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Oracle Solaris 11 Express Information Library 2010.11 Release

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Important Information for This Release

Oracle Solaris 11 Express Release NotesProvides late-breaking news, known issues, and similar information.Download PDF
Oracle Solaris 11 Express What's NewIdentifies important changes in this release.
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Oracle Solaris 11 Express End of Feature Notices

Installing and Updating Oracle Solaris 11 Express

Getting Started With Oracle Solaris 11 ExpressLearn basics of installing and setting up Oracle Solaris 11 Express.Download PDF
Oracle Solaris 11 Express Image Packaging SystemProvides detail on creating packages in the new IPS package format and using the Oracle Solaris 11 network repositories to update software on your system. Download PDF
Oracle Solaris 11 Express Automated Installer GuideDescribes how to use the Automated Installer to install multiple Oracle Solaris 11 Express clients. Download PDF
Managing Boot Environments With Oracle Solaris 11 ExpressExplains how to use Oracle Solaris 11 Express boot environments to safely update your system or to create custom development or test environments.Download PDF
Oracle Solaris 11 Express Distribution Constructor GuideDescribes how to use the Distribution Constructor to create a custom Oracle Solaris 11 Express installation image.Download PDF

Administering Oracle Solaris 11 Express

System Administration Guide: Basic AdministrationIntroduces administration topics for both SPARC and x86 based systems, including managing user accounts, services, and booting.Download PDF
System Administration Guide: Advanced AdministrationDescribes administration topics such as managing terminals and modems, system resources, processes, and troubleshooting.Download PDF
Oracle Solaris ZFS Administration GuideProvides detailed information on managing ZFS, including creating file systems, storage pools, snapshots, clones, and backups. Download PDF
System Administration Guide: Oracle Solaris Zones, Oracle Solaris 10 Containers, and Resource ManagementDiscusses zones technology, which enables you to virtualize operating system services to create isolated environments for running applications, and resource management features, which control how applications use system resources. Download PDF
System Administration Guide: Network Interfaces and Network VirtualizationExplains configuration of network interfaces, NWAM, VLANs and link aggregations, IP network multipathing, virtual NICs, wireless networks, and network resource management.Download PDF
System Administration Guide: Network ServicesDiscusses web cache servers, time-related services, network file system (NFS and autofs), mail, SLP, and PPP.Download PDF
System Administration Guide: IP ServicesDescribes administration of TCP/IP networks, IPv4 and IPv6, DHCP, IPsec, IKE, IP filter, Mobile IP, and IPQoS.Download PDF
System Administration Guide: Devices and File SystemsExplains use of removable media, disks and devices, file systems, and backing up and restoring data.Download PDF
System Administration Guide: Naming and Directory Services (DNS, NIS, and LDAP)Discusses use of these directory services, including how to transition from NIS to LDAP.Download PDF
Oracle Solaris SMB and Windows Interoperability Administration GuideDescribes use of the Oracle Solaris SMB service and how to map user and group identities between Oracle Solaris systems and Windows systems.Download PDF
System Administration Guide: Security ServicesExplains use of secure services such as auditing, file security, BART, Kerberos, PAM, secure shell, Oracle Solaris Cryptographic Framework, RBAC, and SASL.Download PDF
Oracle Solaris Tunable Parameters Reference ManualProvides reference information about the Oracle Solaris OS kernel and network tunable parameters for both SPARC and x86 systems.Download PDF
System Administration Guide: PrintingDiscusses printing and tools and protocols and describes how to set up and administer printing services and printers. Download PDF

Using Oracle Solaris 11 Express in a Secure Environment With Trusted Extensions

Oracle Solaris Trusted Extensions Configuration and AdministrationProvides procedures for enabling and initially configuring the Trusted Extensions feature of Oracle Solaris, including procedures for managing users, zones, devices, and hosts that are labeled with the Trusted Extensions software.Download PDF
Oracle Solaris Trusted Extensions User's GuideIntroduces how to work in the Oracle Solaris Operating System with the Trusted Extensions feature enabled.Download PDF
Oracle Solaris Trusted Extensions Label AdministrationProvides background information for creating and modifying the label_encodings file, which specifies Trusted Extensions behavior.Download PDF
Oracle Solaris Trusted Extensions Developer's GuideDescribes how to use the available application programming interfaces to write trusted applications for systems that are configured to use the Trusted Extensions feature.Download PDF
Compartmented Mode Workstation Labeling: Encodings FormatDescribes the format of the standard encoding specification processed by release 2.2 of the labeling software (documented in DIA publication DDS-2600-6215-93) and gives examples of its use.Download PDF

Developing Applications for Use With Oracle Solaris 11 Express

Introduction to the Oracle Solaris Developer EnvironmentProvides an overview of development tools and processes in the Oracle Solaris environment.
Application Packaging Developer's GuideProvides step-by-step instructions and relevant background information for designing, building, and verifying packages.Download PDF
Device Driver TutorialProvides hands-on information, including real-world examples, on how to develop device drivers.Download PDF
Linker and Libraries GuideDescribes the Solaris link editor and runtime linker, along with the objects on which they operate.Download PDF
Memory and Thread Placement Optimization Developer's GuideExplains how to improve application performance by specifying locality groups and using memory placement optimization.Download PDF
Multithreaded Programming GuideExplains how to improve application performance and structure by using POSIX and Solaris threads APIs.Download PDF
ONC+ Developer's GuideExplains how to develop applications within the ONC+ open systems distributed computing technologies, including TI-RPC, XDR, NFS, and NIS+.Download PDF
Resource Management and Oracle Solaris Zones Developer's GuideDescribes how to write applications that partition and manage system resources.Download PDF
Oracle Solaris DHCP Service Developer's GuideExplains the DHCP data access framework and how to write a module to connect a new data storage facility to DHCP.Download PDF
Oracle Solaris Modular Debugger GuideDescribes the general-purpose modular debugging tool.Download PDF
Developer's Guide to Oracle Solaris SecurityExplains how to develop applications that provide security services or that consume security services.Download PDF
Oracle Solaris WBEM Developer's GuideDescribes how to use the WBEM SDK and query language to write Java-Based WBEM-enabled applications.Download PDF
Programming Interfaces GuideDescribes system and network interfaces for use in developing applications.Download PDF
SIP API Developer's GuideProvides reference information for the Session Initiation Protocol AP and library.Download PDF
Writing Device DriversExplains how to design and build device drivers for various device types, include character-oriented, block-oriented, network-based, SCSI, HBA, and USB devices.Download PDF
SPARC Assembly Language Reference ManualProvides reference information for the SPARC assembler.Download PDF
x86 Assembly Language Reference ManualProvides reference information for the syntax of the Solaris x86 assembly language.Download PDF

Oracle Solaris 11 Express Reference Manual Documentation

man pages section 1: User CommandsDownload PDF
man pages section 1M: System Administration CommandsDownload PDF
man pages section 2: System CallsDownload PDF
man pages section 3: Library Interfaces and HeadersDownload PDF
man pages section 3: Basic Library FunctionsDownload PDF
man pages section 3: Networking Library FunctionsDownload PDF
man pages section 3: Extended Library Functions, Volume 1Download PDF
man pages section 3: Extended Library Functions, Volume 2Download PDF
man pages section 3: Extended Library Functions, Volume 3Download PDF
man pages section 3: Extended Library Functions, Volume 4Download PDF
man pages section 3: Curses Library FunctionsDownload PDF
man pages section 3: Multimedia Library FunctionsDownload PDF
man pages section 4: File FormatsDownload PDF
man pages section 5: Standards, Environments, and MacrosDownload PDF
man pages section 7: Device and Network InterfacesDownload PDF
man pages section 9: DDI and DKI Driver Entry PointsDownload PDF
man pages section 9: DDI and DKI Kernel FunctionsDownload PDF
man pages section 9: DDI and DKI Properties and Data StructuresDownload PDF

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