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Sun makes support available on products for five years after the last ship date (LSD) or put simply end of sales date. The period from the LSD through the EOSL Date is referred to herein as the EOSL period .

There are actually three types of Solaris releases.

Marketing releases: include major functionality changes. These releases might also contain new interfaces that impact some application compatibility. The Solaris marketing releases end-of-life some features and add new features. In general, Sun works very had to remain binary compatible between releases, but many vendors recertify their applications. Also, marketing releases might have significant kernel changes that increase the risks associated with compatibility and stability. These releases occur about every 2 years.
Update releases: The updates are designed to provide new functionality in a controlled, compatible fashion. Although new functionality might be present, no interface changes or major changes to any existing feature code is permitted. The result of these controls is complete binary compatibility between update releases of the same marketing release. These updates are provided in two forms, the Solaris Update release and the Solaris Maintenance Update release.
A Solaris Update release is a complete release of the Solaris operating environment. It contains all of the packages included in a marketing release, with bug fixes applied to these existing packages. Plus, there might also be new packages.

The purpose of an update release is to provide:
- New and updated device drivers to support new hardware
- New features in the Solaris operating environment
- Patches integrated into the Solaris system software
Maintenance Update releases: This is a patch release only. This release does not contain any new functionality and bug fixes are delivered by individual patches. The Maintenance Update installation program automatically updates your system without regressing any patches you have previously installed.

For Solaris this period split into two years of full support and 3 years of limited support. During the priod of full support Solaris gets all software updated and only new hardware support is no longer added. Solaris 8 is about to hit end of sales in Feb. 07.

Software Product Family	Full Support	Limited Support
Solaris OS	2 Years	3 years
Java System Software	1 Year	4 years
Other Sun Unbundled Software	3 Years	2 Years

Definitions

Software Product:
Any binary software programs listed in the standard price lists published by Sun from time to time, (ii) any updates/upgrades, and (iii) any related user manuals or other documentation.
Hardware Product:
The hardware systems (including components) listed in the standard price lists published by Sun from time to time.
Product:
The Software Product or Hardware Product.
End of Life (EOL):
Sun determines that the software product or hardware product will no longer be licensed or sold.
End of Version (EOV):
Sun no longer licenses a specific version of a Software Product but continues to license new versions of the Software Product for sale.
Last Ship Date (LSD):
Sun determines that the software product or hardware product will no longer be licensed or sold as indicated in the EOV or EOL announcement issued by Sun.
End of Service Life (EOSL) Date:
The date on which Sun ceases to provide services for a Hardware Product or Software Product under a support contract or on a time and materials basis. Sun documentation refers to EOSL by month and year, e.g. 7/03. The last day of the applicable month is the EOSL date for a product.

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What is the latest release of of a particular version of Solaris OS

Solaris Operating System - Releases

Solaris 10 Operating System (OS)

The latest update release is Solaris 10 6/06.*

Available via download or media kits.

As with earlier versions, several Solaris 10 update releases are planned to come out prior to the next Solaris version.

*Note: The interim Solaris 10 3/05 HW 1 and HW 2 releases are no longer necessary. Customers using platforms for which these releases were originally created should now use Solaris 10 6/06 or 1/06, which include support for these platforms plus important enhancements not found in the HW releases.

Using -etc-release File Information to Determine the Solaris OE Revision

Using /etc/release File Information to Determine the Solaris OE Revision

The /etc/release file was first introduced on the Solaris 2.5.1 Hardware 4/97 release and can be found on all subsequent Solaris versions.

The purpose of the /etc/release file is to determine easily the base OS level or the OS release the system was upgraded to. The /etc/release file is the same whether obtained from the installed operating system, the CD ROM, or the installation image on the hard disk.

Example

 /etc/release
 /cdrom/solaris_2_5_1_hw1197_sparc/s0/Solaris_2.5.1/SUNWsolnm/reloc/etc
 image_path.../Solaris_2.5.1/SUNWsolnm/reloc/etc

A listing of the contents for the specified OS versions follows. The Maintenance Updates "release" file is read directly from a system that had the Update applied to it. Other examples originate from the install image, as indicated by the path information shown.

Note: not every maintenance update is listed below.

Release Listing

Solaris 2.5.1 OE

Solaris 2.5.1 OE 4/97

/image_path/Solaris_2.5.1/SUNWsolnm/reloc/etc

 # more release
                       Solaris 2.5.1 Hardware: 4/97  SPARC
           Copyright 1994-2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
                      Manufactured in the USA 16 April 1997

Solaris 2.5.1 8/97 OE

/image_path/Solaris_2.5.1/SUNWsolnm/reloc/etc

 #  more release
                  Solaris 2.5.1 Hardware: 8/97 s596hw2_09 SPARC
           Copyright 1994-2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
                      Manufactured in the USA 29 July 1997

Solaris 2.5.1 11/97 OE

/image_path/Solaris_2.5.1/SUNWsolnm/reloc/etc

 # more release
                  Solaris 2.5.1 Hardware 11/97 s596hw3_11 SPARC
           Copyright 1994-2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
                         Manufactured in the USA 04 November 1997

Solaris 2.6 OE

Solaris 2.6 OE

/cdrom/sol_2_6_sparc_smcc_svr/s0/Solaris_2.6/Product/SUNWsolnm/reloc/etc

 # more release
                    Solaris 2.6 s297s_smccServer_37cshwp SPARC
           Copyright 1994-2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
                      Manufactured in the USA 18 July 1997

Solaris 2.6 3/98 OE

 # more release
                  Solaris 2.6 HW:2 s297s_hw2smccDesktop_09 SPARC
           Copyright 1994-2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
                          Assembled on 03 February 1998

Solaris 2.6 5/98 OE

 # more release
                  Solaris 2.6 5/98 s297s_hw3smccDesktop_09 SPARC
           Copyright 1994-2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
                           Assembled on 24 April 1998

Solaris 2.6 OE Maintenance Update 2

# more /etc/release
                    Solaris 2.6 s297s_smccServer_37cshwp SPARC
           Copyright 1994-2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
                      Manufactured in the USA 18 July 1997
             Solaris 2.6 Maintenance Update 2, Assembled April 1998

Solaris 7 OE

Solaris 7 OE Initial Release

/cdrom/sol_7_sparc_sun_srvr/s0/Solaris_2.7/Product/SUNWsolnm/reloc/etc

# more release
                      Solaris 7 s998s_SunServer_21al2b SPARC
           Copyright 1994-2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
                            Assembled 06 October 1998

Solaris 7 3/99 OE

/cdrom/sol_7_399_sparc_sun_srvr/s0/Solaris_2.7/Product/SUNWsolnm/reloc/etc

 # more release
                    Solaris 7 3/99 s998s_u1SunServer_10 SPARC
           Copyright 1994-2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
                            Assembled 26 January 1999

Solaris 7 5/99 OE

/cdrom/sol_7_599_sparc_sun_srvr/s0/Solaris_2.7/Product/SUNWsolnm/reloc/etc
                            
 # more release
                    Solaris 7 5/99 s998s_u2SunServer_09 SPARC
           Copyright 1994-2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
                             Assembled 19 April 1999

Solaris 7 8/99 OE

/cdrom/sol_7_899_sparc_sun_srvr/s0/Solaris_2.7/Product/SUNWsolnm/reloc/etc

 # more release
                    Solaris 7 8/99 s998s_u3SunServer_11 SPARC
           Copyright 1994-2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
                             Assembled 30 July 1999

Solaris 7 11/99 OE

/cdrom/sol_7_1199_sparc_sun_srvr/s0/Solaris_2.7/Product/SUNWsolnm/reloc/etc


# more release
                    Solaris 7 11/99 s998s_u4SunServer_10 SPARC
           Copyright 1994-2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
                            Assembled 15 October 1999

Solaris 8 OE

Solaris 8 OE Beta

/cdrom/sol_8_sparc/s0/Solaris_8/Product/SUNWsolnm/reloc/etc

 # more release
                             Solaris 8 s28_27b SPARC
           Copyright 1994-2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
                             Assembled 24 July 1999

Solaris 8 OE Beta Refresh

/cdrom/sol_8_sparc#1/s0/Solaris_8/Product/SUNWsolnm/reloc/etc

 # more release
                             Solaris 8 s28_32d SPARC
           Copyright 1994-2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
                            Assembled 08 October 1999

Solaris 8 OE Initial Release

/cdrom/sol_8_sparc/s0/Solaris_8/Product/SUNWsolnm/reloc/etc
 
# more release
                           Solaris 8 s28_38shwp2 SPARC
           Copyright 1994-2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
                            Assembled 21 January 2000

Solaris 8 6/00 OE

/cdrom/sol_8_600_sparc/s0/Solaris_8/Product/SUNWsolnm/reloc/etc/release

                        Solaris 8 6/00 s28s_u1wos_08 SPARC
           Copyright 1994-2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
                             Assembled 26 April 2000

Solaris 8 OE Maintenance Update 1 (MU1)

# more /etc/release
                           Solaris 8 s28_38shwp2 SPARC
           Copyright 1994-2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
                            Assembled 21 January 2000
                     Solaris 8 Maintenance Update 1 applied

Solaris 8 10/00 OE

/cdrom/sol_8_1000_sparc/s0/Solaris_8/Product/SUNWsolnm/reloc/etc/release       
    
                       Solaris 8 10/00 s28s_u2wos_11b SPARC
           Copyright 1994-2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
                            Assembled 31 August 2000

Solaris 8 OE Maintenance Update 2 (MU2)

# more /etc/release
                           Solaris 8 s28_38shwp2 SPARC
           Copyright 1994-2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
                            Assembled 21 January 2000
                     Solaris 8 Maintenance Update 2 applied

Solaris 8 1/01 OE

/cdrom/sol_8_u3_sparc/s0/Solaris_8/Product/SUNWsolnm/reloc/etc

# more release
                        Solaris 8 1/01 s28s_u3wos_08 SPARC
           Copyright 1994-2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
                           Assembled 28 November 2000

Solaris 8 4/01 OE Beta

/cdrom/sol_8_401_sparc/s0/Solaris_8/Product/SUNWsolnm/reloc/etc
 
# more release
                        Solaris 8 4/01 s28s_u4wos_03 SPARC
           Copyright 1994-2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
                           Assembled 11 December 2000

Solaris 8 4/01 OE

/cdrom/sol_8_401_sparc/s0/Solaris_8/Product/SUNWsolnm/reloc/etc   
                                 
# more release
                        Solaris 8 4/01 s28s_u4wos_08 SPARC
           Copyright 1994-2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
                             Assembled 01 March 2001

Solaris 8 7/01 OE

/cdrom/sol_8_701_sparc/s0/Solaris_8/Product/SUNWsolnm/reloc/etc

# more release
                        Solaris 8 7/01 s28s_u5wos_08 SPARC
           Copyright 1994-2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
                             Assembled 06 June 2001

Solaris 8 10/01 OE Beta

/cdrom/sol_8_1001_sparc/s0/Solaris_8/Product/SUNWsolnm/reloc/etc

# more release
                       Solaris 8 10/01 s28s_u6wos_03 SPARC
           Copyright 1994-2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
                             Assembled 18 June 2001

Solaris 8 10/01 OE

/cdrom/sol_8_1001_sparc/s0/Solaris_8/Product/SUNWsolnm/reloc/etc 
           
# more release
                       Solaris 8 10/01 s28s_u6wos_08a SPARC
           Copyright 1994-2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
                           Assembled 12 September 2001

Solaris 8 2/02 OE

/cdrom/sol_8_202_sparc/s0/Solaris_8/Product/SUNWsolnm/reloc/etc

# more release
                       Solaris 8 2/02 s28s_u7wos_08a SPARC
           Copyright 1994-2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
                           Assembled 18 December 2001

Solaris 9 OE

Solaris 9 OE Beta

/cdrom/sol_9_sparc/s0/Solaris_9/Product/SUNWsolnm/reloc/etc

# more release
                              Solaris 9 s9_41e SPARC
           Copyright 1994-2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
                             Assembled 31 July 2001

Solaris 9 OE Beta Refresh

/cdrom/cdrom0/s0/Solaris_9/Product/SUNWsolnm/reloc/etc  

# more release
                              Solaris 9 s9_50 SPARC
           Copyright 1994-2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
                           Assembled 08 November 2001

This information is maintained as a 'living document' by the SunSolve Online program and is updated as new releases become available.

April 2002

[Feb 1, 2006] Solaris Operating System End-of-Software Support Statements - Solaris 10 1-06 Operating System

The following end-of-software-support announcements are current, as of the Solaris(TM) 10 1/06 Operating System. For the complete text of Solaris Operating System end-of-software-support announcements see the Solaris 10 Release Notes.

Features Removed From the Solaris 10 Operating System

Asian Short dtlogin Names

device_driver Path-Name Support in add_drv System Command

admintool Command

asysmem() and sysmem() Interfaces

BIND Version 8 DNS Server and Tools

x86: Common Object File Format (COFF)

Obsolete Device Driver Interfaces

Euro Character Input Sequences That Are Alt Key-Based and Meta Key-Based

Federated Naming Service XFN Libraries and Commands

Generic LAN Driver Version 0 Interfaces

GMT Zoneinfo Time Zones

GNOME Components Excluded From Sun Java Desktop System, Release 3

Graphic Driver Support

x86: Mixed EISA Devices and Drivers

JRE 1.2.2

Kodak Color Management System

SPARC: Lance Ethernet Drivers

Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Client Library

Obsolete Lightweight Process (LWP) Interfaces

Nameless Interface Groups Feature

Netscape Software

netstat -k Option

x86: Network Devices

Non-POSIX Thread Behavior of the fork() Function

pam_unix Module

PC File Viewer

Perl Version 5.005_03

ptrace Interface In libc

Power Management I/O Control Commands

sendmailvars and the L and G sendmail.cf commands

ShowMe TV

SPARC: 64-bit Packages

sdtjmplay Desktop Java Media Player

Solaris Static System Libraries

Solaris Volume Manager Transactional Volume

stc(7d) for Serial Parallel Controller on S-bus

Storage Interfaces

sun4m Hardware

SunFDDI and SunHSI/S Drivers

Sun StorEdge A1000, Sun StorEdge A3000, Sun StorEdge A3500, and Sun StorEdge A3500FC Systems

Tape Devices

Token Ring Network Drivers

SPARC: 32-bit Sun4U Kernel

Ultra AX and SPARCengine Ultra AXmp Graphics Card

32-bit: X11 Static Libraries

xutops Print Filter

Features That Might Be Removed in a Future Release

Asian Short dtlogin Names

Audit Daemon Interfaces

Cfront Runtime Support Library

Configuration Assistant's fp Plug-in Hardware Options

Device Allocation Interfaces For the Basic Security Module

Obsolete Device Driver Interfaces

Device Management Entries in power.conf

Device Support and Driver Software

Form and Menu Language Interpreter

Host Files in /etc/net/ti*

Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition 1.4

Kerberos Ticket Lifetime Parameters in krb5.conf

Korean CID Fonts

Legacy or Traditional Non-UTF-8 Locales

Functions in the CPU Performance Counters Library (libcpc)

libXinput Library

Network Information Service Plus (NIS+) Name Service Type

nstest Test Program

Perl Version 5.6.1

Solaris Management Console Patch Tool (Patch Manager)

Solstice Enterprise Agents

Standalone Router Discovery

Sun Fire Link Interfaces

Sun Java Desktop System Applications

Sun Java System Application Server Platform Edition 7.0 (Formerly Sun ONE Application Server 7.0 Platform Edition)

Token Ring and Fiber Distributed Data Interface Device Types

WBEM-based Dynamic Reconfiguration

XIL Interface

Xsun DDX Modules, Library, and Related Files

End-of-Software-Support Announcements in Previous Releases of the Solaris Operating System

For more information on end-of-software-support announcements published previously, see the following documents on http://docs.sun.com.

Solaris 9 End-of-Software-Support Announcements

Solaris 9 9/05 Release Notes

Solaris 8 End-of-Software-Support Announcements

Solaris 8 (SPARC Platform Edition) 2/04 Release Notes

Solaris 8 (Intel Platform Edition) 2/02 Release Notes

[Jan 10, 2006] Solaris 10 1/06 The latest Solaris 10 release with new enhancements, support for new platforms and features that enable easier installation and integrated capabilities

Download Sun Products

[Sept 12, 2004] Solaris Operating Environment End-of-Software-Support Announcements Solaris 9 9-04

The following end-of-software-support announcements are current, as of the 9/04 (Update 7) release of the Solaris(TM) Operating System. For the complete text of Solaris Operating System end-of-software-support announcements see the Solaris 9 9/04 Release Notes on http://docs.sun.com.

[Feb 15, 2002] Solaris 8 2/02 What's New Solaris 8 2/02 -- the last Solaris 8 update release

Announcing the Solaris(TM) 8 2/02 Operating Environment. This update release supersedes all previous Solaris 8 updates. Please note: this is the last planned update of the Solaris 8 Operating Environment.

Sun UltraSparc II Transition & End-of-Life

Model      LOD     LSD

Ultra 5     11/13/01    2/15/02    5/17/02

Ultra 10    5/7/02      8/9/02     11/8/02

Ultra 60     4/9/02     7/12/02     10/11/02

Ultra 80     4/9/02     7/12/02     10/11/02

E220R     5/7/02     8/9/02     11/8/02

E450     5/21/02     8/23/03     11/22/02

E250         Not yet announced

E420R     Not yet announced

End of Service Life (EoSL) Policy

Do you want...	Solaris Update	Solaris Maintenance Update
to install the Solaris operating environment on a new system	X
new Solaris features included in the Solaris Update	X
support for new hardware	X
all of the patches	X	X
to install specific patches		X
to back out specific patches		X

Solaris 10

Solaris 10 1/06 The latest Solaris 10 release with new enhancements, support for new platforms and features that enable easier installation and integrated capabilities

Download Sun Products

Solaris 10 Patches Update Announcement

Sun Microsystems - BigAdmin Patches SunSolve

Solaris Forums - Solaris 10

Solaris 9

Solaris Operating Environment End-of-Software-Support Announcements Solaris 9 9-04

The following end-of-software-support announcements are current, as of the 9/04 (Update 7) release of the Solaris(TM) Operating System. For the complete text of Solaris Operating System end-of-software-support announcements see the Solaris 9 9/04 Release Notes on http://docs.sun.com.
Features Removed From the Solaris 9 Operating System

adb(1) Map Modifiers and Watchpoint Syntax

AnswerBook2 Server

aspppd Utility

ATOK8 Japanese Input Method

crash Utility

Crash Dump Options for Solaris ipcs(1) Command

cs00 Japanese Input Method

x86: devconfig Command

x86: Device and Driver Software Support

Early Access (EA) Directory

Emulex MD21 Disk Controller for ESDI Drives

enable_mixed_bcp Tunable

x86: Intel 486-Based Systems

japanese Locale Name Alternate

Java Software Developer's Kit (SDK) 1.2.2

JDK(TM) 1.1.8 Software and JRE 1.1.8

Kerberos Version 4 Client

OpenWindows Toolkits for Developers

OpenWindows Environment For Users

Priority Paging and Related Kernel Tunables (priority_paging/cachefree)

s5fs File System

sendmail Utility Features

Solaris Maintenance Updates

SUNWebnfs Package

sun4d-Based Servers

SUNWrdm Package

Features That Might Be Removed From a Future Release of the Solaris Operating System

device_driver Path-Name Support in add_drv System

AdminTool Command

Asian Short dtlogin Names

asysmem() and sysmem() Interfaces

Audit Daemon Interfaces

Device Allocation Interfaces For the Basic Security Module

Obsolete Device Driver Interfaces

Device Management Entries in power.conf

Device Support and Driver Software

Euro Character Input Sequences That Are Alt Key-Based and Meta Key-Based

Federated Naming Service XFN Libraries and Commands

Non-POSIX Thread Behavior of fork() Function

Generic LAN Driver Version 0 Interfaces

GMT Zoneinfo Time Zones

SPARC: Graphic Driver Support

Java Runtime Environment 1.2.2

Kodak Color Management System

Korean CID Fonts

Lance Ethernet (le) Drivers

libXinput Library

Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Client Library

Obsolete Lightweight Process (LWP) Interfaces

Nameless Interface Groups Feature

Netscape 4.7x Software

Netscape 6.2x and Netscape 7.0 Software

netstat -k Option

Network Information Service Plus (NIS+) Name Service Type

pam_unix Module

Perl Version 5.005_03

Power Management I/O Control Commands

64-bit SPARC: ptrace Interface in libc

sdtjmplay Desktop Java Media Player

Serial Parallel Controller (SPC) Driver

sendmailvars and the L and G sendmail.cf Commands

SPARC: 64-bit Packages

Solaris 32-bit Sun4U Kernel

Solaris Static System Libraries

Solaris Volume Manager Transactional Volume

Solstice Enterprise Agents

Standalone Router Discovery

Storage Interfaces

Sun Java System Application Server Platform Edition 7.0 (Formerly Sun ONE Application Server 7.0 Platform Edition)

sun4m Hardware

Sun StorEdge A3000, Sun StorEdge A3500, and Sun StorEdge A3500FC Systems

Tapes Devices

Ultra AX and SPARCengine Ultra AXmp Graphics Card

32-bit: X11 Static Libraries

XIL Interface

xetops Utility

xutops Print Filter

x86 Only: Driver Support
The Solaris operating environment running on an x86 based system currently supports numerous devices based on the ISA and EISA I/O buses. Support for these devices and the device drivers written specifically for them might be removed in a future release. Support for the EISA bus might be removed in a future release.

Note that some drivers also support PCI devices; these drivers might also be removed in a future release.

The following device drivers that support only ISA and EISA devices might be removed in a future release.

compaq: Compaq PSMI MP Module

corollary: Corollary PSMI MP Module

For a list of other devices and drivers, see the Solaris 7 Online Release Notes (SUNWrdm) on http://docs.sun.com.

End-of-Software-Support Announcements in Previous Releases of the Solaris Operating System

For more information on end-of-software-support announcements published previously, see the following documents on http://docs.sun.com.

Solaris 9 End-of-Software-Support Announcements

Solaris 9 4/04 Release Notes

Solaris 9 12/03 Release Notes

Solaris 9 8/03 Release Notes

Solaris 9 4/03 Release Notes

Solaris 8

Solaris 8 End-of-Software-Support Announcements

Solaris 8 (SPARC Platform Edition) 2/02 Release Notes

Solaris 8 (Intel Platform Edition) 2/02 Release Notes

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