Setting Up Red Hat Linux; Starting The Linux Operating System; Restoring The Linux Operating System; Creating Restore Media - HP xw4550 Service And Technical Reference Manual

Setting up Red Hat Linux

This section describes how to configure and restore Red Hat Linux-preinstalled workstations. Follow
the instructions in this section to set up your operating system and software.
After the boot process completes, you can view additional HP Linux documentation by opening your
Internet browser (the browser is automatically set to use the local HP documentation page as its default).
You can also access Linux Web links for Red Hat (Internet access required) by using your Internet
browser.
For additional information about setting up Linux-preinstalled workstations, refer to the HP User Manual
for Linux at: http://www.hp.com/support/linux_user_manual.
For more information about HP and Linux, see: http://www.hp.com/linux.

Starting the Linux operating system

The first time your workstation is booted, the Red Hat First Boot utility displays. This program enables
you to enter your password, network, time, and keyboard settings for your workstation.
CAUTION:
process is complete. Powering down your workstation during the installation process might damage the
software that runs your workstation or prevent its proper installation.
When you enable the YPBind feature in the Network tab of the Linux Setup Tool, you might get a blank
screen for about 15-30 seconds after you have selected and saved all of your settings and exited the
utility. This behavior is normal. The boot process continues to execute after the screen returns.

Restoring the Linux operating system

To restore the Linux operating system, you must have the HP Driver CD and RHEL restore media.
Download the latest HP Driver CD to get any new enhancements. This section provides information on
how to:
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Create restore media.
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Download the latest HP driver CD contents.
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Reinstall the factory Linux image with the HP driver CD contents.
NOTE: Linux does not support mixed drive types for a manufacturing preload. When restoring the
operating system, mixed drive types can be handled with the restoring media.

Creating restore media

Workstations that are preloaded with HP Red Hat Linux have an icon on the display desktop with the
label "Red Hat ISOs." Select this icon to go to the /iso directory. The /iso directory contains all of the
ISO images used to preload your HP Red Hat Linux operating system. To recover or restore the original
image, follow the instructions in the README file in the /iso directory to record the ISO image file onto
CDs.
NOTE: HP recommends that you record the ISO recovery images to CD as backup files to be used
in the event of a possible disk failure.
The /iso directory also contains an ISO image of the HP Driver CD used to create your preloaded system.
You can either use this version or download the latest version.
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After the automatic installation has begun, do not power down your workstation until the

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