Support Notes for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Support Pack 2 for HP Integrity Servers

1 Support for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2
This support note provides the additional installation and support information for the use of SUSE
Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11 SP2 on HP Integrity servers.
This chapter provides the support and certification information related to SLES 11 SP2on HP Integrity
servers.
SLES 11 Certification and Support Information
HP has certified SLES 11 SP2 for the Intel Itanium Processor (glibc–2.11.3-17.31.1 and
kernel-default-3.0.13-0.27.1) on HP Integrity servers.
IMPORTANT: Do not discard the Novell registration card packaged with the Novell media. To
receive SLES updates and comply with HP support requirements, register the serial number on the
card with Novell. For specific information, see “Registering the SLES 11 SP2 Software” (page 13).
Ensure Support for SLES on HP Integrity Servers
HP recommends that you review the SLES certification and support matrix for your HP Integrity
servers prior to downloading SLES from the Novell Customer Center website. You should ensure
that the distribution of SLES that you want to install is both certified and supported on your server.
Use the following steps to review information about the supported and certified distributions of the
SLES distributions for HP Integrity servers:
1. Go to the Linux certification and support matrix - HP Integrity servers website:
www.hp.com/go/lxintegritycert
2. On the Novell SUSE tab, locate the server name of interest, and then click the link.
Detailed product information, downloads, documentation, and specific certification information
is provided in a categorized listing.
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