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Communications Server for Linux

System requirements

The following are minimum hardware and software requirements for this product. Please view the Readme file shipped with the product for more details.

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Remote API Client: system requirements


 
Operating SystemSoftwareHardware
LinuxThe Linux server and client require one of the following Linux operating systems:

o RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 (AS, ES, or WS)

o RedHat Enterprise Linux 4

o RedHat Enterprise Linux 5

o SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 (SLE8)

o SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9, Service pack 1 (SLES 9-SP1)

o SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (SLE10)
A system with a 32 or 64 bit Intel or AMD processor supported by one of the Linux distributions listed in the software requirements section. Use the "uname -m" Linux command to verify the CPU class is i686 or x86_64.

For OpenPower™ or POWER5™ server or client: A 64-bit platform system supported by one of the Linux distributions listed in the Software requirements section. For OpenPower or POWER5 (or later), the "uname -m" command will verify the CPU class to be ppc64 to indicate a Linux platform that supports a pSeries® server.

The supported adapters are documented in the product announcement letter. As we add support for new adapters, we will add them to our Supported Adapter list

Supported Adapters