Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Sun Studio (90-Day Trial Version)
Sun Studio 10 software is Sun's latest and best developer tool suite for C, C++, and Fortran application devel-
opment. It continues to provide corporate developers and ISVs with a comprehensive, integrated suite of tools
for the development, debugging, tuning, and deployment of enterprise applications on Sun platforms. With this
release, Sun Studio 10 software extends its world-class development environment to the AMD64 architecture
and delivers reliable, scalable, and high-performance applications for the Solaris 10 Operating System.
Additionally, Sun Studio 10 software provides a common debugger that can visually debug single and multi-
threaded C, C++, and Fortran code. It can even handle intermixed Java and native code—an industry first! All
of these powerful tools are presented within a NetBeansTM-based Integrated Development Environment.
Sun Studio 10 software also provides an integrated development environment (IDE), performance analysis
tools, and intuitive debugger for Linux operating systems. These components are compatible with GCC 3.2
software. Note that Sun is not supplying or providing support for the gcc compiler.
Customers using prior software versions, including Forte Developer 6 Update 2, Sun ONE Studio 7 Enterprise
Edition, Sun Studio 8, and Sun Studio 9 releases, can easily upgrade to Sun Studio 10 software since it is fully
compatible with these previous releases. The software is full of productivity enhancements, feature improve-
ments, and expanded platform support to make Solaris and Linux application development more productive.
Solaris Flash Software
To improve utilization of the systems that make up today’s data centers, administrators are turning to tools such
as Solaris Flash software. Solaris Flash software provides new provisioning functionality that allows
administrators to capture a snapshot image of a complete system—including the Solaris OS, the applications
stack, and the system configuration—in a new Flash Archive format. Using this system image, administrators
can then rapidly replicate a reference system configuration onto many target systems. Solaris Flash images
can be deployed via standard media or over the network via HTTP and NFS protocols. Solaris Flash software
images can be installed using custom Solaris JumpStartTM software scripts, through the Solaris Web Start
software graphical interface, or through interactive installation of the Solaris Operating System.
Solaris LIVE! Upgrade Software
Solaris LIVE!TM Upgrade software allows Solaris OS software to be installed on a separate partition from the
currently running version of the operating environment. In particular, Solaris LIVE! Upgrade software enables
systems to run uninterrupted while a system administrator installs a Solaris Flash archive or upgrades to a new
version of the Solaris Operating System. As a result, downtime for upgrades is reduced to the time needed for
a reboot. When installation is complete, a simple reboot enables the Solaris 10 OS to take control. Since
Solaris LIVE! Upgrade software includes a version migration and fallback feature, organizations can also fall
back to the previous release (again, through a simple reboot) without losing administration information.
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