End of Service Life Status from Solaris Operating System
This describes the Solaris End Of Service Life Program for Solaris OS releases. The information covers the support status of every Solaris release.
Key Benefits
- Know when your Solaris is nearing End of Service Life, for your planning, budgets, and migration.
- Remain compliant; many companies are required to purchase support for their software.
- Make informed decisions about when to migrate to new technology or the latest release.
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Sun provides contractual support on the Solaris OS for five years from the product End of Life (EOL) date as follows:
Table 1: Phase Descriptions |
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| Phase |
Support Level |
| Phase 1 (Years 1 & 2 After Last Ship Date) |
Phase 1 support will provide contract customers with full remedial support, accepting requests for enhancements and cosmetic bugs. Patches will be created as needed, and recommended SunAlert Patch Clusters will be maintained through the end of Phase 1. You will continue to receive the same level of support that you received before the product End-Of-Lifed. |
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| Phase 2 (Years 3, 4 & 5 After Last Ship Date) |
Contract customers will continue to receive online and telephone support and have access to pre-existing Solaris SW updates. Pre-existing means Solaris SW updates created prior to start of Phase 2. Sun currently offers Solaris 8 Vintage Patch Service during this phase 2, allowing customer to extend their coverage on Solaris 8. |
Table 2: Solaris releases covered under SunSpectrum System Plans or
Solaris Subscriptions (*Trusted Solaris 8 support is not included in
the SunSpectrum System Plan or Solaris Subscription) |
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| Release |
LS Date* |
Phase 1 End Date |
Phase 2 End Date |
| Solaris 10 |
TBD |
TBD |
TBD |
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| Solaris 9 |
10/30/09 |
10/30/11 |
10/30/14 |
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| Trusted Solaris 8 release 4/01 and 12/02 |
10/3/08 |
10/23/10 |
10/23/13 |
Table 3: Solaris releases in Phase 1 |
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| Release |
LS Date* |
Phase 1 End Date |
Phase 2 End Date |
| Solaris 9 |
10/30/09 |
10/30/11 |
10/30/14 |
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| Trusted Solaris 8 release 4/01 and 12/02 |
10/3/08 |
10/23/10 |
10/23/13 |
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| Trusted Solaris 8 release 7/03 and 2/04 |
7/31/09 |
7/31/11 |
7/31/14 |
Table 4: Solaris releases in Phase 2 |
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| Release |
LS Date* |
Phase 1 End Date |
Phase 2 End Date |
| Solaris 8 |
02/16/07
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3/31/09 |
03/31/12
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Table 5: Solaris releases covered under Vintage Custom Quotes Only |
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| Release |
LS Date* |
Phase 1 End Date |
Phase 2 End Date |
| Solaris 7 |
08/15/03
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08/15/05 |
08/15/08
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| Solaris 2.6 |
07/23/01
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07/23/03
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07/23/06
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Table 6: Solaris Releases No Longer
Supported Under any Type of Support Offering |
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| Release |
LS Date* |
Phase 1 End Date |
Phase 2 End Date |
| Solaris 2.5.1 |
09/22/00 |
09/22/02 |
09/22/05 |
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| Solaris 2.5 |
12/27/98 |
12/27/00 |
12/27/03 |
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| Solaris 1.1.2 |
09/30/98 |
09/30/00 |
09/30/03 |
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| Solaris 2.4 |
09/30/98 |
09/30/00 |
09/30/03 |
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| Solaris 1.1.1 |
09/30/98 |
09/30/00 |
09/30/03 |
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| Solaris 2.3
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06/01/97 |
06/01/99 |
06/01/02 |
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| SunOS 4.1.2 |
01/06/95
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01/06/97 |
01/06/00 |
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| SunOS 4.1.1 |
01/06/95 |
01/06/97 |
01/06/00 |
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| Solaris 1.1 & C |
06/03/94 |
06/03/96
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06/03/99
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| Solaris 2.2 |
05/01/94
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05/01/96 |
05/01/99 |
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| Solaris 2.1 |
04/15/94 |
04/15/96 |
04/15/99 |
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| Solaris 2.0 |
01/01/94 |
01/01/96 |
01/01/99 |
* LS Date = Last Ship Date. The date that Sun ceases to ship the Media Kit.
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