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May 2002 
 
16S6-0502A-WWEN 

Prepared by ISS Technology 
Communications 

Compaq Computer Corporation 

Contents 

Introduction to the 
Architecture .................................3

 

Requirements...............................3

 

Default Hardware 
Configurations ............................4

 

Supported Software ...................4

 

Device Support for Red Hat 
Linux 7.2 for Itanium 
Processor...................................5

 

Supported Storage Options........5

 

Supported Network Interface 
Controllers..................................5

 

Installation Procedures ...............6

 

Appendix A–Compaq Web 
Resources ....................................9

 

Appendix B–Red Hat Web 
Resources ....................................9

 

 

Deployment of Red Hat Linux 
7.2 for Itanium™ Processor on 
ProLiant DL590/64 Servers 

Abstract:

  In support of the Itanium processor family, Red Hat 

released the Red Hat Linux 7.2 for Itanium Processor operating 
system for Itanium-based servers in December 2001. This document 
describes the level of support available for the Red Hat Linux 7.2 for 
Itanium Processor operating system on the ProLiant DL590/64

 server

 

including: 

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Recommended system configurations 

Supported software, storage options, and network adapters 

Recommended installation procedures 

This document is intended to augment the documentation provided 
with the ProLiant DL590/64 server and the documentation provided 
with Red Hat Linux 7.2 for Itanium Processor. It is offered with the 
intent of enhancing the user’s experience of Red Hat Linux 7.2 for 
Itanium Processor on the Itanium-based platform. 

For the latest information, visit the following websites:  

ProLiant DL590/64 Product Marketing Site: 

www.compaq.com/products/servers/proliantdl590

   

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ProLiant Linux Site: 

www.compaq.com/linux1

  

 

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Summary of Contents for DL590/64

Page 1: ...for Itanium Processor operating system for Itanium based servers in December 2001 This document describes the level of support available for the Red Hat Linux 7 2 for Itanium Processor operating system on the ProLiant DL590 64 server including Recommended system configurations Supported software storage options and network adapters Recommended installation procedures This document is intended to a...

Page 2: ...ned herein may be trademarks of their respective companies Compaq shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein The information in this document is provided as is without warranty of any kind and is subject to change without notice The warranties for Compaq products are set forth in the express limited warranty statements accompanying such products Nothing her...

Page 3: ... the old BIOS menu functions EFI partition s on disks CD ROMs or floppies provide a means of storing components that support the EFI environment ROM is more intelligent in the selection of settings and defaults reducing the effort and attention required by the system operator during initial setup Master Boot Record MBR boot devices have been replaced with GUID Partition Table GPT devices Requireme...

Page 4: ...dant Hot Plug Fans Standard Standard Network Interface Dual Port 10 100 Dual Port 10 100 RAID Controller Embedded Embedded LS 120 Standard Standard CD ROM Standard Standard Form Factor 7U Rack 7U Rack 1 Memory for the ProLiant DL590 64 must meet very tight specifications due to timing requirements of the memory support chipset used in the server All memory used within the ProLiant DL590 64 must co...

Page 5: ...ProLiant DL590 64 may render the system unusable Table 2 lists supported Compaq storage options and drivers needed to interface with Red Hat Linux 7 2 for Itanium Processor Table 2 Supported Compaq storage options Option Driver Location Compaq 64 bit 66MHz Dual Channel Wide Ultra 3 SCSI Adapter aic7xxx Red Hat CD Compaq 64 bit 66MHz Single Channel Wide Ultra 3 SCSI Adapter aic7xxx Red Hat CD Compa...

Page 6: ... sequence of steps completely and then follow them carefully Pre Installation Checks 1 Verify the completeness and correctness of your hardware configuration before powering on your system a Make sure that you are using only supported storage options see Table 2 b Confirm that you are using only supported network interface controllers see Table 3 c Ensure that you have not installed any memory tha...

Page 7: ... you want to configure your IP address using DHCP b By checking the Activate on boot checkbox the network interface controller will start when the server boots If you check the Configure using DHCP checkbox ignore steps c and d c Type in the IP Address Netmask Network and Broadcast addresses in the appropriate windows if needed If you have a fully qualified domain name for the network device type ...

Page 8: ...anufacturer and model of your monitor and click Next IMPORTANT If your monitor does not appear on the list select the most appropriate generic model available Do not select a monitor similar to your monitor unless you are certain that the monitor you are selecting does not exceed the capabilities of your monitor Doing so may damage your monitor 22 On the Customize Graphics Configuration screen sel...

Page 9: ...he latest support software drivers utilities and agents and provides information about software enhancements and fixes www compaq com support files server us index html Appendix B Red Hat Web Resources Throughout this paper we have discussed Red Hat Linux 7 2 for Itanium Processor installation and requirements For additional tools and information critical to your implementation process visit the L...

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