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Provides improved functionality for allocating, monitoring, and controlling system resources. Delivers improved resource accounting and monitoring capabilities due to tight integration with the Solaris OS kernel.
Provides a broader set of mechanisms for controlling resources and increases ease of manageability for resource allocation.
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Allows consolidation of multiple applications on a single system while maintaining required service levels. This allows customers to integrate multiple applications on a single server.
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Solaris Volume Manager is an enterprise class volume manager integrated into the Solaris platform. Provides storage management tools and allows users to manage large numbers of disks and effectively utilize storage resources. Includes all capabilities of Solstice DiskSuite plus: Soft partitions, active monitoring of disks, Solaris Management Console based interface, and WBEM application programming interface. A new Graphical User Interface (GUI) is accessible throughout the Solaris Management Console which simplifies the task of defining logical volumes.
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The tight integration between the Solaris OS and its management tools helps ensure ease of use, complete compatibility with the Solaris Operating System and a one stop, fully tested environment for customers. Provides a cost saving alternative to third-party volume managers.
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Sun ONE Directory Server is now fully integrated into the Solaris platform. Provides robust, scaleable naming and directory services and is a fundamental building block for services on demand.
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The directory services are fully integrated into the Solaris OS and are easy to install and use.
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Secure LDAP Client
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The Solaris LDAP client has been enhanced to support SSL and DIGEST-MD5 encryption. Secure LDAP allows the naming of objects and secure access to the naming service. It provides a flexible attribute mapping schema and is architected for complete password management support via the directory server.
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Provides centralized industry-standard directory services in a secure manner.
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Patch Manager
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Provides automatic patch inventory and configuration-based analysis of systems, as well as automatic verification of digital patch signatures, and automatic resolution of patch dependencies and install order.
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Reduces complexity and amount of time required to keep systems optimally configured with the latest patches for maximum system security and availability.
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Simplifies the installation, set-up and administration of native Solaris, Java and non-Java applications. Developers can co-package Solaris and Microsoft Windows versions of their applications.
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Reduces duplication of effort and simplifies software delivery.
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Network Control Panel
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The Network Control Panel provides a set of easy-to-use tools for configuring the core TCP/IP networking protocols in the Solaris OS.
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Significantly simplifies management of network configurations, while providing administrators with improved access to some of the more advanced networking features in the Solaris platform.
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Provides new functionality for enabling the management of network quality of service. Improved resource accounting capability and support of network quality of service in IP layer.
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Allows consolidation of multiple applications on a single system while maintaining required service levels. This allows customers to integrate multiple applications on a single server.
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Solaris Live Upgrade technology enables the current running boot environment to be duplicated. While the original boot environment continues to run, the duplicate environment can be upgraded. The duplicate boot environment is then activated to become the active boot environment when the system is rebooted.
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Since the system can be upgraded while the system is still running, downtime is reduced significantly. In the case of an upgrade failure, you can quickly fall-back to the original environment with a simple reboot, thereby eliminating the downtime for the production environment associated with normal test and evaluation processes.
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Solaris Flash
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This installation feature enables the creation of a reference installation of the Solaris Operating System and application software stack which can then be replicated on several machines. Customers can now rapidly provision thousands of complete systems over the LAN or WAN.
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Significantly reduces installation time, configuration complexity, and administrative resources, while improving deployment scalability. Servers can be easily reprovisioned or retasked to a different service based on demand. In case of disaster, systems can be restored in minutes by reinstalling Flash archives, thereby providing a backup mechanism.
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Provides a powerful single point of management for the enterprise, making better use of administrative resources.
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Sun Management Center enhances application availability, optimizes performance and scalability, while simplifying the management of Sun hardware, the Solaris Operating System and applications resulting in increased efficiency.
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UFS Snapshots
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The new fssnap command creates a snapshot of a file system. A snapshot is a temporary image of a file system, intended for backup operations.
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There is no longer a need to take the file system off line to perform a back-up, resulting in higher availability.
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Tasks, Projects & Accounting
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Extended accounting introduces a new variable-length, general-purpose accounting file format. Resource utilization is now centralized and is recorded based on tasks and associated projects.
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This is the foundation for charge-back and billing applications.
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Product Registry
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Solaris Product Registry 3.0 allows for better control of software installation including tracking of localized versions.
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Allows for more flexible installation methods for software developers and better system control for system administrators.
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WBEM is a set of management and Internet-related technologies intended to unify the management of enterprise computing environments. It is an industry standard for web-based management of systems, networks, and devices on multiple platforms. WBEM services provided by the Solaris platform include Solaris Schema, extensions of the CIM Schema classes, in addition to management, security, and logging services.
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WBEM enables organizations to deliver an integrated set of management tools that support and promote World Wide Web technology.
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Field Replaceable Unit (FRU) ID, ESN
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Systems info such as component serial numbers and usage are recorded in the firmware and accessible via Sun Management Center.
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Enhances serviceability and management of spare parts for field engineers. Reduces the number of occasions that services personnel have to open the boxes, therefore, increasing system availability.
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Network Time Protocol
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The industry-standard protocol for synchronizing time across all systems was introduced in the Solaris 2.6 platform.
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Makes administration easier. Enhances manageability of the environment by ensuring the accuracy of this important system setting across all systems.
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DHCP was introduced in the Solaris 2.6 OE and enables a host to get an Internet protocol address and other system configuration parameters without preconfiguration by the administrator.
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Significantly simplifies network configuration set up. Enables nomadic computing.
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proc File System and Watchpoints
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This feature was introduced in the Solaris 2.6 OE. The previous flat /proc file system has been restructured into a directory hierarchy that contains additional subdirectories for state information and control functions. It also provides a watchpoint facility to monitor access to and modifications of data in the process address space. The adb(1) command uses this facility to provide watchpoints.
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Simplifies monitoring and measurement of application status.
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