UnixWare
| UnixWare | |
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| developer | Xinuos (previously SCO Group , SCO, Novell , Univel ) |
| License (s) | Proprietary |
| Current version | 7.1.4 Definitive (December 7, 2015) |
| ancestry |
UNIX ↳ UNIX System V ↳ UnixWare |
| Architecture (s) | IA-32 ( Intel 386 ) |
| UnixWare product page | |
UnixWare is a Unix derivative for the Intel x86 platform with support for multiprocessor systems , which was developed by the Univel joint venture between Novell and Unix System Laboratories (USL) on the basis of UNIX SVR4 .
Development history
From the end of the 1980s, the USL developed the UNIX System V Release 4 in cooperation with Sun Microsystems . Univel published the first version in November 1992, which was based on the kernel of the UNIX System V Release 4.2 developed by the USL .
In June 1993, Novell acquired the remaining shares in USL from AT&T, including Univel in full. The Novell Unix Systems Group was formed and took over the further development.
In December 1995 the Novell Unix business was sold to Santa Cruz Operation (later Tarantella, Inc. ), whose Unix department was taken over in 2001 by Caldera International (since 2002 SCO Group ). At the beginning of 1998 SCO published UnixWare 7, which is a convergence product of UnixWare 2 and OpenServer 5 and is based on UNIX SVR5 . The graphic managers for system administration known from OpenServer and the OUDK development system were among the innovations.
UnixWare 7.1 was released in 2000. The new functions include Webtop, enhancements for high availability and improved Java support. For fail-safe systems, there was the UnixWare NonStopCluster developed in cooperation with Compaq , and later a smaller solution called UnixWare NonStopCluster + IP. In May 2001, the SCO's Unix business was taken over by Caldera Systems . After switching to Caldera, the UnixWare 7.1.2 under development was renamed Caldera OpenUnix 8 and marketed under this name. The included " Linux Kernel Personality" allowed the high-performance execution of Linux programs without having to resort to emulation . After the renaming of Caldera to "The SCO Group", the name UnixWare returned in version 7.1.3. The new system contained more ports of open source programs and extensions for web services. “UnixWare” is a registered trademark of the Open Group and is used under license by the SCO Group.
Furnishing
Components
The scope of the operating system includes many extensions:
- File systems
- network
- TCP / IP, NFS, NIS
- Netware Services
- Graphics environment
Editions
There are currently licenses for different editions available. Optional components (e.g. Merge) or additional users and more storage require additional license fees. The previous restrictions on the maximum number of supported logical processors were lifted in 2008 for UnixWare 7.1.4.
| EDITION | Small business | base | Business | Departmental | Enterprise | Data center |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| user | 1 | 1 | 10 | 25th | 50 | 150 |
| Processors (old) | 1 | 1 | 4th | 4th | 6th | 8th |
| Processors (2008) | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| random access memory | 1 GB | 2 GB | 4 GB | 8 GB | 16 GB | 32 GB |
| Disk mirroring | X | X | ||||
| Online Data Manager (ODM) | X | X |
Versions
| Univel UnixWare 1 | |||
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| version | UNIX SVR | date | Editions |
| 1.0 | SVR4.2v1 | November 1992 | Personal Edition, Application Server |
| Novell UnixWare 1.1 | |||
| version | UNIX SVR | date | Editions |
| 1.1 | SVR4.2v1.1 | March 1994 | Personal Edition, Application Server |
| 1.1.1 | June 1994 | ||
| 1.1.2 | September 19, 1994 | ||
| 1.1.3 | November 10, 1995 | ||
| 1.1.4 | June 19, 1995 | ||
| UnixWare 2 | |||
| version | SVR / manufacturer | date | Editions |
| 2.0 | SVR 4.2 MP / Novell | March 21, 1995 | |
| 2.0.1 | |||
| 2.0.2 | July 25, 1995 | ||
| 2.0.3 | November 17, 1995 | ||
| 2.1 | SCO UnixWare 2 | February 12, 1996 | |
| 2.1.1 | November 1996 | ||
| 2.1.2 | April 7, 1997 | ||
| 2.1.3 | May 1998 | ||
| SCO UnixWare 7 | |||
| version | Product name | date | Editions |
| 7.0 | Code name "Gemini" | March 11, 1998 | |
| 7.0.1 | September 3, 1998 | ||
| 7.1 | March 1999 | ||
| 7.1.1 | 2000 | ||
| 7.1.2 | Caldera Open UNIX 8 | June 26, 2001 | |
| 7.1.3 | Codename "Borealis" planned as Caldera Open UNIX 8.0.1 |
August 27, 2002 | |
| 7.1.4 | June 11, 2008 | ||
| Xinuos UnixWare 7 | |||
| version | Product name | date | Editions |
| 7.1.4+ | Xinuos UnixWare 7.1.4+ | June 10, 2013 | |
| 7.1.4 Definitive | Xinuos UnixWare 7 Definitions | December 7, 2015 | |
literature
- Hans Jürgen Rauscher: Second pillar - Univels UnixWare SVR4.2 Version 1 , c't 8/93, p. 160
- Kirsch, Christian: Two steps forward, one backward - Novell's new UnixWare version 1.1 , iX 6/94, p. 90
- Chris Negus, Larry Schumer Novell's Guide to UnixWare 1.1 Sybex (Novell Press), 1994, ISBN 0-7821-1292-7
- Chris Negus, Larry Schumer Novell's Guide to UnixWare 2 Sybex (Novell Press), 1995, ISBN 0-7821-1720-1
- Gene Henriksen UnixWare 7 System Administration MTP, 1998, ISBN 1-57870-080-9
Web links
- Official UnixWare product page
- Web page with information about UnixWare
- UnixWare 7.1.3 - SCO product page (English)
- UnixWare 7.1.4 - SCO product page (English)