The Solaris operating system, along with related Sun products likeJava,
is one of the most reliable and scalable platforms on whichto build
e-commerce products, and on which to support all networkedservices. Yet,
one problem that potential users face is finding outmore information
about what Solaris offers. In a sense, they want toknow how much
technical work is involved in migrating to Solaris, and what kind of
philosophy Solaris is based on.To answer these questions, Solaris 8
Administrator's Guidecovers all aspects of deploying Solaris as a
network server, includingboth basic and advanced network services. Given
newfound interest inSolaris as an enterprise network operating system,
this guide is aimedsquarely at supporting enterprise-level services.
It's written forexperienced network administrators who want an objective
guide tonetworking with Solaris, and covers installation on both the
Inteland Sparc platforms. With it, you will learn how to setup Solaris
asa file server, application server, and database server.In its coverage
of advanced topics, Solaris 8 Administrator's Guideoffers examples of
configuration files and the installation of third-partysoftware
packages. This comprehensive book also contains more conceptualand
difficult material that is absent from other Solaris reference
manuals.At all points, emphasis is placed on issues like evaluating the
security, scalability, and reliability of specific software packages--at
the expenseof providing detailed coverage of every available package.The
book covers the practical experience and new skills needed to
understandthe impact of new services and new software products on
existing server systems.Author Paul Watters--a recognized authority on
Solaris--avoids so-called"historical" services, like UUCP, which can
easily fill chapters but arenot commonly found in today's production
environments. Indeed, he doesn'tbother to provide an in-depth history of
Solaris or UNIX at all, assumingthat you can find this material
elsewhere. Instead, the practical focus ison supporting relevant
contemporary networking technologies.Solaris 8 Administrator's Guide
provides you with a third-party viewthat not only praises Solaris, but
is critical and realistic in its assessment.This book is for experienced
Solaris Administrators as well as and those lookingto migrate to this
operating system.
