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1 Linux on HP Workstations Introduction This document describes the supported use of the Linux® operating system on 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 Novell SUSE® Linux Enterprise Desktop (SLED) and Server (SLES) on HP workstations. ● HP offers a Novell SLED 11 preload on the 400 and xw4600 Workstations. For information about Linux on HP Workstations: 1. See http://www.hp.com/linux/. 2. Select Certification & Support in the Platforms and distributions section. 3. Select Workstations. 4. Choose the appropriate tab for the desired distribution. Red Hat Enterprise Linux The HP 400, 600, and 800 Workstations are certified and supported on RHEL 4.7 and RHEL 5.3, both 32-bit and 64-bit versions. Other HP Workstation models are certified on various versions of RHEL. For details of RHEL support on HP Workstations please refer to the Hardware Support Matrix for HP Linux Workstations at http://www.hp.com/support/linux_hardware_matrix. HP offers the HP Linux Installer Kit to facilitate installation of certified RHEL versions on HP Workstations. This kit contains tested drivers which augment and/or replace (as necessary) those found in RHEL to enable proper use and behavior on HP Workstations. This kit does not include the RHEL operating system, which must be purchased from Red Hat. 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 which 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. For information about Red Hat certifications on HP workstations, see https://hardware.redhat.com/. ENWW Introduction 1

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1
Linux on HP Workstations
Introduction
This document describes the supported use of the Linux® operating system on 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 Novell SUSE® Linux Enterprise Desktop (SLED) and Server (SLES) on
HP workstations.
●
HP offers a Novell SLED 11 preload on the
400 and xw4600 Workstations.
For information about Linux on HP Workstations:
1.
See
linux/
.
2.
Select
Certification & Support
in the Platforms and distributions section.
3.
Select
Workstations
.
4.
Choose the appropriate tab for the desired distribution.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
The HP
400,
600, and
800 Workstations are certified and supported on RHEL 4.7 and RHEL 5.3,
both 32-bit and 64-bit versions. Other HP Workstation models are certified on various versions of RHEL.
For details of RHEL support on HP Workstations please refer to the Hardware Support Matrix for HP
Linux Workstations at
support/linux_hardware_matrix
.
HP offers the HP Linux Installer Kit to facilitate installation of certified RHEL versions on HP
Workstations. This kit contains tested drivers which augment and/or replace (as necessary) those found
in RHEL to enable proper use and behavior on HP Workstations. This kit does not include the RHEL
operating system, which must be purchased from Red Hat.
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
go/
workstationsupport
.
HP offers a preload option based on FreeDOS which 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.
For information about Red Hat certifications on HP workstations, see
.
ENWW
Introduction
1