Hardware Requirements
This table outlines hardware and software requirements for the Uyuni Server and Proxy, on x86-64 and IBM Power PC architecture.
For IBM Z hardware requirements, see installation:install-ibmz.adoc.
For SUSE Manager for Retail hardware requirements, see retail:retail-requirements.adoc.
Server Hardware Requirements
Hardware | Recommended |
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CPU |
Minimum 4 dedicated 64-bit CPU cores |
RAM: |
Test Server Minimum 8 GB |
Base Installation Minimum 16 GB |
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Production Server Minimum 32 GB |
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Disk Space: |
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Swap space: |
3 GB |
Hardware | Recommended |
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CPU |
Minimum 4 dedicated cores |
RAM: |
Test Server Minimum 8 GB |
Base Installation Minimum 16 GB |
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Production Server Minimum 32 GB |
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Disk Space: |
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Swap space: |
3 GB |
Proxy Hardware Requirements
Hardware | Recommended |
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CPU |
Minimum 2 dedicated 64-bit CPU cores |
RAM: |
Test Server Minimum 2 GB |
Production Server Minimum 8 GB |
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Disk Space: |
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Uyuni Server stores packages in the /var/spacewalk/
directory.
Repository synchronization fails if this directory runs out of disk space.
You can estimate how much space the /var/spacewalk/
directory requires based on the number and type of clients and repositories you plan to mirror.
Uyuni Proxy caches packages in the /var/cache/
directory.
If there is not enough space available in /var/cache/
, the proxy will remove old, unused packages and replace them with newer packages.
As a result of this behavior:
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The larger
/var/cache/
directory is on the Uyuni Proxy, the less traffic there will be between it and the Uyuni Server. -
By making the
/var/cache/
directory on the Uyuni Proxy the same size as/var/spacewalk/
in the Uyuni Server, you avoid a large amount of traffic after the first synchronization. -
The
/var/cache/
directory can be small on the Uyuni Server compared to Uyuni Proxy. See estimation hints in the Server Hardware Requirements section.