Podcast: Easy to Become Familiar with and Upgrade to Oracle Solaris 11
Solaris, Linux, and other UNIX sysadmins are in great demand because UNIX is still the dominant OS for mission-critical data centers. Three engineering VP's at Oracle describe how easy it is for you to become familiar with Oracle Solaris 11, and to upgrade to Solaris 11.
posted Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:58:43 +0000
Blog:Live Upgrade Survival Tips
Tips to make your LiveUpgrade experience with Oracle Solaris 10 go more smoothly from the get-go. By Bob Netherton.
posted Fri, 12 Aug 2011 15:51:31 +0000
Blog: Common Live Upgrade Problems
Solutions to common problems you may encounter when using Solaris LiveUpgrade, such as copying over a ZFS root clone and problems with the autoregistration file introduced in the 9/10 release of Solaris. By Bob Netherton.
posted Mon, 01 Aug 2011 19:51:07 +0000
Community Article: How to Live-Patch Oracle Solaris 9
How Joseph Gann used the Live Upgrade tools in Oracle Solaris to successfully apply the latest patch cluster to a machine running Oracle Solaris 9 without bringing the machine into single-user mode.
posted Thu, 31 Mar 2011 17:06:56 +0000
OTN Live: The End of Dim-Sum Patching: The Image Packaging System
In this episode of OTN Live Justin interviews Bart Smaalders, from Solaris Core Engineering. Bart explains why IPS is so much better than the old SVR4 packaging system it replaces, including what tasks you no longer have to worry about, what control you have over upgrades, integration with ZFS, scripting, troubleshooting, and more.
posted Wed, 08 Jun 2011 18:14:42 +0000
Oracle Solaris 11 ISV Adoption Guide
How to transition your applications from Oracle Solaris 10 to Oracle Solaris 11. Covers differences in zones, software packaging, and upgrade tools. Includes a list of all currently known reasons for modifications you'll need to make to your existing applications.
posted Mon, 17 Oct 2011 21:27:07 +0000