Hi,
On Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 11:16:25PM -0700, Kristian Rink wrote:
> Folks;
>
> we are in the midst of wanting one of our glassfish / Java EE application
> servers to be moved to an OpenSolaris installment, mainly for the sake of
> playing around with it and figuring out how it does. Question, so far: I
> installed OS 2008.5 using the downloadable ISO / Live CD. Does this
> installation qualify as a "server" platform? If not, which OpenSolaris
> distribution / installation set should I get for this purpose?
>
> Thanks in advance for your help, best regards.
> K.
Unfortunatelly I have to say - if you really want to be sure
that your system will be stable (from many perspectives - mean
time between necessary upgrades, patching, ..) the highest
probability to get there will definitelly give you "regular"
Solaris 10 - latest update. So go for downloading S10 and if
possible subscribe for support.
Since there are no patches for OpenSolaris (2008.5, SXDE,
SXCE,..) and their life cycle really differs from S10, you might
be pushed to update your system regularilly (more or less
frequently). Even thought the OpenSolaris beheves pretty stable,
there might be still some hidden issues which can (I really mean
only "can" not "will") hit you. Currently the OpenSolaris has
been more focussing on providing desktop (2008.5), development
platform (2008.5, SXDE) and high-tech toy for everybody (2008.5,
SXCE).
Hope, you'll enjoy the taste of any of them.
Have a nice day,
/j.
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