Sun Microsystems has unveiled new OpenSolaris 2009.06 operating system that comes with enhanced features in networking, storage and virtualisation.
The new operating system will include networking technology from Project Crossbow, a complete re-architecture of the network stack designed for virtualisation in combination with scaled, multiple-core, multi-threaded processors connected with network interfaces.
Project Crossbow’s virtual network interfaces claim to provide full resource management to simplify administration of complex deployments of multi-tiered applications on a single machine or an entire datacenter.
According to Sun Microsystems, the new OpenSolaris provides enhancements in storage management capabilities by adding flash support to ZFS technology; it also encompasses ZFS with a complete architecture of connectivity and protocol support. New flash storage support in ZFS helps to optimise large scale pools of high performance storage. It also provides native support for Microsoft CIFS which enables transparent use and sharing of files across Windows, Linux and Solaris environments.
Sun has also designed support for iSCSI and Fiberchannel block protocols into the Solaris kernel, to allow systems running OpenSolaris to participate as a client and a target for virtually any storage topology.
Sun said that it has expanded its SunSpectrum service portfolio to OpenSolaris subscriptions to provide a differentiated approach to help customers quickly resolve problems and manage their system products and operating system technologies.
