Support Notes for Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS v.4 Update 3 for the Intel Itanium Processor on HP Integrity Servers
1. Click on Software & Driver Downloads from the page at http://www.hp.com..
2. On the "Software & Driver Downloads" page, click the radio button preceding Download drivers and
software, enter your server model number in the for product text box, and press Enter.
3. On the "specify operating system" page, click cross operating system (BIOS, Firmware, Diagnotics,
etc.)
4. If your server does not have the current firmware, download it from the "download drivers & software"
page.
If your system came with Linux pre-installed, power on your server and configure it as prompted. The
functionality provided by the HP Integrity Essentials Foundation Pack has already been applied.
Use the HP Smart Setup EBSU CD and the Linux Installer media to load the operating system files on the
server. After installation, set up the system and update it with the latest firmware, drivers, and patches. For
details about installation procedures, see the
HP Integrity Essentials Foundation Pack for Linux 1.0 User's
Guide
.
Recovering your operating system:
The HP Integrity Essentials Foundation Pack for Linux media and HP Smart Setup CD ship with your Integrity
server. Please contact your HP sales representative to obtain the media if it is not with your order. You can
order or download the HP Integrity Essentials Foundation Pack for Linux and updates for free from the Linux
link at .http://www.hp.com/go/softwaredepot
Registering Software and Getting Updates from Red Hat Network
To ensure you have the most current version of software including patches for bug fixes, use the following
instructions to obtain updates from Red Hat Network. See http://www.redhat.com. Pre-installed software
versions may not be up to date.
1. Install Red Hat on your system and reboot.
2. Login as root on the console.
3. Using the registration card number that came with your Red Hat Enterprise Linux CDs/DVDs, run the
rhn_register command to register your system and create an account with Red Hat Network.
4. Communication between your system and Red Hat Network server begins with confirmation of your
installed software packages, and optionally, your hardware. Red Hat Network server notes any necessary
updates and sends email to the Red Hat administrator to forward the packages to your system when
you request an update.
5. To update your system, run the up2date command on the console to initiate the process with Red Hat
Network. Next follow the instructions Red Hat provides.
NOTE Red Hat ensures all information transferred is treated as private and confidential. By default, all data
sent and received over the network uses the secure sockets layer (SSL).
Red Hat provides more detailed information on the update process in its documentation.
Known Issues
1. HP recommends backing up all data and doing a cold install of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS v. 4 if
upgrading from AS v. 3 or v. 2.1.
2. If Red Hat's Anaconda installer detects a VGA card, it defaults to a VGA display. To use serial console,
type linux console=ttyS0 at the ELILO:prompt that displays when Linux first boots.
3. If attempting a network installation, ensure no media is in the drive because Anaconda's default is to
install from media if it is available.
4. Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS v. 4's installation may fail if using the autopartition function on a server
with multiple disks. If you encounter this problem, remove all disks from the server except those on
which you are installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS v. 4. Replace the removed disks when operating
system installation on the targeted disks is complete. You may then need to edit the device file name
of the /boot/efi mount point in the /etc/fstab file because the device file may have changed
when the disks were replaced.
5. If you have Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS v. 3 installed on a disk partition on your server and want to
install Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS v. 4 on another, you must change the name of your boot manager
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