2.2.2. s/390x Hardware Requirements

The following list shows the required and recommended hardware configurations on the s/390x mainframe platform for a Red Hat Satellite server:

CPU

Memory

Storage

Required:
- 1 GB swap on ECKD DASD
- 1xMod3 ECKD DASD or ≥ 2 GB FCP SCSI LUN for base installation
- A minimum of 40 GB storage per software channel (including Base and child channels), in /var/satellite/, configurable at install
- A minimum of 10 GB storage for cache files stored within /var/cache/rhn. See Section 2.4.5, “Caching” for more information.
Recommended:
- 512 MB swap on VDISK + 1 GB swap on ECKD DASD
- 1xMod9 ECKD DASD or ≥ 2 GB multipathed FCP SCSI LUN for base installation
- A minimum of 40 GB storage per software channel (including Base and child channels), in /var/satellite/, configurable at install
- A minimum of 10 GB storage for cache files stored within /var/cache/rhn. See Section 2.4.5, “Caching” for more information.

Database

See Section 2.3.1, “Database Sizing” for standard database requirements.
Embedded Database: A minimum of 12 GB storage for the database repository in the /opt/rh/postgresql92/root/var/lib/pgsql/ partition. This partition must be local storage only.
Important
Due to an updated version of the PostgreSQL Embedded Database, the database location has changed from /var/lib/pgsql in Red Hat Satellite 5.6 to /opt/rh/postgresql92/root/var/lib/pgsql in Red Hat Satellite 5.7. Make sure to allocate enough hard disk space to this location.
Managed Database: A minimum of 12 GB storage for the database repository in the /opt/rh/postgresql92/root/var/lib/pgsql/ partition on the Managed Database host. This partition must be local storage only. The instructions for installing this database are a part of the Managed Database installation scenario .
External Database: See Section 4.3.1, “External Database Requirements”.

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