User guide

3. INSTALLATION

3.1 RPM INSTALLATION

Determine the Linux distribution on the host and cross-reference with the version listed in the

table in section 2.0. Apply the RPM installation steps for the specific Linux version installed on

the Linux host.

3.1.1 DETERMINING THE LINUX DISTRIBUTION AND VERSION

Determing the distribution source can be done by running the Linux shell command: cat

/etc/issue

For example:

#cat /etc/issue

Welcome to SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 (x86_64) - Kernel \r (\l).

For Redhat Linux distributions, the specific version can be determined by running the Linux shell

command: cat /etc/redhat-release

Example for RHEL 6.0:

cat /etc/redhat-release

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 6.0 (Santiago)

For SUSE Linux distribution, the specific version can be determined by running the Linux shell

command: cat /etc/suse-release

Example for SLES 11:

cat /etc/suse-release

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 (x86_64)

VERSION = 11

PATCHLEVEL = 0