1. What's New in
Solaris 10 10/09

2. Previously, in Solaris 10 10/08...
• Tested, integrated update
• ZFS enterprise enhancements
> “Root and boot”
> Filesystem transfer (zfs send)
• Support for new systems
> Intel processors, networking, I/O
• New virtualization features
> Containers, LDoms, Sun xVM guest

3. What Was New in Solaris 10 5/09
• Tested, integrated update
• Support for new systems
> Intel processor support
• Virtualization
> Container + ZFS cloning
• Solid-State Disk (SSD) performance
• iSCSI target reliability, interoperability
enhancements

4. New in Solaris 10 10/09
• Tested, integrated update
• Patching/installation speedups
• Support for new systems
> Intel Nehalem performance
• Power management
• ZFS enhancements
> User and group quotas
> Install from Solaris Flash archives
> L2ARC caching on SSDs

5. Solaris 10 10/09
Datacenter-Grade Power Management
• Power Aware Dispatcher
> Power manages top-level system components
> Aggregates workloads onto fewer CPUs
> Allows unused processor capacity to be run in lowest
possible power mode

6. Solaris 10 10/09
Platform Support
• Optimization for Intel Xeon 5500 (Nehalem)
processors
> Support for intrinsic power-saving features such as Deep
C-States
> Integrated with Solaris Fault Management Architecture
• AES-NI (Advanced Encryption Standard - New
Instructions) support, for fast and secure data
encryption and decryption in future Intel processors
• Extended feature set support for current and
upcoming AMD processors
• SPARC 10 Gigabit Ethernet tuning/optimizations

7. Solaris 10 10/09
Install and Maintenance Speed Improvements
• Parallel patching for Solaris Containers
> Up to 300% faster than prior updates
• Package installation speedup
> OS install 1.5-2 times faster
> Upgrades 2-4 times faster
• Automatic Patching Framework for single-user
mode
> Simplifies patching
> Reduces opportunities for errors

8. Solaris 10 10/09
Solaris ZFS Enhancements
• Dedicated device support for ZIL and L2ARC
> Use SSDs for fast, economical secondary caching
• User and group quotas
> Works in conjunction with existing per-filesystem quota
model
• Solaris Flash archive image support for
ZFS root filesystems
> Use for OS image transfers, upgrades, consolidation

9. 10GbE Driver Improvements
Solaris 10/09 over Solaris 10 5/09
TCP Receive TCP Transmit UDP Transmit
120% 160% 200%
100% 160%
120%
% Improvement
% Improvement
% Improvement
80%
120%
60% 80%
40% 80%
40% 40%
20%
0% 0% 0%
1 8 32 100 400 1000 1 8 32 100 400 1000 64 128 256 512 1024 1472 8192
Connections Connections Message Size
Platform: Sun Fire x4150

10. Next Steps
> Get Solaris
1 sun.com/solaris/get
> Get Involved
2 opensolaris.org | bigadmin.com | developers.sun.com/solaris
3 > Get Trained
sun.com/solaris/freetraining | Learning Paths: sun.com/training/solaris
> Get Data Sheets and White Papers
4 sun.com/solaris/reference_materials
> Get Started with Solaris Learning Centers
5 sun.com/solaris/teachme
6 > Get Current
sun.com/solaris/move | bigadmin.com/apps | bigadmin.com/hcl

11. What's New in
Solaris 10 10/09
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