Red Hat Network Requirements

Supported Platforms and System Requirements

Hardware	Architecture	Operating System
IBM System z	s390 and s390x	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5
Intel / AMD	i386 and x86_64	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 supported hardware	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Hypervisor	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 as virtual guest, 5
Satellite Requirement: (embedded database) Pentium IV processor, 2.4 Ghz, 512K cache Pentium IV processor, 2.4 Ghz dual processor, 512K cache recommended System z IFL processor Disk space and storage:  3 GB storage for base installation of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 6 GB storage per channel in /var/satellite directory 12 GB storage for database repository in /rhnsat partition Separate partition for storing backups  Memory: 2 GB (minimum), 4 GB (recommended) Recommended configuration: 2+ IFLs on z9 or earlier, 1+ IFL on z10 or later 2 GB storage (memory) 512 MB swap on VDISK + 1 GB swap on ECKD DASD 1xMod9 ECKD DASD or >= 2 GB *multipathed* FCP SCSI LUN for OS install z/VM 5.4 or later [1] VSWITCH or Hipersocket LAN for high speed connections to guests [1] z/VM required for kickstart/provisioning of guests

Supported Managed Nodes

Operating System Version Architecture
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, 5, and 6 i386, x86_64, IBM Power, IBM System z (Mainframe)
Sun Solaris 8, 9, and 10 64-bit Sparc (sun4u & sun4m)
Sun Solaris 9, and 10 32-bit i386

* Note: Solaris sun4v client hardware support is planned for the next Satellite release.