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Stand-Alone Database
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/
but configurable at install
Recommended - an external SAN for more
reliable backups
Table 2-1. Stand-Alone Database and Embedded Database Satellite Hardware Re-
quirements
The following hardware configuration is required for the Stand-Alone Database:
Two processors
•
2 GB of memory
•
See Section 2.3 Database Requirements for instructions on estimating the tablespace of the
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 HTTP Server and the database. Reducing the default interval
of four hours (or 240 minutes) as set in the
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.
•
directory by default
Embedded Database
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/
but configurable at install
Recommended - an external SAN for more
reliable backups
12 GB storage for the database repository,
in the
/rhnsat
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.
/etc/sysconfig/rhn/rhnsd
Chapter 2. Requirements
directory by default
partition (local storage
configuration