Random mumblings of an SSE Scott Howard's Weblog

Tuesday Dec 12, 2006

I haven't seen it announced anywhere yet, but Solaris 10 11/06 (Update 3) appears to be out!

The list of new features from the "What's New" guide is impressive :

System Administration Features

  • Storage Networking Industry Association Multipath Management API Support
  • Sun Java Web Console Changes
  • File-System Monitoring Tool
  • ZFS Command Improvements and Changes
  • Recursive ZFS snapshots
  • Double Parity RAID-Z
  • Hot-spares for ZFS storage pool devices
  • Replacing a ZFS file system with a ZFS clone

System Resource Features

  • Resource Pools Facility Service FMRIs


Solaris Zones Features

  • Solaris Zones Renaming Feature
  • Zones Move and Clone Features
  • Migrating a Non-Global Zone From One Machine to Another
  • Configurable Privileges for Non-Global Zones


Logical Domains Features

  • Logical Domains (LDoms) 1.0 Software


Security Features

  • Solaris Trusted Extensions
  • Solaris Trusted Extensions for Printing
  • Solaris Trusted Extensions File-System Labeling

Device Management Features

  • Support for PCI Express (PCIe)
  • x86: Sun Fire X4500 SATA Disk FMA
  • SPARC: Transitioning SPARC-Based Systems From Ipge to E1000g Network Drivers
  • Solaris Fibre Channel Host-Based Logical Unit Number Masking
  • SPARC: Extended Message Signaled Interrupt Support for Fire-Based Platforms
  • Improved Device in Use Error Checking


Desktop Features

  • Default Desktop Session in dtlogin
  • Adobe Flash Player Plugin for Solaris
  • GNOME-VFS and Nautilus ACL Support
  • Solaris Trusted Extensions Desktops


Installation Enhancements

  • Secure By Default Network Profile
  • Installing Solaris Trusted Extensions


System Performance Enhancements

  • SPARC: Watchdog Timer for Sun4V

Networking Enhancements

  • Sun Java System Message Queue 3.7 Update 1


New and Updated Drivers

  • ST Driver Support for Quantum LTO-2 and LTO-3 Tape Drives
  • CDB Length Capability


Language Support

  • IIIMF and Language Engines


Of course, it's all available for free - just jump over to the Solaris Website and download it!

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