Strategies for Network Administration in Oracle^® Solaris 11.3

Summary of Oracle Solaris Network Administration

This chapter provides a summary of network administration in the Oracle Solaris release, including specific information about the network virtualization features that are supported.

For examples of network configuration scenarios, including basic network configuration of a system, as well as network virtualization use cases, see Network Configuration Scenarios.

For a quick reference to commonly used networking commands, see Oracle Solaris 11.3 Network Administration Cheatsheet.

This chapter contains the following topics:

• Highlights of Network Administration in Oracle Solaris

• Network Administration Within the Oracle Solaris Network Protocol Stack

• Network Administration by Functional Area

• Comparing Networking Features

• Summary of Network Virtualization in Oracle Solaris

• Features for Managing Network Resources in Oracle Solaris

• Features for Managing Network Security in Oracle Solaris