LearnOpenSolaris

How-To Guides


Extensive how-to documentation that will help you quickly make the most out of the OpenSolaris Operating System.


How To Upgrade to OpenSolaris 2009.06
A screencast on how to upgrade from OpenSolaris 2008.11 to 2009.06, both through GUI and command line.

How-To Configure a Logical Domain
This Logical Domain How-To Guide is intended to help OpenSolaris system administrators configure their SPARC CMT machines with logical domains (LDoms).

How-To Set Up a Virtual Network Environment with Solaris Containers
This OpenSolaris Networking How-To Guide provides step-by-step instructions for familiarizing yourself with the Network Virtualization and Network Resource Management features introduced as part of project Crossbow, which is integrated into OpenSolaris 2009.06.

Migrating from Linux to OpenSolaris
If you are familiar with a Linux distribution but less familiar with OpenSolaris or Solaris, the information on this page might help you to more quickly become proficient with OpenSolaris and Solaris.

How-To Use the Automated Installer
This How-To Guide will explain the concepts involved in the new network installation service and show how to quickly get started by walking the reader through two examples involving a SPARC and an Intel/AMD targeted machine.

Open Network Administration How-To Guide For Administrators Familiar with Linux
This document is for people who are familiar with command line configuring and monitoring network connections on Linux systems and who want to do the same on OpenSolaris sytems.

How-To Install and Share a File System to CIFS Clients
The CIFS service installation How-To Guide is intended to help a new or experienced OpenSolaris user quickly and easily install and configure CIFS to share a file system to other CIFS clients such as Microsoft's Windows.

How-To Use DTrace from a Solaris and OpenSolaris System
Helps a new user learn how to use DTrace for gathering and using system and application information. Construct scripts to gather useful information about running applications that can be used to improve the performance on Solaris and OpenSolaris.

How-To Use SourceJuicer
This SourceJuicer How-To Guide is intended to help OpenSolaris developers build new IPS software packages and submit them for review to be hosted on an IPS repository for users to install.