Solaris™ & SPARC™

Information for Solaris™ System Administration

JumpStart Basics and Overview - Deer Run Associates – PDF Overview of steps to easily create install and configuration of Solaris OS

Solaris Admin.org – User-forum and blogs related to OpenSolaris as Jumpstart server, Java Enterprise System training, and more

Solaris™ Enterprise System – Get easy access to enterprise-class software, including the Solaris 10 OS, the Java Enterprise System—and more—at no cost

Frame Buffer FAQ – By registering this URL with NetMind, you will receive an email notification when the page is updated; page updates frequently

NetBSD/SPARC64 information – NetBSD/sparc64 news, information, and links to frequently asked questions and Sun hardware information

Whatis.com – Solaris™ – The leading IT encyclopedia and learning center

Open Boot Command Summary – PDF file on Sun OpenBoot parameters and commands

FCode Command Summary – PDF file containing complete documentation from SMI on writing Fcode 3.x programs

Multithreading in Solaris™ 9 – A White Paper

Solaris™ Patches – Downloads

Solaris™ Guide: The Unofficial Guide for Solaris™ – The latest news and tutorials about the Solaris Operating Environment

WebRing for Solaris™: Listing of Sites with Information on Solaris™ – webring links sites having information on the Solaris Unix, offering commands information and list of commonly used and rare commands

Solaris™Central.org: A Site With Useful Scripts and Tips on Solaris™ – News and information for Sun Solaris users and system administrators

Information for Using Solaris™ with Other Operating Systems

Migrating from Linux to Solaris™ - A Technical Overview – Offers access to Sun experts for technical advice, resource guides, porting tools, planning strategies, and more

Search EnterpriseLinux.com – Find the latest information on what's happening with open source and the trends with open source software

Open Source Systems Administrators Tools – Excellent site listing various tools for programmers, network administrators, security providers, and much, much more

UnixGuide.net: Solaris™ Freeware, Admin Tips, and Links – A comparative UNIX system administration guide, covering AIX, FreeBSD, HP-UX, LINUX , Solaris & Tru64 commands, tasks, links, and news

UnixGuide.net Solaris™ FAQ on Upgrading Solaris™ – Extensive listing of Solaris FAQ

Information about SPARC™-based Systems

Linux.com: About SPARC™ Based Laptops – Overview of SPARC-based Linux laptops with link to TuxMobil

SPARC™ How-To – A wealth of information on choosing the best SPARC processor and various Linux distributions

SPARC™ International – An independent, non-profit organization to oversee and guide the SPARC evolution

SPARC™ Product Directory – Find SPARC compatible system manufacturers, products, resellers, and related information (updated daily)

Other Sun Resources

Sun Microsystems – The official homepage of Sun Microsystems, Inc

Sun Big Admin Systems Administration Portal – Sun maintained collection of Solaris and Unix system administrator information and resources

Sun Solve Online – Excellent site featuring keyword knowledgebase, system handbooks, various documents, patches, forums, resources, and news (maintained by Sun)

SunHelp.org – Useful technical information on Solaris™ and SPARC™

Sun Developer Network– Sun Microsystems - Sun Developer Network (SDN) Homepage

Sun Product Documentation – Official documentation for all of Sun's hardware and software products

Sun Performance and Tuning Information – This Sun performance and tuning information includes: SPEC benchmark results for CPU, NFS, Web, and Java; Transaction Processing Performance; and more