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calvinc
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Older Solaris versions

Has anyone tried to run older versions of Solaris like 2.6 or 2.8? I know Solaris 10 is certified. Our environment is 2.6 and 2.8. It would be nice if I am able to run the older versions for a few tests even though I know they would be unsupported. I just want to know if they work at all. Has anyone tried? Ultimately, my goal will be to upgrade the production environment to Solaris 10, but I just wanted to check and see if anyone had tried the older versions.

Thanks..

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Texiwill
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Hello,

I was able to get Solaris 8 working but you need an X driver from another location that used to be at http://www.mostlysoftware.com/. It is not there now unfortunately. I have not tried anything else since then.

Best regards,

Edward

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calvinc
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but without the X driver, it still runs just fine right? I mean not running X, you just have goodl old fashioned console command line..

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calvinc
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Thanks for reply. Now I just have to find a copy of solaris 8 for intel.

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Texiwill
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Hello,

Yes it should work just fine with a CLI.

Best regards,

Edward

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vExpert XIV: 2009-2023,
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vSphere Upgrade Saga: https://www.astroarch.com/blogs
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Nemo2
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Hi calvinc,

I'm also looking to install Solaris 2.6 to replace a Solaris 2.5.1 physical machine. My first problem is to get the Solaris 2.6 *.iso file(s).

Do you have any idea where I can found them ?

Aslo, did you receive any information on trying Solaris 2.6 on VMware (Workstation) ?

Tia

\-- Nemo2

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Texiwill
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Hello,

SOlaris 2.5 and 2.6 will work in a VM however not in graphical mode without the proper changes to support VMware inside X for Solaris. The site that hosted those images no longer exists. Smiley Sad

Best regards,

Edward

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VMTN Community Moderator
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