No Cost Resources
Sun has several no-cost resources to help students, educators, and researchers get the most from your participation in the OpenSolaris community.
If you use these resources, please share your comments and experiences on the education: discuss discussion forum. If you develop more resources or would like to work with others to develop more resources, let us know on the education: curriculum discussion forum.
All about OpenSolaris 2009.06 [PDF] This 16-page booklet has it all: a comprehensive introduction to OpenSolaris, an installation guide using VirtualBox, a workshop-based tutorial to set up Web and Java development environments, and an interview with OpenSolaris product manager Glynn Foster.
DTrace Quick Start Guide: Observing Native and Web Applications in Production [PDF] This 36-page book shows you how to use DTrace to collect information about your system or application that you can use to improve the performance of your system or application. DTrace is especially well suited for collecting data about applications running on a live system under a real workload. This guide provides example DTrace scripts, including examples that examine an AMP stack and Web 2.0 applications. See also Tutorial: DTrace by Example on the Sun Developer Network.
OPENSOLARIS NETWORK ADMINISTRATION For Administrators Familiar with Linux [PDF] Use this 13-page booklet to translate your Linux system administration skills to OpenSolaris.
Students
Sun Open Source University Meetup Collaborate with other students on a wide range of topics and activities by joining and participating in OSUM (pronounced "Awesome").
Sun Student Central Find lots of student and educator resources on Sun Student Central.
Sun Solaris Campus in Second Life offers instructor office hours and other benefits. See the Solaris Campus blog.
Free Training, Certification, Software, Tools, and Equipment
Free Training and Certification The Sun Academic Initiative (SAI) offers non-profit academic institutions access to free Web-based training and curricula, including courses in the latest Java and Solaris technologies.
Online Learning Center Log in with your Sun Online Account to take courses on the Solaris Online Learning Center and OpenSolaris Learning Center.
Free Software and Development Tools Educational institutions, researchers, and students can obtain no-cost licensing on Sun development tools and other Sun software products through the Sun Software Programs for Education.
Free Equipment, Training, and Certification The Sun Academic Excellence Grant program has helped numerous schools kick-start their projects by providing equipment grants and access to free training and certifications. The AEG provides Sun hardware to educational institutions who have developed creative projects that address Sun priorities and create partnerships for success.
Sun Education Essentials Hardware Promotions Program offers deeply discounted hardware and software, including free programs for qualifying educational institutions. See Sun Education Essentials.
Curriculum Development Guide
Introduction to Operating Systems: A Hands-On Approach Using the OpenSolaris Project enables computer science educators to incorporate the technology of OpenSolaris into a Computer Science curriculum. See OpenSolaris Curriculum Development Resources.
Curriculum Modules
See OpenSolaris Curriculum "Plugins" on the OpenSolaris Curriculum Development Resources page.
More Information
OpenSolaris Information Center
OpenSolaris.org Documentation page
OpenSolaris.com site
The Observatory: A Closer Look at Using OpenSolaris [blog]
OpenSolaris Ignite [newsletter]
Sun Developer Network (SDN) provides technical information on Solaris and other Sun technologies that support the entire development life cycle to increase developer productivity.
Sun Learning eXchange (SLX) web site contains video and slide presentations on many topics. Click the Channels menu at the top of the page to select the OpenSolaris channel. Use the Search field to specify a topic such as DTrace.
XPerts and Community Experts BigAdmin System Administration Portals: Interact with experts and get your questions answered. View previous questions and answers. Coming in September 2009: Dave Miner on OpenSolaris Installation.
Sun HPC Watercooler high performance computing blog