Preface

Oracle Solaris 11.1 Release Notes provides some important installation, update, and runtime information that you should consider before installing or running the Oracle Solaris 11.1 operating system (OS). It describes some known issues in this release, with workarounds where available. It also includes a list of fixed bugs that were documented for the previous release.

For information about new features in this release, see Oracle Solaris 11.1 What's New.

For information about the end-of-software support statements, see http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/systems/end-of-notices/eonsolaris11-392732.html.

Note - This Oracle Solaris release supports systems that use the SPARC and x86 families of processor architectures. The supported systems appear in the Oracle Solaris OS: Hardware Compatibility Lists. This document cites any implementation differences between the platform types.

Who Should Use This Book

These notes are for users and system administrators who install and use the Oracle Solaris 11.1 OS.

How This Book Is Organized

This document includes the following information:

Chapter 1, Before You Begin, provides brief information about Oracle Solaris 11.1 and discusses general installation, update, and runtime information that you need to consider before installing or running Oracle Solaris 11.1.

Chapter 2, Installation Issues, describes issues that you might encounter during the installation of Oracle Solaris 11.1.

Chapter 3, Update Issues, describes issues that might occur while you are updating to Oracle Solaris 11.1.

Chapter 4, Runtime Issues, describes issues that might occur while you are running Oracle Solaris 11.1.

Appendix A, Previously Documented Bugs That Are Fixed in the Oracle Solaris 11.1 Release, lists bugs that were documented in the Oracle Solaris 11 Release Notes and have been fixed in the Oracle Solaris 11.1 release.

Access to Oracle Support

Oracle customers have access to electronic support through My Oracle Support. For information, visit http://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=acc&id=info or visit http://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=acc&id=trs if you are hearing impaired.

Typographic Conventions

The following table describes the typographic conventions that are used in this book.

Table P-1 Typographic Conventions

Typeface	Description	Example
`AaBbCc123`	The names of commands, files, and directories, and onscreen computer output	Edit your `.login` file. Use `ls -a` to list all files. `machine_name% you have mail.`
`AaBbCc123`	What you type, contrasted with onscreen computer output	`machine_name%` `su` `Password:`
`aabbcc123`	Placeholder: replace with a real name or value	The command to remove a file is `rm` `filename`.
AaBbCc123	Book titles, new terms, and terms to be emphasized	Read Chapter 6 in the User's Guide. A cache is a copy that is stored locally. Do not save the file. Note: Some emphasized items appear bold online.

Shell Prompts in Command Examples

The following table shows UNIX system prompts and superuser prompts for shells that are included in the Oracle Solaris OS. In command examples, the shell prompt indicates whether the command should be executed by a regular user or a user with privileges.

Table P-2 Shell Prompts

Shell	Prompt
Bash shell, Korn shell, and Bourne shell	`$`
Bash shell, Korn shell, and Bourne shell for superuser	`#`
C shell	`machine_name%`
C shell for superuser	`machine_name#`

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