Installed a virtualbox machine tonight, on the labserver which runs ubuntu 10. The utcapture utility connects to the sun ray authentication manager and reports packet loss statistics and roundtrip latency timings for each dtu connected to this server. The utpkgcheck command uses the oracle solaris 11 image packaging system ips to install the additional packages. Failover groups 157 failover group overview 158 setting up ip addressing 160 setting up server and client addresses 160 configuring dhcp 162. Step4 check packages required by sun ray additional packages are required, which you can install using the utpkgcheck command provided in the sun ray software media pack. Part of the configuration that is done at install time sets up a small ldap server, but instead of pointing at localhost. The purpose of the sun ray server software is to translate the io of an x11 environment, to that of the sun ray appliance. There is the solaris 11 operating system which is an os for servers. Get the best deals on solaris operating system and find everything youll need to improve your home office setup at. Sun ray server software srss, on the other end, is a server software available for solaris and.
The utsetup command configures a sun ray server to use a shared network lan and it generates a set of. Trouble is, that today i just bought a very neat sun ray 2fs and for setting this up i really do need to find the sun ray server software 4. Sun ray server software is supported on solaris 10 but not yet on opensolaris. Jan 28, 2005 so how do you set dns namserver under sun solaris unix system. Since i used to run our sunray clients on opensolaris, but switched to ubuntu, this is basically a test to see whats happened with solaris since my last visit. Transition guideupgrading from the iplanet directory server 5. The new solaris 11 release will be the first major release under oracles ownership. Sun developed a separate network display protocol, appliance link protocol alp, for the sun ray system. The sun ray server software needs 32 bit java, so java 8 this ships with 11.
We have a large new version of solaris coming out in 2011 called solaris 11, john fowler, oracles executive vice president of systems, told. To download and install the oracle enterprise manager for sun ray software plugin, login to enterprise manager 12c, and go to setup extensibility self update. Any sun rays on the network should be displaying the solaris log in and you should be able to log into your solaris server through a sun ray. Sun ray software is a secure and costeffective solution that delivers a rich virtual desktop experience for sun ray clients, pcs, and laptops. Sun ray 3 unix lab not connected to solaris 10 server. Solaris is a nonfree unix operating system originally developed by sun microsystems. In 2010, after the sun acquisition by oracle, it was renamed oracle solaris. May 27, 2011 i had noticed some blog postings about a new release of sun ray software out 5. The programs were ported to all versions of solaris from 2. There is not enough fresh desktop software for solaris 10 even. Ntp is one of the oldest internet protocol still in use and it allows the synchronization of computer clocks distributing utc coordinated universal time over the network. A sparc server can support multiple utrathin, or now called sun ray clients, using a simple modern solaris os in conjunction with srss 5 or sun ray server software. There was also firmware for the thin clients themselves, called something like.
First of all, we want to remind the reader that this is not a linux. Pdasync for solaris application on sun ray appliances 85. Best linuxsolaris os for thin client sun ray 100 hello, i was wondering if anyone has any instructions or guides thatll help me to setup a thin client server for a sun ray 100. Network performance requirements sun ray deployment on. Some of these changes were introduced in the corresponding opensolaris projects, such as crossbows, and may be known by many of us.
The solaris operating system on sun s sparc hardware was losing ground to x86 running linux or windows server. Configuring ntp server and client on solaris 10 and solaris 11 one of the task which often performed during the setup of a machine is the setup of the ntp daemon. Audio output through pulseaudio for oracle solaris 11 and oracle linux 6 the pulseaudio sound server is used to provide audio output for desktop client sessions when using oracle solaris 11 and oracle linux 6 sun ray servers. Network configuration changes in solaris 11 network configuration in solaris 11 is pretty different than it was in earlier solaris releases including solaris express and many administrators may be taken by surprise. Using solaris resource manager with sun ray understanding. Id like to know, when the srss support for opensolaris will be available. Such a solution was easy for me to implement because were already running java ee applications on our application servers and, on the other hand, we have.
Oracle virtual desktop client software is an included component of oracles sun ray software and oracle virtual desktop infrastructure software products that must be separately downloaded from oracle software delivery cloud com. Sun one directory server component for sun cluster. Sun ray clients are connected via an ethernet network to a sun ray server. The sun ray from oracle is a stateless thin client solution aimed at corporate environments. Sun ray software os support 3 years ago in virtual desktop infrastructure and sunray clients. There is sun ray server software srss, last at version 5. However, as of january 2018, they have confirmed that at least solaris 11. Sun ray server software authentication manager flaw lets. Solaris is known for its scalability, especially on sparc systems, and for originating many innovative features such as dtrace, zfs. Sun ray operating software is the official name of the sun ray client firmware.
Hello i have a sun fire x2200 whith sun ray server software 4 installed, the dtus are already working for the solaris user with the java desktop and solaris os. About solaris and sun ray 2, zepeli, linux general, 1, 11052010 03. Since were only running solaris on our machines, sun ray server software and sun rays are the quickest way to go to provide a low cost and effective desktop to all of our. What version of solaris does the latest sun ray software support. Just got a sun ray 3i and was planning on using a t31 to install the sun ray. The average user will see a sun ray as being an awful lot like an. Sun ray software enables access to server hosted desktops for a wide variety of platforms including microsoft windows, oracle solaris, oracle linux, and others, to meet the needs of a diverse enterprise. We compared these products and thousands more to help professionals like you find the perfect solution for your business.
I have a customer wanting to run it in solaris 10 branded zones on solaris 11. For an introduction to sun ray, refer to the sun ray server software 2. Download sun ray software from the oracle software delivery cloud or my oracle support. It was built upon open standards for instruction set as well as boot proms and moved to 64 bit arcrhitecture long before most processors on the market. Use the following command to install the additional packages on an oracle solaris 11 server. How to install the windows connector components on a windows system 3. I had noticed some blog postings about a new release of sun ray software out 5. Also i was doing this with selinux disabled and we already had working sunrays with solaris 10 so i cant really comment on the dhcp configs or any special network acls we may have in place. This procedure uses the utsetup command to install and configure a sun ray server for both the linux or solaris operating system. In order to provide customers running oracle solaris 11 on these legacy systems an opportunity to transition, oracle will continue to supply, on a quarterly basis, a minimal set of critical security and availability fixes for solaris 11.
Otherwise you can use dns server by creating record hosta and give name it sunrayservers and in ip address section give sunray server ip. Oracle solaris 11 beginners guide november 29, 2014 by lingeswaran r 4 comments if you are working as a sun solaris system administrator, you know that how rapidly solaris operating system is changing from version to version. For more information on sun ray operating software, including packaging, download changes, and support requirements, refer to the sun ray operating software faq. Summarising my nevada to opensolaris sun ray on sparc. This document describes the use of sun ray services under sparc solaris. Use the web interface for the sun ray server to configure the sun ray server to present windows desktops. How to list the current sun ray software version 3. Sun developed a separate network display protocol, appliance link. Jun 03, 2010 sun ray server software srss, on the other end, is a server software available for solaris and linux which gives sun ray clients remote access to an unix desktop session. Because oracle hasnt kept up the sun ray server software, you need to install. So, for the benefit of the few that might be interested, here are the issues regarding installation of sun ray server 5. Should i be discouraging them more strongly than i am now, or just let it be. The utquery command interrogates a dtu and displays the dtus initialization.
Installing sunray software server srss on centos 5. The utpkgcheck command uses the repository uri that is configured for the solaris package publisher. I did use a second nic for the sunray, so i did configure an pcn1 with 192. The resolver is a set of routines in the c library that provide access to the internet domain name system dns. As i say at the end of the article,getting sun ray running like this opensolaris completely voids any warranty and support. I ended up finding the sun ray server software srss on the. Lastly, i understand sun ray is going away, but my customer is choosing to migrate it to new x86 servers anyway.
Nov 12, 2008 configuring ntp server and client on solaris 10 and solaris 11 one of the task which often performed during the setup of a machine is the setup of the ntp daemon. How to configure admin gui privileges for unix users oracle solaris. Install ubuntu 7 on solaris 10 for sun ray clients. See the utcapture man page to learn more about this command utquery. Sun for short was an american company that sold computers, computer components, software, and information technology services and created the java programming language, the solaris operating system, zfs, the network file system nfs, and sparc. However, i was able to noodle through it and got things running. Remember if you dont want to configure sun ray servers dhcp then ask your network guy or dhcp administrator to define code 49 with any sun ray servers ip address. If it doesnt work the first time try uninstalling and resintalling the sunray software. If you need to know when support will be added for solaris 11, contact your sales account team. Do not use sgdvdisrs for production use on solaris 11 at this time.
Sun ray server multicast unexpectedly disabled 4 years ago in virtual desktop infrastructure and. Read the oracle standard terms and restrictions, accept, and click continue. The unix and linux forums sun ray 3 unix lab not connected to solaris 10 server. All 30 of my students in the linux lab here at school have the same message showing on their screen when they try to log into the server. Troubleshooting tools sun ray deployment on shared. This article does not provide introductions to the sun ray dtu and the solaris resource manager software.
However, i can tell you that we have been running about 40 sun ray 2 clients in an academic lab with vmware view 4. There was also firmware for the thin clients themselves, called something like sun ray operating system. Oracle solaris formerly sunos is a commercial product that provides users with an integrated and full featured server oriented platform that combines the powerful openstack open source cloud computing software with a stable and reliable enterpriseclass operating system. Oracle solaris 11 system virtualization essentials, 2nd edition. For an introduction to solaris resource manager software, refer to sun blueprints online article titled resource.
The display, keyboard, mouse, and sound are sent to and from the sun ray server software via appliance link protocol. Let it central station and our comparison database help you with your research. Downloading a sun ray software product pack oracle. Configuring ntp server and client on solaris 10 and solaris 11. The server and software company begins offering solaris 10 as a free download for those who register. The cpu and memory in my old x terminal used to just keep the room warm when i wasnt there, but when im not at my sun ray the server can devote that capacity to someone elses jobs. Select filter products by product, under product, enter sun ray software, and select the sun ray software platform s, click continue. Dynamic session resizing dynamic session resizing allows the remote desktop to be resized automatically to fit the optimized size of your local desktop client session.
Sun ray software support for opensolaris oracle community. After an experience i had yesterday, i need to say a little more than i did at nevada to opensolaris sun ray on sparc part 5 sun ray server 4. Because oracle hasnt kept up the sun ray server software, you need to install some older versions of jdk and tomcat, so you will have to determine if you can live with those old versions. I ended up finding the sun ray server software srss on the oracle edelivery cloud platform, although it only hosted older versions it seems. Sun first released solaris 10 in 2004 and last updated it prior to the oracle acquisition.
The thin client displays, but i am a bit clueless on how to setup a server for it. But i need install ubuntu 7 on the solaris 10 os for the dtu clients can access the ubuntu os and not the solaris 10 thanks for your help diego. The sparc platform had existed for decades in the telecommunications environment. How to install and configure a sun ray server with default settings 3. The resolver configuration file contains information that is read by the resolver routines the first time they are invoked by a process. The architecture of a full solution sizing sun ray servers. It is estimated that less than 10% of the sparc and solaris staff remain and some have noticed that even solaris 12 has disappeared from the oracle roadmap. In 2010, after the sun acquisition by oracle, it was renamed oracle solaris solaris is known for its scalability, especially on sparc systems, and for originating many innovative features such as dtrace, zfs and time slider. Sun ray server software srss, on the other end, is a server software available for solaris and linux which gives sun ray clients remote access to an unix desktop session. The following table shows which versions of sun ray server software are compatible with which versions of the solaris operating environment. It provides access to virtual desktop environments from nearly any location and dramatically reduces the complexity and operational costs incurred by traditional pc deployments. Solaris 11 is currently not a supported platform for sun ray swvdisgd. Sun ray software srs is available for the solaris and linux operating systems.