Owner's Manual

Installation Instructions and Important Information 5
This document provides the following information:
• Steps for installing and reinstalling Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 on your
system.
NOTE: The Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation media
contains the latest drivers available at the time of purchase of your system.
The media automatically installs drivers and any Dell-specific updates not
included on the Red Hat media. Save your Dell
Systems Management Tools
and Documentation media in case you need to reinstall the Red Hat Enterprise
Linux operating system.
NOTE: For information on operating system packages, see rhn.redhat.com.
• Information sources that help to solve known issues in the operating system.
If you are installing or reinstalling Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Server
(AS), Enterprise Server (ES), or Workstation Server (WS), see "Installing Red
Hat Enterprise Linux Using the Red Hat Media" on page 12.
Highlights of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Product Family
Table 1 lists some of the key features of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES and
AS operating systems.
Table 1. Red Hat Enterprise Linux Feature Highlights
Product Minimum RAM Maximum RAM Maximum Physical Processors
ES 256 MB 16 GB 2
AS 256 MB Defined by
hardware
Defined by hardware
NOTE: Dell also installs Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS as part of specific high
performance computing cluster (HPCC) applications. For additional information, 
see the documentation that shipped with your HPCC software package.
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