Technical information
Following are the specifications for onsite versions of SUSE Studio (SUSE Studio Standard and Advanced Edition) including the major key components:
SUSE Studio Requirements
- SUSE Studio is a web application for building and testing software applications in a web browser. It supports the creation of physical, virtual or cloud-based applications by leveraging the software appliance form-factor. SUSE Studio is available as an online or onsite version, which enables you to build your own application images or appliances based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server.
- SUSE Studio Online is a free online web service accessible at susestudio.com
- SUSE Studio Standard Edition is targeted at ISVs and part of the SUSE Appliance Program.
- Minimum hardware requirements of SUSE Studio Standard Edition:
- x86-64 only (AMD64 and Intel EM64T), must be enabled for virtualization
- At least 8 GB of RAM (the more the better)
- Disk: at least 100 GB of free space is recommended
- SUSE Studio Advanced Edition enhances the functionality of SUSE Studio Advanced Edition by building application images or workloads for System z Environments.
- Minimum requirements for SUSE Studio Advanced Edition for x86 environments:
- CPU: x86-64 only, must be enabled for virtualization
- Memory: at least 8 GB of RAM (the more the better)
- Disk: at least 100 GB of free space is recommended
- Minimum requirements for SUSE Studio Advanced Edition for mainframe environments:
- SUSE Studio Advanced Edition Web front-end and Engine to build and testdrive x86 images requires:
- x86-64 architecture (AMD64 and Intel EM64T)
- Minimum 8 GB RAM
- Minimum 100 GB free disk space
- SUSE Studio Advanced Edition Engine to build and testdrive System z images requires:
- System z architecture
- Minimum 3 GB RAM
- Minimum 6 GB disk space
- SUSE Studio Advanced Edition Web front-end and Engine to build and testdrive x86 images requires:
SUSE Lifecycle Management Server
- The SUSE Lifecycle Management Server is a component of SUSE Studio Standard and Advanced Edition. SUSE Lifecycle Management Server is delivered as an appliance and can be deployed in virtual environments or on hardware.
- Operating system:
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1
- Minimum hardware requirements:
- 1 GB RAM
- 4 GB of hard-disk space
- Network interface (Ethernet)
- Recommended hardware requirements:
- 4 GB RAM, at least 1GB per CPU
- 4 GB hard-disk space per managed appliance
- Network interface (Ethernet)
- Supported processor platforms:
- x86-64 (AMD64 and Intel EM64T)
- SUSE Lifecycle Management Server is now available as version 1.2 and requires:
- SUSE Studio Online (susestudio.com) or
- SUSE Studio 1.2 (Standard or Advanced Edition)
- SUSE Lifecycle Management Server 1.1 requires:
- SUSE Studio Online or
- SUSE Studio Onsite 1.1
WebYaST
- WebYaST is fully supported and is available to customers with an active SUSE Studio Standard Edition and SUSE Studio Advanced Edition entitlement.
- Please refer to Technical Specifications for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11
- Please refer to Technical Specifications for SUSE Linux Enterprise Just Enough Operating System (JeOS)
- Supported browsers:
- Mozilla Firefox 3.6
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0
- Package Descriptions:
- Please refer to Package Descriptions for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11
- Kernel Limits:
- Please refer to Kernel Limits for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11
- File System Support:
- Please refer to File System Support for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11
SUSE Gallery
- SUSE Gallery is a web-based showcase that lets SUSE Studio users to publish and promote software applications and appliances for download. It serves as a central repository of software applications images and appliances, so users can easily browse for applications.
- SUSE Gallery runs on the same machines as SUSE Studio Standard Edition or SUSE Studio Advanced Edition. For hardware requirements please refer to SUSE Studio.
Documentation
- Here is the official product documentation for SUSE Studio: