Solaris 2.5.1

Components:

• SunOS 5.5.1
• OpenWindows 3.5
• CDE 1.0.2
• Wabi 2.2

Server Bundle additionally includes:

• Solstice AdminSuite 2.2
• Solstice Backup 4.2

Releases:

Initial Release: May 1996

Internet Server Supplement: October 1996

Improved TCP/IP performance by moving socket code into the kernel and tuning TCP/IP retransmission algorithms. Added WebNFS, Java Virtual Machine, and DHCP server.

Hardware Update: February 1997

Added Support for Ultra Enterprise 10000 (Starfire) and SPARCengine Ultra AX motherboards

Supported Hardware Platforms:

• SPARC: sun4c, sun4m, sun4d, sun4u
• Intel 486, Pentium, and Pentium Pro
• PowerPC

Newly supported hardware:

• Ultra 2
• Ultra Enterprise servers
• Ultra ZX & FFB+ graphics cards
• PowerPC

Changes from Solaris 2.5:

• User ID's (uid_t) increased to 32 bits
• Added 64-bit Kernel Asynchronous AIO (aioread64/aiowrite64)
• Expanded maximum virtual memory size to 3.75 gigabytes.
• x86 version optimized for Pentium & Pentium Pro processors.