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Is it true that flarcreate does (basically) a sys-unconfig when ran so that your files in /etc like defaultrouter, etc., are not backed up?
I just found that bit of information out yesterday which leaves me more and more convinced on a daily basis, the more I learn about Solaris, is that compared to AIX it really pales in comparison and is, to me, hard to be taken as a true enterprise OS. I am beginning to equate Solaris with Windows.
Comparing Solaris to AIX in volume management is like comparing, well there is no comparison. For example, to mirror the root in Solaris you have to reboot! That is nonsense. Creating logical volumes and filesystems and the lack of volume groups is ridiculous. The Solaris Volume Manager is really inadequate. Also, AIX has the jfslog functionality and I don't find any jfs log equivalents in Solaris.
Comparing Solaris error reporting to AIX's error reporting is lacking. The AIX errpt and FFDC as was as the RAS features are extremely useful. The err logging uses circular logs too that can be grown in size, etc.
Backing up the rootvg in AIX saves the OS installation and can be restored. The flarcreate as I found out doesn't save the /etc config files; you have to create a script to save and restore them using jumpstart, etc. How can this be on a enterprise OS?
Working on Solaris domains is another area the pales compared to AIX and the IBM SP2 and Regatta with their implementation of the HMC (Hardware Management Console) which makes managing partitions so much easier than how Sun implements theirs.
Adding disks (I guess could go back to volume management) is so much easier on AIX.
Connectivity to a Mainframe is easier and better with AIX.
Really, I am struggling to find an answer as to how Solaris has been able to become such an enterprise OS when AIX seems to have so much more capability. If someone could explain this to me I am open to listening to arguemnts, but as of now I am convinced that Solaris really does not do much R&D and development on Solaris like IBM does with AIX. It also appears to me that Solaris basically took BSD and modified some things and then shipped it. Truly, it seems that Solaris is nothing more than BSD and seems to piggyback off the *BSD and Linux developments.
I am open to convincing arguments. And no this is not a flame, but rather an attempt to learn others opinions and how Solaris is regrades as enterprise capable.
I just found that bit of information out yesterday which leaves me more and more convinced on a daily basis, the more I learn about Solaris, is that compared to AIX it really pales in comparison and is, to me, hard to be taken as a true enterprise OS. I am beginning to equate Solaris with Windows.
Comparing Solaris to AIX in volume management is like comparing, well there is no comparison. For example, to mirror the root in Solaris you have to reboot! That is nonsense. Creating logical volumes and filesystems and the lack of volume groups is ridiculous. The Solaris Volume Manager is really inadequate. Also, AIX has the jfslog functionality and I don't find any jfs log equivalents in Solaris.
Comparing Solaris error reporting to AIX's error reporting is lacking. The AIX errpt and FFDC as was as the RAS features are extremely useful. The err logging uses circular logs too that can be grown in size, etc.
Backing up the rootvg in AIX saves the OS installation and can be restored. The flarcreate as I found out doesn't save the /etc config files; you have to create a script to save and restore them using jumpstart, etc. How can this be on a enterprise OS?
Working on Solaris domains is another area the pales compared to AIX and the IBM SP2 and Regatta with their implementation of the HMC (Hardware Management Console) which makes managing partitions so much easier than how Sun implements theirs.
Adding disks (I guess could go back to volume management) is so much easier on AIX.
Connectivity to a Mainframe is easier and better with AIX.
Really, I am struggling to find an answer as to how Solaris has been able to become such an enterprise OS when AIX seems to have so much more capability. If someone could explain this to me I am open to listening to arguemnts, but as of now I am convinced that Solaris really does not do much R&D and development on Solaris like IBM does with AIX. It also appears to me that Solaris basically took BSD and modified some things and then shipped it. Truly, it seems that Solaris is nothing more than BSD and seems to piggyback off the *BSD and Linux developments.
I am open to convincing arguments. And no this is not a flame, but rather an attempt to learn others opinions and how Solaris is regrades as enterprise capable.