Support Note for SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 Service Pack 3 for the Intel Itanium 2 Processor Family

Support Note for SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 Service
Pack 3 for the Itanium® Processor Family
Announcement
Hewlett-Packard has certified SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 (SLES 9) Service Pack 3 (SP3)
(kernel version 2.6.5-7.244, glibc 2.3.3-98.61) on HP Integrity servers, which are based on the Intel
Itanium® 2-based processor. Use the HP Enablement Kit for Linux to prepare your server for
operating system installation. It will prompt you to insert operating system CDs when ready.
This Support Note provides instructions for using the HP Enablement Kit for Linux, explains
how to get updates from SUSE LINUX Maintenance Web, and lists issues and known problems
with SLES 9 SP3 for the Itanium Processor Family on HP Itanium 2-based Servers.
Support Note Contents
1. SLES 9 on Integrity Servers (page 5)
2. Installing Your Operating System (page 6)
3. Registering Software and Getting Updates from the SUSE LINUX Maintenance Web (page 6)
4. Issues and Known Problems (page 7)
SLES 9 on Integrity Servers
Hewlett-Packard has certified SLES 9 SP 3 for the Itanium Processor Family (kernel version
2.6.5-7.244, glibc 2.3.3-98.6) on Integrity servers.
Using the HP Enablement Kit To Prepare For Operating System Installation
The HP Enablement Kit for Linux ships with your system hardware and is also available for free
download under the Linux link at http://www.software.hp.com. The enablement kit prepares
your system for operating system installation and prompts you to insert operating system CDs
when ready. For detailed instructions, see Installing Your Operating System (page 6) of this
document and refer to the HP Enablement Kit for Linux CD Booklet.
Downloading the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
The SUSE Linux Enterprise Server is available for download for each available platform, either
as four CD ISO images or one DVD ISO image. To download, perform these steps:
1. Register and log in at the following Web site:
http://www.novell.com/reg
2. Click on downloads and then select SUSE Linux Enterprise Server.
Files with ia64 in the name are for the Itanium platform.
3. Download the ISO images to a workstation or to a network drive.
4. Create CDs or a DVD from the ISO images.
IMPORTANT: Create the CDs or DVD using the contents of the ISO images. Do not create the
CDs or DVD by burning the .iso files themselves to CD or DVD. For example, if you are using
K3b to burn a CD, click Tools>CD>Burn CD Image, select the .iso image, then click Burn.
Documentation
Novell provides documentation for SLES 9 operating system installation with its installation
media.
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