Summary: Solaris 9 End of Life?

The short answer is Solaris 9 supports sun4m but may not in future releases,
and drops support for sun4d.

Rick

> Check out Sun's website:
>
>
http://docs.sun.com/ab2/coll.214.12/S9RELNOTESUPP/@Ab2PageView/683?Ab2Lang=C
&Ab2Enc=iso-8859-1
>
>
> If I read it right it say the 10's and 20's are supported now but may not
be in future releases.
>
>
> End-of-Support Products
> Products Not Supported in the Solaris 9 Operating Environment
> Support for the following products has been discontinued. For more
information, contact your support provider.
>
> sun4d Servers
> The following sun4d architecture servers are no longer included in this
release:
>
> SPARCserver(TM) 1000 systems
>
> SPARCcenter(TM) 2000 systems
>
>
> Hardware options that are dependent on the sun4d architecture are no
longer included in this release.
>
> Ethernet Quad Drivers qe and qec
> Ethernet Quad drivers qe and qec are no longer included in this release.
>
> Alternate Pathing Multipath I/O
> Alternate Pathing (AP) multipath I/O technology is no longer included in
this release. It has been retired in favor of the newer, more scalable
technologies presented by MPxIO and IPMP.
>
> These modern technologies present better overall multipath solutions, with
refined, user-friendly interfaces that are well integrated with Solaris.
IPMP also provides true automatic switching for networks upon error
detection.
>
> If you used AP in previous releases of Solaris for I/O multipath
capabilities, you are encouraged to utilize these newer technologies for I/O
multipath control.
>
> Future End-of-Support Products
> Support for the following products may be discontinued in future releases.
For more information, contact your service provider.
>
> PC File Viewer
> PC File Viewer may no longer be supported in a future release.
>
> ShowMe TV
> ShowMe TV may no longer be supported in a future release.
>
> FDDI, HSI/S, le, and Token Ring Drivers
> FDDI/S, FDDI/P, HSI/S, le, SBus Token Ring, and PCI bus Token Ring network
drivers may no longer be supported in a future release.
>
> SPC Driver
> The SPC S-Bus interface card driver may no longer be supported in a future
release. The SPC card is a Serial Parallel Controller (S-Bus, 8-port serial,
1 parallel).
>
> Sun4m Platform Group
> The sun4m platform group may no longer be supported in a future release.
This would affect the following platforms:
>
> SPARCclassic
>
> SPARCstation LX / LX+
>
> SPARCstation 4
>
> SPARCstation 5
>
> SPARCstation 10
>
> SPARCstation 20
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