| The /etc/release file was first introduced on Solaris 2.5.1 Hardware 4/97 and can be found on all subsequent Solaris versions. The purpose of the /etc/release file is to easily determine the base OS or upgraded OS installed. The /etc/release file is the same whether obtained from the installed operating system, the cdrom, or the installation image on hard disk. EXAMPLE: /etc/release /cdrom/solaris_2_5_1_hw1197_sparc/s0/Solaris_2.5.1/SUNWsolnm/reloc/etc image_path.../Solaris_2.5.1/SUNWsolnm/reloc/etc Below are a listing of the contents for the specified OS versions. ========================================================================= SOLARIS 2.5.1 ========================================================================= Solaris 2.5.1 4/97 image_path/Solaris_2.5.1/SUNWsolnm/reloc/etc # more release Solaris 2.5.1 Hardware: 4/97 SPARC Copyright 1997 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Manufactured in the USA 16 April 1997 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Solaris 2.5.1 8/97 /image_path/Solaris_2.5.1/SUNWsolnm/reloc/etc # more release Solaris 2.5.1 Hardware: 8/97 s596hw2_09 SPARC Copyright 1997 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Manufactured in the USA 29 July 1997 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Solaris 2.5.1 11/97 /image_path/Solaris_2.5.1/SUNWsolnm/reloc/etc # more release Solaris 2.5.1 Hardware 11/97 s596hw3_11 SPARC Copyright 1997 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Manufactured in the USA 04 November 1997 ========================================================================= SOLARIS 2.6 ========================================================================= Solaris 2.6 /cdrom/sol_2_6_sparc_smcc_svr/s0/Solaris_2.6/Product/SUNWsolnm/reloc/etc # more release Solaris 2.6 s297s_smccServer_37cshwp SPARC Copyright 1996 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Manufactured in the USA 18 July 1997 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Solaris 2.6 3/98 # more release Solaris 2.6 HW:2 s297s_hw2smccDesktop_09 SPARC Copyright 1998 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Assembled on 03 February 1998 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Solaris 2.6 5/98 # more release Solaris 2.6 5/98 s297s_hw3smccDesktop_09 SPARC Copyright 1998 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Assembled on 24 April 1998 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Solaris 2.6 Maintenance Update 2 # more /etc/release Solaris 2.6 s297s_smccServer_37cshwp SPARC Copyright 1996 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Manufactured in the USA 18 July 1997 Solaris 2.6 Maintenance Update 2, Assembled April 1998 ========================================================================= SOLARIS 7 ========================================================================= Solaris 7 FCS /cdrom/sol_7_sparc_sun_srvr/s0/Solaris_2.7/Product/SUNWsolnm/reloc/etc # more release Solaris 7 s998s_SunServer_21al2b SPARC Copyright 1998 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Assembled 06 October 1998 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Solaris 7 3/99 /cdrom/sol_7_399_sparc_sun_srvr/s0/Solaris_2.7/Product/SUNWsolnm/reloc/etc # more release Solaris 7 3/99 s998s_u1SunServer_10 SPARC Copyright 1999 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Assembled 26 January 1999 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Solaris 7 5/99 /cdrom/sol_7_599_sparc_sun_srvr/s0/Solaris_2.7/Product/SUNWsolnm/reloc/etc # more release Solaris 7 5/99 s998s_u2SunServer_09 SPARC Copyright 1999 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Assembled 19 April 1999 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Solaris 7 8/99 /cdrom/sol_7_899_sparc_sun_srvr/s0/Solaris_2.7/Product/SUNWsolnm/reloc/etc # more release Solaris 7 8/99 s998s_u3SunServer_11 SPARC Copyright 1999 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Assembled 30 July 1999 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Solaris 7 11/99 /cdrom/sol_7_1199_sparc_sun_srvr/s0/Solaris_2.7/Product/SUNWsolnm/reloc/etc # more release Solaris 7 11/99 s998s_u4SunServer_10 SPARC Copyright 1999 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Assembled 15 October 1999 ========================================================================= SOLARIS 8 ========================================================================= Solaris 8 Beta /cdrom/sol_8_sparc/s0/Solaris_8/Product/SUNWsolnm/reloc/etc # more release Solaris 8 s28_27b SPARC Copyright 1999 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Assembled 24 July 1999 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Solaris 8 Beta Refresh /cdrom/sol_8_sparc#1/s0/Solaris_8/Product/SUNWsolnm/reloc/etc # more release Solaris 8 s28_32d SPARC Copyright 1999 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Assembled 08 October 1999 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Solaris 8 FCS /cdrom/sol_8_sparc/s0/Solaris_8/Product/SUNWsolnm/reloc/etc # more release Solaris 8 s28_38shwp2 SPARC Copyright 2000 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Assembled 21 January 2000 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Solaris 8 Update 1 (6/00) /cdrom/sol_8_600_sparc/s0/Solaris_8/Product/SUNWsolnm/reloc/etc/release Solaris 8 6/00 s28s_u1wos_08 SPARC Copyright 2000 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Assembled 26 April 2000 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Solaris 8 Maintenance Update 1 (MU1) # more /etc/release Solaris 8 s28_38shwp2 SPARC Copyright 2000 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Assembled 21 January 2000 Solaris 8 Maintenance Update 1 applied ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Solaris 8 Update 2 (10/00) /cdrom/sol_8_1000_sparc/s0/Solaris_8/Product/SUNWsolnm/reloc/etc/release Solaris 8 10/00 s28s_u2wos_11b SPARC Copyright 2000 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Assembled 31 August 2000 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Solaris 8 Maintenance Update 2 (MU2) # more /etc/release Solaris 8 s28_38shwp2 SPARC Copyright 2000 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Assembled 21 January 2000 Solaris 8 Maintenance Update 2 applied ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Solaris 8 Update 3 (1/01) /cdrom/sol_8_u3_sparc/s0/Solaris_8/Product/SUNWsolnm/reloc/etc # more release Solaris 8 1/01 s28s_u3wos_08 SPARC Copyright 2000 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Assembled 28 November 2000 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Solaris 8 Update 4 (4/01) Beta /cdrom/sol_8_401_sparc/s0/Solaris_8/Product/SUNWsolnm/reloc/etc # more release Solaris 8 4/01 s28s_u4wos_03 SPARC Copyright 2000 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Assembled 11 December 2000 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Solaris 8 Update 4 (4/01) /cdrom/sol_8_401_sparc/s0/Solaris_8/Product/SUNWsolnm/reloc/etc # more release Solaris 8 4/01 s28s_u4wos_08 SPARC Copyright 2001 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Assembled 01 March 2001 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Solaris 8 Update 5 (7/01) /cdrom/sol_8_701_sparc/s0/Solaris_8/Product/SUNWsolnm/reloc/etc # more release Solaris 8 7/01 s28s_u5wos_08 SPARC Copyright 2001 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Assembled 06 June 2001 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Solaris 8 Update 6 (10/01) Beta /cdrom/sol_8_1001_sparc/s0/Solaris_8/Product/SUNWsolnm/reloc/etc # more release Solaris 8 10/01 s28s_u6wos_03 SPARC Copyright 2001 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Assembled 18 June 2001 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Solaris 8 Update 6 (10/01) /cdrom/sol_8_1001_sparc/s0/Solaris_8/Product/SUNWsolnm/reloc/etc # more release Solaris 8 10/01 s28s_u6wos_08a SPARC Copyright 2001 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Assembled 12 September 2001 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Solaris 8 Update 7 (2/02) /cdrom/sol_8_202_sparc/s0/Solaris_8/Product/SUNWsolnm/reloc/etc # more release Solaris 8 2/02 s28s_u7wos_08a SPARC Copyright 2002 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Assembled 18 December 2001 ========================================================================= SOLARIS 9 ========================================================================= Solaris 9 Beta /cdrom/sol_9_sparc/s0/Solaris_9/Product/SUNWsolnm/reloc/etc # more release Solaris 9 s9_41e SPARC Copyright 2001 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Assembled 31 July 2001 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Solaris 9 Beta Refresh /cdrom/cdrom0/s0/Solaris_9/Product/SUNWsolnm/reloc/etc # more release Solaris 9 s9_50 SPARC Copyright 2001 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Assembled 08 November 2001 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Solaris 9 FCS /cdrom/sol_9_sparc/s0/Solaris_9/Product/SUNWsolnm/reloc/etc # more release Solaris 9 s9_58shwpl3 SPARC Copyright 2002 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Use is subject to license terms. Assembled 15 April 2002 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Solaris 9 Update 1 (9/02) /cdrom/sol_9_902_sparc/s0/Solaris_9/Product/SUNWsolnm/reloc/etc # more release Solaris 9 9/02 s9s_u1wos_08b SPARC Copyright 2002 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Use is subject to license terms. Assembled 09 August 2002 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Solaris 9 Update 2 (12/02) /cdrom/sol_9_1202_sparc/s0/Solaris_9/Product/SUNWsolnm/reloc/etc # more release Solaris 9 12/02 s9s_u2wos_10 SPARC Copyright 2002 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Use is subject to license terms. Assembled 05 November 2002 |








