Before installing OES 11 SP3, ensure that your system meets the following requirements:
As part of the OES 11 SP3 installation, you install SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4.
IMPORTANT:OES 11 SP3 services were developed and tested on a default and fully-patched SLES 11 SP4 server base.
As you install OES 11 SP3, do not change any of the SLES 11 SP4 Base Technologies package selections, such as Java support. Doing so can cause various problems, such as the installation failing or one or more OES 11 SP3 services not working properly.
If you are installing on an existing SLES 11 SP4 server, be sure to verify that all of the default SLES 11 SP4 components are installed before attempting to install OES 11 SP3 services.
Table 2-1 Server Hardware Requirements
|
System Component |
Minimum Requirements |
Recommended Requirements |
|---|---|---|
|
Computer |
Any server-class computer that runs with AMD64 or Intel* EM64T processors. |
IMPORTANT:OES 11 SP3 is an add-on product to SLES 11 SP4; it only runs on x86_64. Other processors that are supported by SLES 11 SP4, such as Itanium (IA64) and Intel x86(IA32), are not supported for running OES services. NOTE:Services such as iManager, SMS, and NRM run in 32-bit mode on a 64-bit platform. |
|
Memory |
2 GB of RAM |
2 GB of RAM for the base system. Additional RAM might be required depending on which OES components are selected and how they are used. |
|
Free Disk Space |
7 GB of available, unpartitioned disk space |
10 GB of available, unpartitioned disk space. Additional disk space might be required, depending on which OES components are selected and how they are used. |
|
DVD Drive |
DVD drive if installing from physical media |
DVD drive if installing from physical media |
|
Hard Drive |
20 GB |
|
|
Network Board |
Ethernet 100 Mbps |
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IP address |
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|
Mouse |
N/A |
USB or PS/2 |
|
Server computer BIOS |
Using a DVD installation source, prepare the BIOS on your server computer so that it boots from the DVD drive first. |
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Video Card and Monitor |
1024 X 768 resolution or higher with a minimum color depth of 8 bits (256 colors) |
Although it is technically possible to run the ncurses installation at a lower resolution, some informational messages aren’t displayed because text strings don’t wrap to the constraints of the window. |
NOTE:The RAM and disk space amounts shown here are for system components only. The OES service components that you install might require additional RAM and disk space.
Be sure to complete the planning instructions in the OES 11 SP3: Planning and Implementation Guide for each component that you install.