The Solaris 10 06/06 release with Solaris ZFS enhancements [16661] tops Sun News this week followed by details of the Java SE 6 Beta 2 features like Java DB [16628], Sun's role in the new computational research center at Stanford [16629] and Sun President and CEO Jonathan Schwartz making HPCwire's 2006 "People to Watch" [16630].
In Storage, find out about the StorageTek StreamLine SL500 Modular Library System being voted MVP [16631] and Sun's withdrawal from IBM's Aperi initiative and joining SNIA's SMI-S [16633].
The latest in the Sun Java System includes information on its Application Server, Platform Edition 9 [16608]; Studio Enterprise 8 IDE advantages over Eclipse [16650]; Studio Creator 2 developer service plans [16622]; and RFID software pricing model change [16609].
Sys Admin hosts articles covering the implications for software scaling of chip multiprocessor (CMP) design [16561]; monitoring the core utilization of the UltraSPARC T1 processor [16579]; the Service Management Facility in Solaris 10 OS [16625]; and more.
Also in this week's edition, read about newly available Sun hardware products, updates in Sun service and current Sun promotions.
Solaris Operating System (Solaris OS) Service Plans provide expert support, training, assessments and more. Choose from the Basic, Standard or Premium Plans. The price for each plan depends on the number of sockets and the term you choose, regardless of platform.
Test drive Sun’s x64 AMD Opteron processor-based servers for up to two times the performance of dual core Xeon servers. Take a look at the Sun Fire X4200 server and the Sun Fire X2100 server.
Receive a Free Sony PlayStation Portable (PSP) with the purchase of selected Sun training or participation in a Solaris Operating System (Solaris OS) Certification Coaching Program [16193] or Identity Management team training event. This limited time offer is applicable when a qualifying Sun training courses valued at US$2,500 or more is purchased.
With the 6/06 release of the Solaris 10 Operating System (Solaris OS), new sys admin features have been added, including the Solaris ZFS, a 128-bit file system. Solaris ZFS provides simple administration, transactional semantics, end-to-end data integrity, and immense scalability. Solaris ZFS is not an incremental improvement to existing technology. Rather, Solaris ZFS is a fundamentally new approach to data management.
The second beta release of the Java Standard Edition (Java SE) 6 (code name Mustang) is available. A new feature is the Group Layout component from the NetBeans GUI Builder code-named Project Matisse. Sun has also bundled the Apache Derby Project database into it and has renamed it the Java DB.
A new research facility at Stanford loaded with hardware from Sun will tackle critical questions about Earth processes, natural resources and the environment. In the new Stanford Computational Earth and Environmental Science (CEES) research facility, researchers will be able to develop more accurate models of earthquakes, energy reserves, aquifers and the impact of human activity on climate and other Earth processes.
HPCwire.com has named Jonathan Schwartz of Sun as one of the HPCwire 2006 People to watch". The list designates people who are influencing the high performance computing.
Developers in need of an application server that can help them create enterprise applications more quickly can find ease of use and many helpful features in the new version 9 of the Sun Java System Application Server, Platform Edition. Sun Java System Application Server, Platform Edition 9 implements the latest standards from the Java Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE) 5 and is based on open source code developed by the GlassFish community. GlassFish is a robust, commercial, production quality, compatible application server that is free for development, deployment and redistribution.
AgileTek is a software services company that creates software solutions for their clients. A recent case study explains why AgileTek chose to replace the Eclipse IDe with Sun Java Studio Enterprise 8 IDE.
Sun Java System RFID software filters, aggregates and routes RFID data from the reader devices to enterprise information systems. Purchase of the RFID software can be done per device or per employee; tiered pricing is no longer available.
Sun Java Studio Creator 2 Update 1 now has Developer Service Plans available. There are three support options available: Online Incident Based, Software Product Support and an Enterprise Packaged offering.
RoHS-compliant models of the SunSecure Application Switch and Options have recently been announced, along with the phase-out of non-RoHS conforming models of the Sun Secure Application Switch in the U.S. and APAC markets only.
Sun has announced the repricing of selected remanufactured mid-range and high-end servers and uniboards, along with a price adjustment for the UltraSPARC III Cu 1.2 GHz-based Sun Fire V480 and Sun Fire V880 systems and their associated CPU/memory boards. Also announced was the transition of selected Sun Fire 15K server configurations.
System administrators and support engineers working with OEMs or companies performing self maintenance on Sun systems, as well as companies that require on-site spares to support critical applications with demanding system availability and uptime requirements, will be interested in the newly repriced and spare parts available from Sun, ranging from wrist straps to graphics cards to power supplies.
An RoHS-compliant serial port cable for the Sun Fire V890 server is now available from Sun. This cable is used to connect to a Sun Fire V890 server from a console for debugging purposes.
Two new 4Gb fibre channel (FC) edge switches are available from McData. The McData 4400 and 4700 switches are designed to provide FC connectivity for building SAN solutions. The 16-port-capable McData 4400 is aimed at the entry-level market. The McData 4700 was designed with enterprise-level users in mind and comes with 32-port capability and options for FICON support. Both switches are agnostic of operating systems.
One of the Sun StorageTek products made the Most Valuable Product (MVP) list compiled by InfoStor and the Association of Storage Networking Professionals (ASNP). The Sun StorageTek StreamLine SL500 modular library system was the finalist in the Backup Hardware category.
Last year's decision by Sun to join ABM's Aperi project has changed. Sun has withdrawn from Aperi and will join the SMI-S run by the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA). The goal of SMI-S is to create improved storage management software that will further reduce the costs of storage administration and align storage resources more closely with business needs.
Sun StorageTek Business Analytics Version 5.0 Service Pack 1 (previously known as Global Storage Manager) contains bug fixes and additional device and application support such as support for Windows 2003 R2 and Veritas Netbackup 6.0. This software identifies improperly configured or over-provisioned disk capacity and unallocated and orphaned storage.
Each week, we determine which articles have been most frequently referenced by logged-in subscribers to provide you with a list of the most popular articles for each of the last three issues. The Web version of this article lists the top 10 articles for each of the last four issues. The top articles for the four most recent issues were:
100.3: Ubuntu on UltraSPARC Processor-based Server Available to Download [16596]
100.2: Gartner Weighs in on Effect of Sun's Job Cuts [16545]
Sun Services now offers support for the new Java DB, the relational Java technology-based database from the Apache Derby Project database. Java DB is available as a stand-alone product from Sun; the support offerings enable customers to use Java DB in production, whether in embedded mode (no admin needed) or client-sever mode (light admin needed).
Manage your data center better with the new Sun i-Runbook Management Services and Automated Edition, an extension administration tool to the Sun i-Runbook service. Run Solaris Operating System (Solaris OS) procedures and over 150 automated pre-defined key tasks directly from the Sun i-Runbook window with a single click.
The part numbered and Sun-branded Disaster Recovery Service offerings created for SPARC processor-based Servers will be EOL'd. SunGard will continue to partner with Sun on sales engagements and can deliver custom disaster recovery services, as requirements dictate, for common Sun and SunGard customers.
New software applications have been added to the Sun Software Support Services programs, both the Premium and Standard. The software now includes many Veritas Storage Foundation software programs, Sun StorEdge Compliance Archiving Software, and Sun StorEdge File Replicator Software.
The Sun ControlTower Appliance is an integral component of the Sun Managed Operations solution. It is based on the transfer of non-guaranteed protocols (SNMP/UDP) over the public Internet and on-demand private networking for the execution of management support. The appliance features receptors that can be coded to monitor nearly any piece of infrastructure, anywhere in the world.
Testing Java Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE) web applications that use an n-tier architecture with two open-source based tools is the subject of Thierry Manfe's BigAdmin System Administration Portal article. The two tools are the SLAMD Distributed Load Generation Engine and Sun Java Studio Enterprise software.
The need to for software to keep pace with developments in system architecture is the subject of Richard McDougall's article "Extreme Software Scaling," in which he discusses the implications for software scaling of chip multiprocessor (CMP) design.
"UltraSPARC T1 processor is best perceived as a system on the chip," writes Ravindra Talashikar in his Sun Weblog "UltraSPARC T1 utilization explained." The author discusses software and hardware thread scheduling as it is done on the UltraSPARC T1 processor. The blog also includes a link to "Corestat," a tool by the author that monitors the core utilization of the T1 processor.
Videhi Mallela discusses the Service management Facility (SMF), a feature of the Solaris 10 Operating System (Solaris OS) in a Sun BigAdmin article entitled "Best Practices for Using Service Management Facility (SMF)."
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