Technical Information
System Requirements
- Minimum Linux server system requirements for installation
- Local installation: 512 MB RAM
- Secure Shell (SSH)-based network install, graphical: 512 MB RAM
- Virtual Network Computing (VNC)-based network install using File Transfer Protocol (FTP): 512 MB RAM
- Minimum Linux server system requirements for operation
- 512 MB RAM
- 750 MB hard disk space for software
- 750 MB hard disk space for user data
- Recommendations for specific uses
- 512 MB to 4 GB RAM, at least 256 MB per CPU
- 4 GB hard-disk space
- Network interface (Ethernet, wireless or modem)
- For web servers—Additional RAM to improve caching, and additional processors to improve Web application performance
- For database servers—Additional RAM to improve caching, and using multiple disks for parallel I/O
- For file servers—Additional memory and disks, or a Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks (RAID) system to improve I/O throughput
- Supported processor platforms
- x86
- x86_64 (AMD64 and Intel EM64T)
- IBM System z (64-bit)
Package Descriptions
The following table is package descriptions associated with SUSE Linux Enterprise Mono Extension.
Package Descriptions
| Package Name | Description |
|---|---|
| apache2-mod_mono-addon | Module that interfaces Apache with the Mono Extension and allows running ASP.NET pages on UNIX and UNIX-like systems |
| mono-addon-libgdiplus0 | Open source implementation of the GDI+ API (required when using System.Drawing APIs within the Mono Extension) |
| mono-addon-core | This core add-on module of the Mono project implements various technologies that have been submitted to the ECMA for standardization |
| mono-addon-data | Database connectivity for the Mono Extension, including connectivity for Microsoft SQL Server |
| mono-addon-data-npgsql | PostgreSQL database connectivity for the Mono Extension |
| mono-addon-data-sqlite | SQLite database connectivity for the Mono Extension |
| mono-addon-debugger | The Mono Debugger (MDB) can debug both managed and unmanaged applications. It provides a reusable library that can be used to add debugger functionality to different front-ends. The debugger package includes a console debugger named "mdb". |
| mono-addon-devel | This package contains development tools including compilers and other tools needed to develop .NET applications with the Mono Extension |
| mono-addon-web | Implementation of the ASP.NET, Remoting and Web Services APIs for the Mono Extension |
| mono-addon-winforms | Implementation of Windows.Forms APIs for the Mono Extension |
| mono-addon-xsp | Small web server for hosting ASP.NET with the Mono Extension |
Kernel Limits
The following table summarizes the kernel limits associated with SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 Service Pack 1. These limits are applicable to all SUSE Linux Enterprise Server and SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop products based on version 11 SP1.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Kernel (2.6.32 Limits)
| SLE 11 (2.6.27) | x86 | x86_64 | x390x |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU bits | 32 | 64 | 64 |
| Max. # CPUs | 32 | 512 | 64 |
| Max. RAM (theoretical/certified) | 64/16 GiB | 64 TiB/512 GiB | 4 TiB/256 GiB |
| Max. user-/kernelspace | 3/1 GiB | 128 TiB/128 TiB | N/A |
| Max. swap space | up to 32 * 64 GB | ||
| Max. # processes | 1048576 | ||
| Max. # threads per process | Tested with more than 120000; maximum limit depends on memory and other parameters | ||
| Max. size per block device | Up to 16 TiB and up to 8 EiB on all 64-bit architectures | ||
