Compatibility is the first thing to consider as you start planning which software to download and install.
OES 2 is a set of services or an add-on product
that runs on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES 10) and is available in both 32-bit and 64-bit versions. These two versions are required for compatibility with SLES 10 and the server hardware that it runs on. Having two versions of OES introduces a little more complexity into your planning, as illustrated in Table 5-1.
Table 5-1 OES 2, SLES 10, and Server Hardware Compatibility Matrix
|
OES 2 SP3 Version |
SLES 10 SP4 |
Server Hardware |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
|
32-bit (i386) |
32-bit (i386) |
32-bit 64-bit |
The 32-bit version of OES 2 SP3 requires the 32-bit version of SLES 10 SP4. If you plan to install 64-big SLES, you should also install 64-bit OES. Attempting to install the 32-bit version of OES as an add-on product to the 64-bit version of SLES 10 generates numerous dependency errors and is not supported. 32-bit software (OES and SLES) can be installed on either 32-bit or 64-bit hardware. |
|
64-bit (x86_64) |
64-bit (x86_64) |
64-bit |
The 64-bit version of OES 2 SP3 requires the 64-bit version of SLES 10 SP4, and they can only be installed on 64-bit hardware. |