Solaris 8 Containers Versions and System Requirements

The Solaris 8 Containers software can be installed on a SPARC system running at least the Solaris 10 8/07 release.

The product media contains the following versions:

• Solaris 8 Containers 1.0.1, for systems running:

  • Solaris 10 10/08 or later

  • Kernels 137137-07 or later

  Systems running Solaris 8 Containers 1.0 (or Solaris 8 Migration Assistant) also must install the 1.0.1 product if the systems are updated to:

  • Solaris 10 10/08 or later

  • Kernels 137137-07 or later

• Solaris 8 Containers 1.0, for systems running:

  • Solaris 10 8/07, with required Solaris patch 127111-01 or later applied

  • Solaris 10 5/08

  • Kernels 127111 (all versions)

  • Kernels 127127 (all versions)

  • Kernels 137111 (all versions)

The packages in the media have been updated to include the latest functionality in Solaris 8 Containers patch 128548-08.

The product download also includes a README file containing installation instructions for both versions, and a sample Solaris 8 flash archive image provided for validation purposes.