B2: Features and Characteristics of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (3.12)

1. System Rollback
System malfunctioning and failures due to misconfiguration of system parameters and accidentally removal of critical system components such as applications can cause imaginable consequences. Therefore, recovery capability is one of the most concerned aspect. The system rollback feature in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (3.12) give organization’s servers better resiliency and availability by taking snapshot of system when it is running under healthy condition. When system failure occurs and require recovery action, system administrator can easily reboot the system from the snapshot which has been integrated into system bootloader.

2. Live Patching Capability …show more content…
Most system requires rebooting after installation of new patches. Therefore pausing the operations of the system to apply new patches will bring certain productivity impacts as web servers running 24/7 and 365 days of the year to provide services for all parties that rely on it. To address this issue, SUSE introduced live patching technology which allowing systems to update security patches without needing any rebooting or termination of system operations. As a result, it will dramatically assuring the availability of mission-critical processes of organization web servers.

3. Powerful Deployment Options
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 can supports and be installed on any physical, virtual and even cloud-based environments. It can perfectly compatible with different hardware and can be deployed on hardware architectures including Intel 64, IBM System z and so forth.There has been plenty of leading hardware vendors support SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, therefore the organizations will have less worries and considerations to undergo renewal and upgrade of system hardwires.

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