HP Workstation xw6000 Hardware Support Matrix for Linux - Page 14

footnote 6 - Hardware RAID is not supported on Linux Systems and this includes the Promise SATA Raid

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Hardware Support Matrix for Current HP Linux Workstations HP xw4300 Workstation Red Hat Linux Support First time support begins with RHEL 3 Update 5 (x86 & x86_64), and RHEL4 Update 1 (x86 & x86_64) Product Items/Features unlisted means the component is NOT supported) hp workstation base system Base system includes: Chassis, System Board, USB, Power Supply, etc. Localization Kit (See footnote 1) HP localization kit Software Remote Graphics Software All Supported Processors All Supported Processors (1 & 2 CPU configs) Hyperthreading Graphics Card (Video Card) (See footnote 2) No Graphics Card NVIDIA Quadro FX3400 256MB PCI-E NVIDIA Quadro FX3450 256MB PCI-E NVIDIA Quadro FX4500 256MB PCI-E G-Card (to be used with the FX4500) NVIDIA Quadro NVS 280 64MB PCI (See footnote 3) NVIDIA Quadro NVS 280 64MB PCI-E NVIDIA Quadro NVS 285 64MB PCI-E NVIDIA Quadro FX540 NVIDIA Quadro FX1400 NVIDIA Quadro NVS400 NVIDIA Quadro NVS440 PCI-E SLI Graphics Connector ATI v3100 PCI-E ATI v5100 PCI-E System RAM Minimum (MB) Maximum Hard Disks All Supported SCSI disk drives All Supported SATA disk drives All Supported USB Drive Keys Network Cards (no modem support) Broadcom 5782 NetXtreme Gigabit PCI Broadcom 5751 PCI-Express Intel Pro 1000 MT Gigabit PCI Intel Pro 1000 GT Gigibit PCI Onboard Components Onboard LAN - Broadcom 5751 10/100/1000 Onboard Audio Onboard SATA Raid Add Ons IEEE 1394 PCI Card All non-Raid U320 SCSI Controllers SATA Controllers Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Hardware Raid Removable CD/DVD Media HP 48x CD-ROM Drive HP 16x DVD-ROM Drive HP 48x CD/RW Drive HP 48x DVD/CDRW Combo HP 16x dual-layer DVD+RW Input/Output Devices (no spaceball support) HP 3-Button Mouse, PS/2 HP Scroll Mouse, PS/2 HP Optical Scroll Mouse, USB HP Standard Keyboard, USB Modular keyboard/ TPM module/ Smart card All supported monitors (Blank box or RH EL WS 3 U7 or later (x86) RH EL WS 3 U7 or later (EM64T) • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • RH EL WS 4 U3 or later (x86 & EM64T) • • • • • 8 512 8GB 5 5,7 • • • • 11 2 10 6 • 6 4 9 9 9 9 • • 8 512 8GB 5 5,7 • • • • 11 2 10 6 • 6 4 9 9 9 9 • • 8 512 8GB 5 5,7 • • • • 11 2 10 6 • 6 4 9 9 9 9 • footnote 1 - Localization supported: (ABA US English, ABC French Canadian, ABD Germany, ABE Spain, ABF France, ABG Australia, ABU UK English, ABJ Japan, AB2 China(PRC), AB4 Singapore/ Malaysia, ABZ Italy, AB5 Hong Kong, ACF Japan-English, ACJ India-English, AB0 Taiwan, AK6 Europe A4, AC0 Belgium, ABS Sweden, ABB Int'l English) footnote 2 - Get the latest drivers and "HP Installer Kit for Linux - HP Driver CD for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Update 5" ISO images from http://www.hp.com/support/xw4300; Select "download drivers and software"; Select OS; Select file to download. See also http://hp.com/support/linux_user_manual -> 'Install Guide for Red Hat Linux on HP Linux Workstations' footnote 3 - 285 NVS PCI card may be used alone or with another card. See instructions at http://hp.com/support/linux_user_manual -> 'Multi-Monitor Configurations on HP Linux Workstations'. footnote 4 - Linux growisofs supports DVD+RW on Red Hat EL WS 3 or later. For drives that have the Lightscribe funtionality, the labeling functionality is not supported. footnote 5 - Mixed hard drives are not offered on the preload. Use SATA or SCSI, not both. We do offer mixed drives on the HPIKL (FreeDos) configuration. footnote 6 - Hardware RAID is not supported on Linux Systems and this includes the Promise SATA Raid Card, Onboard SATA Chipset Raid, Adaptec 2120S SCSI Raid Card, LSI 20320 A-R SCSI Card, Onboard SCSI Chipset Raid. The Linux kernel, with built-in software RAID, provides excellent functionality and performance. It is a good alternative to hardware-based RAID. footnote 7 - The xw4300 can support up to 4 SATA drives, in order to support the 3rd and 4th SATA drive the customer will need the Optical Bay Conversion Kit for each drive. footnote 8 - The ATI v5100 is not supported due to Vesa driver issues during install. Please refer to the Release Notes Chapter in http://www.hp.com/support/linux_user_manual for instructions on how to install the ATI driver. footnote 9 - Keyboard/Mouse interface must be either PS2 or USB; mixing is not supported footnote 10 - For RHEL3 U5, download the ALSA Sound Support softpaq from http://www.hp.com/support/xw4300. For RHEL4, use the built in ALSA Sound Support. footnote 11 - Not orderable integrated into systems. Order AMO (After Market Only) kit. This Month's Change Log: Will be offering Red Hat WS 4 U4 64bit preload on xw4300, xw4400, xw6200, xw6400, xw8200, xw8400, xw9300, xw9400. Please refer to the Release Notes Chapter in http://www.hp.com/support/linux_user_manual.

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Product Items/Features
(Blank box or
unlisted means the component is NOT supported)
RH EL WS 3 U7 or later (x86)
RH EL WS 3 U7 or later
(EM64T)
RH EL WS 4 U3 or later (x86
& EM64T)
hp workstation base system
Base system includes: Chassis, System Board, USB, Power Supply, etc.
Localization Kit (See footnote 1)
HP localization kit
Software
Remote Graphics Software
All Supported Processors
All Supported Processors (1 & 2 CPU configs)
Hyperthreading
Graphics Card (Video Card) (See footnote 2)
No Graphics Card
NVIDIA Quadro FX3400 256MB PCI-E
NVIDIA Quadro FX3450 256MB PCI-E
NVIDIA Quadro FX4500 256MB PCI-E
G-Card (to be used with the FX4500)
NVIDIA Quadro NVS 280 64MB PCI (See footnote 3)
NVIDIA Quadro NVS 280 64MB PCI-E
NVIDIA Quadro NVS 285 64MB PCI-E
NVIDIA Quadro FX540
NVIDIA Quadro FX1400
NVIDIA Quadro NVS400
NVIDIA Quadro NVS440 PCI-E
SLI Graphics Connector
ATI v3100 PCI-E
ATI v5100 PCI-E
8
8
8
System RAM
Minimum (MB)
512
512
512
Maximum
8GB
8GB
8GB
Hard Disks
All Supported SCSI disk drives
5
5
5
All Supported SATA disk drives
5,7
5,7
5,7
All Supported USB Drive Keys
Network Cards (no modem support)
Broadcom 5782 NetXtreme Gigabit PCI
Broadcom 5751 PCI-Express
Intel Pro 1000 MT Gigabit PCI
Intel Pro 1000 GT Gigibit PCI
11
11
11
Onboard Components
Onboard LAN - Broadcom 5751 10/100/1000
2
2
2
Onboard Audio
10
10
10
Onboard SATA Raid
6
6
6
Add Ons
IEEE 1394 PCI Card
All non-Raid U320 SCSI Controllers
SATA Controllers
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS
Hardware Raid
6
6
6
Removable CD/DVD Media
HP 48x CD-ROM Drive
HP 16x DVD-ROM Drive
HP 48x CD/RW Drive
HP 48x DVD/CDRW Combo
HP 16x dual-layer DVD+RW
4
4
4
Input/Output Devices
(no spaceball support)
HP 3-Button Mouse, PS/2
9
9
9
HP Scroll Mouse, PS/2
9
9
9
HP Optical Scroll Mouse, USB
9
9
9
HP Standard Keyboard, USB
9
9
9
Modular keyboard/ TPM module/ Smart card
All supported monitors
footnote 5 - Mixed hard drives are not offered on the preload. Use SATA or SCSI, not both.
We do offer mixed drives on the HPIKL (FreeDos) configuration.
footnote 6 - Hardware RAID is not supported on Linux Systems and this includes the Promise SATA Raid Card, Onboard SATA Chipset Raid, Adaptec 2120S SCSI Raid Card, LSI 20320 A-R
SCSI Card, Onboard SCSI Chipset Raid. The Linux kernel, with built-in software RAID, provides excellent functionality and performance.
It is a good alternative to hardware-based RAID.
footnote 7 - The xw4300 can support up to 4 SATA drives, in order to support the 3rd and 4th SATA drive the customer will need the Optical Bay Conversion Kit for each drive.
This Month's Change Log: Will be offering Red Hat WS 4 U4 64bit preload on xw4300, xw4400, xw6200, xw6400, xw8200, xw8400, xw9300, xw9400. Please refer to the Release Notes
footnote 8 - The ATI v5100 is not supported due to Vesa driver issues during install. Please refer to the Release Notes Chapter in http://www.hp.com/support/linux_user_manual for instructions
on how to install the ATI driver.
footnote 9 - Keyboard/Mouse interface must be either PS2 or USB; mixing is not supported
footnote 10 - For RHEL3 U5, download the ALSA Sound Support softpaq from http://www.hp.com/support/xw4300.
For RHEL4, use the built in ALSA Sound Support.
footnote 11 -
Not orderable integrated into systems. Order AMO (After Market Only) kit.
Hardware Support Matrix for Current HP Linux Workstations
footnote 2 - Get the latest drivers and
"HP Installer Kit for Linux - HP Driver CD for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Update 5"
Select "download
drivers and software";
Select OS; Select file to download.
See also http://hp.com/support/linux_user_manual ->
'Install Guide for Red Hat Linux on HP Linux Workstations'
footnote 4 - Linux growisofs supports DVD+RW on Red Hat EL WS 3 or later. For drives that have the Lightscribe funtionality, the labeling functionality is not supported.
HP xw4300 Workstation Red Hat Linux Support
First time support begins with RHEL 3 Update 5 (x86 & x86_64), and RHEL4 Update 1 (x86 & x86_64)
footnote 1 - Localization supported: (ABA US English, ABC French Canadian, ABD Germany, ABE Spain, ABF France, ABG Australia,
ABU UK English, ABJ Japan, AB2 China(PRC), AB4
Singapore/ Malaysia, ABZ Italy, AB5 Hong Kong, ACF Japan-English, ACJ India-English, AB0 Taiwan, AK6 Europe A4, AC0 Belgium, ABS Sweden, ABB Int'l English)
footnote 3 - 285 NVS PCI card may be used alone or with another card.
See instructions at http://hp.com/support/linux_user_manual -> 'Multi-Monitor Configurations on HP Linux Workstations'.