1Oracle Solaris 11.2 Beta Features Full OpenStack Cloud Distribution
By Sean Michael Kerner
2Mark Hurd Sets the Bar High for Solaris
Oracle President Mark Hurd kicked off the Solaris 11.2 launch event making a number of predictions. One of them is that Solaris will enable Oracle to become the leader in high-end computing.
3Desktop Options Include GNOME
Solaris is a server operating system, but there is a desktop profile that is available as part of the beta release that leverages the GNOME open-source desktop.
4Solaris Users Have Access to Lots of Software
The Package Manager interface is designed so users can easily find and install software packages.
5Solaris 11.2 Includes an OpenStack Havana
As part of Solaris 11.2, users have access to a full OpenStack cloud platform, including Nova compute, neutron networking, cinder storage, glance image management and the Horizon OpenStack dashboard.
6Unified Archives Enable Easy Cloning
Unified Archives is the new native format to create application and system image archives.
7Kernel Zones Provide New Virtualization Options
Solaris has long had virtualization containers for applications known as Zones. With Solaris 11.2, the concept of Kernel Zones is being introduced. It enables a full Solaris kernel to run inside a container.
8Elastic Virtual Switch Enables SDN
The Elastic Virtual Switch (EVS) enables Solaris 11.2 administrators to create a fully distributed virtual switch.
9Security Compliance Testing Is Built-In
One of the security tools in Solaris 11.2 is the compliance framework that performs a series of tests to assess the security posture of the host operating system.
10Solaris Desktop Includes Firefox
For the desktop image of the Solaris 11.2 beta, the familiar Firefox Web browser is part of the default installation.
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