Tools

Get the most out of every aspect of your datacenter with these powerful tools. Optimize and fine-tune servers and storage. Speed up application performance. Improve security. Cut energy costs while improving your company's eco-profile.


Popular Tools

Learn more about a few of the tools Sun customers have found most valuable.



CMT Application Selection Tool (cooltst)

Determine application suitability for the UltraSPARC T1, T2, T2 Plus Chip Multithreading (CMT) architecture.

Sun Value Tool - Eco

Calculate power, cooling, floor space, and carbon emissions savings for Sun servers, storage, and solutions.

Power Calculators

Sun Power Calculators help customers better understand the overall power consumption of Sun products in the datacenter.

Flash Analyzer

Install the Sun Flash Analyzer on your server and see where SSDs can help accelerate system performance.


Tools A-Z

Automatic Tuning and Trouble-Shooting System (ATS)

Reoptimize and recompile binaries without source code.

Consolidation Tool

Consolidate applications onto Sun Fire T1000/T2000 servers.

Cool Stack

Free and open source applications optimized for Solaris.

CoolThreads Selection Tool (cooltst)

Determine application suitability for UltraSPARC processors.

CoolTuner

Automatically tune UltraSPARC T1/T2 systems.

Corestat

Measure core utilization of UltraSPARC T1/T2 processors.

Data Archive Decision Tool

Determine most suitable archive technology via preference weighting.

Data Encryption Decision Tool

Determine most suitable encryption type via preference weighting.

Data Protection Decision Tool

Determine most suitable backup type via preference weighting.

DTrace Toolkit

More than 200 documented, community-developed DTrace scripts.

Flash Analyzer

Assess where SSDs can help boost system performance.

Management and Diagnostic Tools

Optimize and fine-tune Sun hardware and software.

Power Calculators

Analyze datacenter power consumption to help reduce energy costs.

Sun Value Tool-Eco

Model eco-related scenarios for your datacenter.

Solaris Crash Analysis Tool

Quickly analyze Solaris crash dumps.

Solaris Operating System for x86 Installation Check Tool

Determine whether x86 systems can run Solaris 10.

Storage Download Simulator

Run a virtual Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage System.

Sun Device Detection Tool

Check installability of Solaris 10/OpenSolaris on x86/x64 systems.

Sun Storage 7410 Sizing/Space Calculator

View configuration options for Sun Storage 7410 systems.

The Sun Server Energy Estimator with Virtualization

Evaluate benefits of upgrading to new Xeon-based Sun servers.

VeRsuS Patch

Synchronize patch levels on two Solaris/OpenSolaris systems.


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