Thursday April 10, 2008
Solaris 8 Containers, Solaris 9 Containers
In the flurry of today's launch event, we've launched Solaris 8 Containers (which was previously called Solaris 8 Migration Assistant, or Project Etude). Here is the datasheet about the product. Even better: We've also announced that Solaris 9 Containers will be available soon! Jerry and Steve on the containers team have been toiling away like mad to make this possible.
Why the rename? Well, for one thing, it's easier to say :) It also signals a shift in the way Sun will offer this technology to customers:
- Professional Services Engagement: No longer required, now recommend. It's also simpler to order a SunPS engagement for this product.
- Partners: (Some of) Sun's partners are now ready to deliver this solution to customers. Talk to your partner for more information.
- Right to Use: Previously, we provided a 90 day evaluation RTU. Now, the RTU is unlimited. However, you must still pay for support.
Here's Joost, our fearless marketing leader, with an informative talk about the why and how of Solaris 8 Containers.
(2008-04-10 01:36:10.0) Permalink Comments [8]
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You you go to download site (link you provided) it still says:
Note: This download comes with an evaluation license for a period of 90 days from your first use. For full support please contact your Sun sales team for the full RTU and service subscription.
It is so confusing if you can or can not use it for free for unlimited period of time.
Posted by Robert Milkowski on April 10, 2008 at 04:14 AM PDT #
Why would you want a Solaris 9 container?
Posted by Ceri Davies on April 10, 2008 at 04:24 AM PDT #
@Robert: I'll look into it.
Posted by Dan Price on April 14, 2008 at 12:07 PM PDT #
@Ceri: We've identified certain market verticals and geographic regions where Solaris 9 was especially popular. We're keen to persuade those folks to upgrade to the latest and greatest hardware, and so we hope this is a way to speed that along.
Posted by Dan Price on April 14, 2008 at 12:09 PM PDT #
@Robert: This text has now been corrected to remove the 90 day clause. It will still say "evaluation" but what that means is that you can't call up and get support without paying for a license.
The updates to the text have not propagated to the website, yet; it may take another 24 hours or so. Also, I posted the wrong download link: go to the <a href="http://www.sun.com/software/solaris/containers/index.jsp">Solaris Containers page</a> to get the correct link.
Posted by Dan Price on April 16, 2008 at 01:06 PM PDT #
Argh: the link is: http://www.sun.com/software/solaris/containers/index.jsp
Posted by Dan Price on April 16, 2008 at 01:07 PM PDT #
Dan - thank you.
btw: if I want to use etude on a server with a GOLD support I guess (hope) it does cover support for etude and I do not have to buy anything else - right?
Posted by Robert Milkowski on April 18, 2008 at 01:41 AM PDT #
Robert,
You can use Solaris 8/9 Containers as much as you like on such a system, but it's a separate software product and you'll need to pay for support if you want support; the support you buy also includes the support of the Solaris 8 runtimes inside of the container. Support is available on a subscription basis.
Posted by Dan Price on April 18, 2008 at 09:18 AM PDT #