Solaris 10 The Complete Reference (Osborne Complete Reference Series) [Paperback]

Paul Watters (Author)

Book Description

Series: Osborne Complete Reference Series | Publication Date: January 19, 2005

First to market, "The Solaris 10: The Complete Reference" is a soup-to-nuts reference for administrators migrating from Windows, Linux or previous versions of Solaris. Get an updated and comprehensive Solaris 10 reference that starts at installation and ends at incorporating applications. Use the included resources such as the Solaris 10 installation checklists and procedures, command reference and worked examples to learn how to use this new version to the fullest.

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From the Back Cover

The Ultimate Resource on Solaris 10. Includes full details on all the new features.

Maximize all the capabilities of Sun Microsystems' FREE, innovative, and powerful UNIX-based operating system with help from this authoritative guide. Get full details on installation, process and device management, access control and security, networking, services, directories, and applications. You'll learn to take advantage of the new features available in Solaris 10, including the rewritten TCP/IP stack, the enhanced cryptographic framework, cross-platform optimization, Linux interoperability, and much more. Whether you're new to Solaris or migrating from Linux or Windows, you'll need this comprehensive resource.

• Install and run Solaris 10 on UltraSPARC or Intel systems
• Manage files, directories, and processes, and use shell commands
• Set up user- and role-based access control
• Use the Solaris Management Console (SMC) to manage users and groups
• Configure devices and file systems
• Implement efficient backup and recovery services
• Enable system logging, monitoring, accounting, and tuning
• Configure DHCP, firewalls, and remote access
• Work with DNS, NIS/NIS+, and LDAP
• Enable shared file systems and printers using Samba and/or NFS
• Use Sun Java System Application Server and Apache HTTP Server

About the Author

Paul A. Watters, Ph.D., specializes in building e-commerce and Internet information systems based on Java, Solaris, and open standards like CORBA. He is a columnist and author for the trade journal Inside Solaris, and is lead author of Solaris 8: The Complete Reference, and Solaris Administration: A Beginner’s Guide, both published by Osborne.

Product Details

• Paperback: 738 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media; 1 edition (January 19, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0072229985
• ISBN-13: 978-0072229981
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (36 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #595,830 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #30 in Books > Computers & Technology > Operating Systems > Solaris

More About the Author

My philosophy in writing books has been strongly influenced by my college teaching experience in information technology and software engineering - clear descriptions of basic principles, philosophy and motivation for using a specific technology, and then clear examples of how to use it in practice. In a book with limited pages, it's not always possible to cover every topic, or to provide all information on a specific topic in the detail required to perform a particular task. I see the role of trade books as "breadth first, depth second" - these books provide orientation, but if you need intimate detail on a specific application, function or method, then you will almost certainly need to consult vendor documentation. For example, the Sun administration reference collection for Solaris contains many thousands of pages of detail, which can be daunting at first, but very useful in the long term.

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92 of 92 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not really a Solaris 10 book, February 2, 2005

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Jon H. Hamlin (Jacksonville, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Solaris 10 The Complete Reference (Osborne Complete Reference Series) (Paperback)

The author does not cover the new features of Solaris 10. He mentions zones in passing, never mentions DTrace, and his information on configuring services using inetd.conf is outdated (no mention anywhere of Service Manager and using it to enable/disable services).

This is a Solaris 9 book with a couple of paragraphs added. A complete disappointment.

52 of 52 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Very disappointing, February 2, 2005

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Mark MacLennan (Minneapolis, MN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Solaris 10 The Complete Reference (Osborne Complete Reference Series) (Paperback)

Solaris 10 represents a significant upgrade over earlier releases of this operating system and yet this book, as mentioned by another reviewer, is basically just a rehash of earlier editions with only a cursory discussion of the new commands and features scattered throughout the text. Even the existing information seems dated. Why mention the "Netscape mail client" from www.netscape.com? Solaris 10 provides Sendmail 8.13, not simply "version 8". How about some discussion of Sun's Patch Manager? I find it odd that "Iomega Zip and Jaz" drives are discussed but there is no mention of USB sticks or other USB devices which work on Solaris. In fact, much of the storage device section is out-of-date (A1000 disk arrays and DAT tape drives). Why are tar/cpio described, but not the more versatile pax command? This "Complete Reference" also doesn't have any mention of the very useful "mount -o public" command.

All in all not a reference I'd want to rely upon although it has some use as a general Solaris guide if you don't have easy access to the Internet.

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not Solaris 10, March 17, 2005

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Wayne King (Columbus, OH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Solaris 10 The Complete Reference (Osborne Complete Reference Series) (Paperback)

I fully agree with the other reviews. This book doesn't cover Solaris 10. I also noticed the lack of coverage of SMF along with a lot of other legacy coverage that has changed in Solaris 10. I even tried to email the author about some of my concerns, but the email address given in the book wouldn't accept emails. I then emailed McGraw-Hill and they emailed me back stating that I really needed to send a hand written letter to the author. So, instead, I will write this review warning any potential buyers of this book to go elsewhere. McGraw-Hill and the author should be sued over this book, as it is false advertisement and fails to address Solaris 10, which in my mind shows both the publisher and the author failed to put any effort whatsoever into this book and just wanted to make a quick buck. It is extremely obvious neither has touched Solaris 10!!