| Feature |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 |
| Reliability, Availability and Serviceability |
- Full System Rollback
- MCE–log (Intel 64)
- Ready for SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
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- Swap Over NFS
- More efficient scheduler
- Control groups
- Device mapper multipath I/O
- Carrier Grade Linux (CGL 4.0) support
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- Boot Over SAN
- Advanced Scheduler
- Asynchronous and Multipath I/O
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| Advanced Security |
- U.S. Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-2 validation (in process)
- Common Criteria Certification at Evaluation Assurance Level EAL4 (in process)
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- Trusted Platform Module (TPM) support
- Improved AppArmor
- Fanotify Support
- 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 |
- Open–vm–tools Included
- Container engine from Docker open source project
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- Improved Xen Hypervisor
- Support for Kernel–based Virtual Machine (KVM)
- Updated SUSE Linux Enterprise Virtual Machine Driver Pack
- Improved Support for VMware vSphere
- Improved Support for Microsoft Hyper–V
- Linux Containers Support
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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 |
- New Installer
- New YaST
- Wicked Network Configuration Management
- SUSE Customer Center (SCC)
- Improved Subscription Management Tool (SMT)
- Advanced Systems Management Module
- KIWI fully supported
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- Btrfs file system support
- Improved YaST, AutoYaST and WebYaST
- Improved ZYpp Package Management System
- Small Footprint CIM broker
- Cross architecture debugger
- Improved NCC and SMT
- Updated 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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| Software Development Kit |
- Samba 4 with server-side copy improvements
- IPv6
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- Latest Samba 3.6
- Updated NFS 4.1
- Linux Standards Base compliant (LSB 4.0)
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- Server message block networking protocol support
- POSIX compliant
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| High Performance Computing |
- 8,192 Logical CPU support
- 64TiB RAM support
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- Updated OFED stack
- Support for Fiber Channel over Ethernet (FCoE)
- Support for Data Center Bridging (DCB)
- Tickless idle
- IPv6 support for NFSv3
- Transparent huge page support
- USB 3.0 support
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- Open Fabrics Enterprise Distribution (OFED) support
- USB 2.0 support
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| Modular extensions for advanced capabilities |
- SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension
- Geo Clustering for SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension
- Web and Scripting Module
- Legacy Module
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- Public Cloud Module
- Toolchain Module
- Advanced Systems Management Module
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- SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension
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| World–class support from SUSE |
- Unlimited technical support with Standard or Priority
- 24x7x365 coverage with Priority
- Customizable Premium Service
- 10–year general support plus 3–year extended support
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- SupportLink
- Updated SupportAdvisor
- 700+ trained associates, 11 centers, 24x7x365
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- SupportAdvisor
- 700+ trained associates, 11 centers, 24x7x365
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