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Documentation

This page lists documentation resources available on OpenSolaris.org according to topic. The Documentation Group provides detailed information on how to participate in OpenSolaris documentation, access to open sourced documents, and pointers to detailed information about setting up and developing OpenSolaris.

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OpenSolaris 2008.11 Technical Information

• OpenSolaris 2008.11 What's New
• OpenSolaris 2008.11 What's New Screencast
• OpenSolaris 2008.11 Release Notes
• Getting Started With OpenSolaris 2008.11
• OpenSolaris 2008.11 Managing Boot Environments
• OpenSolaris 2008.11 Automated Installer Guide
• OpenSolaris 2008.11 Distribution Constructor Guide
• OpenSolaris 2008.11 Package Manager Screencast
• OpenSolaris 2008.11 Image Packaging System Guide
• OpenSolaris 2008.11 System Administration Guide
• OpenSolaris 2008.11 Media Management System Administration Guide
• OpenSolaris 2008.11 COMSTAR Administration Guide
• OpenSolaris 2008.11 Development Environment Guide

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Migration, Curriculum, and Stacks

• Migration from Linux to SVr4 FAQ
• Migrate from SVr4 to IPS/pkg(5)
• Package Management Command Rosetta Stone
• OpenSolaris Curriculum
• PostgreSQL Getting Started
• MySQL Getting Started
• Deploying MediaWiki on the OpenSolaris OS
• Setting up Your AMP Environment
• High Performance Computing Stack FAQ and Release Notes

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ZFS and DTrace

• ZFS Documentation, ZFS FAQ, ZFS Boot FAQ, ZFS Demos, Automatic Data Migration on ZFS Screencast, Availability Suite and ZFS Demos, and ZFS on disk encryption support Overview Presentation
• DTrace Documentation, Examples, and Toolkit
• DTrace Chime Installation Instructions
• Mozilla DTrace Provider Examples
• DTrace Networking Cookbook
• Tracing PHP Applications with DTrace

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Starfish, Sun Studio, GCC

• Starfish Install/Remove Video, Starfish OpenSolaris Demonstration Video, and Starfish DriverWorkshop Demonstration
• Sun Studio and GCC

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Packaging, Porting, F/OSS, and Sun FreeWare

• Example of IPS Packaging
• Creating a Software Porters Desktop
• Get Started Porting Packages Process [draft]
• F/OSS pkgbase FAQ
• Sun FreeWare Build and Policy Documents
• Image packaging System Documentation

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Zones, BrandZ, Xen, and Logical Domains

• Zones FAQ and Resource Management Documents
• Zone Manager Documentation
• Brandz/Solaris Containers for Linux Applications FAQ and Brandz Installation and Configuration Guide
• Xen Documentation, xVM Demonstration, and Xen FAQ
• Logical Domains (ldoms) Documentation

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X Window, SMF, ON, and Shells

• X Window in 2008.05, Fox Build Instructions, Virtual Console Specification and Virtual Console Man Page
• Sysadmin Community Blogs
• Service Management Facility (SMF) FAQ and SMF Guide
• Installing the Visual Panels demo Software
• ON Developer's Reference Guide and ksh93 Integration Documentation
• Nevada Globalization Documentation

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CIFS, pNFS, ext3, FuseFS, QFS, and Squashfs

• CIFS Server Documentation
• CIFS Client Documentation
• Celeste Documentation
• pNFS Documentation and Demonstrations
• NFSv4 Namespace Extensions Documentation
• DTrace NFS Provider Documentation
• Data Migration Manager Documentation
• ext3 Quick Start, VFS Interface Data Structures, VNode Interface Data Structures and Large Files Support
• Fibre Channel over Ethernet Documents
• Compiling fusefs on Solaris
• QFS and SAM Documentation
• Squashfs Documentation

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Hadoop, Media Management, MPxIO, and NPort ID

• OpenSolaris Live Hadoop Release Notes and Quick Start
• Media Management System Documentation
• Multi-pathing Software (MPxIO) Video Presentation
• NPort ID Virtualization Release notes

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Network Storage, iSCSI, COMSTAR, and SVM

• Network Data Management Protocol README
• Network Storage Buildable Source Release Notes
• SCSI Object Storage Device Support for Solaris Design Document
• Solaris ISCSI Target Getting Started Guide
• iSCSI Extensions for Remote DMA (iSER) Release Notes
• COMSTAR Documentation, Demos, and Videos
• Solaris Volume manager Internals Tutorial

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Crypto, Nameservices, Authentication, FMAC, Forensics, Kerberos and Key Management

• Cryptographic Framework Overview Presentation Video and Paper
• Simplified Nameservices Management Alpha1 Release Notes and Demos
• Naming Services Improvements Overview and Name Services Switch Enhancements Documentation
• Validated Execution to Verify Integrity of a Program Design Document
• Fingerprint Authentication Design Document
• Flexible Mandatory Access Control (FMAC) Documentation and How To Guide
• Solaris Kernel Dissection for Fun Forensics
• Kerberos Documentation and How To Debug Kerberos in OpenSolaris
• Key Management Framework API Reference Guide

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PowerPC, Intel, Power Management, Systemz

• PowerPC document Library, PowerPC Getting Started, PowerPC Project FAQ, and Kickstarting OpenSolaris on PowerPC
• Empowering OpenSolaris Developers on Intel Hardware Video and more
• Power Management FAQ and Suspend and Resume How To Blogs
• Enhanced Power Management YouTube Channel
• FileBench QuickStart Guide
• OpenSolaris on System z Release Notes
• A Framework for Coarse Region Data Flow Parallelism

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Printing, Games, Modular Debugging, and JKstat

• Printing Documentation and FAQ
• Tips for Writing Games on OpenSolaris
• Modular Debugger Documentation and Cheatsheet
• JK stat, a java binding for libkstat, User Guide

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NIC, Protocols, Wifi, BlueTooth, Devices, Rbridge, and Sockets

• Wireless Networking driver availability list and FAQ
• Solaris BlueTooth Mouse Demonstration
• Device Detection Tool Design Document
• Brussels Unified NIC COnfiguration Documentation li>Network Auto-Magic Man Page Drafts
• Crossbow Network Virtualization and Resource Control Documentation, FAQ, and Step-By-Step Instructions
• Clearview Network Interface Coherence Documentation and Presentations
• Device Mapper Compile Source and Build Library Instructions
• Rbridge (IETF TRILL) Project Documents
• Volo: New Socket Framework Design Document

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Installation, Desktop, Live Media, Distribution Construction, Milax

• Distribution Constructor, and Slim Install Documentation
• Project Indiana Documentation
• OpenSolaris 2008.11 Desktop UI Specification
• OpenSolaris Live Media Overview Presentation
• Building Xfce on OpenSolaris
• Java Desktop System Developer Documentation
• MilaX minimal live distribution Documentation and Tips

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HA Clusters, Fault Management, Event Registry

• Open HA-Cluster Documentation
• New Fault Management Features and Fault Management Demonstration Kit
• Events Registry Getting Started Guide

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Presentations, Newsletter, Glossary and Other Document Lists

• OpenSolaris Conference Talks and User Group Presentation Archive
• OpenSolaris Newsletter Archive
• Multi-Lingual Glossary
• Current Documentation
• Quick Start Document List for OpenSolaris System Developers
• Big Doc List organized by Document Type
• Repository for Engineering Documents