This multiplatform X server gives users the rich visual display and reliable security they need to get their jobs done—from the office, from the road, from around the globe.
Operational Modes
- Standalone X server (traditional)
- Domain mode (distributes workload and connectivity across multiple tiers)
Domain Mode X Features
- Centralized X client, X server, and X session configuration storage:
- Support for multiple user directory types
- Performance optimizations for high-latency and low-bandwidth networks
- Leave (suspend) a persistent X session
- Rejoin (resume) a suspended X session
- Transfer an X session to a different workstation (same or different platform)
- Fault tolerance (resume X sessions lost due to a workstation crash or network outage)
- Load balance X sessions across multiple servers
X Server Display
- X11R7.1 compliance
- Support for multiple X displays and X screens
- X session sharing (application and desktop)
- Multiple monitor support:
- Negative coordinate support
- Color depths:
1, 4, 8, 24, and 32
- TrueColor and PseudoColor server visual support
- Support for local and remote window managers, including GNOME, KDE, and CDE
- Backing store and save under support
- Web-based access to X sessions
- IPv4 and IPv6* support
Session and Client Launching
- XDMCP (direct, indirect, and broadcast)
- Extensive client connection options, including SSH, Telnet, rexec, rsh, and rlogin
Copy and Paste
- Copy and paste text between X clients and local workstation applications
- Copy and paste text between X clients
Font Support
- X11R5/X11R6 font server
- Support for TrueType, Unicode, and international fonts
- Support for double-byte fonts, including Chinese
- Automatic font substitution
Keyboard Support
- International keyboard support
- Adaptive regional keyboard selection based on system locale setting
X Extensions Support
- RENDER
- Damage
- X Fixes
- BIG-REQUESTS
- GLX
- MIT_SUNDRY_NONSTANDARD
- SHAPE
- XTEST
- MIT-SHM
- GP-MIT-SHM
- XDIRECTACCESS
- XINPUT
OpenGL/GLX
- Support for OpenGL 1.4 and GLX 1.4
- Accelerated 3D hardware support
Security
- SSH encryption:
- SSH X client launching
- X11 forwarding
- Password, keyboard interactive, and public key authentication
- SSH key generation and management
- SSL encryption
- Host-based security to determine which clients can connect to the X server
- FIPS 140-2 validated cryptographic module (Certificate #1048)
- Adheres to FDCC security policy requirements
Administrative Tools
- X Manager:
- Single tool to manage multiple X clients and servers
- Administrative Console:
- Remote administration of member servers
- Session and connection monitoring
- Detailed logging at multiple levels
- Common X client command lines specialized for host platform
International Support
- English, French, German, and Japanese languages
System Requirements
- 1 GHz, 32-bit or 64-bit processor (1.5 GHz, 32-bit or 64-bit processor recommended)
- 1 GB RAM for Microsoft® Windows; 768 MB for all other operating systems (2 GB recommended)
- 60 MB minimum of disk space
- 256-color video card (24-bit color recommended; accelerated OpenGL video card recommended for 3D CAD/CAM applications)
- 100 Mbps network speed for 2D and 3D CAD/CAM applications
- 2-button mouse, 3-button mouse, andwheel mouse
Operating Systems
Microsoft Windows 7 32-bit and 64-bit
- Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 32-bit and 64-bit
- Microsoft Windows XP SP3
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003 32-bit and 64-bit
- Windows Server 2008 32-bit and 64-bit
- Mac OS X Snow Leopard 64-bit
- Linux 32-bit and 64-bit
- Solaris 32-bit and 64-bit
- Solaris SPARC 32-bit
- HP-UX PA-RISC 32-bit and 64-bit
- HP-UX Itanium 64-bit
- Citrix XenApp/Presentation Server
* Supported on Microsoft Windows platforms only with Java 7.