Sun Connection
General QuestionsQ: What is Sun Connection?
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Sun Connection is a Solaris and Linux life cycle management tool that allows customers to provision new systems, manage their updates and configuration changes, and eventually re-deploy systems for new purpose. Customers subscribe to update and provisioning channels to manage Solaris, Red Hat, and SuSE systems. Q: What are my deployment architecture options with Sun Connection?
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Sun Connection provides two deployment architectures – a Sun hosted and a satellite deployment architecture. With the Sun Connection hosted deployment architecture all functionality is stored remotely on Sun's network, with managed systems downloading packages across the Internet. With the Sun Connection satellite deployment architecture all Sun Connection functionality is stored locally on your network,with managed systems connecting to Satellite Server,rather than downloading packages across the Internet. In addition, Sun Connection proxy servers can be added for added scalability. Q: Are Solaris 8 and 9 channels included with active service plans?
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No. Customers must purchase the Solaris 8 & 9 Update and Provisioning Channels.
Q: What channels are currently available?
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Sun Connection offers customers update and provisioning channels for the following OS platforms:
Q: Do you plan to deliver additional Sun Connection Channels in the future?
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Yes. Sun will continually explore the development and release of new channels in the future. Each channel will be priced separately so that customers can pick and choose the channels that offer them the most value.
Q: Service Tag FAQ
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Visit the Service Tag FAQ
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