Hi Dennis,
I have forwarded to the folks who own the program. Stay tuned.
[insert 21 Century Keanu "I know kung-fu" here]
;)
-chris
Dennis Clarke wrote:
>> Sorry, I haven't been following the whole thread but check out:
>>
>> http://developers.sun.com/solaris/downloads/solaris_apps/index.jsp.
>>
>> There is an entry for "Solaris Enterprise System Virtual Appliance for
>> VMware"
>>
>> Runs on x86/x64 desktops or servers...
>>
>> I'm not sure if this is what you are looking for....but incase....
>>
>
> [ insert classic Keanu Reeves "whoa" here ]
>
> That looks to be something very close to what I'm looking for. I am not
> sure and won't know for sure until I get it up and running.
>
> ... I'll download that puppy right now.
>
> It looks to be Solaris 10 update 1 along with all the JES gear and Studio
> 11. The README file says there is also a smaller edition which is just
> Solaris 10 update 2. Thats funny. The word *just* Solaris 10 Update 2.
> Like gee, what else was I looking for here?
>
> Ah yes .. Solaris 9 and 8 and other virtual os options but lets start
with
> this.
>
> I'll download it .. install it and blog it.
>
> I'll attach the README file here so other people can see what you
have here.
>
> Now then, one thing that bugs me is that it looks like you have a
production
> grade OS option here that runs within Solaris x86. I will have to
assess it
> by running the heck out of it but the one thought that bothers me here is
> that Sun sits on top of some serious software that seems to be hidden in
> dark corners and recesses. Like the Java Availability Suite for example.
> Is someone in Sun exec level reading this? Geez, promote these things to
> the website somewhere so that other people can benefit. Something
like this
> "Solaris Enterprise System Virtual Machine" was probably built by a
number
> of people working with a vision. Successful companies are run on
ideas and
> visions like that. Someone somewhere up the chain needs to look at the
> software inventory and actually market these sort of efforts.
>
> I guess thats my way of saying thank you for this diamond. Its not a
rough
> cut diamond either. Its also my way of letting Sun somewhere up the chain
> know that they can not hide efforts like this. Put them up front ..
> somewhere on the shelf in the front of the store. Just to the left as you
> walk in. Thats how you sell stuff. Show it to people.
>
> Dennis
>
> ------ README -------
>
> Introduction
> This README document provides the details for the Solaris VM, and
provides
> all the steps necessary to configure the various components to work
in your
> specific environment.
>
> This Solaris VM consists of 4 zipped files as it contains Solaris 10 1/06
> (aka Solaris 10 Update1), Sun Java Enterprise System 2005Q4 (JES)
software,
> and Sun Studio 11 Integrated Development Environment for C, C++, and
> Fortran.
>
> Another Solaris VM with much smaller footprint is also available to
> download. This VM consists only of Solaris 10 6/06 (aka Solaris 10
Update2),
> and does not contain the additional JES and IDE software.
>
> Installation and Usage Instructions
>
> 1. Unzip/Uncompress the downloaded archive into a known directory (e.g.
> C:\VirtualMachines or /usr/vmware/virtualmachines/).
> 2. From the VMware menu, select to open an existing Virtual Machine.
> Choose File-->Open and navigate to the directory where the archive was
> unzipped/uncompressed (C:\VirtualMachines or
> /usr/vmware/virtualmachines/). Go to the appropriate virtual machine's
> directory and you should see a vmx file. Select this file to open the
> virtual machine.
> 3. Select "Create" in the dialog box that asks for creation of a new
UUID.
> 4. Start the virtual machine by selecting the "Start the Virtual machine"
> command or by selecting the green "Power On" button.
> 5. The virtual machine should boot up in about 30 - 120 seconds. Please
> wait until the blue Solaris login screen appears before logging in as
> root. Password is "vmware".
> 6. The virtual machine uses NAT (Network Address Translation) for
> networking. This means it shares the network with the host OS.
> 7. Start using the virtual machine.
>
> Solaris 10 1/06
>
> The Solaris VM is configured with DHCP. To reconfigure the Solaris VM,
> including modifying the host name, and assigning a new domain name and IP
> address, you need to run the sys-unconfig command as root. After you
run the
> sys-unconfig command, answer the prompts to assign a new host name,
new IP
> address, set new date and time, and other configuration parameters
specific
> to your proper environment. The system will reboot once you input all the
> changes. For more information, see the sys-unconfig(1M) man page.
>
> Sun Java Enterprise System
> Java Enterprise System 2005Q4 consists of the following components:
>
> * Sun JavaTM Access Manager 7.0
> * Sun JavaTM Application Server SE 8.1
> * Sun JavaTM Calendar Server 6.2
> * Sun JavaTM Communications Express 6.2
> * Sun JavaTM System Communications Services Delegated Administrator 6.3
> * Sun JavaTM Directory Server 5.2 SP4
> * Sun JavaTM Directory Proxy Server 5.2 SP4
> * Sun JavaTM Instant Messaging 7.0.1
> * Sun JavaTM Message Queue EE 3.6 SP3
> * Sun JavaTM Messaging Server 6.2
> * Sun JavaTM Portal Server 6.3.1 SP3
> * Sun JavaTM Web Proxy Server 4.0.1
> * Sun JavaTM Web Server 6.1 SP5
> * Sun ClusterTM 3.1 U4 and All Sun Cluster Agents
>
> The above components were installed using default installation
directories
> and ports. The default directories and ports are listed here.
>
> When the Sun JavaTM Enterprise System (Java ES) installer finishes
> installation, most components require additional configuration before the
> Java ES environment is operational. You can find the configuration
details
> of these components here.
>
> Examples of how to start and stop the various components of JES can
be found
> here.
>
> For more information about these components, including user and
> administration guides, please search the docs.sun.com repository.
>
> Sun Studio 11
> The Sun Studio Integrated Development Environment was installed in
> /opt/SUNWspro/. You can started it by issuing the following command:
> /opt/SUNWspro/bin/sunstudio. This page contains links to the
documentation
> for the Sun Studio 11 software release on Solaris platforms.
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