Support Notes for SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 8 for the Itanium Processor Family

Support Note for SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 8 for the Itanium® Processor Family

Announcement

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1 Support Note for SUSE LINUX

Enterprise Server 8 for the Itanium®

Processor Family

Announcement

Hewlett-Packard has certified SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 8 (SLES 8), which is based on

UnitedLinux 1.0 partner distributions

, (kernel version 2.4.21-119, glibc 2.2.5-163) on HP

Integrity servers, which are based on the Intel Itanium® 2-based processor. Use the HP

Enablement Kit for Linux to prepare your server for operating system installation. It will

prompt you to insert operating system CDs when ready.

This Support Note provides instructions for using the HP Enablement Kit for Linux, explains

how to get updates from SUSE’s Maintenance Web, and lists available tools, firmware

requirements, issues and known problems with SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 8 for the

Itanium Processor Family on HP Itanium 2-based Servers.

1. UnitedLinux 1.0 (Conectiva S.A., the SCO Group, SuSE Linux AG, and