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BigAdmin Feature Solaris Versions

There are actually three types of Solaris releases.

Marketing releases: Solaris 8

Update releases: 8 6/00, 8 10/00, 8 1/01, 8 4/01

Maintenance Update releases: 8 MU1, MU2, MU3, MU4

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

Because an Update release contains updated packages, not patches, you can use a Solaris Update release to install the Solaris operating environment on a new system. Or, you can upgrade a system that is already running the Solaris operating environment. When you upgrade to a Solaris Update release:

The update is delivered as new packages with pre-applied patches. As a result, you can not back out any of the pre-applied patches.

Any patches previously installed on your system that are not included in the Solaris Update release are removed from your system.

To identify the version of the Solaris software that is running on your system type:

# cat /etc/release

Hardware

Hardware Compatibility List
Sun System Handbook contains pictures, part numbers, and views of many of Sun's hardware products
Just the Facts Papers - reference material on various Sun hardware
Comp.Sys.Sun.Hardware -- last updated in 1993
NVRAM
Solaris/Intel
UPS info
Sun on Ebay

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