Introduction to Solaris System Paper for COSC513 By Jun LAI SID: #103547

2 An Outline of this Presentation Introduction 4 What is Solaris? 4 The history of Solaris. Features of Solaris 4 Multiprocessing and Multithreading 4 Multiplatform

3 Outline (cont’d) Features of Solaris Networking 4 Enterprise Networking 4 Web Networking 4 Network Protocols (TCP/IP) 4 Network File System (NFS) (in detail) 4 Network Information Service Plus (NIS+) 4 Distributed Computing Environment (DCE) (in detail) 4 Solaris Federated Services

4 Outline (cont’d) 4 Optional Networking Protocols 4 Solaris Protection 4 Productivity of Individuals and Groups 4 Application Data 4 Support Language 4 Network Management (in detail) 4 Managing Developing and Deploying Network

5 Outline (cont’d) Features of Solaris Security 4 ONC+ Federated Security 4 Firewall -1 and Sunscreen SPF -100

6 What is Solaris? 4 Solaris Software is a perfect platform for network computing delivered by Sun. 4 A robust 64-bit operating environment is its starting point. 4 Solaris software gives you the ability to support multiple-terabyte data warehouses and thousands of users.

7 What is Solaris? (cont’d) 4 What's more, Sun provides comprehensive enterprise management tools, industrial- strength security solutions, and that works on a global scale. 4 Put it all together and you have the solid foundation needed for continuous connectivity. That's vital in the.com world.

8 History of Solaris 4 The early operating system of Sun is called SunOS. 4 In the 1980s Sun introduced a Reduced Instruction Set Computer(RISC)chip called the Scalable Processor Architecture (SPARC) processor. 4 The SPARC processor chip allowed Sun to produce very powerful, inexpensive desktop workstations.

9 History of Solaris (cont’d) 4 The SPARC system also ran the SunOS operating system, so customer’s software development investment could be preserved. 4 In the late 1980’s Sun announced plans to develop a new operating system which is called “Solaris”.

10 History of Solaris (cont’d) 4 Solaris is Sun’s name for their UNIX-based user environment, including the UNIX operating system, window system(x11- based). It is not the operating system, but is the operating environment.

11 Features of Solaris 4 The Solaris operating environment is built to enable high performance client-server applications in a distributed networking environment. 4 With the scalability to support virtually any application and configuration, only Solaris provides unlimited, transparent access to systems, servers, printers, remote databases and other resources.

12 Features of Solaris (cont’d) 4 Solaris[tm] 8 software is the industry's first dot-com grade operating environment. 4 Solaris™ software was originally designed with the Internet in mind. TCP/IP, the central Internet protocol, has been at the core of Solaris networking for more than 15 years. 4 So it provides a rock-solid foundation for business-critical applications.

13 Features of Solaris (cont’d) 4 Multiprocessing(MP) systems running Solaris deliver flexibility by allowing enterprises to quickly put their computing resources wherever they are needed. 4 Multiprocessing increase productivity and speeds database queries, provides remote file service, and accelerates computation intensive applications.

14 Features of Solaris (cont’d) 4 Multithreading(MT) is a software technique that breaks program code into segments that can be executed in parallel on multiple processors, for overall faster application performance. 4 For overall performance and throughput, the multithreaded kernel of the Solaris operating system enhances the inherent multitasking capability of UNIX.

15 Features of Solaris (cont’d) 4 By developing strategic applications employing new technologies such as multimedia or distributed objects. User productivity can also be improved. 4 The processing power of MT/MP lets these types of applications maximize performance. 4 Multithreading is also required by many new distributed client-server applications.

16 Features of Solaris (cont’d) 4 The Solaris software environment is scalable across a wide variety of system configuration, from single stand-alone workstations to enterprise computing environments. 4 The Solaris operating environment runs on SPARC and X86 platforms. The same Solaris functionality is available across all these platforms.

17 Features of Solaris (cont’d) 4 Solaris is based on a single, merged source code base, ensuring that future Solaris releases will share the same features, functionality, and APIs. 4 Customers can choose a lower-cost platform and yet still have the benefit of a seasoned, secure, highly functional, commercial-grade operating system with outstanding connectivity options.

18 Features of Solaris (cont’d) 4 They can use their existing PC hardware as a full-fledged participants in the enterprise- wide computing environment. 4 Multiplatform supports the right hardware for today’s needs, with confidence that they can preserve their investment as their needs grow and change

19 Features of Solaris Networking 4 Networking is fundamental to workgroup, enterprises, and Internet computing.Local area networks(LANs) and wide-area networks(WANs) enable distributed information resources---the integration of existing resources in a heterogeneous computing environment, distributed applications based on a true client-server computing model and support for electronic commerce using the Internet.

20 Features of Solaris Networking 4 Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) is the industry’s most widely used network transport protocol. 4 Solaris networking is based on TCP/IP, providing the widest connectivity, the greatest scalability, and the lowest costs of any networking solution in the world. ( Cont’d )

21 Features of Solaris Networking 4 The Network File System (NFS) is an industry standard distributed file system that provides transparent access to remote files and directories across the network. 4 The Solaris environment supports NFS version 3 which adds protocol enhancements to improve performance and reduce server load ( Cont’d )

22 Features of Solaris Networking 4 Distributed Computing Environment (DCE) is a specification for an advanced set of TCP/IP-based heterogeneous networking and middleware services. 4 DCE provides alternative “middleware” for interoperability and distributed computing, however DCE services have yet to be deployed in large volume. ( Cont’d )

23 Features of Solaris Networking 4 Today’s enterprise computing environment consists of a myriad of hardware and software products, architectures, and applications. 4 Environments are a reality in today’s world, and the fundamental key to making them work successfully lies with system and network management. ( Cont’d )

24 Features of Solaris Networking 4 System performance must be monitored to ensure adequate response time, and faults must be detected and corrected with as little disruption as possible. 4 Storage management is needed to ensure the reliability and recoverability of corporate data ( Cont’d )

25 Features of Solaris Networking 4 Software must be installed on end-user systems, and its distribution must be controlled and accounted for Job scheduling and load balancing for servers, security policy implementation, asset management, usage accounting, Help Desk, and other support services are all functions a large enterprise computing operation must incorporate into their systems and network management functions. ( Cont’d )

26 Features of Solaris Networking 4 Solaris and Solstice provide an overall framework for managing all these elements in a coherent, unified way. 4 Sun has developed the industry’s first set of integrated system and network management products which is integrated in the Solstice TM, to scale and manage large heterogeneous networks. ( Cont’d )

27 Features of Security 4 The Solaris operating environment provides a sophisticated security system that controls the way user access the files, protect system databases, and use system resources. 4 Solaris security system is network-wide security, providing security over several different systems, not just one.

28 Features of Security (cont’d) 4 Login access control, System resource access control, Secure client –server services, applications and utilities and Network access control are four types of protection of Solaris Security. 4 ONC+ Federated Security and Firewall-1, SunScreen SPF--100 are two types of security provided by Sun.

29 Conclusion 4 The Solaris operating environment is the industry’s most powerful and versatile UNIX operating environment. 4 The Solaris operating environment provides a true multithreaded, multiprocessing –capable kernel, together with open systems-based standards for connectivity and interoperability, distributed computing services, world-class administration and software development tools, a large number of third-party applications, and Microsoft Windows application support.

30 Conclusion (cont’d) Solaris operating environment represents the gateway to the future of networked enterprise computing. Only Solaris supplies the full range of services needed to meet the needs of Internet, intranet, and enterprise computing.