Support Notes for Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS v.5.7 for HP Integrity Servers

Downloading RHEL from the Red Hat Web site
In the event that you chose to not receive a media kit from HP containing the RHEL software or you
need to create a copy of the RHEL 5.7 media, you must download the RHEL operating system
directly from the Red Hat website.
NOTE: It is necessary to register at the Red Hat website prior to download, which requires the
activation code that you received from HP when ordering RHEL.
Register and log in at the Red Hat Network website:
www.redhat.com/rhn
Follow the instructions provided to download and use the RHEL 5.7 ISO images for the 64-bit Intel
Itanium architecture. See the RHEL Documentation website at https://www.redhat.com/docs/
manuals/enterprise/ for a list of related RHEL 5.7 documents.
Methods of Operating System Installation
The are two methods that can be used to install RHEL 5.7 on your HP Integrity server as follows.
NOTE: Installation of RHEL 5.7 on your HP Integrity server by the factory is not offered.
Installing Using HP Smart Setup
Before installing RHEL 5.7 on your HP Integrity server, use the HP Smart Setup application.
The HP Smart Setup utility and HP Support Pack are part of the HP Insight Foundation Suite for
Integrity with Linux which can be found at: https://h20392.www2.hp.com/portal/swdepot/
displayProductInfo.do?productNumber=linsmartsetup. You can use HP Smart Setup to prepare
your system for installation of the RHEL operating system, and install and configure the OS. HP
Smart Setup assists with tasks such as configuring storage adapters, upgrading firmware, preparing
a system hardware inventory, and installing diagnostics tools.
Install RHEL 5.7 using the installation procedure described in the HP Integrity Essentials Foundation
Pack for Linux User's Guide:
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c01861367/
c01861367.pdf?jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN
Installing Without Using HP Smart Setup
Use the following steps to install RHEL 5.7:
1. Ensure you have the correct server firmware versions before installing RHEL 5.7 by going to
the HP website at http://www.hp.com and selecting Software & Driver Downloads.
2. Under the section Support for your products, perform the following substeps:
a. Click the Download drivers and software (and firmware) option.
b. In the product field, enter the model number of the server (for example, sx1000).
c. Press Enter.
3. Select cross operating system (BIOS, Firmware, Diagnostics, etc.) from the list of operating
systems.
4. If your server does not have the current firmware, locate it in the categorized list displayed,
and then click the adjacent Download button to download the tar file.
5. Install any firmware updates.
6. Install and configure RHEL 5.7 using the installation procedure described in the Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 5.7 Installation Guide:
https://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/
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