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SCO OpenServer Release 6 Quick Start Guide
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OpenServer 6 Compared to OpenServer 5.0.7
OpenServer 6 is the next major release of SCO OpenServer. With a decade of rock solid stability and dependability, SCO OpenServer runs critical business applications and provides networking for millions of customers in businesses and branch offices around the world. The SCO OpenServer 6 release adds many new features strengthening the power of UNIX®.
| Features |
OpenServer 5.0.7* |
OpenServer 6 |
| Kernel |
System V Release 3.2 |
System V Release 5 |
| Threads |
UDK User Level* |
Kernel Level and User Level |
| Large File Support |
Maximum of 2GB |
Maximum of 1TB |
| Dynamically Loadable Kernel Modules |
No |
Yes |
| Kernel Auto Tuning |
No |
Yes |
| Hot Plug PCIx |
No |
Yes |
| Hot Plug CPU |
No |
Yes |
| Hot Add Memory |
No |
Yes |
| Encrypted Filesystem Support |
No |
Yes |
| IPsec and VPN Support |
No |
Yes |
| Multi Path I/O |
No |
Yes |
| Network Interface Failover |
No |
Yes |
| Wireless Network Card Support |
Prism II |
Prism II and Centrino |
| USB Printer Support |
No |
Yes |
| Medialess Boot |
TCP boot PROM |
PXE |
| Supported X Servers |
X11 R5 X Server |
X.org X11 RB X Server |
| Emergency Recovery |
Floppy and Tape only |
Tape, CD-ROM/DVD-ROM |
| File and Print Server |
AFPS 4 and Samba 2.28 |
Samba 3 |
| Web Server |
Apache 1 |
Apache 1 and 1.3.33 |
| Browser |
Mozilla 1.6* |
Mozilla 1.7.8 |
| Printer Subsystems |
System V LP |
System V LP and CUPS |
| Java 1.4.2 |
Yes* |
Yes |
| Databases included in product |
None |
MySQL and PostgreSQL |
| NFS Version |
2 |
3 |
| CD-ROM/DVD-ROM Record |
CD record* |
CD and DVD record |
| DOS filesystem support |
FAT, FAT 16 |
FAT, FAT 16, FAT32, VFAT, Joliet |
| Supported Graphical Desktops |
XDT3 |
KDE 3.3 and XDT3 |
| PPP |
SCO PPP, MorningStar PPP |
MorningStar PPP |
| Bundled Support |
No |
Optional |
| Application Compatibility |
SCO Xenix, SCO UNIX®, SCO OpenServer® 5 binaries and limited support for UnixWare 7 and SCO OpenServer 6 Binaries |
SCO Xenix, SCO UNIX®, SCO OpenServer® 5, UnixWare 7 and SCO OpenServer 6 binaries |
| CPU Chipset Support |
Intel® 486, Pentium or Greater, AMD32; Intel EM64T and AMD64 in 32-bit mode |
Intel® Pentium or greater, Centrino, AMD32; Intel EM64T and AMD64 in 32-bit mode |
| Number of CPUs supported |
Scales up to 4 CPUs |
Scales well up to 16 CPUs, Supports up to 32 CPUs |
| Maximum Memory |
4GB |
16GB of General Purpose Memory, 64GB of Shared Memory |
| Disk Controller Support |
IDE and SCSI I, II, and III, Fibre Channel |
IDE, SCSI I, II, and III, Serial SCSI, SATA, I20 and Fibre Channel and SAS for HP Proliant product |
| SAN Support |
No |
HP MSA 1000 |
*Available via maintenance pack or supplement. Note: SCO Update pack features not included.
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