The aim of the Linux to Solaris Administrator Guide is to give Linux administrators the information and guidance they'll need to make a successful transition to using Solaris 10. The Linux to Solaris Administrators Guide is not intended for a first time system administrator. The guide assumes a certain amount of background administering a Linux system.
While similar in many respects there are still quite a few differences between a Linux and Solaris machine including commands, file systems and heritage.
These differences can be as simple as a renamed configuration file to the more complicated alternate meanings for command line arguments.
This chapter presents an overview of some of the differences between Linux and Solaris.
Topics Covered: Architectural Similarities and Differences, File System Organization, Locations of Common used Commands, Location of Configuration Files, Location of Log Files, Script Migration, Architectural Similarities and Di?erences
While similar in many respects there are fundamental differences between the Solaris and Linux operating environments.
Throughout the development of Solaris the focus has been on compatibility. Compatibility with previous releases (binaries compiled on Solaris 8 will run on Solaris 10) and compatibility with de jure standards such as POSIX. Linux has had the freedom to establish new de facto standards (such as extended command line syntax, with a strong consistency among commands). However, judicious use of the included GNU utilities, the proper command line settings, downloads of additional utilities, and some acquired knowledge such as this guide and sites such as the Rosetta Stone1 will mitigate most differences.
Many of the system similarities can be attributed to the implementation of different system standards. These standards make it a lot easier to move applications between Operating Systems. Solaris conforms to the POSIX, SVID and XPG standards.
Although many commands may have the same name, the implementation and command line options may have changed. The man pages should be consulted to verify the functionality of commands.
download: http://www.sun.com/software/solaris/sysadmin_guide.pdf
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