13. Specifications for 2X
ThinClientOS
The specifications of your Thin Client depend on two
factors: Boot Method and amount of items being published to the desktop. The
following guidelines are given to grasp a better idea of the capabilities you
will be capable of using depending on your available specifications.
A PXE boot method affects the amount of RAM required by
the 2X ThinClientOS since this is used to store the program files. It will also
affect startup time depending on the congestion of the network. If you have the
availability of a fixed disk inside the Thin
Client, do consider to use it
since it will avoid unnecessary traffic and offer better redundancy in the event
of network outages.
Booting off the CD-ROM offers two options. By default it
provides the necessary hooks to boot over the network for Thin Clients with
network cards which do not offer PXE booting. It optionally provides an
installer as well as a live demo which can be run from the CD itself. The Live
CD should be used only for evaluation since updating a site wide installation by
re-burning new images is not suggested and/or scalable.
PXE Booting
Minimum Supported
Specifications
- CPU: 200MHz
Pentium with MMX Instructions
- RAM: 64Mb
- HDD: none
- CDROM: none
Recommended Supported
Specifications
- CPU: 800MHz
Pentium with MMX Instructions
- RAM: 128Mb
- HDD: none
- CDROM: none
CD Booting
Minimum Supported
Specifications
- CPU: 200MHz
Pentium with MMX Instructions
- RAM: 32Mb
- HDD: none
- CDROM: CD
Reader
Recommended Supported
Specifications
- CPU: 200MHz
Pentium with MMX Instructions
- RAM: 128Mb
- HDD: none
- CDROM: CD
Reader
HDD / Flash Booting
Minimum Supported
Specifications
- No
swap partition will be created if at least 64Mb RAM is
available:
- CPU: 200MHz
Pentium with MMX Instructions
- RAM: 64Mb
- HDD: 32Mb
- CDROM: none
(except required for
installation)
- A
swap partition will be created if less that 64Mb RAM is
available:
- CPU: 200MHz
Pentium with MMX Instructions
- RAM: 32Mb
- HDD: 64Mb
- CDROM: none
(except required for
installation)
Please
note that using a Flash disk in a scenario that required a swap partition will
damage the Flash disk. A Flash disk can handle only a limited number of
rewrites, and will therefore fail very quickly if used in a swap partition
scenario.
Recommended Supported
Specifications
- No
swap partition will be created if at least 64Mb RAM is
available:
- CPU: 200MHz
Pentium with MMX Instructions
- RAM: 128Mb
- HDD: 128Mb
- CDROM: none
(optionally required for installation)