HP 5187-2286 User Manual

Support Note for Red Hat Linux

Advanced Workstation 2.1 Operating

System on Itanium® 2-based Systems

Edition 2

Manufacturing Part Number: 5187-2286

E0203

U.S.A.

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Support Note for Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 Operating System on Itanium® 2-based Systems

Announcement

1 Support Note for Red Hat Linux

Advanced Workstation 2.1 Operating System on Itanium® 2-based Systems

Announcement

Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 for the Itanium Processor has been optimized for use with HP Itanium 2-based workstations. Hewlett-Packard has certified Red Hat Advanced Workstation 2.1 and current errata (errata kernel 2.4.18-e.25) on Itanium workstations.

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Support Note for Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 Operating System on Itanium® 2-based Systems

Support Note Contents

1. Distributions Supported on Itanium 2-based Servers

2. Firmware Requirements and Manageability

3. Operating System Installation

4. Getting Updates from the Red Hat Network

5. Known Problems

This Support Note explains how to use the HP Enablement Kit for Linux with your Red Hat Advanced Workstation 2.1 operating system installation CDs. When you are ready to begin installation, see the HP Enablement Kit for Linux CD booklet for instructions and use the accompanying Enablement Kit CD to prepare your system. The enablement kit will prompt you to insert your operating system CDs when your system is ready.

Also included in this Support Note is a description of available tools and firmware requirements. Known problems with Red Hat Advanced Workstation 2.1 on HP Itanium® 2-based systems follow.

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Support Note for Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 Operating System on Itanium® 2-based Systems

Distributions Supported on Itanium 2-Based Workstations

Hewlett-Packard has certified Red Hat Advanced Workstation 2.1 and current errata (errata kernel 2.4.18-e.25) on Itanium 2-based workstations.

You can order Red Hat Advanced Workstation 2.1 at http://www.software.hp.com. The HP Enablement Kit for Linux should ship with your Red Hat CDs and is also available at http://www.software.hp.com. The enablement kit prepares your system for operating system installation and prompts you to insert Red Hat CDs when ready.

Red Hat provides operating system documentation.

IMPORTANT Do not discard the Red Hat registration card packaged with the Red Hat CDs.

Red Hat requires this card to support or replace software.

Documentation for HP's Enablement Kit for Linux, including the kit’s CD booklet, Release Notes, and the Support Note for Red Hat Advanced Workstation 2.1 Operating System on Itanium-2 Based Workstations come with your system. These documents, along with the SystemImager manual, are also available at http://www.docs.hp.com/linux as well as in the enablement kit CD's /docs directory.

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