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- Implementing the Solaris OS, x86 Platform Edition, on Your Desktop or Laptop
- The Solaris Operating System, x86 Platform Edition, while making for an optimal server platform, is often overlooked as a viable solution for a desktop or laptop environment. This paper can help the reader to get up and running with Solaris x86 on a desktop or laptop. The Solaris x86 OS...
- Tags: Desktop, Operating System, Intel X86, Laptop Computer, Solaris-x86 OS, Sun Solaris, UNIX, Operating Systems, Servers, Software, Hardware
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- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 and Solaris 10 on x86
- Sun Microsystems has positioned Solaris 10 on x86 (written Solaris 10/x86) as an alternative to Linux. On the surface, Sun appears to have a reasonable story to spin around Solaris 10/x86 in comparing it to Linux. Sun hypes its allegedly lower support costs, the Solaris feature set and indemnification. However,...
- Tags: Sun Solaris 10, Sun Microsystems Inc., Intel X86, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, SuSE Linux, SuSE, Sun Solaris, UNIX, Operating Systems, Linux, Servers, Open Source, Software, Hardware
- White papers 2006-02-01
- Porting Device Drivers for the Solaris Operating System to 64-Bit x86 Architectures
- The capabilities of the Solaris platform continue to expand to meet customer needs. The Solaris 10 release is designed to fully support both 32-bit and 64-bit architectures. The Solaris OS supports machines based on both 32-bit and 64-bit SPARC processors as well as 32-bit and 64-bit x86 platforms. This paper...
- Tags: 32-bit, Operating System, Intel X86, Device Driver, Sun Solaris, UNIX, Operating Systems, 64-Bit, Servers, Software, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components
- White papers 2004-12-01
- SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 and Solaris 10 on x86: A Comparison
- Sun Microsystems has positioned Solaris 10 on x86 (written Solaris 10/x86) as an alternative to Linux - and to open source. On the surface, Sun appears to have a reasonable story to spin around Solaris 10/x86 in comparing it to Linux; Sun hypes its allegedly lower support costs, the Solaris...
- Tags: Sun Solaris 10, Sun Microsystems Inc., Intel X86, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, SuSE Linux, SuSE, Sun Solaris, UNIX, Operating Systems, Linux, Servers, Open Source, Software, Hardware
- White papers 2005-06-27
- Configuring Xinerama on the Solaris OS for x86 Platforms
- This paper shows how to configure Xinerama on the Solaris OS for x86 platforms, and it can also be used to configure multihead functionality on x86 systems running the Solaris OS. Xinerama is an extension to the X Window System, and it provides the user with more screen real estate....
- Tags: Operating System, Intel X86, Xinerama, Sun Solaris, UNIX, Operating Systems, Servers, Software, Hardware
- White papers 2006-04-01
- Installing Solaris 9 OS, x86 Platform Edition - One User's Experience
- Supporting heterogeneous environments requires more hours and effort than sticking to one hardware and software platform. The downside of complete homogeneity lies in the fact that higher-end servers require faster and more scalable hardware while desktops and small servers can get by on cheaper x86 hardware. To bridge this gap...
- Tags: Sun Solaris 9, Operating System, Sun Microsystems Inc., Intel X86, Sun Solaris, Processors, Operating Systems, UNIX, Servers, Software, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components
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- Sun previews four-socket, quad-core server measuring just 2U
- Not using x86/x64 Sun Servers Yet.We use Sun servers, but they're SPARC IV servers and relegated to support Solaris and financial applications. I haven't had the opportunity to experiment with the x86/x64 servers from Sun or the x86 version of the Solaris OS.I'd like to hear experiences from those...
- Tags: sgunelius
- Discussion threads 2007-09-09
- Building a System With the Solaris OS, x86 Platform Edition, for Under $500
- The author's aim this paper is to help the reader build an inexpensive machine running on the Solaris OS, x86 Platform Edition. The paper covers the author's experience building such a system, the types of hardware needed, and the steps for installing the software. If everything goes as planned, the...
- Tags: Operating System, Intel X86, Author, Sun Solaris, UNIX, Operating Systems, Servers, Software, Hardware
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- Sun's Solaris 10 for x86: A Platform for Enterprise Applications
- Sun's Solaris 10 operating system is now available for both SPARC and x86 platforms. Its new features give software partners multiple reasons to update their current Solaris applications written for Solaris 8 and Solaris 9. This IDC white paper examines the Solaris 10 operating system, its new features - including...
- Tags: Sun Solaris 10, Sun Microsystems Inc., Intel X86, Enterprise Application, International Data Group, Sun Solaris, UNIX, Operating Systems, Servers, Software, Hardware
- White papers 2005-09-01
- GRUB and the Solaris 10 1/06 OS: The New Bootloader for x86 Platforms
- When an x86-based system powers on, the BIOS initializes the CPU, memory, and platform hardware. Upon completion, the BIOS loads the initial bootstrap software (that is, the bootloader) from the configured boot device and hands control over to the bootloader. The Solaris 10 3/05 OS and earlier releases use a...
- Tags: Sun Solaris 10, Operating System, Sun Microsystems Inc., Intel X86, Sun Solaris, BIOS, Operating Systems, UNIX, Servers, Processors, Software, Hardware, Components, Semiconductors
- White papers 2005-12-01
- Adding Device Drivers to the New Boot Install Image in the Solaris 10 OS for x86 Platforms
- This engineering reference explains how to add new device driver binaries to an install image for the Solaris Operating System OS so that a system with a new device will be able to install and support this device during, and after, the installation process. This paper is intended for systems...
- Tags: Sun Solaris 10, Operating System, Intel X86, Device Driver, Sun Solaris, Operating Systems, UNIX, Servers, Software, Hardware
- White papers 2006-06-01
- File System Performance: The Solaris OS, UFS, Linux ext3, and ReiserFS
- This paper focuses on a specific benchmark example to highlight how these improvements have enhanced the performance of Solaris systems. It presents initial comparisons of the Solaris OS and Linux performance using the PostMark file system benchmark. PostMark has become an industry-standard benchmark, designed to emulate Internet applications such as...
- Tags: Operating System, File System, PostMark, Sun Solaris, UNIX, Linux, Operating Systems, Servers, Software, Hardware
- White papers 2004-08-01
- Using Solaris Live Upgrade for the x86 (and SPARC) Platform
- This paper will encourage more people to use Sun's Solaris Live Upgrade software. Even though the paper provides information about the Solaris Operating System, x86 Platform Edition, the information is applicable to the SPARC Platform Edition as well. The Solaris Express program is now offered as an option for Sun's...
- Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., Intel X86, Sun Sparc, Solaris Express Program, Sun Solaris, UNIX, Operating Systems, Servers, Software, Hardware
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- Comparison of Solaris OS and Linux for Application Developers
- Many developers are writing applications to run under the Linux operating system. With the many new features of the Solaris 10 OS, and with the new emphasis Sun has placed on supporting the Solaris OS on AMD and Intel processor-based machines, developers are becoming interested in being able to develop...
- Tags: Developer, Linux, Operating System, Sun Solaris, Operating Systems, UNIX, Servers, Software, Hardware
- White papers 2006-06-01
- Solaris 10 What's New
- This paper summarizes all features in the Solaris 10 Operating System Solaris OS that are new or have been enhanced since the Solaris 9 OS was originally distributed. In the Solaris 10 OS, Sun Microsystems has developed a new architecture for building and deploying systems and services that are capable...
- Tags: Sun Solaris 10, Operating System, Technology, Solaris 10 OS, Predictive Self-Healing Feature, Sun Solaris, Operating Systems, UNIX, Servers, Software, Hardware
- White papers 2005-01-01
- SolutionBase: Installing Solaris 10
- Sun has recently made Solaris available for the Intel platform. This article will focus on installing Solaris 10 on an x86 machine.
- Tags: Sun Solaris 10, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris, UNIX, Operating Systems, Servers, Software, Hardware
- Download resources 2007-04-19
- solaris 10 x86
- I am trying to install solaris 10 on a x86.I created the iso file using the sun download manager and made a dvd. I wanted to set the boot config to my secondary 1 device DVD writer/reader but there is not a choice for it in the boot priority...
- Tags: Consumer electronics, DVD, jerry.d.holtz@..., Intel x86
- Discussion threads 2007-09-04
- Solaris and Linux
- Only the Solaris Operating System makes sense for UltraSPARC servers. But Sun offers Solaris, Red Hat or SUSE Linux for its Opteron and Xeon servers. Which should customers install? This paper provides key facts to help customers choose between Linux and Solaris for x86/Opteron servers. Each section focuses on a...
- Tags: Sun Solaris, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Servers, Open Source, Software, Hardware
- White papers 2005-01-09
- Enterprise Linux Server Solutions From Novell and Sun
- The differences between SUSE Linux Enterprise Server and Solaris 10 on x86 are quite clear. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server has more certified applications available, a more complete ecosystem, runs on a wider range of hardware architectures, dominates with respect to performance, and is significantly ahead of Solaris 10 on x86...
- Tags: Novell Inc., Linux, Linux Server, Sun Microsystems Inc., Enterprise Server, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, SuSE Linux, Sun Solaris, Servers, Open Source, Virtualization, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware
- White papers 2006-08-22
- Creating a Multi-Boot Disk for Machines With AMD Opteron Processors
- Sun Microsystems Inc.'s new 64-bit Opteron machines can be configured to run the Solaris Operating System (x86 Platform Edition) and several distributions of Linux, all from a single internal disk drive. This is made possible by correctly partitioning the disk drive at the time of the first OS installation, to...
- Tags: Operating System, Sun Microsystems Inc., AMD Opteron, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Sun Solaris, Linux, Operating Systems, 64-Bit, Processors, Software, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components
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