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Some More Useful OpenSolaris Links

Although I haven’t used my OpenSolaris installation during the last weeks (and most probably will not have the time to do so in the upcoming weeks), here is a list of a few more useful links regarding OpenSolaris administration:

Install OpenSolaris in VirtualBox – Screencast

Finding professional screencasts, which cover the installation of an operating system in a virtual machine from the beginning to the end and also give emphasis to all the details that make the users happy, is still difficult. The following is a very well-made 12-minute screencast about the installation of OpenSolaris in VirtualBox. The whole video [...]

OpenSolaris ZFS Screencasts and Documentation Links

This post incudes a list of ZFS related screencast links and documentation links that you might find useful.

Minimal OpenSolaris Installation – OVF Image

If all you need is a minimal OpenSolaris installation where you can play with the operating system and familiarize yourself with the Image Packaging System (IPS), the Service Management Facility (SMF), the basics of ZFS, networking and anything else you feel up to, you will probably find the ~270MB OpenSolaris OVF image in this post [...]

Windows 7, OpenSolaris – put to the test

Since a long time ago I wanted to install Windows 7 and OpenSolaris on a physical partition and use them a bit, so to form an opinion about them. Although it is a bit early for a review, I decided to post a few thoughts about them.