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To prepare for the installation of the HP Integrity Essentials Foundation Pack for Linux, verify that the server satisfies the software and hardware requirements described in this section. Supported Linux OS Distributions | |
The Linux OS distributions supported by the HP Integrity Essentials Foundation Pack for Linux are as follows: Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) SLES9SP3 and later service packs SLES10 and later service packs
Supported Hardware | |
HP provides support for Linux on HP Integrity servers using only the latest HP Support Pack version that is provided with the HP Integrity Essentials Foundation Pack for Linux. This is the latest HP Support Pack for a given Linux distributor without exception. HP supports the minimum OS distributions as listed in Table 1-1 including later updates and service packs unless otherwise specified in “Support Exceptions”. Each HP Support Pack version contains only the currently supported OS distributions and includes any problem resolutions that have been implemented to improve the product. HP recommends that you frequently update your copy of the HP Integrity Essentials Foundation Pack for Linux to ensure that your servers are being managed with the most current support tools and that you have the supported version of HP Support Pack. You can obtain the latest version of the product as described in “Obtaining the Latest HP Integrity Essentials Foundation Pack for Linux”. HP recommends that you review Appendix D to ensure that the adapters in your server are supported by the HP Integrity Essentials Foundation Pack for Linux. In addition, HP recommends that you keep the server up-to-date as described in “Updating the Server”. The following table provides the minimum RHEL and SLES OS distributions that are supported using the latest HP Integrity Essentials Foundation Pack for Linux: Table 1-1 Supported Minimum OS Distributions by HP Integrity Server | Server | RHEL Distributions | SUSE Distributions |
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| cx2620 | RHEL4U4 | None | | rx1600 | RHEL | SLES9 | | rx1620 | RHEL4, RHEL5 | SLES9, SLES10 | | rx2600 | RHEL4 | SLES9 | | rx2620 | RHEL4, RHEL5 | SLES9, SLES10 | | rx2660 | RHEL4U4, RHEL5 | SLES10SP1 | | rx3600 | RHEL4U4, RHEL5 | None | | rx4640 | RHEL, RHEL5 | SLES9, SLES10 | | rx5670 | None | SLES9 | | rx6600 | RHEL4U4, RHEL5 | None | | rx7620 | RHEL4U1, RHEL5U1 | SLES9, SLES10 | | rx7640 | RHEL4U4, RHEL5U1 | SLES10 | | rx8620 | RHEL4U1, RHEL5U1 | SLES9, SLES10 | | rx8640 | RHEL4U4, RHEL5U1 | SLES10 | | Superdome sx1000 | RHEL4U1, RHEL5U1 | SLES9, SLES10 | | Superdome sx2000 | RHEL4U4, RHEL5U1 | SLES10SP1 | | BL860c | RHEL4U6, RHEL5U1 | SLES10 | | BL870c | RHEL4U6, RHEL5U1 | SLES10SPI |
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”.
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: Go to the Open Source and Linux from HP website at: http://www.hp.com/go/integritylinux Click Linux on Integrity servers certification and support matrix. Select the appropriate Linux distribution tab, locate the server name of interest, and then click the link. Detailed product information, downloads, documentation, and specific certification information is provided in a categorized listing.
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