SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server | |
|---|---|
 SUSE Linux 11 with KDE 4.3 |
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| developer | SUSE Linux GmbH |
| License (s) | GPL and other licenses |
| Current version |
15 of July 24, 2018 (2 years and 30 days ago) |
| ancestry |
GNU / Linux ↳ SLS ↳ Slackware ↳ Jurix ↳ SUSE Linux (4.2ff) ↳ openSUSE ↳ SLES |
| Architecture (s) | AMD64 , EM64T , IA-64 , IBM Power , IBM System z |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server | |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server ( SLES ) is a Linux distribution from SUSE specially designed for corporate customers.
The product is equipped with a corresponding support offer and a long-term maintenance phase. The hardware and software certifications required for mission-critical use play an equally important role.
history
SLES has been in the summer and fall of 2000 based on Suse Linux developed by a very small team led by Marcus force Bernhard Kaindl and Joachim Schröder in SuSE in Nuremberg and was first on 31 October 2000 in a version for IBM - mainframe ( S / 390 ) available. A preliminary version was published on July 13, 2000. In December 2000, Telia, the leading telecommunications provider in Sweden, became known as its first major customer. This was followed in April 2001 by SLES for the x86 architecture, which in July 2001 obtained the necessary certification for the use of mySAP .
In the 4th quarter of 2005 Novell sold 65,000 stand-alone subscriptions to the Suse Linux Enterprise Server.
Novell's SUSE Linux Enterprise products are based on community work from openSUSE, which has been further developed with Novell's support.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop
With SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop (SLED), SLES got a twin in the desktop area, which is distributed in parallel with the same concept and the same code base . Together, SLED and SLES are also referred to as Suse Linux Enterprise (SLE). Parallel to SLES 10, Novell is also switching to the use of the well-known SUSE brand for the corporate desktop, and the successor to the former Novell Linux Desktop 9 (NLD) is called Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop (SLED) 10.
Desktop environment
SLES was originally supplied with the Suse Keramik desktop theme, which was also used in SUSE Linux and was widely acclaimed and criticized , which offers a uniform look and feel for Gnome and KDE via a GNOME theme adapted to the KDE ceramic theme .
However, with the integration of SUSE in Novell , KDE no longer dominates. With SLED 10, the installation no longer asked whether KDE or GNOME should be installed as the desktop environment. KDE could only be selected as a pattern in the software selection. With version SLED 11 it was possible to choose between GNOME and KDE again, but with version 12 KDE was removed from the package sources of the Enterprise editions (both from SLED and from SLES). The version numbers 13 and 14 were skipped to be synchronized with OpenSuse again. The current version is therefore 15.
multimedia
In contrast to Red Hat Enterprise Linux , the ability to play MP3 files is integrated in some programs , but not via an mp3 codec that can be used directly by all programs , but via the use of RealPlayer as the playback software in the background, for example with Amarok .
Enterprise OS
SLES is an enterprise OS , i.e. an operating system that also caters to the needs of large companies. As an enterprise OS, it is designed for stability and long maintenance cycles. SLES enables a system with unrestricted manufacturer support to be used for 5 years (or more) without having to migrate packages or software versions. It is precisely this fact that makes an enterprise OS interesting for commercial use, because large software houses such as Oracle or SAP are only interested in certifying an operating system for their applications if there are long support periods . The same applies to the large computer and server manufacturers. Enterprise OSes are therefore mostly found on servers, but also where computers need to be extremely stable (e.g. stock exchange, medicine, space travel).
Special tools
Like openSUSE, SLES is installed and administered with the integrated graphical installation and administration tool YaST , which is easy to use even for beginners. A simple configuration of the integrated packet filter is already possible during the installation via YaST.
Update cycles
Because of the certification and concentration on the best possible stability in the enterprise environment, new editions of SLES follow a rather slower rhythm and are also waited longer. The customer is usually guaranteed a maintenance period of at least 5 years (7 to a maximum of 9 years for SLES10), so that he has time to plan and schedule an update carefully. Due to the long maintenance periods, he can also easily skip individual new editions and adapt his behavior with regard to updates to his individual needs.
LSB certification
The Suse Linux Enterprise Server is always certified with the version of the Linux Standard Base current at the time of publication . With SLES 10 this is 3.0, with SLES 9 2.0. Older versions of the SLES are certified according to older LSB standards. Some versions of Suse Linux are also certified according to the LSB standards current at the time of publication.
Versions
| version | publication | LSB certification | Supported to (extended) | openSUSE equivalent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise Server for S / 390 | October 31, 2000 | - | ||
| Enterprise Server 7 | August 24, 2001 | - | ||
| Enterprise Server 8 | November 24, 2002 | - | ||
| Enterprise Server 8 SP1 | ? | |||
| Enterprise Server 8 SP2 | ? | |||
| Enterprise Server 8 SP3 | ? | LSB 1.3 (December 18, 2003) | ||
| Enterprise Server 9 | ? | LSB 1.3 (August 3, 2004) | August 31, 2011 (August 31, 2014) | |
| Enterprise Server 9 SP1 | September 13, 2004 | LSB 2.0 (January 21, 2005) | ||
| Enterprise Server 9 SP2 | July 7, 2005 | - | ||
| Enterprise Server 9 SP3 | December 22, 2005 | LSB 3.0 (January 9, 2006) | ||
| Enterprise Server 9 SP4 | November 14, 2007 | - | ||
| Enterprise 10 | July 17, 2006 | LSB 3.1 (August 31, 2006) | July 31, 2013 (July 31, 2016) | openSUSE 10.1 |
| Enterprise 10 SP1 | June 2007 | LSB 3.1 (August 22, 2007) | ||
| Enterprise 10 SP2 | May 19, 2008 | - | ||
| Enterprise 10 SP3 | October 12, 2009 | - | ||
| Enterprise 10 SP4 | April 12, 2011 | - | ||
| Enterprise 11 | March 23, 2009 | LSB 4.0 (June 18, 2009) | March 31, 2019 (March 31, 2022) | openSUSE 11.1 |
| Enterprise 11 SP1 | June 2, 2010 | LSB 4.0 (???) | openSUSE 11.2 | |
| Enterprise 11 SP2 | February 15, 2012 | LSB 4.0 (???) | openSUSE 11.3 | |
| Enterprise 11 SP3 | 2nd of July 2013 | |||
| Enterprise 11 SP4 | July 16, 2015 | |||
| Enterprise 12 | October 27, 2014 | October 31, 2024 (October 31, 2027) | openSUSE 13.2 | |
| Enterprise 12 SP1 | December 15, 2015 | May 31, 2017 (May 31, 2020) | openSUSE Leap 42.1 | |
| Enterprise 12 SP2 | November 8, 2016 | March 31, 2018 (March 31, 2021) | openSUSE Leap 42.2 | |
| Enterprise 12 SP3 | 7th September 2017 | June 30, 2019 (June 30, 2022) | openSUSE Leap 42.3 | |
| Enterprise 12 SP4 | December 12, 2018 | June 30, 2020 (June 30, 2023) | ||
| Enterprise 12 SP5 | December 9, 2019 | October 31, 2024 (October 31, 2027) | ||
| Enterprise 15 | 15th July 2018 | July 31, 2028 (July 31, 2031) | openSUSE Leap 15 | |
| Enterprise 15 SP1 | June 24, 2019 | |||
| Enterprise 15 SP2 | July 21, 2020 |
Distributions based on SUSE Linux Enterprise
In 2014, SUSE decided to make the SLE source code available to the community, which based on it, created the freely available openSUSE Leap.
OpenSUSE Leap and SUSE Linux Enterprise are being further developed in parallel. This is comparable to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) distribution with its freely available variants such as B. CentOS . A free trial version of SLES and SLED can also be downloaded. This includes upgrade entitlement that is limited to 60 days. After that, the test version can be used without any support or upgrades.
The distribution openSUSE Tumbleweed exists as a free alternative , on the basis of which new main versions of SLES and SLED are developed. OpenSUSE Tumbleweed is comparable to Fedora in Red Hat Enterprise Linux in this regard . New versions of openSUSE are tested intensively by SUSE and ported to various platforms such as the IBM zSeries. The knowledge gained in this way goes back to the community. Packages of the openSUSE distribution that are not considered suitable for productive operation will be removed, further freely available "closed source" products from other manufacturers with whom corresponding license agreements exist will be added (e.g. ibm-java).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 is Generally Available . (English, accessed July 26, 2018).
- ↑ SuSE: SuSE Linux for S / 390 is now available ( Memento from June 2, 2001 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Christian Rabanus: SuSE Linux for S / 390 is ready. In: Heise online . November 2, 2000 . Retrieved March 13, 2016.
- ↑ Preliminary version of SuSE Linux for IBM S / 390 ( Memento from February 17, 2001 in the Internet Archive ) (SuSE press release)
- ↑ silicon.com: Linux mainframe ousts Sun servers at Telia ( Memento from May 15, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) (English).
- ↑ SuSE Linux now also as an optimized server version ( Memento from November 27, 2001 in the Internet Archive ) (SuSE press release)
- ↑ SuSE Linux Enterprise Server becomes a certified platform for mySAP.com ( Memento from November 27, 2001 in the Internet Archive ) (SuSE)
- ↑ Novell press service: Novell announces results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2005 ( Memento from September 7, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) - press release on vibrio.de, December 2, 2005, accessed on October 3, 2015.
- ↑ Relationship between openSUSE and Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server. Retrieved September 11, 2009 .
- ↑ Alexandra Kleijn: Suse Linux Enterprise 11 is ready. In: Heise online . October 27, 2014 . Retrieved October 27, 2014.
- ↑ LSB Certification Register ( Memento from June 16, 2004 in the Internet Archive ) of the opengroup, December 15, 2005
- ^ Susan Kim: Product Support Lifecycle | SUSE. Retrieved December 22, 2018 .
- ↑ Press Release of SUSE Linux ( Memento June 5, 2001 in the Internet Archive ). Retrieved August 16, 2011.
- ^ Raj Meel: SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 is Generally Available. SUSE, July 24, 2018, accessed July 26, 2018 .
- ↑ Ulrich Bantle: Suse Linux Enterprise 15 Service Pack 1 is ready. In: Linux magazine. June 24, 2019, accessed on September 18, 2019 (German).
- ^ Raj Meel: SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 Service Pack 2 is Generally Available. SUSE, July 21, 2020, accessed July 22, 2020 .
- ↑ What does SUSE Linux Enterprise Server cost? SUSE, accessed March 13, 2016 .