Greetings all,
The Unidata Program Center is considering ending support for the Solaris operating system in the LDM software, including NOAAPort ingest capability. No timeline has been established, but it would probably be this summer or fall. A final decision will be communicated at a later date.
What this would mean:
While the LDM currently works 100% in Solaris, if we end support we can no longer make that guarantee. We expect the LDM will continue to function, but if something changes in the OS or when we make changes to the LDM, there is a chance the software will break one way or another. If an incompatibility does arise the LDM will not be modified to adapt. This does not impact any other software / operating system combination.
Why we are considering this:
We have several Solaris machines at Unidata, they have some specialized hardware that requires Solaris and as such we have ensured the LDM works smoothly in that OS. The need for that specialized hardware has gone away and we are about to decommission these machines, and this made us take a look at what it would mean for the LDM. We are not aware of any other site using the LDM in a Solaris environment, and we haven't seen any support inquiries about it in ages. If ending support for Solaris has little to no impact to the community then it we would not need to set up and maintain another Solaris environment, we have no other need for one.
If ending support for Solaris in the LDM would affect you, or if you have any other questions or concerns, please write
address@hidden and tell us what you think.
Best,
-Mike
Mike Zuranski
Data Engineer II
Unidata Program Center
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
