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Solaris 11.4
Updated: August 2018
What's New in Oracle
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Solaris 11.4
Document Information
Key Features in Oracle Solaris 11.4
Security and Compliance Features
Secure Sandboxes
Security Compliance Assessment
Oracle Solaris Cluster Compliance Checks
Per File Auditing
Verified Boot Auditing
Privileged Command Execution History Reporting
KMIP Client Support
File and Process Labeling
Silicon Secured Memory Security Exploit Mitigations
Packet Filter
MIT Kerberos on Oracle Solaris
libsasl2 Library
account-policy Service
PKCS #11 v2.40 Support for Oracle Solaris Cryptographic Framework
Data Management Features
ZFS Top-Level Device Removal
ZFS Scheduled Scrub
Fast ZFS Based File Copying
ZFS Raw Send Streams
Resumable ZFS Send Streams
Configurable ZFS Read and Write Throughput Limits
Monitor and Manage ZFS Shadow Migration
Preserving ZFS ACL Inheritance
NFS Version 4.1 Server Support
NFSv3 Mount Using TCP
Extended File System Attributes in tmpfs
SMB 3.1.1 Support
Networking Features
Migration of Persistent Network Configuration to SMF
Oracle Solaris Client Side Support for IEEE 802.1X
Datacenter TCP
Live Migration and HA Failover for SR-IOV Enabled anets
Specifying a Name for a Persistent Static Route
Open Fabric Enterprise Distribution 3.18
ISC BIND 9.10.3
Performance and Observability
DTrace SCSI Provider
DTrace fileops provider
DTrace MIB Provider for TCP, UDP, and IP
DTrace pcap() Action
DTrace print() Action
Kstats v2 Framework
FMA Core File Diagnostics
pfiles Enhancements
Monitor I/O Latency via fsstat
SCSI I/O Response Time Distribution Statistics
Virtualization Features
Configure Immutable Zones by Running in the Trusted Path
Silicon Secured Memory Support in Oracle Solaris Kernel Zones
Oracle Solaris Kernel Zone Support for SPARC M7 and M8 DAX Coprocessors
VLAN Aware Oracle Solaris Kernel Zones
Delegated Oracle Solaris Zones Restarter
Live Zone Reconfiguration for Datasets on Oracle Solaris Native Zones
Moving Oracle Solaris Zones
Zone Cold Migration
Multipathing for Oracle VM Server for SPARC Virtual SCSI HBAs
Device Masking for Oracle VM Server for SPARC Virtual SCSI HBAs
System Management Features
System Data Visualization and Performance Analysis With Oracle Solaris System Web Interface Dashboard
Displaying DAX Utilization and Performance
SMF Nested Property Groups
New SMF Profile Layers
Goal Services
Diagnosing Device Hotplugging Failures
sysadm Utility
Automating OpenLDAP and OUD Server Configuration
Puppet Configuration Management Software
MCollective Framework
Augeas API
Default User Attributes for LDAP Accounts
useradm Tool
Fault Output Identifies Bugs
fcinfo Utility
New IPS Repository Management Options
Installation and Software Management Features
Starting System Services on First Boot
RAD API for Automated Installer
Automated Installer Support for HMAC-SHA256
Dehydration and Rehydration for Oracle Solaris Unified Archives
Support for cloudbase-init
Boot Oracle Solaris through Boot Pools over iSCSI-iSER
UEFI Secure Boot
Enhancements for Developers
C11 Programming Language Standard Support
Standard Compilation Environment
Process Control Library
Improved Locale Support
User-Mode Watchpoints
DTrace Library
DWARF Support in DTrace
pstack Support for DWARF-encoded Line Numbers
DWARF Unwinding in pstack and mdb
Cython Compiler
Oracle Database Programming Interface-C
cx_Oracle Python Module
Additional New Features
GNOME Desktop Environment
man Command Enhancements
Oracle Solaris Online Documents for RAD and Web Dashboard
paps Print Filter
iconv Framework Modernization
Locale Name Fallback Mechanism
Open Group UNIX V7 Product Standard Support
Unicode 8.0 Support
CLDR 28 Update
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What's New in Oracle
®
Solaris 11.4
August 2018
Identifies important changes in the Oracle Solaris 11.4 release.
Document Information
Key Features in Oracle Solaris 11.4
Security and Compliance Features
Secure Sandboxes
Security Compliance Assessment
Oracle Solaris Cluster Compliance Checks
Per File Auditing
Verified Boot Auditing
Privileged Command Execution History Reporting
KMIP Client Support
File and Process Labeling
Silicon Secured Memory Security Exploit Mitigations
Packet Filter
MIT Kerberos on Oracle Solaris
libsasl2 Library
account-policy Service
PKCS #11 v2.40 Support for Oracle Solaris Cryptographic Framework
Data Management Features
ZFS Top-Level Device Removal
ZFS Scheduled Scrub
Fast ZFS Based File Copying
ZFS Raw Send Streams
Resumable ZFS Send Streams
Configurable ZFS Read and Write Throughput Limits
Monitor and Manage ZFS Shadow Migration
Preserving ZFS ACL Inheritance
NFS Version 4.1 Server Support
NFSv3 Mount Using TCP
Extended File System Attributes in tmpfs
SMB 3.1.1 Support
Networking Features
Migration of Persistent Network Configuration to SMF
Oracle Solaris Client Side Support for IEEE 802.1X
Datacenter TCP
Live Migration and HA Failover for SR-IOV Enabled anets
Specifying a Name for a Persistent Static Route
Open Fabric Enterprise Distribution 3.18
ISC BIND 9.10.3
Performance and Observability
DTrace SCSI Provider
DTrace fileops provider
DTrace MIB Provider for TCP, UDP, and IP
DTrace pcap() Action
DTrace print() Action
Kstats v2 Framework
FMA Core File Diagnostics
pfiles Enhancements
Monitor I/O Latency via fsstat
SCSI I/O Response Time Distribution Statistics
Virtualization Features
Configure Immutable Zones by Running in the Trusted Path
Silicon Secured Memory Support in Oracle Solaris Kernel Zones
Oracle Solaris Kernel Zone Support for SPARC M7 and M8 DAX Coprocessors
VLAN Aware Oracle Solaris Kernel Zones
Delegated Oracle Solaris Zones Restarter
Live Zone Reconfiguration for Datasets on Oracle Solaris Native Zones
Moving Oracle Solaris Zones
Zone Cold Migration
Multipathing for Oracle VM Server for SPARC Virtual SCSI HBAs
Device Masking for Oracle VM Server for SPARC Virtual SCSI HBAs
System Management Features
System Data Visualization and Performance Analysis With Oracle Solaris System Web Interface Dashboard
Displaying DAX Utilization and Performance
SMF Nested Property Groups
New SMF Profile Layers
Goal Services
Diagnosing Device Hotplugging Failures
sysadm Utility
Automating OpenLDAP and OUD Server Configuration
Puppet Configuration Management Software
MCollective Framework
Augeas API
Default User Attributes for LDAP Accounts
useradm Tool
Fault Output Identifies Bugs
fcinfo Utility
New IPS Repository Management Options
Installation and Software Management Features
Starting System Services on First Boot
RAD API for Automated Installer
Automated Installer Support for HMAC-SHA256
Dehydration and Rehydration for Oracle Solaris Unified Archives
Support for cloudbase-init
Boot Oracle Solaris through Boot Pools over iSCSI-iSER
UEFI Secure Boot
Enhancements for Developers
C11 Programming Language Standard Support
Standard Compilation Environment
Process Control Library
Improved Locale Support
User-Mode Watchpoints
DTrace Library
DWARF Support in DTrace
pstack Support for DWARF-encoded Line Numbers
DWARF Unwinding in pstack and mdb
Cython Compiler
Oracle Database Programming Interface-C
cx_Oracle Python Module
Additional New Features
GNOME Desktop Environment
man Command Enhancements
Oracle Solaris Online Documents for RAD and Web Dashboard
paps Print Filter
iconv Framework Modernization
Locale Name Fallback Mechanism
Open Group UNIX V7 Product Standard Support
Unicode 8.0 Support
CLDR 28 Update