Installation guide

Token Ring and Fiber Distributed Data Interface
DeviceTypes
Support for token ring (DL_TPR) and Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI) device types in
generic LAN driver (GLD) might be removed in a future Solaris release. After the removal is
implemented, drivers for token ring or FDDI that rely on this support in GLD cease to function.
However, other drivers or applications that do not use this support are not aected. To test
whether a driver relies on GLD, run the following script:
#!/bin/sh
#
# Test a driver binary for use of GLD
#
for file
do
/usr/ccs/bin/nm $file | /bin/awk ’
/\|gld_register$/ { isgld=1; }
END {
if (isgld)
print file, "uses GLD";
else
print file, "does not use GLD";
}’ file=$file
done
For more information about generic LAN driver, see the gld(7D) man page as well as “Writing
Device Drivers”.
WBEM-based Dynamic Reconguration
The feature known as WDR - Web-Based Enterprise Management Dynamic Reconguration -
might not be supported in a future release of the Solaris Operating System. WDR is currently
supported on Sun Fire midrange and high-end systems.
XIL Interface
The XIL
TM
interface might not be supported in a future release. An application that uses XIL
causes the following warning message to be displayed:
WARNING: XIL OBSOLESCENCE
This application uses the Solaris XIL interface
which has been declared obsolete and may not be
FeaturesThat Might Be Removed in a Future Release
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