• Solaris Fault Manager proactively handles system problems by removing components before
failure. CPU, memory and I/O problems are diagnosed and corrected – before they can cause
downtime.
• Solaris Service Manager manages application software running on the system, monitoring
applications and restarting entire application trees if necessary.
Compatibility
• Same OS—Low-End to High-End Systems. The Solaris OS is built from a single source base and
optimized to run on multiple platforms, providing customers with the same best of breed OS on
SPARC, Opteron AMD64 64-bit, and x86 32-bit processor-platforms.
• Solaris Application Guarantee Program. This program guarantees binary compatibility between
versions of Solaris OS on each platform and has been extended to include source code compatibility
as well.
• Linux Compatibility. With unwavering support for interoperability and open standards, and a
commitment to delivering customer choice, Sun has made Linux interoperability a high priority.
• Six Key Linux Libraries included in Solaris OS are: Glib, Gtk+, JPEG, PNG, TIFF, and XML2
• Hundreds of Linux applications and libraries are provided with the Solaris OS including the
GNOME desktop.
• Linux Compatibility Assurance Toolkit (LinCat) helps to simplify the process of porting Linux
applications to run natively on the Solaris OS.
Pricing/Support
Solaris 10 OS is free to end-users upon registration and is available via free download . Media kits are
available for purchase. Support is available at an additional charge.
Linux - Complementing Sun's Solaris OS Strategy
Key Messaging
Sun, the #1 systems provider, brings a Comprehensive Systems Approach to Linux--providing customers
with a full Linux solution of hardware, OS choice with Sun's value added Sun Java(TM) Enterprise
System, Sun Java Desktop System, tools, and services. Sun enhances standard Linux distributions with an
integrated systems offering that includes fully supported OS, x64 rack-mount servers, and the Sun Java
Enterprise System that simplifies platform support for customers and partners. Sun brings added value to
the system offering with faster, low-cost hardware which is the primary concern for most Linux
customers seeking cost-sensitive server alternatives.
• Choice and Platform Neutrality – “The right tool for the right job”
Customers can choose the OS platform to best meet their server to desktop computing needs.
• With the Sun Java Enterprise System for Linux, customers can standardize on a set of Java
technology-based network services across their heterogeneous infrastructure of volume x86
systems based on the Solaris OS or standard Linux to large SMP systems from Sun on x64 or
SPARC processor based systems.
• A growing line of Sun and third-party Intel Xeon and AMD Opteron processor-based servers
allows Linux customers to scale to 64-bit computing
• Systems Approach - Simplified Operations - One-Stop Linux Support
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