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Sun ONE Software on the Solaris 9 Platform Technical FAQ
Technical QuestionsQ: How is the Solaris Operating System related to Sun ONE software?
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The Solaris OS is the platform of choice for the Sun ONE software stack. In particular, the Solaris 9 OS offers enhancements that make it deployment-ready for services on demand based on the Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) standard.
For more information on the Sun ONE platform, please visit the following URL:
www.sun.com/software/sunone/overview/platform.
For general information on Sun ONE, please visit the following URL: www.sun.com/sunone. Q: What are Sun ONE Services on Demand and how are they related to Web Services?
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Services on Demand are defined by Sun as a superset of web services that also includes benefits to both the deployment and development communities. The deployment customer benefits from Services on Demand via the ability to cut IT infrastructure costs, leverage existing investments, and retain customers through one-on-one marketing techniques. The development customer benefits by creating, assembling and integrating services in a personalized way.
For more information on Sun ONE and Services on Demand, please visit the following URL: www.sun.com/sunone/faq.html. Q: What makes the Solaris 9 OS deployment-ready for Services on Demand?
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There are two key reasons why the Solaris 9 OS is the recommended platform for Services on Demand. One is the ability to deliver High Service Levels at Low Service Level Cost. The other reason is that Services on Demand-enabling Components are built-in to the Solaris 9 OS.
High Service Levels at Low Service Level Cost . . . This newest release of the product, Solaris 9 OS, is the result of an evolution of features and capabilities that continue to make Solaris one of the most reliable computing platforms by providing infrastructure to deliver Reliability, Availability, Manageability, Security, Performance and Scalability. Services on Demand Components . . . The following components are integrated or included in the Solaris 9 OS: Integrated into the Solaris 9 OS is. . .
Included with the Solaris 9 OS is. . .
For updated information on what is included in the latest release of the Solaris OS media kit, please visit the following URL: wwws.sun.com/software/solaris/binaries/package.html. Q: What does the Sun ONE Services on Demand integrated stack look like?
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There is a single visual that can represent the Sun ONE Services on Demand stack, which effectively shows that developers and systems administrators have different perspectives of the same stack. Imagine a stack made up of four layers: hardware, operating environment, middleware, and applications.
The developer perspective is usually looking down at the stack, from the vantage point of the business logic or application. The systems administrator perspective is of a cross-section of this same stack, from the vantage point of having to manage the stack, all the way from hardware to application. The developer perspective is one that is strongly represented by the Sun ONE vision. Q: Is Sun ONE architecture a proprietary solution or can customers swap components in and out as desired?
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The Sun ONE architecture is based on open standards and will therefore support components that comply with these standards. Customers have the benefit of leveraging existing investments by using established infrastructure to build Sun ONE compliant systems. This means that Sun ONE software supports an integratable stack.
Sun Microsystems also understands that there will always be customers that want a fully-integrated solution, which is why they will benefit from the tight integration between the Solaris OS, iPlanet, and Forte, which in turn is deployed on Sun hardware and storage. The added benefit here is that the customer has a single point of contact for all their computing needs. This means that Sun ONE supports an integrated stack as well. For information on the integrated vs. integratable issue, please visit the following URL: www.sun.com/sunone/overview/platform. Q: Which version of J2SE is integrated into the Solaris 9 OS? What are the licensing terms? How much does it cost? How is it supported?
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J2SE 1.4 is integrated into the Solaris 9 OS and is available for full production use at no additional cost. Information on the Java on Solaris product family is available at the following URL: www.sun.com/solaris/java.
With regards to support, any customer already under a support contract with Sun will be covered for the support of J2SE 1.4 on the Solaris platform. There is also a wealth of support information on the Java Developer Connection website, where registration is free as well: developer.java.sun.com/developer/. For support questions related to Java development, the user is required to have a support contract with SDN (Sun Developer Network): http://developers.sun.com/. The recommended location for support information is the following URL, "Support Services": www.sun.com/solaris/java/support.html. Q: Which version of the Sun ONE Directory Server is integrated into the Solaris 9 OS? What are the licensing terms? How much does it cost? How is it supported?
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See the Directory Services FAQ.
Q: Which version of the Sun ONE Application Server is integrated into the Solaris 9 OS? What are the licensing terms? How much does it cost? How is it supported?
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The Platform Edition of the Sun ONE Application Server is integrated into the Solaris 9 OS. The licensing terms are for NO COST, evaluation, development and deployment of this J2EE 1.3 compliant application server. The license allows a single administration server for each application server instance, which means that centralized management of multiple application servers is not provided with this product.
For additional product functionality, the user can upgrade to the other versions of the product, to be announced later this summer. Support for the Sun ONE Application Server in the Solaris 9 OS is at additional cost. The best location for support information is the following URL, "Support Services": www.sun.com/service/support/. Note: Sun ONE Application Server will be integrated into the Solaris 9 OS in a later update. Q: What other versions of the Sun ONE Application Server are available, apart from the version that is integrated into the Solaris 9 OS? What are their licensing terms and cost? How are they supported?
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Future versions of the Sun ONE Application Server will be announced at a later date.
Q: Which version of the Sun ONE Message Queue is integrated into the Solaris 9 OS? What are the licensing terms? How much does it cost?
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The Sun ONE Message Queue, Platform Edition 3.0 is integrated into the Solaris 9 OS. As part of the Solaris 9 OS the Sun ONE Message Queue product can be used for production and development purposes for no cost. Additional enterprise quality features (scalability, clustering, enhanced security) are available for a fee through an upgrade to the Sun ONE Message Queue Enterprise Edition.
Support for the Sun ONE Message Queue in the Solaris 9 OS is at additional cost. The best location for support information is the following URL, "Support Services": www.sun.com/service/support/. Note: Sun ONE Message Queue will be integrated into the Solaris 9 OS in a later update. Q: What Sun ONE products are available as part of the Sun ONE Advantage Software?
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Depending on product release cycles and software promotions, the contents of Sun ONE Advantage Software may vary from one update of the Solaris 9 OS to another. The most current content in this bundle is posted at the following URL, ?Free Solaris Binary License Program: Package Description: www.sun.com/software/solaris/binaries/package.html.
Q: If I am actually interested in designing and deploying a Services on Demand infrastructure, what resources are available to me from Sun?
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The key to success in the deployment of a Sun ONE infrastructure for Servic
es on Demand is to leverage the many value-add services from Sun, including:
Q: Does the Sun ONE family of Reference Architectures provide some specific information on the Sun ONE Application Server?
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Yes, there is one scheduled for release in June 2002, based on iPlanet Application Server v6.5. The Reference Architecture for the new Sun ONE Application Server v7 is in planning stages now.
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