Solaris

Hi,

I am a new user to Solaris Server and also to Unix. Please let me know the difference between Solaris OS and Unix, what is the relation. I am not sure what exactly i am working on Solris or Unix.

Secondly can anyone let me know how can i check the version and the patches installed on my Servers.

Please help i am begginer.

Solaris is just one type of UNIX. Same as you can buy a battery for your flashlight - Eveready, Duracell,... all batteries, just different names for the companies that make them. Each UNIX is 'basically' the same. There are differences (such as BSD versus System V). See this link in the FAQ section as an example

As far as your second question, post the output of uname -a
then someone will be able to tell you the correct command for showing patches ( probably showrev -p |more )

Yes, more likely that not showrev -p.
Also the exact release you can get by looking at the contents of /etc/release, I don't have access to a box right now, but I think uname only shows the major release. In solaris the minor releases can be important in terms of hardware supported.

just for info:

sample /etc/release file


root@servername # cat /etc/release
Solaris 9 9/05 s9s_u8wos_05 SPARC
Copyright 2005 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Use is subject to license terms.
Assembled 04 August 2005

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