This section is organized as follows:

• Useful Web Sites
• Linux Certification Matrix
• I/O Compatibility
• Linux Storage Connectivity
• Configuration Limits for Integrity Cell based Servers by Distribution
• HP Integrity Essentials Foundation Pack for Linux
• Registering and installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Linux Product Features
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Product Features
• RHEL 5.2 and Virtualization
• Ordering RHEL, SLES, HPIEFPL for HP Integrity servers
• Delivery Options for Red Hat and SUSE Linux OS Distributions
• Red Hat Media Kit
• Downloading Red Hat and SUSE from the Web
• HP Integrity Virtual Machine (Integrity VM)
• HP Linux Services

For additional information, see the following web sites:

• HP Linux: http://www.hp.com/linux
• Linux on Integrity Servers: http://www.hp.com/go/integritylinux
• HP Integrity Essentials (manageability): http://www.hp.com/go/integritylinuxessentials
• HP Linux Services: http://www.hp.com/go/linuxservices
• Linux Partners: http://linux.corp.hp.com/partner/
• Integrity Linux Certification: http://www.hp.com/go/lxintegritycert
• Red Hat for Integrity servers: http://www.hp.com/go/integrityrhel
• SUSE for Integrity servers: http://www.hp.com/go/integritysles
• OSDL: http://www.osdl.org
• Red Hat: http://www.redhat.com/
• SUSE: http://www.novell.com/linux/suse/
• Red Hat section in HP Linux documentation: http://docs.hp.com/en/linuxredhat.html
• SUSE section in HP Linux documentation: http://docs.hp.com/en/linuxsuse.html

Last updated May 1, 2009
For the most recent table, see: http://www.hp.com/go/lxintegritycert

* Linux only supports the USB functionality of the AD307A HP Lights Out Advanced KVM card and the A6869B Graphics USB PCI card

¹The 337972 B21 Smart Array controller cannot be installed with the AD144A 10-Gigabit Ethernet card on rx1620, rx2620, and rx4640.

A hard partition (nPartition) physically divides a computer into electrically isolated system partitions. The firmware of a cellular server allows individual control of each nPartition in the complex; thus, each nPartition can execute a single operating system image, independent of all other nPartitions. An operating system instance running in an nPartition is completely isolated from failures that occur in any other nPartition in the system. Applications that run within the various nPartitions are not affected by hardware or software events that occur in other nPartitions. Each nPartition can execute a single operating system image and can enable other nPartitions to execute different versions of the same operating system or of other operating systems.

The following are attributes of nPartitions:

• Supported on all HP Integrity cell-based systems: HP Integrity Superdome (sx2000), Superdome (sx1000/Madison), Integrity rx8640, rx8620, and Integrity rx7640, rx7620 servers
  
• Provide for electrical isolation and isolates hardware failures to the specific nPartition
  
• Each nPartition has independent processor, memory, and I/O resources allocated
  
• Enable multiple operating systems and operating system versions to run on the same physical system
  
• Provide increased or decreased available memory, CPU count, and I/O capability by adding or deleting cells to a partition
• Hard partitions can be configured to be as small as one cell or encompass all cells (processors, memory, and I/O resources) in the complex
  
• Configuration changes generally require a server reboot, depending on the configuration change
  
• Majority of hardware upgrades require that only the operating system instances that reside in the directly affected hardware partitions need to be off line for the upgrade

NOTES:

• Hard partitions can span multiple cabinets.
  
• A minimum of one CD or DVD drive per nPartition is recommended.

The Smart Setup application is bootable media that HP recommends you use prior to installing the operating system distribution. This application media contains the latest documentation, firmware, and tools to help configure and optimize your system. Smart Setup provides tools to help with the following:

• Identifying system hardware inventory
  
• Configuring system internal storage arrays and adapters
  
• Installing hardware diagnostics tools
  
• Launching the appropriate Red Hat or Novell distribution installer

The Support Pack of HPIEFPL includes HP value added software that can be used to either integrate with existing system management solutions or directly manage an HP Integrity server. After you install the Linux distribution of choice, use the Management media to install additional tools, HP Insight Management Agents, HP WBEM providers, and HP System Management Homepage (HP SMH).

The Support Pack also includes the HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM) for x86 based Windows or Linux systems. This tool can be used to consolidate the management of all Windows and Linux systems (both 32 and 64 bit) systems in the data center.

• The following components are included in the HPIEFPL media kit and ship with all Linux based HP Integrity servers: For more information on these components please visit http://www.hp.com/go/integritylinuxessentials
  

Smart Setup media:

• Recovery Shell
• System Inventory ESBU

Support Pack media:

• nPartition Providers
  
• nPartition Commands
  
• SNMP Agents HPIMA
  
• Net SNMP (OS patch)
  
• Open Pegasus
  
• HP Management Base (includes Open IPMI)
  
• HP System Management Homepage
  
• WBEM instances and providers
  
• HP Systems Insight Manager (Windows)
  
• HP Systems Insight Manager (Linux)

x86 Linux/Windows Management Tools media:

• HP Systems Insight Manager (Windows)
  
• HP Systems Insight Manager (Linux)

Updates to software and documentation and additional tools and software are available from the following web sites:

• http://www.hp.com/go/integritylinuxessentials
• http://www.hp.com/go/integritylinux
• http://www.software.hp.com/
• http://www.docs.hp.com/linux
• http://www.hp.com/go/integrityessentials

1. Register and login at: http://www.redhat.com/rhn
2. Please refer to Red Hat's RHEL documentation (release notes, installation guides) at:
   http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/ for installation instructions.

To register and install SUSE Linux Enterprise Server:

1. Register and login at: http://www.novell.com/center
2. Please refer to Novell's SLES documentation (release notes, installation guides) at:
   http://www.novell.com/documentation/suse.html for installation instructions.

All documentation related to SUSE Linux Enterprise Server is available at http://www.novell.com/documentation/suse.html

Red Hat and SUSE Product Numbers (new bundled versionless product numbers)

• Software, Subscription License and documentation
  • Software Updates part of the annual subscription
  • End customers register with Red Hat or Novell for software maintenance and updates
• HP Support Service Agreement - One year or three year HP Phone-in support in bundled with each Red Hat and/or SUSE subscription license
• Media Kit is available optionally for Red Hat -OS and documentation can be delivered via media kit or downloaded from Red Hat. With the introduction of SLES 11, HP and Novell have moved to e-delivery mechanism. No media kits would be used to deliver SLES.
• New Linux product numbers bundles Linux OS and HP Phone-in Support Service
• Replaces existing the product structure that had enforced the ordering of a HP Support service product with the Linux OS product through the Watson order management system
• New products also separates the Linux OS subscription license from media
• Will be used for ordering RHEL 5, RHEL 4, SLES 11
• New RHEL product numbers BC317A, BC320A, BC323A, BC326A, BC329A, BC332A, BC335A, BC338A, BC341A, BC344A, BC347A & BC350A replace BA822A & BA823A.
• New RHEL product numbers BA822A, BA823A and BA824A replace T2763AA and T2764AA
• New SLES product numbers BA827A and BA828A replaces T2032AA

1. The HP Red Hat and SUSE Linux products are subscription license products
   a. Include the OS software update subscription bundled with HP Phone in support.
2. The Red Hat media is a separate product from the subscription license.
   a. If the media product is NOT ordered, customer must download the OS directly from the Red Hat.
   b. If media product is ordered it must be ordered with subscription license product.
3. The HP Integrity Essentials Foundation Pack for Linux is required on each Linux on Integrity Server
   a. The HP Integrity Essentials Foundation Pack for Linux is a set of utilities and system management tools used to facilitate the installation, configuration, and management of Integrity servers with Linux. There is no charge for this product.
4. Red Hat Enterprise Linux
   Red Hat subscription license is based on socket based licensing.
   b. RHEL will supports up to 64p/128c/256t in a single partition on Superdome
   c. RHEL or RHEL ES can only be deployed on servers with a maximum of two sockets
   
5. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
   a. To purchase SLES subscription + support for 'N' sockets, the customer needs to order only 1 unit of the base product BA961A and 'N' units of an option

Customers have the following delivery options when ordering Red Hat or SUSE Linux OS from HP:

• Red Hat Linux OS is preinstalled on server disk in HP factory.
  The factory preload (0D1) for Red Hat Linux provides software preloading and hard disk preconfiguration of the Linux Operating Environments on HP Integrity Servers. A media kit is always included with this option. This option is not available for all server and Linux distribution combinations and is noted in the Linux OS section for each server in the HP Integrity, HP 9000, and carrier grade Servers Ordering Guide.
  
• Red Hat Linux OS is delivered to customer in DVD media kit.
  When customers choose the AJR media kit option, HP delivers the same media kit for Red Hat Linux as Red Hat. These kits include the binaries, source, documentation (user, installation, and release notes), and a registration number to initiate the subscription service with Red Hat for software updates. HP also adds the HP support notes and related documentation.
  
• Red Hat Linux OS is downloaded from Red Hat web site (not selecting option AJR or 0D1).
  If media kit is not ordered, customer chooses to download OS directly from the Red Hat web site and receive just a registration card from HP.
  
• Novell SUSE Linux OS is downloaded from Novell web site.
  When customers order BA961A, HP will ship in a leaflet with a subscription key and detailed instructions on how to download and register your SLES subscription and support. When customers order BA961AAE, HP will email subscription key and detailed instructions on how to download and register your SLES subscription and support.
• HP Installation and Startup Service for Linux OS (Option HA114A1 5FP).
  HP offers an on site Linux installation service for installing Red Hat or SUSE on an HP Integrity server at the customer site. This service includes the on site installation, configuration, and startup activities of a supported Linux distribution on an HP Integrity server platform. This service is recommended when the Red Hat or SUSE Linux distribution is ordered with option B01 (dropped in the box) or 501 (standalone).
  

Customers can choose to download the RHEL or SLES operating system directly from the Red Hat or Novell web site and not receive a media kit from HP containing the software. This occurs when the media option AJR is removed from the order. (The media kit option is always selected by default.). There would be no media kit shipped to the customer for SLES 11. Customers must register at the respective web site prior to download. Registration requires either the Red Hat subscription number or the Novell activation code that each customer receives from HP when ordering either RHEL or SLES.

Please refer to Red Hat's RHEL documentation (release notes, installation guides) at: http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/and Novell's SLES documentation (release notes, installation guides) at: http://www.novell.com/documentation/suse.html for additional information.

HP Integrity Virtual Machines (HP VM) is a virtualization technology within HP's Virtual Server Environment that enables you to create multiple virtual servers or machines within a single HP Integrity server or nPartition. HP VM 3.5 supports SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1 as a guest OS. HP VM 4.0 supports SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1, and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 as a guest OS. The latest release HPVM 4.1 is supported with SLES10 SP2.

For more information see www.hp.com/go/integrityvm.

Ordering SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for HP Virtual Machines (Integrity VM)
Please use the standard SLES for Integrity product number (BA961A) to order the SLES subscription license for deploying as a guest OS within the Integrity VM environment.

Ordering Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Platform for HP Virtual Machines (Integrity VM)
Please use the standard RHEL for Integrity media product (BA822A) and the following RHEL AP for Integrity VM subscription license product (BA926A) to order RHEL as a guest OS with the Integrity VM environment.

HP has over 6,000 trained Linux service professionals who provide migration, enterprise support, and deployment services. For more information about HP Linux services, see http://www.hp.com/go/linuxservices

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