Installing And Customizing Red Hat-Enabled Computers; Verifying Hardware Compatibility; Setting Up Novell Sled; Updating The Computer - HP Z200 Maintenance And Service Manual

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Installing and customizing Red Hat-enabled computers

Linux-enabled computers require the HP Installer Kit and the purchase of a Red Hat Enterprise Linux box
set. The Installer kit includes the HP CDs necessary to complete the installation of all versions of the Red
Hat Enterprise Linux box set that have been qualified to work on an HP computer.
To use the drivers in the HP Installer kit for Linux other than RHEL, you must manually extract the drivers
from the HP Driver CD and install them. HP does not test the installation of these drivers on other Linux
distributions nor does HP support this operation.

Verifying hardware compatibility

To see which Linux versions have been qualified to work on HP Workstations visit
support/linux_hardware_matrix.

Setting up Novell SLED

To set up the SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop (SLED) on systems preloaded with the operating system:
1.
Boot the computer.
2.
Start the Installation Settings and enter the password, network, graphics, time, keyboard settings,
and Novell Customer Center Configuration for the computer.
NOTE:
subscription can be activated from the Novell Customer Center Configuration screen. Visit the full
Novell Customer Center documentation at http://www.novell.com/documentation/ncc/.

Updating the computer

HP is constantly working on improving your total computer experience. To ensure that the computer
leverages the latest enhancements, HP recommends that you install the latest BIOS, driver, and software
updates on a regular basis.

Updating the computer after first boot

After successfully booting the computer for the first time, you should follow these guidelines to ensure
that the computer is up-to-date:
Ensure that you have the latest system BIOS loaded. See
instructions.
Ensure that you have the latest drivers for your system. See
on page 21
Become familiar with your available HP resources.
Consider a subscription to Driver Alerts at http://www.hp.com/go/subscriberschoice.

Upgrading the BIOS

For optimum performance, determine the BIOS revision on the computer, and upgrade it if necessary.
ENWW
During Installation Settings after the first time after booting the system the Novell
for instructions.
http://www.hp.com/
Upgrading the BIOS on page 19
Upgrading device drivers
Setting up Novell SLED
for
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