SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
 SUSE Linux 11 with KDE 4.3 |
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| Company / developer | SUSE |
|---|---|
| OS family | Unix-like |
| Working state | Current |
| Source model | Open source |
| Initial release | March 1994 (age 18–19) |
| Latest stable release | 11 SP2 / February 15, 2012[1] |
| Marketing target | commercial market (include Mainframes, Servers, Workstations, Supercomputers) |
| Available language(s) | Multilingual |
| Update method | Zypper/YaST2 |
| Package manager | RPM Package Manager |
| Supported platforms | IA-32, x86-64, s390x, PowerPC, Itanium |
| Kernel type | Monolithic (Linux) |
| Userland | GNU |
| Default user interface | KDE Plasma Desktop and GNOME |
| License | GNU General Public License and Various. |
| Official website | SUSE Linux Enterprise Server |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) is a Linux-based operating system developed by SUSE. It is designed for servers, mainframes, and workstations but can be installed on desktop computers for testing as well. New major versions are released at an interval of 3-4 years, while minor versions (called "Service Packs") are released about every 18 months. SUSE Linux Enterprise products, including SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, receive much more intense testing than the openSUSE community product, with the intention that only mature, stable versions of the included components will make it through to the released enterprise product.
The current version is SLES 11 SP2, released February 15, 2012,[1] which is developed from a common codebase with SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop and other SUSE Linux Enterprise products.
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History [edit]
SLES has been developed based on SUSE Linux by a small team led by Marcus Kraft and Bernhard Kaindl as principal developer who was supported by Joachim Schröder. It was first released on 31 October 2000 as a version for IBM S/390 mainframe machines.[2] In December 2000, the first enterprise client (Telia) was made public.[3] In April 2001, the first SLES for x86 was released.
SLES version 9 was released in August 2004. Service Pack 4 was released in December 2007. It is supported by the major hardware vendors—IBM, HP, Sun Microsystems, Dell, SGI, Lenovo, and Fujitsu Siemens Computers.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 was released in July 2006,[4] and is also supported by the major hardware vendors. Service pack 4 was released in April 2011.[5] SLES 10 shares a common codebase with SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10—Novell's desktop distribution for business use—and other SUSE Linux Enterprise products.
The front node of JUGENE, a petaflops supercomputer at the Jülich Research Centre in Germany, uses SLES 10 as its operating system.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 was released on March 24, 2009[6] and include Linux kernel 2.6.27, Oracle Cluster File System 2, support for the OpenAIS cluster communication protocol for server and storage clustering, and Mono 2.0.[7] SLES 11 SP1 (released May 2010) rebased the kernel version to 2.6.32.[8] In February 2012, SLES 11 SP2 was released, based on kernel version 3.0.10.[1]
As of November 2012[update], Cray's Titan the fastest computer in the world uses SLES 11.[9]
IBM's Watson was built on IBM's Power7 systems using SLES.[10]
Version history [edit]
Release dates of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server versions.[11]
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9
- Initial release, 2004-08-03
- SP1, 2005-01-19
- SP2, 2005-07-07
- SP3, 2005-12-22
- SP4, 2007-12-12
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10
- Initial release, 2006-06-17
- SP1, 2007-06-18
- SP2, 2008-05-19
- SP3, 2009-10-12
- SP4, 2011-04-12
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11
- Initial release, 2009-03-24
- SP1, 2010-06-02
- SP2, 2012-02-15
Hypervisor kernels supported [edit]
SLES 10:
- Xen 3.2
SLES 11 SP1:
SLES 11 SP2:
See also [edit]
- SUSE Linux distributions
- Linux on zSeries
- List of Linux distributions
- Comparison of Linux distributions
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux
References [edit]
- ^ a b c "Release Notes for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Service Pack 2". Novell. 2012-02-15.
- ^ SuSE: "SuSE Linux for S/390 available today"
- ^ silicon.com: "Linux mainframe ousts Sun servers at Telia"
- ^ "Novell Delivers Next-Generation Platform for the Open Enterprise"
- ^ Novell Offers Industry's Longest Enterprise Linux Support Program
- ^ Novell Ships SUSE Linux Enterprise 11
- ^ Morgan, Timothy Prickett (2008-03-25). "Novell Previews Features in SUSE Linux Enterprise 11". The Linux Beacon.
- ^ Novell Announces SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 Service Pack 1
- ^ Cray XK7 Specifications, retrieved 2013-05-13
- ^ IBM Watson runs SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, Novell, Inc., 2011-02-15, retrieved 2011-02-15
- ^ "Novell Support Lifecycle". Retrieved 2011-08-11.
Further reading [edit]
- Jason Eckert. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Administration (Course 3037). p. 760. ISBN 978-1-4188-3731-0.
- Jason Eckert. Advanced SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Administration (Course 3038). p. 432. ISBN 978-1-4188-3732-7.
- Eckert, Jason (2007). SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Security. Course Technology. ISBN 978-1-4283-2223-3.
- Kuo, Peter; Jacques Beland (2005). SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 Administrator's Handbook. Novell Press. ISBN 978-0-672-32735-3.
- van Vugt, Sander (2006). The Definitive Guide to SUSE Linux Enterprise Server. Apress. ISBN 978-1-59059-708-8.
- Harris, Jeffrey; Mike Latimer (2005). Novell Open Enterprise Server Administrator's Handbook, SUSE LINUX Edition. Novell Press. ISBN 978-0-672-32749-0.
External links [edit]
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server product page
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Cool Solutions – tips & tricks, guides, tools and other resources submitted by the SUSE Linux Enterprise community
