The implementation of an operating system either in an existing IT
environment or as a completely new rollout must be carefully prepared.
With SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10, get a variety of new features. It is impossible to
describe all the new features here. The following is just a list of
major enhancements that might be of interest.
- Xen 3.0 Virtualization
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Runs many virtual machines on a single server, each with its own
instance of an operating system. For more information, see Section 23.0,
Virtual Machine Server.
- YaST
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Several new configuration options have been developed for YaST.
These are normally described in the chapters about the
technology involved.
- CIM Management with openWBEM
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The Common Information Model Object Manager (CIMON) is a Web-based
enterprise management utility. It provides a mature
management framework. See also Section 9.0,
OpenWBEM.
- SPident
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The management utility SPident gives an overview of the
installed software base and clarifies the current service pack
level of the system.
- Directory Services
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Several LDAP-compliant directory services are available:
- Novell AppArmor
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Harden your System with the Novell AppArmor technology. This service is
described in depth in “” (↑Novell AppArmor 2.0 Administration Guide).
- iSCSI
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iSCSI provides an easy and reasonably
inexpensive solution for connecting Linux computers to central
storage systems. Find more information about iSCSI in Section 11.0,
Mass Storage over IP Networks—iSCSI
.
- Network File System v4
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Starting with version 10, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server supports NFS also in version 4.
This gives you performance improvements, strong security, and a
stateful
protocol.
- Oracle Cluster File System 2
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OCFS2 is a general-purpose journaling file system that is fully
integrated in the Linux 2.6 kernel and later. Find an overview
of OCFS2 in Section 14.0,
Oracle Cluster File System 2.
- Heartbeat 2
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Heartbeat 2 provides a cluster membership and messaging
infrastructure. The setup of such a cluster is described in Section 13.0,
Installing a Heartbeat 2 Cluster Using YaST.
- Multipath I/O
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Device mapping multipath IO features automatic configuration of
the subsystem for a large variety of setups. See also Section 10.0,
Multipath IO.
- Linux Kernel Crash Dump
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Debugging kernel-related problems is now much more comfortable
when using Kexec and Kdump. This technology is available on
x86, AMD64, Intel EM64T, and POWER platforms.