Installation guide

Hardware and Software Requirements
for the Operating System Provisioning
Server
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Hardware and Software Requirements for the
Operating System Provisioning Server
VCM operating system provisioning supports one instance of VCM with one or more instances of
Operating System Provisioning Server (OS Provisioning Server).
Configure the server to meet the requirements.
Supported OS Provisioning Server Platform
The OS Provisioning Server can be installed on Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 5.2, 5.4, or 5.5, 32-bit or
64-bit.
OS Provisioning Server System Requirements
The machine on which you are installing the OS Provisioning Server must meet the following minimum
requirements:
n Memory. For physical machines, 4GB RAM is the minimum requirement. 8GB RAMis recommended.
For virtual machines, assign 1GB to 4GB to the virtual machine.
n CPU. For physical and virtual machines, two or more processors are recommended. The multitasking
required to do OS provisioning is better served by a multiprocessor server.
n Disk Space. For physical and virtual machines, 100GB minimum disk space to store the OS provisioning
application and the repository database. Each imported ISO distribution requires additional space. Use
the following sizing information to determine the additional disk space required for each distribution.
Base Family Disk Space (GB)
Windows 3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5.x 4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6.0 i386 14
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6.0 x86_64 20
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 3
n Networking. For optimal functionality, configure two network interfaces. One interface on the public
network, and the second interface on the private provisioning network. Also, as a requirement of the
system license policy, the host name of the OS Provisioning Server must resolve to an IP address when
pinged. The address can be assigned using DNS or specified in the /etc/hosts file as appropriate for your
local network requirements.
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