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

 

Device Support for Red Hat Linux 7.2 for Itanium 
Processor 

Red Hat Linux 7.2 for Itanium Processor is a 64-bit operating system with a true 64-bit kernel. 
Any code that executes in kernel mode, such as drivers, must be developed specifically to 
interface correctly with the 64-bit kernel. Therefore, drivers that were developed for any 32-bit 
versions of Red Hat Linux will not function properly under Red Hat Linux 7.2 for Itanium 
Processor. 

Supported Storage Options 

IMPORTANT:

  Providing support for storage options on the ProLiant DL590/64 requires 

drivers that have been ported to the 64-bit architecture. The 32-bit drivers used on other Compaq 
server platforms will not load or function properly on ProLiant DL590/64 servers. As a result, 
only the storage options displayed in Table 2 are supported for use in ProLiant DL590/64 servers. 
Attempting to install unsupported storage options and drivers into the 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 

Compaq Integrated Smart Array Controller 

cpqarray

1

 

Red Hat CD 

Compaq Smart Array 5300 Controller 

cciss

1

 

Red Hat CD 

Compaq Smart Array 532 Controller 

cciss

1

 

Red Hat CD 

Compaq StorageWorks 64-bit/33 MHz PCI-to-
Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter 

cpqfc 

Red Hat CD 

IDE CD-ROM 

 

Red Hat CD 

IDE LS-120 Removable Media Drive 

 

Red Hat CD 

1

 Driver is included in the install kernel. 

Supported Network Interface Controllers 

Table 3 lists Compaq network interface controllers supported for use with the ProLiant DL590/64 
running Red Hat Linux 7.2 for Itanium Processor.  

Table 3. Supported Compaq network interface controllers 

Compaq NIC 

Driver 

Location 

Compaq NC3123 Fast Ethernet NIC PCI 10/100 
WOL 

e100 

Red Hat CD 

Compaq NC3134 Fast Ethernet NIC 64 PCI 
Dual Port 10/100 

e100 

Red Hat CD 

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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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