Minimum requirements for linux servers – HP ProLiant Support Pack User Manual
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Deploying PSPs 12
Minimum requirements for Linux servers
IMPORTANT:
Before deploying software updates on a target system, be sure that a recent
backup of the target system is available in the event the deployment procedure fails.
PSP installation for Linux servers has the following minimum requirements:
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glibc 2.2.4-26 or later
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gawk 3.1.0-3 or later
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sed 3.02-10 or later
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pciutils-2.1.8-25.i386.rpm or later
The following RPMs are also required:
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On Red Hat servers:
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rpm 4.0.4 or later
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rpm-build 4.0.4 or later
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rpm-devel 4.0.4 or later
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On SUSE Linux servers:
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rpm 3.0.6 or later
In addition, components that are compiled from source code (such as NIC drivers) require the presence of
the following build tools:
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gcc-2.96-108.1 or later
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cpp-2.96-108.1 or later
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binutils-2.11.90.0.8 or later
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glibc-devel-2.2.4-26 or later
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kernel-headers-<version> (The version number depends on which kernel is used.)
To install using the GUI option, you also need the following RPMs:
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gtk+ -1.2.10-11 or later
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gtk- engines -0.11-3 or later
Starting with Linux HP ProLiant Support Pack 8.40 and later, and to support many HP value-add software
deliverables included in the Linux PSP, you must install the following platform-specific compatibility
libraries:
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For Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 x86 servers:
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compat-libstdc++-296-2.96-132.7.2.i386 or later
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lm_sensors-2.8.7-2.i386 or later
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net-snmp-5.1.2-11.i386 or later
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perl (needed to provide the libperl.so)
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libnl (needed for QLogic and Emulex drivers)