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Note: If you do not have enough free space in /var, then use the installvcs
command with tmppath option. Make sure that the specifiedtmppath file system
has the required free space.
Supported operating systems
VCS operates on the Linux operating systems and kernels distributed by Red Hat
and SUSE.
Table 2-3 lists the supported operating system versions for Red Hat Enterprise
Linux (RHEL) and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES). The table also lists the
supported kernel versions and the architecture.
Table 2-3
Supported Linux operating system and kernel versions
ArchitectureKernelOperating System
ppc642.6.18-53.el5RHEL 5 Update 1
ppc642.6.18-92.el5RHEL 5 Update 2
ppc642.6.16.46-0.12-default
2.6.16.46-0.12-smp
SLES 10 with SP1
ppc642.6.16.60-0.21-default
2.6.16.60-0.21-smp
SLES 10 with SP2
Note: If your system runs an older version of either Red Hat Enterprise Linux or
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, you must upgrade the operating system before
you attempt to install the VCS software. Refer to the Red Hat or SUSE
documentation for more information on upgrading your system.
Symantec supports only Red Hat and SUSE distributed kernel binaries.
Symantec products operate on subsequent kernel and patch releases provided
the operating systems maintain kernel ABI (application binary interface)
compatibility.
Information about the latest supported Red Hat erratas and updates and SUSE
service packs is available in the following TechNote. The TechNote also includes
anyupdates tothe supportedoperating systemsand software.Read thisTechNote
before you install Symantec products.
http://entsupport.symantec.com/docs/285834
25Planning to install VCS
Supported operating systems