Support Notes for Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS v.4.6 for HP Integrity Servers

CD to install additional utilities and tools such as HP system management software. For

instructions, see Operating System Installation (page 6).

The HP Smart Setup CD ships with your system hardware and is also available for free download

under the Linux link at the following Web site:

http://www.hp.com/go/integritylinuxessentials

Documentation

Red Hat provides its own installation guide for operating system installation. It is available on

the Red Hat CDs or DVDs that shipped with your server, or you can download it in PDF, RPM,

or HTML format from from the following Web site:

https://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/

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 User's

Guide describes how to use HP Smart Setup EBSU application to install RHEL4.

This document, along with the Installing HP Insight Management Agents on Integrity Servers Running

Linux manual, is also available at the following Web site:

http://www.docs.hp.com/linux

Operating System Installation

Before installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS v.4 for the Intel® Itanium® Processor on your

Integrity server, use the HP Smart Setup EBSU application.

IMPORTANT: Ensure you have the correct firmware version before installing Red Hat Enterprise

Linux AS v.4.

1. Click on Software & Driver Downloads from the following Web page:

http://www.hp.com

2. On the "Software & Driver Downloads" page, click the radio button preceding Download

drivers and software, and enter your server model number in the for product text box.

3. On the "specify operating system" page, click cross operating system (BIOS, Firmware,

Diagnotics, etc.)

4. If your server does not have the current firmware, download it from the "download drivers

& software" page.

If your system came with Linux pre-installed, power on your server and configure it as prompted.

The functionality provided by the HP Integrity Essentials Foundation Pack has already been

applied.

Use the HP Smart Setup EBSU CD 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 User's Guide.

Recovering your operating system:

The recovery process of your factory-installed operating system is a “cold installation” (installation

from the distribution media). For instructions on this type of recovery, see Chapter 3 of the HP

Integrity Essentials Foundation Pack for Linux User's Guide. This document is available from the

following Web site:

http://www.docs.hp.com/linux