Sun systems can run a variety of operating systems, software, firmware, drivers, and applications. The combination or set of these running on your Sun systems can be referred to as the software stack. On BigAdmin, you can find out which software is preinstalled and supported on Sun's servers running on the SPARC platform.
Guides for Using Sun Storage Solutions on the BigAdmin Wiki
We have gathered information for system administrators working with Sun's Storage offerings, including BigAdmin articles and other Sun resources. Read about using Sun gear with Zmanda products, Microsoft Exchange, and other third-party software. We feature a feed from the Storage Stop blog for the latest news and videos.
In a BigAdmin document, Ryan Pratt provides information on a fully tested and validated Sun storage solution for Microsoft Exchange Server, based on the Microsoft Exchange Solution Reviewed Program (ESRP) – Storage program. The scenario presented in the article describes Sun Storage J4400 Arrays being used for a 6000-mailbox Microsoft Exchange 2007 implementation with Cluster Continuous Replication (CCR).
Community Submission: Configuring the DHCP Server for the Solaris OS or OpenSolaris OS
This procedure can help get you started configuring a DHCP server by using the bundled DHCP server provided in the Solaris OS or the SUNWdhcs package for the OpenSolaris OS. The tech tip discusses configuring the DHCP server with some static entries for specific hosts, and also with a small pool of addresses for random users.
Sun Storage J4400 Array as 6000-Mailbox Solution for Microsoft Exchange 2007 With CCR
The writer, a Sun engineer, built this scenario using the Microsoft Exchange Solution Reviewed Program (ESRP). This storage solution was designed for a Microsoft Exchange 2007 implementation with Cluster Continuous Replication (CCR), a high-availability feature that combines asynchronous log shipping and replay technology.
Learn the steps it takes to run a Windows guest using the Sun xVM hypervisor, which is now bundled with OpenSolaris, under the open source OS. In a 14-page PDF, Abhishek Gupta explains installation, configuration and use of Sun xVM hypervisor product/technology under OpenSolaris, and subsequently installing a Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise as xVM guest.
Communications Suite 6 Update 2 brings many changes and new features on the horizon - everything from virtualization to mail, messaging, administrator access, express communications and more. Beta versions will be released by the Calendar Server (CalDAV server) and the indexing and Search Service.
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