Oracle Solaris 10 Compared to Oracle Solaris 11

The following table compares Oracle Solaris 10 features to Oracle Solaris 11 features.

Table 1-1 Oracle Solaris 10 Features Compared to Oracle Solaris 11 Features

Feature or Command	Oracle Solaris 10	Oracle Solaris 11	Additional Information
Booting from a root device	From a UFS or Solaris Volume Manager root device	From an Oracle Solaris ZFS root file system	System Boot, Recovery, and Platform Changes
Booting from the network	From SPARC `ok` PROM prompt: `boot net[:dhcp]` or `boot net[:rarp]` x86: Requires a DHCP server that supports a Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) boot from the network.	SPARC: `boot net:dhcp` x86: No change since Oracle Solaris 10	Boot, Platform, and Hardware Changes
Booting (recovery)	SPARC: Boot in failsafe mode by typing `boot -F failsafe` at the `ok` PROM prompt. x86: Boot in failsafe mode by selecting the failsafe entry in the GRUB menu at boot time.	Failsafe mode is not supported on SPARC or x86 platforms. Depending on the error condition, boot in single-user mode or perform system recovery steps.	System Boot, Recovery, and Platform Changes
Desktop environment	Common Desktop Environment (CDE)	Oracle Solaris Desktop (GNOME 2.30)	User Account Management and User Environment Features
File systems (default)	UFS and Solaris Volume Manager root file systems	ZFS root file system (default)	Chapter 5, Managing File Systems
Installation (graphical user interface (GUI))	GUI installation program on DVD or CD	Live Media (x86 only)	Installing Oracle Solaris 11 by Using Installation Media
Installation (interactive text)	Interactive text installation and interactive text installer for ZFS root pools	Text installer (stand-alone and network installation)	Installing Oracle Solaris 11 by Using Installation Media
Installation (automated)	JumpStart feature of Oracle Solaris 10	Automated Installer (AI) feature of Oracle Solaris 11	Installing Oracle Solaris 11 by Using AI
Installation (other)	Oracle Solaris Flash Archive installation	See System Boot, Recovery, and Platform Changes.	Oracle Solaris 11 Release Notes
Network configuration (manual and automatic)	`ifconfig` Edit `/etc/hostname.*` `ndd` for configuring protocols	manual mode: `dladm` and `ipadm` automatic mode: `netcfg` and `netadm`	Chapter 7, Managing Network Configuration
Network configuration (DHCP)	Oracle Solaris DHCP and other naming services	Internet Systems Consortium (ISC) DHCP and legacy Sun DHCP	Chapter 10, About DHCP (Overview), in Oracle Solaris Administration: IP Services
Network configuration (wireless)	`wificonfig`	manual: `dladm` and `ipadm` automatic: `netcfg`	Chapter 7, Managing Network Configuration
Packaging (software management)	SVR4 package and patch commands	Image Packaging System (IPS) `pkg`(1) commands, Package Manager and Update Manager GUIs	Chapter 6, Managing Software
Print service (default), printer configuration and administration	LP print service, `lp` print commands, Solaris Print Manager GUI	Common UNIX Print System (CUPS), CUPS command-line tools, CUPS Print Manager GUI	Printer Configuration and Management Changes
Security management	`root` as a user account	`root` as a role	Chapter 9, Managing Security
System configuration and reconfiguration	`sysidtool`, `sys-unconfig`, `sysidconfig`, and `sysidcfg`	`sysconfig`, System Configuration Interactive (SCI) tool, SC profiles	Chapter 8, Managing System Configuration
System configuration (naming services configuration)	Configured in files within `/etc` and `/var`	Managed through the Service Management Facility (SMF) feature of Oracle Solaris	System Configuration Changes and Migration of System Configuration to SMF
System configuration (nodename or host name)	Edit `/etc/nodename`	`svccfg` `-s` sets the `config/nodename` property of the `svc:system/identity:node` service to the desired name. Note - If the system is configured to use DHCP, which is always the case when the Automatic NCP is enabled, the SMF service property can only be set if the DHCP server does not provide a value for the `nodename/hostname` option. See `nodename`(4).	Chapter 8, Managing System Configuration
System registration	Auto Registration	Oracle Configuration Manager	System Registration Changes
System upgrade and boot environment management	`lu` and SVR4 package commands	`pkg` commands, Package Manager, Update Manager `beadm` utility for managing boot environments	Chapter 6, Managing Software
User account management	Solaris Management Console GUI and associated command-line tools	`useradd`, `usermod`, `userdel`, `groupadd`, `groupmod`, `groupdel`, `roleadd`, `rolemod`, and `roledel`	Creating and Managing User Accounts, Groups, and Roles
User environment management	Korn shell (`ksh`) `MANPATH` variable is required	Default shell: `ksh93` Default `ksh` path: `/usr/bin/ksh`; `/bin/sh` is also `ksh93` Default interactive shell: `bash`; default `bash` path: `/usr/bin/bash` `MANPATH` variable is no longer required	User Environment Feature Changes

Removal of Legacy System Management Commands, Tools, Services, and Files

The following table describes legacy commands, tools, services, files that are no longer supported in Oracle Solaris 11.

Table 1-2 System Management Commands, Tools, Services, and Files

Legacy Command, Tool, Service, or File	Replacement Command, Tool, Service, or File	For More Information
`bsmconv` and `bsmunconv`	`audit`	`audit`(1M)
`crypt` and `des`	`encrypt`	`encrypt`(1)
`graph` and `spline`	`gnuplot`	`gnuplot`(1) Note - Install the `image/gnuplot` package.
`localeadm`	Locale facet mechanism	Internationalization and Localization Changes
`download`, `lpfilter`, `lpforms`, `lpget`, `lpset`, `lpsched`, `lpshut`, `lpsystem`, `lpusers`, `printmgr`, `print-service` (launches Solaris Print Manager), and `ppdmgr`	`cancel`, `cupsaccept`, `cupsreject`, `cupsdisable`, `cupsenable`, `lp`, `lpadmin`, `lpc`, `lpinfo`, `lpmove`, `lpoptions`, `lpq`, `lpr`, `lprm`, `lpstat`, and `system-config-printer` (launches CUPS Print Manager)	Printer Configuration and Management Changes
LP print files and descriptions in: ~`/.printers` `/etc/printers.conf` `/usr/lib/lp/postscript` `/usr/lib/print`	~`/.lpoptions`	`lpoptions`(1)
Legacy SMF print services: `svc:/application/print/ppd-cache-update:default` `svc:/application/print/server:default` `svc:/application/print/rfc1179:default` `svc:/network/device-discovery/printers:snmp` `svc:/application/print/ipp-listener:default` `svc:/application/print/service-selector:default` Replacement SMF print services: `svc:/application/cups/scheduler` `svc:/application/cups/in-lpd`		Printer Configuration and Management Changes
`rdist`	`rsync` or `scp`	`rsync`(1) and `scp`(1)
`rstart` and `rstartd`	`ssh`	`ssh`(1)
`saf`, `sac`, `sacadm`, `nlsadmin`, `pmadm`, `ttyadm`, and`listen` `/usr/include/listen.h`, `getty`, `/usr/lib/saf/nlps_server`, `/var/saf`, `/etc/saf`, `ttymon` (`sac` and `getty` modes only), and `ports` (`sac` functionality)	`ttymon express` mode is still supported by the following SMF services: `svc:/system/console-login:terma` `svc:/system/console-login:termb`	System Console, Terminal Services, and Power Management Changes
`pmconfig` and `/etc/power.conf`	`poweradm`	`poweradm`(1M)
`smosservice` and `smdiskless`	Not available
Solaris Management Console GUI, `smc`, `smuser`, `smgroup`, and `passmgmt`	`useradd`, `usermod`, `userdel`, `groupadd`, `groupmod`, `groupdel`, `roleadd`, `rolemod`, `roledel`	Creating and Managing User Accounts, Groups, and Roles
`sysidtool`, `sys-unconfig`, and `sysidcfg`	`sysconfig`, SCI tool, and SC configuration through profiles	System Configuration Tools Changes
`vold` daemon	`volfs` and `rmvolmgr`	Chapter 3, Managing Devices

For more information about legacy commands that are no longer supported, see Oracle Solaris 11 Release Notes.

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