Chapter 2. Product positioning 79Features of SUSE Linux Enterprise ServerTable 2-8 describes the features supported by the various Novell® SUSE® LinuxEnterprise Server (SLES):Table 2-8 Features of the SUSE Enterprise Linux 10For more information, review the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Tech Specs &System Requirements at:http://www.novell.com/products/server/techspecs.html2.7 Application scalabilityEnterprise applications enable you to run your business more effectively and areoften referred to as back-office applications. As discussed briefly in 2.1, “Focusmarket segments and target applications” on page 54, they bring together fourmajor application groups to create integrated end-to-end solutions: Business Intelligence (BI) Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Supply Chain Management (SCM)Enterprise applications work with your most critical business data so it isimportant that these applications are highly available and secure. As as shown inFigure 2-5 on page 80, the following three general architectures are used bythese applications: A three-tier architecture (often referred to as an Internet architecture) includesclient systems, Web servers, application servers, and database servers. A two-tier architecture includes client systems, Web servers, anddatabase/application servers. A three-in-one tier architecture includes client systems and database servers.Features SLES 10 (2.6.16.60) x86 SLES 10 (2.6.16.60) x86_64Maximum Logical Processors 32 (up to 128 with bigsmpkernel on certified systems)32 (up to 128 on certified systems)Number of x3950 M2 nodes One TwoMaximum Memory 16 GB (certified)64 GB (theoretical) 1512 GB (certified)64 TB (theoretical)NUMA support Yes Yes
