•Solaris 

is a UNIX based operating system

introduced by Sun Microsystems in 1992 as the
successor to SunOS.
•Solaris is known for its scalability especially
on SPARC systems, and for originating many
innovative features such as Dtrace and ZFS.
•Solaris supports SPARC-based and x86-based
workstations and servers from Sun and other
vendors.
Programmed in C
OS family Unix
Working state Current
Mixed open source /
Source model
closed source
Initial release 1992
10 10/09 / October 8, 2009; 10
Latest stable release
months ago)
Marketing target Workstation, Server
Available language(s) English
Available programming
C
languages(s)
SPARC, IA-32, x86-64,
Supported platforms
PowerPC (Solaris 2.5.1 only)
 WE’LL BE COVERING

• 1 History
• 2 Supported architectures
• 3 Installation and usage options
– 3.1 Usage with installation
– 3.2 Usage without installation
• 4 Features
• 5 Advantages
• 6 Disadvantages
 History
• 1982 first version of
SunOS
• Up to the version 3.x this
operating system was
called SunOS
• 1987, AT&T and Sun
System V
Release4(SVR4)
• On September 4, 1991
SunOS 4 Solaris 2
 Supported Architectures

• uses a common code base for the platforms it

supports: SPARC and i86pc
• Sun's SPARC hardware (support for 64-bit)
• heavily marketed for use with both its own "x64"
workstations and servers
• vendors support Solaris for their x86 server
systems: Dell ,IBM, Intel, Hewlett-Packard
 Installation and usage options
Usage with installation Usage without
installation
• physical media or a
network for use on a • used without
desktop or server separately installing
• a text console on the operating system
platforms without a on a desktop or server.
video display and • used from an X
mouse for servers terminal
• a graphical console for • used from a thin client
personal workstations or
laptops
• automatically installed
over a network
 FEATURES …….

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SECURITY
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• Solaris includes some of the world's most advanced
security features, such as Process and User Rights
Management,Cryptographic Framework and Secure By
Default Networking that allow you to safely deliver new
solutions.

• It delivers indisputable performance advantages for

database, Web, and Java technology-based
services,shattering world records by delivering
unbeatable price/performance advantages
• Solaris is fully supported on more than 900 SPARC-
based and x64/x86-based systems from top
manufacturers, including systems from Sun, Dell, HP,
and IBM.
• The Solaris OS includes industry-first virtualization
features such as Solaris Containers, which let you
consolidate, isolate, and protect thousands of
applications on a single server.

• With its optimized network stack and support for today’s

advanced network computing protocols, Solaris 10
delivers high-performance networking to most
applications without modification.

 
• Sun Services provides a broad portfolio of support and
service offerings so you can get what you need.
• The Solaris 10 release gives you observability into your
system with tools such as Solaris Dynamic Tracing
(DTrace), which enables real-time application
debugging and optimization.

1.DTRACE
DTrace is a dynamic troubleshooting and analysis tool first
introduced in the Solaris 10 and OpenSolaris operating
systems
What is DTrace for

*Troubleshooting software bugs

*Detailed observability
*Capturing profiling data for
performance analysis

 DTrace is

*A tool
*A programming language interpreter
*An instrumentation framework
• Solaris offers dramatic advances in file system and
volume management by delivering virtually unlimited
capacity and near-zero administration..

ZFS(Zettabyte File System )

In computing, ZFS is a file system designed by Sun

Microsystems for the Solaris Operating System. 
 Advantages…..

1. Performance : Mainly because it is optimized to work

with the SPARC, it gives better performance than the
other alternatives available. You would find many of
the Sun's server solutions running with the Solaris OS
such as Netra series.
2. POSIX compliant environment: Solaris can be
considered to be compliant with the POSIX
environment which means a standard programming
interface for developers.
 Disadvantages……..
1. Uncompatible : It is not recommended to run Solaris on other
architectures such as Intel, AMD. It is possible to install Solaris on
Intel however, the performance would degrade considerably since
Solaris cannot make use of Intel that efficiently.
2. Lack of good GUI : Solaris does have GUI support - Common
Desktop Environment, OpenWindows etc. but they are far way
from the other GUI environments seen in Windows or Mac.
3. Costlier : With other cheaper alternatvies such as Linux available, it
proves to be costlier to acquire a license of Solaris. Since it is
intended to be used on SPARC so the end user often ends up in
buying the hardware as well.
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