| Reliability, Availability and Serviceability |
- Swap Over Network File System
- Boot over SAN
- More efficient scheduler
- Control groups
- Device mapper multipath I/O
- Carrier Grade Linux (CGL 4.0) support
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- Boot Over Storage Area Networks
- Advanced Scheduler
- Asynchronous and Multipath I/O
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| Advanced security |
- Trusted Platform Module (TPM) support
- Improved AppArmor®
- Updated Firewall, Virtual Private Networking, Encryption, Authentication, and Certificate Creation and Management
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- AppArmor
- Integrated Firewall, Virtual Private Networking, Encryption, Authentication, and Certificate Creation and Management
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| Cross Platform Virtualization |
- Improved Xen Hypervisor
- Support for Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM)
- Updated SUSE Linux Enterprise Virtual Machine Driver Pack
- Support for VMware vSphere
- Support for Microsoft Hyper-V
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- Integrated Xen Hypervisor
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Virtual Machine Driver Pack
- Support for VMware vSphere
- Support for Microsoft Hyper-V
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| Simplified administration, development and systems management |
- YaST, AutoYaST® and WebYaST
- Improved ZYpp Package Management System
- Small Footprint CIM broker
- Cross architecture debugger
- Improved NCC and SMT
- Power profiles
- Software Development Kit
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- YaST and AutoYaST
- Package Management System
- Instrumented for Common Information Model (CIM)
- Novell Customer Center (NCC) and Subscription Management Tool (SMT)
- Power profiles
- Software Development Kit
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| Interoperability with other Platforms |
- Latest Samba 3.4
- Updated NFS 4.1
- Linux Standards Base compliant (LSB 4.0)
- POSIX compliant
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- Server Message Block Networking Protocol Support
- POSIX compliant
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| High Performance Computing |
- Updated OFED stack
- Support for Fiber Channel over Ethernet (FCoE)
- Support for Data Center Bridging (DCB)
- Tickless idle
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- Open Fabrics Enterprise Distribution (OFED) support
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| Modular extensions for advanced capabilities |
- SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Mono Extension
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension
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- SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension
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| World-class support from Novell |
- SupportLink
- SupportAdvisor
- 700+ Trained Associates, 11 Centers, 24x7x365
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- SupportAdvisor
- 700+ Trained Associates, 11 Centers, 24x7x365
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