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1.1.2 Registering Your Product
If you have purchased an Official Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS product, you should register your
product. Registration offers many useful services, such as installation support, access to Red Hat
Network, and more.
To register your product, go to http://www.redhat.com/apps/activate/. You will find your Product ID
on the Registration Information card in your Official Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS boxed set. Once
registered, you will have access to all the extras that Red Hat provides to its registered users.
For more information on registering and the scope of Red Hat's technical support offerings, see Ap-
pendix D, Getting Technical Support.

1.2 Is Your Hardware Compatible?

Hardware compatibility is particularly important if you have an older system or a system that you built
yourself. Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1 should be compatible with most hardware in systems that
were factory built within the last two years. However, hardware specifications change almost daily,
so it is hard to guarantee that your hardware will be 100% compatible.
The most recent list of supported hardware can be found at http://hardware.redhat.com/hcl/.
Refer to the Red Hat Cluster Manager Installation and Administration Guide for specific details on
hardware installation and supplemental hardware information.

1.3 Do You Have Enough Disk Space?

Nearly every modern-day operating system (OS) uses disk partitions, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux
AS is no exception. When you install Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS, you may have to work with disk
partitions. If you have not worked with disk partitions before (or need a quick review of the basic
concepts) read Appendix F, An Introduction to Disk Partitions before proceeding.
The disk space used by Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS must be separate from the disk space used by
other OSes you may have installed on your system, such as Windows, OS/2, or even a different version
of Linux. At least two partitions (/ and swap) must be dedicated to Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS.
Before you start the installation process, one of the following conditions must be met:
• Your computer must have enough unpartitioned
prise Linux AS.
1 Unpartitioned disk space means that the hard drive(s) you are installing to have not been divided into sections
for data. When you partition a disk, each partition will behave like a separate disk drive.
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disk space for the installation of Red Hat Enter-