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Joomla! Deployment Guide for Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage Systems
Install and configure the open-source Joomla! Content Management System with Sun's Unified Storage systems. The Sun servers in this setup run the OpenSolaris 2009.06 release and PHP, MySQL, and Apache web server from pkg.opensolaris.org.

Upgrading to Solaris 10?
Find out why it's a good idea, what's involved, what you'll need to know, and what to do with your legacy applications. See also:
ZFS Resources
Patching Improvements
Why Move to Solaris?

Case Study: Web Application Tuning on Chip Multithreading Platforms
Use jstack and tune your Web applications to prevent performance bottlenecks on chip multithreading (CMT) platforms.

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Toshiba OpenSolaris Mini NB200
A convenient and travel-friendly PC companion. The performance and connectivity you need on-the-go and back at the desk.
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Solaris 10 10/09 Now Available for Download!
On October 8, 2009, Sun announced the availability of Solaris 10 10/09 Operating System. This update includes turbocharge install and patching, ZFS enhancements, great performance on the latest x64 and SPARC processors, 10 Gigabit speedups. Download Now | Press Release

OpenSolaris 2009.06 Launches
Download OpenSolaris 2009.06, the latest release of the OpenSolaris operating system, a powerful and complete operating environment for users, developers and deployers. Download Now | Press Release

The Observatory
The Observatory is a blog for users of OpenSolaris where you'll find tips, tricks and more to explore an open source distribution of the Solaris operating system from Sun Microsystems.

OpenSolaris Ignite - The OpenSolaris Newsletter
Check out the October issue of Ignite, a monthly newsletter by, for, and about the OpenSolaris community, featuring news, how-to articles, tech tips and reviews.

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Sun Support Resources for System Administrators
The new BigAdmin Support hub covers Sun services and solutions of interest to sys admins, such as different support scenarios for Solaris and OpenSolaris.

Driver/Device List Updated for Solaris 10 10/09 OS
Information on third-party device drivers for the Solaris OS and OpenSolaris OS on x86 platforms.

Updated for New Solaris Release: x86 Installation Check Tool
This tool detects whether your x86 system is able to run the Solaris 10 OS. Version 1.7 loads the Solaris 10 10/09 kernel.

New Hardware Compatibility List for Virtualization Platforms
This new section of the BigAdmin HCL lists virtualization products (such as VMware and Sun VirtualBox) that are compatible with the OpenSolaris and Solaris OS.

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