The following table provides the minimum RHEL and SLES OS distributions that are supported using the latest HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux:

Table 1-1 Supported Minimum OS Distributions by HP Integrity Server

Server

RHEL Distributions

SUSE Distributions

 

 

 

BL860c

RHEL4U6, RHEL5U1

SLES10, SLES11

 

 

 

BL870c

RHEL4U6, RHEL5U1

SLES10SPI, SLES11

 

 

 

cx2620

RHEL4U4

None

 

 

 

rx1600

RHEL

None

 

 

 

rx1620

RHEL4, RHEL5

SLES10

 

 

 

rx2600

RHEL4

None

 

 

 

rx2620

RHEL4, RHEL5

SLES10

 

 

 

rx2660

RHEL4U4, RHEL5

SLES10SP1, SLES11

 

 

 

rx3600

RHEL4U4, RHEL5

SLES10, SLES11

 

 

 

rx4640

RHEL, RHEL5

SLES10

 

 

 

rx5670

None

None

 

 

 

rx6600

RHEL4U4, RHEL5

SLES10, SLES11

 

 

 

rx7620

RHEL4U1, RHEL5U1

SLES10

 

 

 

rx7640

RHEL4U4, RHEL5U1

SLES10, SLES11

 

 

 

rx8620

RHEL4U1, RHEL5U1

SLES10

 

 

 

rx8640

RHEL4U4, RHEL5U1

SLES10, SLES11

 

 

 

Superdome sx1000

RHEL4U1, RHEL5U1

SLES10

 

 

 

Superdome sx2000

RHEL4U4, RHEL5U1

SLES10SP1, SLES11

 

 

 

Support Exceptions

The following support exceptions should be reviewed to ensure that you are using the correct versions of the product:

HP Smart Setup EBSU utility and the rx2600 HP Integrity server:

The HP rx2600 server is not supported by the HP Smart Setup EBSU utility after the version 4.2 so you must retain a copy of this version for use in managing this server.

MPT Fusion HBA driver requirements on the rx2660, BL860c and BL870c HP Integrity servers: The use of the MPT Fusion HBA driver on the rx2660, BL860c, and BL870c HP Integrity servers requires an update of this driver when your server is running RHEL5 or SLES10 and is described in “Installing the MPT Fusion HBA Drivers for Linux” (page 33).

Ensure Support for Linux on HP Integrity Servers

HP recommends that you review the Linux certification and support matrix for your HP Integrity servers prior to downloading Linux from the Red Hat or Novell SUSE websites. You should ensure that the distribution of Linux that you want to install is both certified and supported on your server.

Use the following steps to review information about the supported and certified distributions of the RHEL and the SUSE Linux distributions for HP Integrity servers:

1.Go to the Open Source and Linux from HP website at: http://www.hp.com/go/integritylinux

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