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

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About This Document.....................................................................................5
Intended Audience....................................................................................................................5
Typographic Conventions...........................................................................................................5
Publishing History.....................................................................................................................5
Related Information...................................................................................................................6
Contact HP..............................................................................................................................7
HP Encourages Your Comments..................................................................................................7
1 Support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.7.......................................................9
RHEL 5.7 Certification and Support Information............................................................................9
Ensure Support for RHEL on HP Integrity Servers...........................................................................9
2 Operating System Installation.....................................................................11
Installation Preparation............................................................................................................11
Installation Documentation..................................................................................................11
Downloading RHEL from the Red Hat Web site......................................................................12
Methods of Operating System Installation..................................................................................12
Installing Using HP Smart Setup...........................................................................................12
Installing Without Using HP Smart Setup...............................................................................12
Completing the Installation..................................................................................................13
Registering Software and Getting Updates from Red Hat Network.......................................13
Restoring the Operating System to Factory Defaults.....................................................................13
3 Recommendations, Limitations, and Known Issues.........................................15
Recommendations...................................................................................................................15
Limitations.............................................................................................................................15
Known Issues.........................................................................................................................15
Console............................................................................................................................15
Installation........................................................................................................................17
Kernel..............................................................................................................................17
Hardware.........................................................................................................................18
Software...........................................................................................................................19
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