Support Note Contents

Support Note for Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 Operating System on Itanium® 2-based Systems

1.Distributions Supported on Itanium 2-based Servers

2.Firmware Requirements and Manageability

3.Operating System Installation

4.Getting Updates from the Red Hat Network

5.Known Problems

This Support Note explains how to use the HP Enablement Kit for Linux with your Red Hat Advanced Workstation 2.1 operating system installation CDs. When you are ready to begin installation, see the HP Enablement Kit for Linux CD booklet for instructions and use the accompanying Enablement Kit CD to prepare your system. The enablement kit will prompt you to insert your operating system CDs when your system is ready.

Also included in this Support Note is a description of available tools and firmware requirements. Known problems with Red Hat Advanced Workstation 2.1 on HP Itanium® 2-based systems follow.

HP 5187-2286 manual Support Note Contents

Chapter 1