HP xw4400 Workstation - Manual (Page 5)

1 Linux on HP Workstations
Introduction
This document describes the supported use of the Linux® operating system on legacy HP workstations.
HP offers a variety of Linux solutions for HP workstation customers:
● HP certifies and supports versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) on HP workstations.
● HP certifies versions of SUSE® Linux Enterprise Desktop (SLED) and Server (SLES) on HP
workstations.
● HP offers a SLED 11 preload on the Z200, Z200 SFF, Z210 CMT, Z210 SFF, Z400, and xw4600
Workstations.
For information about Linux on HP workstations, navigate to http://www.hp.com/linux/ .
1. Select Certification & Support in the Platforms and distributions section.
2. Select Workstations.
3. Choose the appropriate tab for the desired distribution.
HP Linux Installer Kit
HP offers the HP Linux Installer Kit to facilitate installation of certified RHEL or SLED versions on HP
workstations. This kit contains tested drivers that augment and/or replace (as necessary) those found in
RHEL or SLED to enable proper use and behavior on HP workstations. This kit does not include the Linux
operating system, which must be purchased separately from Red Hat or Novell.
The HP Linux Installer Kit is available as an operating system option on all HP workstations. The
contents of the Linux Installer Kit are also available for download at: http://www.hp.com/go/
workstationsupport .
HP offers a preload option based on FreeDOS that includes the HP Linux Installer Kit DVD media. This
operating system option accommodates those who have a customized Linux distribution, or who have
licensed versions of RHEL and would like to install the HP-recommended driver additions.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
The HP Z Series Workstations (Z200, Z200 SFF, Z210 CMT, Z210 SFF, Z400, Z600, and Z800) are
certified and supported on RHEL 4.7 and RHEL 5.3, both 32-bit and 64-bit versions and newer updates
of those streams. Other HP workstation models are certified on various versions of RHEL. For details of
RHEL support, refer to the Hardware Support Matrix for HP Linux Workstations at: http://www.hp.com/
support/linux_hardware_matrix .
For information about Red Hat certifications on HP workstations, see: https://hardware.redhat.com/ .
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