2.6. Hardware Requirements

2.6. Hardware Requirements

The following table contains guidelines for Red Hat Directory Server disk space and memory requirements based on on the number of entries that your organization requires. The values shown here assume that the entries in the LDIF file are approximately 100 bytes each and that only the recommended indexes are configurable.

The system requirements for both 32-bit and 64-bit platforms are the same.

Criteria Requirements
Operating System

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2 Server or later, with the latest patches and upgrades,

OR

Fedora 7 or later, with the latest patches and upgrades.

CPU Type Pentium 3 or higher; 500MHz or higher
Required Memory
Entries RAM
10,000 - 250,000 256 MB minimum
250,000 - 1,000,000 512 MB minimum
1,000,000 + 1 GB minimum
Required Hard Disk Space
Entries Disk Space
10,000 - 250,000 2GB
250,000 - 1,000,000 4GB
1,000,000 + 8GB
Table 2.1. Operating system hardware requirements for IPA 1.0 Server