Implementing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 on HP ProLiant servers

Technical white paper | Implementing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 on HP ProLiant servers

Supported configurations

If your server meets the recommended system requirements that are established by Red Hat, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

should install and run on any HP server that is listed in the “Recommended system configuration” section of this document.

Recommended system configuration

This section lists the recommended system configurations established by Red Hat for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 bare-metal

installations and those that are supported by HP. For information about installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 in a virtualized

environment, refer to the Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization documentation at the following Red Hat website:

https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/docs/manuals/enterprise/

Note

Before installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, update the corresponding iLO firmware as follows:

iLO 2 2.01 (or later)

iLO 3 1.10 (or later)

iLO 4 1.01 (or later)

Important

To help ensure successful installation and use of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 on your HP ProLiant server, comply with the

system requirements recommended in this white paper and also refer to the Red Hat documentation at:

Do not use this white paper as the sole source of installation information.

https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/docs/manuals/enterprise/

For the most recent supported hardware configurations, refer to the following HP ProLiant Servers website:

hp.com/go/rhelcert

You may also refer to the Red Hat Hardware Catalog website:

http://hardware.redhat.com/hcl/

To determine the required ROM version and the supported HP ProLiant servers, refer to the following web resources for

assistance:

• HP software and drivers:

http://www8.hp.com/us/en/support-drivers.html (click the Drivers & Software tab)

• Red Hat on HP ProLiant support matrix:

http://www.hp.com/go/rhelcert

Supported components for HP ProLiant servers

Software drivers

HP recommends using the drivers contained in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux media, when applicable. Other software and

firmware smart components required for HP-specific customers are provided through HP Service Pack for ProLiant (SPP).

The HP Service Pack for ProLiant (SPP) replaces the ProLiant Support Pack (PSP) and Smart Update Firmware DVD. It

provides the HP ProLiant server and blade server drivers, utilities, and management agents that were previously available

from the PSP. The SPP also includes firmware, which was previously available on the Smart Update Firmware DVD.

The SPP ISO includes:

• A boot environment

• HP Smart Update Manager (HP SUM), the SPP deployment tool

• Driver, software, and firmware components for HP ProLiant servers and blade servers

HP Service Pack for ProLiant documentation can be found at the following website:

http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/service_packs/documentation/index.html