Solaris 8 2/02 What's New Supplement

Chapter 1 What's New at a Glance

The Solaris 8 2/02 What's New Supplement highlights new features that have been added to the Solaris 8 operating environment for the Update releases.

This book is the only new supplement available for the Solaris 8 2/02 release. Previous update supplements documented how to use new features. This book provides feature summaries only.

The Solaris 8 2/02 What's New Supplement covers the following topics:

New Features in the Solaris 8 2/02 Release

The Solaris 8 2/02 What's New Supplement briefly describes all features released in all Solaris 8 updates.

The following list identifies features that are new in this Solaris 8 2/02 release.

New Installation Features

New Features for System Administrators

New Features for Software Developers

Early Access

Feature Description
Solaris 9 Documentation Some features in this Update release may not have documentation other than man pages. For additional reference, refer to the Solaris 9 operating environment documentation on `http://docs.sun.com`. Prior to the release of the Solaris 9 operating environment, follow the links for documentation on the Solaris 9 operating environment Early Access Web site at `http://www.sun.com/solaris/programs/solaris9ea`. When accessing Solaris 9 documentation during the beta period, you might be asked to accept a restricted usage license.
Solaris 8 Early Access Directories The Solaris 8 2/02 release includes Early Access (EA) directories with EA software. EA products are located on both the Solaris Software CD 2of2 and the Solaris DVD at the location: `../Solaris_8/EA/products` Located in the `EA/products` directory are subdirectories that contain each EA product. Each product subdirectory includes a `README` with further information about that particular EA product.

Feature Description

Solaris 9 Documentation

Some features in this Update release may not have documentation other than man pages. For additional reference, refer to the Solaris 9 operating environment documentation on http://docs.sun.com.

Prior to the release of the Solaris 9 operating environment, follow the links for documentation on the Solaris 9 operating environment Early Access Web site at http://www.sun.com/solaris/programs/solaris9ea.

When accessing Solaris 9 documentation during the beta period, you might be asked to accept a restricted usage license.

Solaris 8 Early Access Directories

The Solaris 8 2/02 release includes Early Access (EA) directories with EA software. EA products are located on both the Solaris Software CD 2of2 and the Solaris DVD at the location:

../Solaris_8/EA/products

Located in the EA/products directory are subdirectories that contain each EA product. Each product subdirectory includes a README with further information about that particular EA product.