Support Notes for Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS v.3 for the Itanium Processor on HP Integrity Servers
Support Note for Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS v.3 for the Itanium® Processor on HP Integrity Servers
Distributions Supported on HP Integrity Servers
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Distributions Supported on HP Integrity Servers
Hewlett-Packard has certified Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS v.3 Update 3 for the Itanium
Processor (kernel 2.4.21-20.EL, glibc-2.3.2-95.27) on Integrity servers. You can order Red Hat
Enterprise Linux AS v.3 at http://www.software.hp.com.
IMPORTANT Do not discard the Red Hat registration card packaged with the Red Hat CDs.
To receive Red Hat updates and comply with HP support requirements, register
the serial number on the card with Red Hat Network. See “Registering
Software and Getting Updates from Red Hat Network” on page 8 in this
document for more information.
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 “Operating System Installation” on
page 6 of this document and refer to the HP Enablement Kit for Linux CD Booklet.
Documentation
Red Hat provides its own documentation for operating system installation.
Documentation for HP's Enablement Kit for Linux, including the kit’s CD booklet and Release
Notes, comes with your system. The Support Note for Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS v.3 for the
Itanium® Processor on HP Integrity Servers comes with your software order from HP. These
documents, along with the SystemImager manual and the Installing HP Insight Management
Agents on Integrity Servers Running Linux manual, are also available at
http://www.docs.hp.com/linux.