User`s 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 OS provisioning supports one instance of VCM with one instance of the Operating System (OS)
Provisioning Server.
You must first configure the server to meet the prerequisites provided here, and then install the OS
Provisioning Server application as specified in VCM Installation and Getting Started Guide.
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- 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:
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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.
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CPU: For physical and virtual machines, two multi-core processors are recommended. The multitasking
required to do OS provisioning is better served by a multiprocessor server.
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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 calculate 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
ESX/ESXi 1
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