Red Hat NETWORK SATELLITE 5.3.0 Installation Manual

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s/390 Hardware Requirements9• Two processors• 2 GB of memorySee Section 2.3, “Database Requirements” for instructions on estimating the tablespace of thedatabase and setting its environment variables.Keep in mind, the frequency with which client systems connect to the Satellite is directly related toload on the Apache Web server and the database. Reducing the default interval of four hours (or240 minutes) as set in the /etc/sysconfig/rhn/rhnsd configuration file of the client systemssignificantly increases the load on those components.2.2.2. s/390 Hardware RequirementsFor the s/390 mainframe platform, the following table shows the requirements and recommendedconfigurations for both standalone and embedded databases.Stand-Alone Database Embedded DatabaseRequired - 1 IFL, either in LPAR configuration orshared through z/VMRequired - 1 IFL, either in LPAR configuration orshared through z/VMRecommended - 2+ IFLs on z9 or earlier, 1+ IFLon z10Recommended - 2+ IFLs on z9 or earlier, 1+ IFLon z10Required - 2 GB of storage (memory) Required - 2 GB of storage (memory)Recommended - 8 GB of memory Recommended - 8 GB of memoryRequired - 1 GB swap on ECKD DASD Required - 1 GB swap on ECKD DASDRecommended - 512 MB swap on VDISK + 1 GBswap on ECKD DASDRecommended - 512 MB swap on VDISK + 1 GBswap on ECKD DASDRequired - 1xMod3 ECKD DASD or ≥ 2 GB FCPSCSI LUN for OS installRequired - 1xMod3 ECKD DASD or ≥ 2 GB FCPSCSI LUN for OS installRecommended - 1xMod9 ECKD DASD or ≥ 2GB multipathed FCP SCSI LUN for Red HatEnterprise Linux installationRecommended - 1xMod9 ECKD DASD or ≥ 2GB multipathed FCP SCSI LUN for Red HatEnterprise Linux installationEstimated 12 GB disk space for embeddeddatabaseAt least 30 GB storage per software channel(including Base and child channels), in /var/satellite/, configurable at installAt least 30 GB storage per software channel(including Base and child channels), in /var/satellite/, configurable at installRecommended - z/VM 5.3 or later1 Recommended - z/VM 5.3 or laterRecommended - VSWITCH or Hipersocket LANfor high speed connections to guestsRecommended - VSWITCH or Hipersocket LANfor high speed connections to guests1 z/VM required for kickstart/provisioning of guests.Table 2.3. Stand-Alone Database and Embedded Database Satellite Hardware Requirements fors/390 Platform2.2.3. Additional RequirementsAdditional hardware requirements include:• The Stand-Alone Database must not run on the same server as the RHN Satellite.