Installing And Customizing Red Hat Linux-Enabled Workstations; Verifying Hardware Compatibility; Installing The Red Hat Linux Operating System; Red Hat Linux Activation - HP xw series Setup And Troubleshooting Manual

Preloaded Red Hat Linux systems have Red Hat ISO's icon that is available on the desktop. Click this
icon to go to the /iso directory. This directory contains the binary and source ISO files. This directory
also contains the driver CD ISO, which is the same as the CD that is shipped with the workstation. Follow
the instructions in the Readme file in the /iso directory to burn the ISOs to CD.
NOTE: HP recommends that you burn the ISOs to CD to have as backup files.

Installing and customizing Red Hat Linux-enabled workstations

Linux–enabled workstations are not preinstalled with Linux. They require the HP Installer Kit for Linux
and the purchase of a Red Hat box set. The Installer kit includes the HP CDs necessary to complete
the installation of all versions of the Red Hat box set that have been verified to work on HP Workstation
hardware.

Verifying hardware compatibility

To see which Linux versions have been verified to work on HP Workstation hardware:
1. Visit http://www.hp.com/support/workstation_manuals.
2. Select your HP Workstation model.
3. Click the Hardware Support Matrix for Linux link.

Installing the Red Hat Linux operating system

To install the Linux operating system on your Linux-enabled system, see Starting Red Hat Linux and
Restoring Red Hat Linux in the previous sections.
NOTE: For additional information concerning the setup of preinstalled Linux or Linux-enabled
workstations, see the HP Workstation User Manual for Linux, located at
linux_user_manual. For additional information about HP and Linux, visit http://www.hp.com/linux.
NOTE: For detailed information on Linux installation, see the HP Installer Kit for Linux manual.

Red Hat Linux activation

With your workstation you received an activation card with the title Activate Your Subscription printed
on it. The information on this card is required to activate your Linux subscription with Red Hat Network.
Until activation, your Red Hat Linux operating system is not fully enabled.
To activate Red Hat Linux, click the Activate Your Subscription icon on your desktop, which directs
you to http://www.redhat.com/activate. Follow the instructions at this Web site to activate your
subscription using the information on the card.
HP recommends that you activate your subscription as soon as you connect to the Web.
NOTE: Keep the Red Hat activation card with your workstation registration card for future reference.

Software setup for Red Flag Linux

The Red Flag Linux operating system is not supported by Hewlett-Packard. For more information or for
support of Red Flag Linux visit http://www.redflag-linux.com.
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