Most Current Release

• As with earlier versions, several Solaris 10 update releases are planned to come out prior to the next Solaris version.
• The latest update release is Solaris 10 10/08.

Note 1: Previous versions of Solaris 10 are no longer necessary as the latest release includes support for all Solaris 10 supported platforms and includes important enhancements not found in earlier releases.

Note 2: Certain systems or configurations may still require or recommend use of the previous Solaris 10 updates which are still available for download as DVD (SPARC, x64/x86) or CD (SPARC, x64/x86) images:

Solaris 10 3/05

SPARC DVD    SPARC CD     x64/x86 DVD    x64/x86 CD

Solaris 10 1/06

SPARC DVD    SPARC CD    x64/x86 DVD    x64/x86 CD

Solaris 10 6/06

SPARC DVD    SPARC CD    x64/x86 DVD    x64/x86 CD

Solaris 10 11/06

SPARC DVD    SPARC CD    x64/x86 DVD    x64/x86 CD

Solaris 10 8/07

SPARC DVD    SPARC CD     x64/x86 DVD    x64/x86 CD

Solaris 10 5/08

SPARC DVD    SPARC CD     x64/x86 DVD    x64/x86 CD

Other Shipping Releases

• The latest update is Solaris 9 9/05.
• A special version, Solaris 9 9/05 HW is available in both DVD or CD downloads to support new SPARC systems: Sun Ultra 25 and 45 Workstations and Sun Fire V215, V245 and V445 servers.

Non-Shipping Releases that are Supported

• The latest update is Solaris 8 2/04.
• The Solaris 8 Operating Environment stopped shipping on February 16, 2007 and is currently at the Vintage Phase I support level.
  • Transition to Vintage Phase II support level will be on March 31, 2009
  • End of service life will be March 31, 2012
  For further information, please see: http://www.sun.com/software/solaris/support/sol8.xml

Solaris 7 Operating Environment

• The latest update is Solaris 7 11/99.
• The Solaris 7 Operating Environment stopped shipping on August 15, 2003 and is currently at the Vintage Phase II support level.
• End-of-support will be August 15, 2008.