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PostgreSQL for Solaris

It is a highly sophisticated enterprise database platform. Are you planning to get a database which should be fully integrated with Solaris 10? The only best way is to go for the PostgreSQL. It is an open source product. Actually, it runs in multiple platforms and you should be using the exact version of the platform to get it executed in a proper manner. There are many platform specific issues to be addressed to make it run in a proper way. You can get all those issues in the following URL, “developer.postgresql.org/pgdocs/postgres/”. Solaris containers fulfill many handy requirements such as Server consolidation, Resource management by using Resource Pools and system partitions. With the system partitions in place, you can run many instances of the same application in a separate environment. They will be isolated from each other and executed in separate zones. You will have to create, configure and install those zones. Though it involves a long and tedious process to get PostgreSQL installed in your system, it gives excellent benefits in various dimensions of quality.