Red Hat NETWORK SATELLITE 5.2 Installation Manual page 12

Chapter 2. Requirements
Stand-Alone Database
Required - Pentium IV processor, 2.4GHz, 512K
cache or equivalent
Recommended - Pentium IV processor, 2.4GHz
dual processor, 512K cache or equivalent
Required - 2 GB of memory
Recommended - 4 GB of memory
3 GB storage for base install of Red Hat
Enterprise Linux AS
6 GB storage per channel, in the /var/
satellite/ directory by default but
configurable at install
Recommended - an external SAN for more
reliable backups
Table 2.1. Stand-Alone Database and Embedded Database Satellite Hardware Requirements
The following hardware configuration is required for the Stand-Alone Database:
• Two processors
• 2 GB of memory
Section 2.3, "Database Requirements"
See
database and setting its environment variables.
Keep in mind, the frequency with which client systems connect to the Satellite is directly related to
load on the Apache Web server and the database. Reducing the default interval of four hours (or
240 minutes) as set in the /etc/sysconfig/rhn/rhnsd configuration file of the client systems
significantly increases the load on those components.
Additional hardware requirements include:
• The Stand-Alone Database must not run on the same server as the RHN Satellite Server.
• The package repository may be any large storage device easily and securely accessed by the
other components. The space requirements depend on the number of packages that will be stored.
Default Red Hat channels contain approximately 3 GB of packages each, and that size grows with
each synchronization; customers must also account for the space requirements of packages in their
own private channels. Whatever storage solution the customer chooses, its mount point may be
defined during the installation process.
If you are installing RHN Satellite Server with Embedded Database, skip to
Requirements".
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Embedded Database
Required - Pentium IV processor, 2.4GHz, 512K
cache or equivalent
Recommended - Pentium IV processor, 2.4GHz
dual processor, 512K cache or equivalent
Required - 2 GB of memory
Strongly recommended - 4 GB of memory
3 GB storage for base install of Red Hat
Enterprise Linux AS
6 GB storage per channel, in the /var/
satellite/ directory by default but
configurable at install
Recommended - an external SAN for more
reliable backups
12 GB storage for the database repository, in the
/rhnsat partition (local storage only)
Strongly recommended - a SCSI drive connected
to a level 5 RAID
Separate partition (or better, a separate set of
physical disks) for storing backups. This can be
any directory specifiable at backup time.
for instructions on estimating the tablespace of the
Section 2.4, "Additional