Support Notes for SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 Service Pack 3 for the Intel Itanium 2 Processor Family
Support Notes for SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 Service Pack 3 for the Intel Itanium Processor Family
Announcement
Hewlett-Packard has certified SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server® 9 (SLES 9) Service Pack 3 (SP3) (kernel version
2.6.5-7.244, glibc 2.3.3-98.61) on HP Integrity servers, which are based on the Intel® Itanium® 2-based
processor. Use the HP Smart Setup EBSU application to prepare your server for operating system installation.
It will prompt you to insert operating system media when ready.
This Support Notes document provides instructions for initiating the SLES 9 installation using the HP Smart
Setup EBSU application, explains how to get updates from SUSE LINUX Maintenance Web, and lists known
problems with SLES 9 SP3 for the Itanium Processor Family on HP Itanium 2-based Servers.
Support Note Contents
1. SLES 9 on Integrity Servers (page 5)
2. Installing Your Operating System (page 5)
3. Registering Software and Getting Updates from the SUSE LINUX Maintenance Web (page 6)
4. Known Issues (page 7)
SLES 9 on Integrity Servers
Hewlett-Packard has certified SLES 9 SP3 for the Itanium Processor Family (kernel version 2.6.5-7.244, glibc
2.3.3-98.61) on Integrity servers.
Using the HP Smart Setup CD to Prepare for Operating System Installation
The HP Smart Setup CD ships with your system hardware and is also available for free download under the
Linux link at http://www.hp.com/go/softwaredepot. This CD contains the HP Smart Setup EBSU application,
which prepares your system for operating system installation and prompts you to insert operating system
media when ready.
Documentation
Novell provides documentation for SLES 9 operating system installation with its installation media.
Documentation for the HP Integrity Essentials Foundation Pack for Linux and the HP Smart Setup CD comes
with your system. The
HP Integrity Essentials Foundation Pack for Linux 1.0 User's Guide
describes how to
use HP Smart Setup EBSU application.
For details about installing SLES 9 from the service pack CDs, see
Installing SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server
9 on the Intel Itanium 2 Processor Family
. This document, and other Linux documentation is available at
http://www.docs.hp.com/linux.
Installing Your Operating System
Before using the SLES 9 installation media, use the HP Smart Setup EBSU application 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. Contact your HP sales representative to obtain the foundation pack kit if it is not with your order. You
can download the HP Integrity Essentials Foundation Pack for Linux and updates for free from the Linux link
at http://www.hp.com/go/softwaredepot.
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