Chapter 2 End-of-Software-Support Statements

This chapter lists end-of-software-support statements.

Features Removed From the Solaris Express Releases

This section lists features that are no longer supported in the Solaris software.

Sun Install Check Release Notes

Sun^SM Install Check is a legacy application that is no longer supported. For custom and comprehensive patch or risk analysis, see the variety of service offerings at http://www.sun.com/service/consulting/index.jsp.

SPARC: JNI Fibre Channel Adapter

Starting with the Solaris Express 9/06 release, the JNI^TM Fiber Channel Adapter (JFCA) driver is no longer supported.

For more information, see the following:

• http://sundoc.central.sun.com/SunWINPublicView.jsp?token=444304

• http://sundoc.central.sun.com/SunWINPublicView.jsp?token=449152

Sun Java Desktop System

Starting with the Solaris Express 7/06 release, the following Sun Java^TM Desktop System (Java DS) features are no longer supported:

• GNOME viewer for PDF and PostScript^TM files

• GNOME Project Planner

• Java DS Image Organizer

• Java DS Disk Analyzer

• Java DS Dictionary

• Java DS Text Editor

• Java DS Diagram Editor

• Sun Java Calendar Preview

The GNOME viewer for PDF and PostScript files has been replaced by the Evince viewer for PDF and PostScript files.

Desktop Management Interface

Starting with the Solaris Express 5/06 release, the following Desktop Management Interface (DMI) commands, libraries, and package are no longer supported:

• dmiget

• dmi_cmd

• dmispd

• snmpXdmid

• libdmi

• libdmici

• libdmimi

• SUNWsadmi

You can find this functionality in one of the following alternative facilities in the Solaris OS:

• Web-based Enterprise Management

• Common Information Model/Object Model (CIMOM)

Certain Drivers Will Not be Supported by the Solaris Express 4/06 Release

The following drivers will no longer be supported by the Solaris Express 4/06 release:

• SUNWrtvc: Device driver for the SunVideo^TM real-time video capture and compression card

• SUNWdial: Streams module for the Dials and Buttons devices

• SUNWdialh Header files for the Dials and Buttons devices

Controller Devices and Drivers

Starting in the Solaris Express 2/06 release, the following devices are no longer supported:

• IBM PC ServeRAID SCSI

• IBM ServeRAID II Ultra SCSI

• IBM ServeRAID-3 Ultra2 SCSI

In addition, device drivers written for these controllers are no longer supported.

Dual Basic Rate ISDN Interface and Multimedia Codec Chips

Starting in the Solaris Express 2/06 release, the T5900FC Dual Basic Rate ISDN Interface (DBRI) and associated multimedia codec chips are no longer supported. In addition, device drivers written for these devices are no longer supported.

Framed Access Control Environment

The Framed Access Control Environment (FACE) has been removed from the current Solaris release. The removal includes all of the commands and files in the following directories:

• /usr/oasys

• /usr/vmsys

Asian Short dtlogin Names

The following Asian short locale names are no longer listed in the dtlogin language list in the Solaris software.

• zh.GBK

• zh.UTF-8

• ko.UTF-8

Automated Security Enhancement Tool Support

Starting in the Solaris Express 2/06 release, the Automated Security Enhancement Tool (ASET) checksum functionality provided by aset in the /usr/aset directory is no longer available.

You can find this functionality in one of the following alternative sources:

• The basic audit reporting tool, bart, in Solaris 10 OS

• The Solaris Security Toolkit found at http://www.sun.com/software/security/jass/

• The Solaris Fingerprint Database found at http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/show.pl?target=content/content7