HP Installer Kit for Linux: Important Red Hat/SUSE Linux installation information

HP Installer Kit for Linux: Important Red

Hat/SUSE Linux installation information

Your HP workstation was configured without a Linux Operating System (OS), as you requested.

Hewlett-Packard has offered this solution to allow you more flexibility in installing the Red Hat Linux OS or

SUSE Enterprise Linux OS of your choice.

The HP Installer Kit does not include an OS. To install your Linux OS, you must purchase a Red Hat Linux

box set or SUSE Enterprise Linux OS from the following Red Hat or SUSE websites and install the OS

according to the instructions:

• http://www.redhat.com

• http://www.suse.com/products/desktop

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Note: The OS must be downloaded from the Web in order to be used with the installer or

driver disc in this kit.

Supported operating systems

Hewlett-Packard supports multiple versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux or SUSE Enterprise Linux on HP

workstations. Depending on the vintage of the platform, these versions include:

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 (x86_64)

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Desktop (x86) and (x86_64)

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 6 (x86) and (x86_64)

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Note: Some of these OS streams might no longer be supported or available from the

distributors. Specific platforms are supported with OS releases that enable the hardware architecture and

components. Older releases might not work with newer hardware. Consult the HP Workstations Linux

Hardware Matrix and the OS distributor certification catalog for details.

To provide flexibility in installing a specific version of the Red Hat OS or the SUSE Enterprise Linux OS,

HP has created installer and driver discs. These discs are included in the HP Installer Kit for Linux, and the

media images (the .iso images) for these discs can be downloaded from the HP support website at

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

The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the

express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional

warranty. HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein.

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First Edition: December 2013

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HP Installer Kit for Linux: Important Red Hat/SUSE Linux installation information Your HP workstation was configured without a Linux Operating System (OS), as you requested. Hewlett-Packard has offered this solution to allow you more flexibility in installing the Red Hat Linux OS or SUSE Enterprise Linux OS of your choice. The HP Installer Kit does not include an OS.
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Linux Hardware Matrix Before installing SUSE or Red Hat Linux, refer to the HP Workstations Linux Hardware Matrix to verify that the hardware components installed on your workstation are supported by the specific release of SUSE or Red Hat Linux that you want to install. For the most recent matrix, visit http://hp.com/support/Linux_hardware_matrix.