Chapter 1. Requirements

Chapter 1. Requirements¶

Contents

1.1. Hardware Requirements
1.2. Software Requirements

1.1. Hardware Requirements¶

1.1.1. iSeries and i5 Models¶

Table 1.1. Supported Models¶

iSeries models	i800, i810, i825, i870, i890
eServer i5 and System i5 models	510, 520, 550, 570, 570+, 590, 595

The systems in Table 1.2, “Unsupported Models” were supported by SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 9. They are no longer supported but should still run.

Table 1.2. Unsupported Models¶

iSeries models

i270, i820, i830, i840

A standard installation requires at least 256 MB of RAM. An installation over VNC requires at least 448 MB of RAM. The installation of a standard system requires at least 1.8 GB of free hard disk space.

Refer to http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/eserver/iseries/linux/pdfs/guide.pdf for a detailed list of all feature codes. An older version of this list is also available at http://penguinppc.org/ppc64/machines.php. Up-to-date hardware information for Linux on System i5 is available at http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/i/os/linux/servers.html.

1.1.2. pSeries and p5 Models¶

These systems are operated with a PPC64 kernel.

Table 1.3. Supported Models

pSeries models	p615, p630, p650, p655, p670, p690
eServer p5, System p5, OpenPower, and ATX Server models	505, 510, 520, 550, 560Q, 570, 570+, 575, 575+, 590, 595, 710, 720, 185
ATX Workstation	185

All POWER3 and RS64–based models that were supported by SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 are no longer supported, but should still run.

Up-to-date hardware information for Linux on System p5 is available by model from http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/p/linux/.

1.1.3. BladeCenter¶

BladeCenter JS20 except JS20 GA1 (model 8842-21X), BladeCenter JS20V, and BladeCenter JS21 are supported systems at the time of printing.

1.2. Software Requirements¶

1.2.1. IBM iSeries¶

Find up-to-date information about software requirements at http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/iseries/linux/reqs.html.

1.2.2. IBM eServer i5 and System i5¶

Find up-to-date firmware at http://www-912.ibm.com/eserver/support/fixes/fixcentral. Select System i5 family and Server Firmware to find your system model. Updates for the Hardware Management Console can also be selected from this page.

1.2.3. IBM pSeries, IBM eServer p5, System p5, OpenPower¶

Find up-to-date firmware at http://www-912.ibm.com/eserver/support/fixes/fixcentral. Select UNIX servers and Hardware microcode and firmware to find your system model. Updates for the Hardware Management Console can also be selected from this page.

1.2.4. JS20 Blade and JS21 Blade¶

Find up-to-date firmware for the BladeCenter at http://www-304.ibm.com/jct01004c/systems/support/supportsite.wss/brandmain?brandind=5000020.