Date: 26-Nov-2009 URL: www.sun.com/service/eosl/Solaris8.html

Solaris 8 Vintage Patch Service

On April 1, 2009, Solaris 8 entered End of Service Life Phase 2. Customers who have been using Solaris 8 will not receive vintage patches, i.e. patches developed on or after April 1, 2009, not even security patches, unless they purchase the Solaris 8 Vintage Patch Service.

Once you've purchased the service, access Solaris 8 Vintage Patches via our

NEW Member Support Center

Description

Customers who do not require vintage patches may continue to purchase existing support offerings such as SunSpectrum and Solaris 8 subscriptions. Customers who wish to receive vintage patches must purchase the Solaris 8 Vintage Patch Service in addition to the existing support offerings.

Key Benefits

Continue to receive vintage patches (patches developed on or after April 1, 2009.)
- Receive Solaris 8 Security Updates
- Receive Solaris 8 Availability Updates
- Receive Solaris 8 Data Loss Updates
Continue to leverage Solaris 8 to run your business.
Continue to run your applications that prefer Solaris 8.
You may purchase the Solaris 8 Vintage Patch Service at any time until March 31, 2012.

Resources

Additional Options

Upgrade to Solaris 10
Solaris 8 Containers along with Solaris 8 Vintage Patch Service
Solaris 8 Containers provide a way for you to run a Solaris 8 application in a container on Solaris 10 that has the "personality" of a Solaris 8 system.
Keep your existing support
If you are unable to upgrade to Solaris 10 and you have an existing Solaris 8 contract, you will continue to receive telephone support and access to "pre-existing" patches only
(patches developed before April 1, 2009).

Solaris 8 Vintage Patch Service at A Glance
	Full Support for Solaris 8	Phase 1 for Solaris 8	Phase 2 for Solaris 8
Start Date	Solaris 8 Product Launch	04/01/2007	04/01/2009
Duration		2 years	3 years
Technical Phone Support
Solaris 8 Upgrades
Solaris 8 Update Releases
Existing Solaris 8 Patches
New Solaris 8 Patches			With Solaris 8 Vintage Patch Service Only
Enhancement Requests
Time and Materials engagements and Hardware Only plans do not provide entitlement to access or use Software Updates (i.e. patches).

Pricing and Availability

The Solaris 8 Vintage Patch Service may be purchased now through March 31, 2012. Contact your local Sun sales representative or Sun authorized partner for pricing information.

Annual pricing is based on the maximum number of sockets (or processors) per system. Multiple cores per socket count as one socket. Customers must meet a minimum annual price of $24,000. The minimum term for the service is one year.

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