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From: Richard B. Gilbert on 8 Jul 2010 15:56 CraftyTech wrote: > Hello All, > > Are there any options for legacy systems running Solaris 6? If > whatever is running on a Solaris 6 box can't be migrated, what are my > options? Can I move it to a Solaris 10 container or xVM? > > Thanks, Do you expect problems running your application(s) under a later version of Solaris? Upward compatibility is generally excellent. Problems normally occur only when you try to run an application built on, e.g. Solaris 9, under an earlier version. Before you panic and spend a great deal of money, install Solaris 10 on an available computer. If you don't have an available computer, buy one! Used SPARC hardware is relatively inexpensive and can generally be found on e-Bay. Used X86 hardware can be found at curbside on trash day. Usually the only problem is that it's old enough to be out of fashion!
From: Scott on 9 Jul 2010 11:48 On Jul 8, 8:01 am, thom...(a)somewhere.com (Thommy M.) wrote: > CraftyTech <hmmed...(a)gmail.com> writes: > > Hello All, > > > Are there any options for legacy systems running Solaris 6? If > > whatever is running on a Solaris 6 box can't be migrated, what are my > > options? Can I move it to a Solaris 10 container or xVM? > > There never were such a thing as Solaris 6. Suppose you mean Solaris > 2.6. > > This might be of interest for you. > > http://www.sun.com/software/solaris/guarantee.jsp Two questions: 1) What if the app requires an old version of Java to run, which Solaris 10 doesn't support? Solaris_JDK_1.2.1_03 2) According to (2) of section 5.2 of the guarantee most of today's applications are not covered by the agreement. 5.2 This Agreement and the Guarantee will terminate if (1) the Eligible Application is changed, modified, enhanced or altered during the term of this Agreement; (2) the manufacture or service of any portion of the Eligible Application is discontinued; (3) Party has failed to comply with its obligations as specified in this Agreement; (4) an Eligible Application remedied in accordance with this Agreement is later modified changed, enhanced or altered by Party; (5) the Eligible Application is not used in a production environment or is not commercially available; (6) the term of the Agreement ends, as described in Section 2 above.
From: Thommy M. on 12 Jul 2010 02:21 Scott <spackard(a)gmail.com> writes: > On Jul 8, 8:01 am, thom...(a)somewhere.com (Thommy M.) wrote: >> CraftyTech <hmmed...(a)gmail.com> writes: >> > Hello All, >> >> > Are there any options for legacy systems running Solaris 6? If >> > whatever is running on a Solaris 6 box can't be migrated, what are my >> > options? Can I move it to a Solaris 10 container or xVM? >> >> There never were such a thing as Solaris 6. Suppose you mean Solaris >> 2.6. >> >> This might be of interest for you. >> >> http://www.sun.com/software/solaris/guarantee.jsp > > Two questions: > 1) What if the app requires an old version of Java to run, which > Solaris 10 doesn't support? > Solaris_JDK_1.2.1_03 Can't say. > 2) According to (2) of section 5.2 of the guarantee most of today's > applications are not > covered by the agreement. > > 5.2 This Agreement and the Guarantee will terminate if (1) the > Eligible Application is changed, modified, enhanced or altered during > the term of this Agreement; (2) the manufacture or service of any > portion of the Eligible Application is discontinued; (3) Party has > failed to comply with its obligations as specified in this Agreement; > (4) an Eligible Application remedied in accordance with this Agreement > is later modified changed, enhanced or altered by Party; (5) the > Eligible Application is not used in a production environment or is not > commercially available; (6) the term of the Agreement ends, as > described in Section 2 above. My advise is to test and find out. Mostly it works.
From: Andreas F. Borchert on 16 Jul 2010 10:16
On 2010-07-09, Scott <spackard(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Two questions: > 1) What if the app requires an old version of Java to run, which > Solaris 10 doesn't support? > Solaris_JDK_1.2.1_03 Java on Solaris 2.6 which was packaged in August 1997? I doubt it. Independent from this, it is sometimes a value option to install old packages under newer systems. And in case of Java it is possible to install multiple versions on the same machine (look for /usr/jdk/instances). Andreas. |