Other features
Mac compatibility |
N |
Kernel foundation |
Linux 2.4.21 |
Architecture support
Supports x86 systems |
Y |
Supports AMD64/EM64T systems |
Y |
Supports zSeries systems |
Y |
Supports IBM POWER |
Y |
Supports Itanium2 systems |
Y |
Features
Desktop GUI |
Gnome 2.2 |
Maximum physical CPUs |
2 |
Default browser |
Mozilla Firefox |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 3
Support for multiple architectures:
Intel X86, Intel Itanium2, AMD AMD64 and IBM zSeries, POWER Series, and S/390. (With Update 2, delivered in May 2004, support for Intel EM64T was added.)
4-4 memory split:
Increased kernel and user address space for X86 systems, allowing support for 64GB of main memory and larger user applications.
Native Posix Thread Library:
A high-performance multi-threading capability that provides improved performance for multi-threaded applications.
Based on Linux 2.4.21 kernel:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux uses a stable Linux 2.4.21 kernel with numerous features included from the Linux 2.5/2.6 kernels. See Enterprise Linux 3 kernel features.
Improved scalability:
Support for larger SMP, memory and I/O systems allows version 3 to support servers approximately twice the size of version 2.1.
Forward compatibility:
Version 3 includes compatibility libraries so it can run version 2.1 applications without modification.
Standards and Certification:
LSB 1.3 and NIAP Common Criteria, Section 508 support
Improved desktop:
Includes Red Hat's GNOME-based graphical user interface, and a comprehensive set of personal productivity applications.
Enhanced security:
Includes several new security features, including support for file system ACLs.
Bundled Stronghold:
Red Hat's secure web server solution, previously available as a separate layered product for Enterprise Linux AS, has been updated to Apache version 2 and included as part of the base Red Hat Enterprise Linux product set.
Improved compiler/tools:
Includes GCC 3.2 and debugging/profiling tools.
Logical Volume Manager:
Provides enterprise-strength storage management.
Enhanced networking:
Includes numerous features to improve stability and performance.
Support for Samba 3
Provides numerous new features, including improved interoperability with Microsoft Active Directory and Windows 2000/XP/2003 printing support.
Documentation and software available in 10 languages:
English, Japanese, German, Brazilian Portuguese, Korean, Italian, French, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, and Spanish.