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Transitioning From Oracle® Solaris 10 to Oracle Solaris 11.3

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Updated: December 2018
 
 

Oracle Solaris 10 and Oracle Solaris 11 System Configuration Feature Comparison

The following table compares Oracle Solaris 10 and Oracle Solaris 11 system configuration features.

Table 11  Oracle Solaris 10 and Oracle Solaris 11 System Configuration Comparison
System Configuration Feature, Tool, or Function
Oracle Solaris 10
Oracle Solaris 11
System configuration (network, and naming service configuration)
Configured in various files within the /etc directory
Configured through properties of the appropriate SMF service.
System console service (serial port monitor) configuration
getty, pmadm, ttyadm, ttymon
Configured through properties of the appropriate SMF service
System configuration (host name)
Edit /etc/nodename
Use the hostname command.
System configuration (Oracle Solaris kernel customizations)
Edit /etc/system
Edit /etc/system
Add configuration to files within the /etc/system.d directory
System logging
syslog
syslog (default) and rsyslog
Power management
Edit /etc/power.conf or use the pmconfig command
poweradm
System reconfiguration
By using the sysidtool. sys-unconfig, sysidconfig, and sysidcfg commands
sysconfig or the SCI tool
System registration
Auto Registration feature
Starting with Oracle Solaris 10 1/13: Oracle Configuration Manager
Oracle Configuration Manager
System recovery and cloning
Oracle Solaris Flash Archive features
Oracle Solaris Unified Archives
Printer configuration and administration
LP print commands, Solaris Print Manager
CUPS command-line, CUPS Print Manager, and CUPS web browser interface
Locale and time zone configuration
Edit /etc/default/init
Configured through properties of the appropriate SMF service