Solaris 8

Components:

• SunOS 5.8
• OpenWindows 3.6.2
• CDE 1.4

Releases:

• Early Access: November 1999
• Final Release: Q1 2000

Old Hardware no longer supported:

• sparc: sun4c (Sparc 1/2/IPC/IPX/etc.) & Voyager machines
• x86: Various ISA & EISA bus cards

Changes from Solaris 7:

• Early Access program open to the public - for $30 anyone can get a sneak peak at what Solaris 8 will bring.
• Perl 5, Apache, and otber freeware tools bundled
• Live Upgrade: Install new OS versions while computer still running old versions. Downtime reduced to the time it takes to reboot.
• Role Based Access Control: allows assigning functions traditionally restricted to root to non-root users.
• IPv6
• IPsec
• Kerberos upgraded from v4 to v5
• From Solaris 7 11/99: Upgraded from X11R6 to X11R6.4(Xprint, reduced colormap flashing, multiple monitors as a single virtual display), CDE enhancements (ToolTips, PDASync, Print Client)
• Service Location Protocol (SLP)
• JDK 1.2.1 & 1.1.8 both provided, faster Java VM's
• StarOffice bundled
• Netscape 4.7 integrated (/usr/dt/bin/netscape)
• DVD, USB, & IEEE 1394 support
• LDAP support in nsswitch.conf
• Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM)