Solaris 10: The Complete Reference (Complete Reference Series)

First to market, `The Solaris 10: The Complete Reference` is a soup-to-nuts reference for administrators migrating from Windows, Linux or previous versions of Solaris. Get an updated and comprehensive Solaris 10 reference that starts at installation and ends at incorporating applications. Use the included resources such as the Solaris 10 installation checklists and procedures, command reference and worked examples to learn how to use this new version to the fullest.

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Should have read the reviews
Seems I forgot to read the reviews for this book before buying - a faux pas I don't usually do. I originally bought the book to learn up on ZFS and basic new features with S10, and nothing I was looking for was actually in the book. What a lame excuse for a 'Complete Reference' book on Solaris.

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Just awful,,.
This is the first time I've ever been motivated to write a bad review. But this book is just awful for Solaris 10. It's not a book on Solaris 10, it's a book on old Solaris. You'd be better off Googling your version 10 issues than reading this book. It will steer you off in the wrong direction. I agree with another user who suggested that the only thing the author did was a search-and-replace on the word Solaris and add a `10` to it.

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doesn't even mention basic service administration
Most of the services for Solaris 10 are under control of the service management facility (smf - try 'man smf') and the svcs and svcadm command. You can't start, stop, disable, or enable most services without it.

This book doesn't even mention them. It still refers to /etc/init.d/ scripts (some are still there but most, such as the various nfs and automount services are not).

This isn't a linux or general unix book - the book has 'SOLARIS' on the cover and should reflect Solaris.

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A complete mistake
This book not only doesn't really cover Solaris 10 but previous ones, but also is so full of mistakes, that I am really glad I had the opportunity to check it without buying.

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Where's SMF?
I bought this book because it was the most appropriate book on Solaris 10 that I could find at the bookstore. I am a long time Solaris system administrator, but I wanted a book that specifically talked about the new features of Solaris 10.

I didn't know about SMF when I bought the book, but it's a pretty important feature that replaced previous methods of system management in Solaris. I just can't believe that this book does not even mention it. I see other people have complained about the same thing.

I also noticed that the book did not give a good overview of the installation. I had to go online to look up anything I didn't know about in regards to the install since the book just didn't discuss it.

I gave this book a two star rating because it's an okay general Solaris reference book, but I wouldn't recommend it to anyone.