OpenSolaris Initiative

Adopt the Enterprise Class, Free and Open Operating System With OpenSolaris OS, you can deploy risk-free applications while leveraging a global community's support for ongoing innovation. New products move from idea to global deployment on a single platform, saving time and money.

• Depending on your level of commitment, we've got the Technology Offering for you!
  
  
  • EZQual Virtual Lab
    Curious about OpenSolaris? Sun's on-line Virtual Lab environment makes it easy to develop, port, and test your application over the internet at no cost.
  
  
  • Developer Hardware Offering
    Take advantage of deep discounts on Sun Hardware configured to meet your OpenSolaris development needs. Sign up today for the Development Hardware Offering and save big!
  
  
  • Developer Support
    Need assistance? Our Developer Support specialists are available to answer your technical questions, help with installation and configuration, and provide product integration advice.


• Sun Startup Essentials
  Do you have a young company with big ambitions, but limited resources?  If so, Sun's Startup Essentials program is for you.


• Solaris Zones and Containers FAQs
  Zones provide efficient means to abstract a single Solaris instance into multiple virtual operating environments for application consolidation or protection.


• DTrace Documentation, Tools and Examples
  DTrace is a comprehensive dynamic tracing framework that provides a powerful infrastructure to concisely answer arbitrary questions about the behavior of the operating system and user programs.


• Image Packaging System (IPS) Documentation
  The IPS is one of the major innovations introduced in OpenSolaris. The IPS allows convenient access to network repositories to facilitate software life cycle management, including installation, upgrade, and removal, greatly improving the way an operating environment is enhanced and maintained.


• The NEW Image Packaging System with OpenSolaris
  In this video a panel of Sun engineers talk about the benefits of the new Image Packaging System with the first release of OpenSolaris.


• Dual-Boot Installation Instructions and Screencasts
  Step-by-step instructions on how to set up a system to dual-boot OpenSolaris and either Microsoft Vista or Ubuntu Linux.


• Application Packaging Developer's Guide
  Provides step-by-step instructions and relevant background information for designing, building, and verifying packages. This guide also includes advanced techniques that you might find helpful during the package creation process.