Support Exceptions; Ensure Support For Linux On Hp Integrity Servers - HP Rx2620-2 - Integrity - 0 MB RAM User Manual

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
BL860c
BL870c
cx2620
rx1600
rx1620
rx2600
rx2620
rx2660
rx3600
rx4640
rx5670
rx6600
rx7620
rx7640
rx8620
rx8640
Superdome sx1000
Superdome sx2000

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

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
12 Planning the Installation
RHEL Distributions
RHEL4U6, RHEL5U1
RHEL4U6, RHEL5U1
RHEL4U4
RHEL
RHEL4, RHEL5
RHEL4
RHEL4, RHEL5
RHEL4U4, RHEL5
RHEL4U4, RHEL5
RHEL, RHEL5
None
RHEL4U4, RHEL5
RHEL4U1, RHEL5U1
RHEL4U4, RHEL5U1
RHEL4U1, RHEL5U1
RHEL4U4, RHEL5U1
RHEL4U1, RHEL5U1
RHEL4U4, RHEL5U1
"Installing the MPT Fusion HBA Drivers for Linux" (page
SUSE Distributions
SLES10, SLES11
SLES10SPI, SLES11
None
None
SLES10
None
SLES10
SLES10SP1, SLES11
SLES10, SLES11
SLES10
None
SLES10, SLES11
SLES10
SLES10, SLES11
SLES10
SLES10, SLES11
SLES10
SLES10SP1, SLES11
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