Support Notes for Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS v.4 Update 3 for the Intel Itanium Processor on HP Integrity Servers

Support Notes for Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS v.4 Update 3
Announcement
HP has certified Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL4) AS v.4 Update 3 for the Intel® Itanium Processor® (kernel
2.6.9-34.EL; glibc-2.3.4-2.19) on HP Integrity servers rx1600, rx1620, rx2600, rx2620, rx4640, rx7620,
rx8620, and Integrity Superdome.
IMPORTANT Red Hat's Installation Guide is available on the Red Hat media that shipped with your server,
or you can download it in PDF, RPM, or HTML format from
https://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/.
Support Note Contents
1. Distributions Supported on HP Integrity Servers (page 5)
2. Operating System Installation (page 5)
3. Registering Software and Getting Updates from Red Hat Network (page 6)
4. Known Issues (page 6)
Distributions Supported on HP Integrity Servers
You can order Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS v.4 Update 3 at http://www.hp.com/go/softwaredepot
IMPORTANT Do not discard the Red Hat registration card packaged with the Red Hat CDs or DVDs. 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 (page 6) in
this document for more information.
Using the HP Smart Setup CD to Prepare for Operating System Installation
Use the HP Smart Setup CD to prepare your system for installation of the Linux operating system. This CD
contains the HP Smart Setup EBSU application, which assists with tasks such as configuring storage adapters,
upgrading firmware, preparing a system hardware inventory, and installing diagnostics tools. After operating
system installation, you can use the HP Management CD to install additional utilities and tools such as HP
system management software. For instructions, see Operating System Installation (page 5).
The HP Smart Setup CD ships with your system hardware and is also available for free download under the
Linux link at http://www.hp.com/go/softwaredepot.
Documentation
Red Hat provides its own Installation Guide for operating system installation. It is available on the Red Hat
CDs or DVDs that shipped with your server, or you can download it in PDF, RPM, or HTML format from
https://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/.
Documentation for the HP Integrity Essentials Foundation Pack for Linux and the HP Smart Setup CD comes
with your system. The HP Integrity Essentials Foundation Pack for Linux 1.0 User's Guide describes how to
use HP Smart Setup EBSU application to install RHEL4.
This document, along with the Installing HP Insight Management Agents on Integrity Servers Running Linux
manual, is also available at http://www.docs.hp.com/linux.
Operating System Installation
Before installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS v.4 for the Intel® Itanium® Processor on your Integrity server,
use the HP Smart Setup EBSU application.
IMPORTANT Ensure you have the correct firmware version before installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS
v.4.
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