In this Issue | July/August 2009 Download LDoms 1.2 Having some fun with Crossbow Managing OpenSolaris with open source CIM Read Ignite’s translated versions   OpenSolaris Ignite Newsletter New booklet: All about OpenSolaris 2009.06 This brand new 16-page booklet has it all: a comprehensive introduction to OpenSolaris, an installation guide using VirtualBox, a workshop-based tutorial to set up Web and Java development environments, and an interview with OpenSolaris product manager Glynn Foster. Download the booklet now! News New in UK: Toshiba laptops with OpenSolaris Choose from the ultra-portable Toshiba Portégé R600 or the desktop replacement Toshiba Tecra M10 — both come with one year of OpenSolaris Basic Support. LDoms 1.2 — ready to download now This new release features support for CPU power management, jumbo frames, configuring domain dependencies, auto recovery of configurations and configuration tools. New discounted price for student certification exams Students, take advantage of this great opportunity to separate yourself from the pack with Sun Certification. The Sun Academic Initiative, in conjunction with Sun Learning Services, is now offering certification exams for $40 worldwide! Reviews ars technica: OpenSolaris 2009.06 is another step forward “The OpenSolaris 2009.06 release is another step forward for the project and its new feature set reflects its growing viability as an end-user platform,“ writes Ryan Paul in his review, continuing to note that “the OpenSolaris ARM port is also a promising development...” ServerWatch: Major kudos to Time Slider Writes Paul Rubens: “Whenever an operating system...comes up with a killer feature, it's worth sitting up and taking notice. And there's no doubt that OpenSolaris' Time Slider feature is heavily armed and dangerous.” Blogs OpenSolaris 2009.06 repository ISO images now available The contents of the ISO images can be used to setup a local mirror of the OpenSolaris 2009.06 repository to accelerate zone creation, or for off-line or private network usage. Take the time to install Chime — it’s worth it Chime is a graphical user interface for DTrace that makes viewing DTrace output enjoyable. It has traces that can provide valuable feedback on your system. Having some fun with Crossbow Brian Leonard shows you how to create a virtual network interface card (VNIC) and dynamically alter its maximum bandwidth as traffic is flowing over it. How to manage OpenSolaris with open source CIM Mark Carlson walks you through the three new packages available to help manage OpenSolaris with the CIM standard. Playing with RAM disks on OpenSolaris 2009.06 Petros Koutoupis decided to play around with the concept of RAM disks on OpenSolaris 2009.06 and decided that it was a learning experience well worth sharing. Videos/Podcasts Optimizing OpenSolaris for Intel Xeon processors Watch this eSeminar featuring Sun and Intel engineers. Tech Tips NEW — get datacenter support for OpenSolaris With the latest release, OpenSolaris Subscriptions now provides global enterprise level support. Events Software Freedom Day September 19 Worldwide virtual event Oracle OpenWorld October 11-15 San Francisco, CA LISA '09 November 1-6 Baltimore, MD © 2009 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved. For information on Sun's trademarks, see: www.sun.com/suntrademarks To manage your Sun subscriptions, visit the Subscription Center. Sun Microsystems, Inc., 18 Network Circle, M/S: UMPK18-124 Attn: Global eMarketing, Menlo Park, CA 94025 USA