Sun Microsystems X2100 manual Running the up2date Utility

TABLE 2-1Minimum Supported Operating Systems

	Minimum	Most Recent			Vendor
Operating System	Version	Update Supported	32-bit	64-bit	Certified?
SUSE Linux Enterprise System 9	Dual core	SP2 (single core)	yes	yes	yes
	requires SP3	SP3 (dual core)
Windows 2003 Server		SP1 for 32-bit	yes	yes	yes
Standard/Enterprise Editions
Windows 2003 Server Web Edition			yes	no	yes

Please note the following items regarding operating systems:

■An updated list of supported operating systems is available at the following URL: http://www.sun.com/servers/entry/x2100/os.jsp

■You can purchase Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 or 4 or SUSE Linux Enterprise System 9 at the following URL:

http://wwws.sun.com/software/linux/index.html

■Instructions for installing available operating systems are available in the media sets that come with the operating system software. Instructions specific to the Sun Fire X2100 Server are provided in the Sun Fire X2100 Server User Guide.

■Appendix A contains instructions for Windows XP using the Remote Installation Service (RIS).

Note – The diagnostic partition is preinstalled on the Sun Fire X2100 Server. If the diagnostic partition is deleted from the server, refer to the Sun Fire X2100 Server User Guide, 819-3721,for information on how to use the Sun Fire X2100 Server Supplemental CD to reinstall the diagnostic partition.

2.3Running the up2date Utility

If you are installing the Red Hat Enterprise Linux software, run the up2date utility after installing the operating system and before installing the video drivers from the Sun Fire X2100 Server Supplemental CD.

Note – If you have already installed the NVIDIA drivers, you must reinstall them after running up2date, because the kernel will be updated.

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