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Chapter 1.
Steps to Get You Started
Before you install Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES, you should perform the following steps:
1.1. Do You Have the Right Components?
If you have purchased an Official Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES product, you are ready to go. However,
mistakes occasionally happen, so now is a good time to double-check the contents of your product.
A black, red, and white Registration Information card is included with your product. A list of the
contents of your boxed set version is on the back of the card. Please read over the list and check
to make sure that you have all the CDs and manuals that are included with the version of Red Hat
Enterprise Linux ES that you purchased.
If you have purchased an Official Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES product from Red Hat, Inc. (or one
of its distributors), and you are missing one or more of the items listed, please let us know. Contact
information is also available on the Registration Information card.
How to identify our official boxed set: The bottom of our box has an ISBN number next to one of the
bar codes. That ISBN number should be in this form:
1-58569-x-y
(The x and y will be unique numbers.)
Red Hat partners with companies (international and domestic) so that we can make Red Hat Enterprise
Linux ES available to you in the most convenient form. Because of these partnerships, you might find
that your Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES product may not have been actually produced by Red Hat.
If your product has a different ISBN number (or none at all), you will need to contact the company
that produced it. Normally, third-party producers will include their logo and/or contact information
on the outside of their box; an official Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES boxed set lists only our name and
contact information.
1.1.1. Where to Find Other Manuals
If your particular product did not include all of the printed Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES manuals, you
can find them online or on the Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES Documentation CD included with your
official Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES product.
To find the manuals in both HTML and PDF formats online, go to http://www.redhat.com/docs.
1.1.2. Registering Your Product
If you have purchased an Official Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES 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 ES 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 technical support offerings, see Ap-
pendix B.
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