Product Overview; Architecture - Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE 11 - SUBSCRIPTION MANAGEMENT TOOL GUIDE 10-02-2009 Manual

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Product Overview

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Point of Service is a secure and reliable Linux platform opti-
mized for enterprise retail organizations. Built on the solid foundation of SUSE® Linux
Enterprise, it is the only enterprise-class Linux operating system tailored specifically
for retail Point of Service terminals, kiosks, self-service systems, and reverse-vending
systems.
This section provides an architectural overview of the SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of
Service product, along with an overview of server types, images, and the deployment
process.

1.1 Architecture

The SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service architecture consists of one centralized
Administration Server, one or more Branch Servers, and Point of Service terminals.
These can be standard PCs running retail check-out applications or specialized point-
of-sale machines such as cash registers and customer kiosks (see Figure 1.1, "SUSE
Linux Enterprise Point of Service System Architecture" (page 2)). Find a list of system
requirements for the individual components in Section 1.2, "System Requirements"
(page 3) and an overview of the different server types and their functions in Section 1.3,
"Server Types" (page 5).
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