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"SunOS" (aka "Solaris") refers to the UNIX-based Operating System produced by Sun Microsystems and acquired by Oracle in 2010

Related to the UNIX-based Operating System produced by Sun Microsystems since the 1980's and acquired by Oracle in 2010.

Both the terms "SunOS" and "Solaris" are frequently interchanged in today's vernacular. However, historically, "SunOS" used to refer to the UNIX-based OS prior to version 2.6.

The term "SunOS" is also seen as the "Operating System Type" when queried by various compilers & built-in commands (such as uname)

The operating system supports both "SPARC" & "x86"-based CPU architecture.

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Any transparent filesystem for SunOS

Back before Solaris SunOS had a cool feature called transparent file system. The basic concept allowed disk files systems to be stacked like transparencies on an overhead projector. And allowed the presenter to draw on the top transparency. What…
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Which version of SunOS

What is the correct way to identify which version of SunOS is currently running?
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Solaris 8 available for download?

A customer of mine is still using Solaris 8, now I have a product which requires testing against this OS, however looking at Oracle, they merely provide 10 and 11. Is it possible to find Solaris 8 for download (x86) still? Or is it a lost cause?
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SunOS free command

I have SunOS 5.10 sparc server. I want to calculate system memory. I can easily find this in Linux using /usr/bin/free command. Can anyone please suggest me if there is any equivalent command in SunOS. It would be better if anyone can give me any…
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What is the package manager under OpenSolaris 5.11?

I'm on an OpenSolaris 5.11 server and when I asked about Django, technical support offered to use pkgin as a package manager. [root@gpx8nnaa ~]# uname -a SunOS gpx8nnaa.joyent.us 5.11 snv_89 i86pc i386 i86pc [root@gpx8nnaa ~]# find / -name…
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solaris vs linux for production servers (many servers like tens in a cluster)

which os should I choose solaris or linux if linux which distribution? i want to deploy my java app on production servers in a cluster on tens of servers... can someone tell me what are the key points I should compare between the 2 os? which os…
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Configuring Solaris audit to include username into his events

Need to configure audit logging in Solaris but I have a problem. There are two SunOS servers which were configured before. When I started analysing logs I found out that in Solaris 10 I can see the name of user who login/logout but in Solaris 11…
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OS boot failure and automatic reboot in a Sun T5220 SPARC server

I have a strange boot issue on a Sun T5220 SPARC server with Solaris 10. The last few changes I did on this server, for maintenance purposes were: to delete some old directories (definitely not anything system-related, just some directories that…
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Why are some disks and some are LUNs?

Question at the bottom. I would like to use a Sun StorageTek 6100 as JBOD for ZFS, and so I have connected it to OmniOS over FC with a QLC2462 HBA. The disk array doesn't have a controller tray, just an expansion tray, so no raid controller. Both…
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Correct way to modify startup options for svc:/network/finger:default in Solaris 10?

I want to make "finger" harmless on Solaris 10, and I see this in the man page; OPTIONS fingerd supports the following option. -s Enable secure mode. Deny forwarding of queries to other remote hosts. Is it possible to change the start-up…
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How should I monitor memory usage/performance in SunOS/Solaris?

Last week we decided to add some SunOS (uname -a = SunOS bbs-sam-belair 5.10 Generic_127128-11 i86pc i386 i86pc) machines into our running munin instance. First off, the machines are pre-configured appliances, so, I want to avoid touching the system…
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Installing Solaris 10 on Sun oracle SPARC Enterprise T5220 and Sun oracle SPARC T4-1 server

I m newbie to sever environment.I got old Solaris 5.10 already installed following severs Sun oracle SPARC Enterprise T5220 Sun oracle SPARC T4-1 server It does not show BIOS loading ,when it is booting up.It shows the installed operating system…
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How to get a running apache’s config file in SunOS (OR: how to get around ps’s 126-character output limit)

I am currently running a SunOS 5.9 machine as a web server. It runs several apache instances, each with its own config file. I specify the config file using the -f command-line option. What I want to do is to check, at any time, what apaches are…
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Server hardware replacement assessment

I need to assess if it is time to replace our server hardware. I am trying to see if I need to find some stats to determine if it is time for replacement. I am new to the servers area and looking for some pointers from the experts on which…
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SPARC T4 iLom CLI not accessible from SER MGT Port. (NET MGT - inaccessible)

Our 3 SPARC T4 Sun servers have all of a sudden began the exact same behaviour. -Fans are at full RPM -Attentions lights on all 3 are on solid amber -ILOM network interfaces not responding (all 3 were working fine previously) -When connecting to the…
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