamp offers insight into using IPMP, ending with tips and tricks even seasoned users may not know.
Paper Recommends It as a Building Block for System Security
“Using the (Open) Solaris Service Management Facility as a Building Block for System Security,” a paper by Christoph Schuba, examines how the Solaris Service Management Facility (SMF) can be used as a fundamental building block to improve system security. The Service Management Facility is a backwards-compatible extension to the traditional way UNIX services are managed with the rc (run command) utility command scripts.
Guide to Deploying and Managing Secure Computer Environments
“Solaris 10 Security Essentials” describes the various security technologies contained in the Solaris and OpenSolaris operating systems. The book describes how to make installations secure and how to configure the OS to the particular needs of your environment. The authors present the material in a straightforward way that makes it accessible to system administrators at all levels.
Three of Toshiba’s new laptops come with OpenSolaris installed: the Tecra M10, Portégé R600 and mini Notebook NB200. Toshiba’s announcement credits the partnership between Sun and the Digital Products Division of Toshiba America Information Systems for providing an easy option for people who want to use Toshiba laptops with Sun’s open source platform, which features Suspend/Resume, Timeslider, ZFS, among other.
Users Can Consolidate Solaris 10 Production Environments onto OpenSolaris Machines
The first phase of Solaris 10 Branded Zones (otherwise known as Solaris 10 Containers) was successfully integrated into OpenSolaris build 127 in late October of this year, reports Jordan Vaughan in his blog. These Zones, he explains, enable users to host environments from Solaris 10 10/09 and later inside OpenSolaris Zones. These Zones are being developed so that users can consolidate their Solaris 10 production environments onto machines running OpenSolaris and take advantage of many innovative OpenSolaris technologies (such as Crossbow) within such environments.
