10-11-2012
newbie - learn Solaris 10 or 11?
Hello, I looking for becoming a Solaris system administrator. Background: I consider myself an entry-level Linux system administrator.
I don't know if I start my studies with Solaris 10 or 11. Maybe Solaris 11 because it's the new thing and the future, and Solaris 10 because since Solaris is used for many companies for mission critical systems, these companies are usually very conservative about upgrading, and Solaris 11 is still very young. (since Oracle will support Solaris 10 until January/2018)
Also, I heard that the changes in Solaris 11 are really large, and a lot of stuff developed for Solaris 10 may need to be adapted for Solaris 11, even in spite of Oracle binary guarantee program (pardon if I misunderstood something about that), some ways of configuring stuff moved from text files in /etc to external commands (akin to AIX), breaking shell scripts, etc.
Regarding corporate use, is Solaris 11 being adopted by enterprises? Are the majority of corporations still on Solaris 10? Do you people think that Solaris 10 deployments will still be around for a long time?
So, which is more recommended to start learning?
However, I do plan to study both. So if I start with Solaris 10, after then I will study Solaris 11, and vice-versa. I don't plan on studying only one version.
Thanks in advance for the guidance!
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LEARN ABOUT PLAN9
suninstall
suninstall(1M) System Administration Commands suninstall(1M)
NAME
suninstall - install the Solaris operating system
SYNOPSIS
suninstall
DESCRIPTION
install-solaris(1M) is now the preferred command for starting and restarting the Solaris Installation program. It should be used instead of
suninstall. suninstall is symbolically linked to install-solaris.
suninstall is a forms-based and graphical subsystem for installing the operating system.
suninstall exists only on the Solaris installation media (CD or DVD) and should only be invoked from there. Refer to the Solaris 10 Instal-
lation Guide: Basic Installations for more details.
suninstall allows installation of the operating system onto any standalone system. suninstall loads the software available on the installa-
tion media. Refer to the Solaris 10 Installation Guide: Basic Installations for disk space requirements.
USAGE
Refer to the Solaris 10 Installation Guide: Basic Installations for more information on the various menus and selections.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |SUNWcdrom (Solaris instal- |
| |lation media) |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO
pkginfo(1), install(1M), install-solaris(1M), pkgadd(1M), attributes(5)
Solaris 10 Installation Guide: Basic Installations
NOTES
It is advisable to exit suninstall by means of the exit options in the suninstall menus.
SunOS 5.10 9 Sep 2004 suninstall(1M)