HP Insight Control Software for Linux - Manual (Page 93)

9.3.1 Additional prerequisites for certain ProLiant servers
Some server/operating system combinations require an updated boot RAM disk (initrd). These
servers are identified in the HP Insight Control for Linux Support Matrix.
To perform a RHEL Kickstart or SLES AutoYaST installation on these servers, you must replace the
initrd
supplied with the standard Red Hat Linux or SUSE Linux distribution with a customized
initrd provided by HP. Download the customized initrd from the web address that corresponds
to the server and operating system. These initrd files have additional support for the servers;
you can use them to install the corresponding OS on the other hardware platforms as well.
Recent SLES operating systems use a driver kit ISO image, which might include an updated kernel.
NOTE: A customized initrd is required when installing a RHEL or SLES operating system on
a series Gen8 server configured with a B320i or B120i RAID controller.
Table 15 Download web address for customized initrd files and Driver Kit images
Download address Architecture Operating system
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
ftp.hp.com/pub/softlib2/software1/pubsw-linux/p535147961/v62036 x86
RHEL 5.4
ftp.hp.com/pub/softlib2/software1/pubsw-linux/p2057226266/v62035 x86_64
ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softlib2/software1/pubsw-linux/p1409428258/v68232 x86
RHEL 5.5
ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softlib2/software1/pubsw-linux/p1814178657/v68229 x86_64
ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softlib2/software1/pubsw-linux/p1849407122/v68234 x86
RHEL 5.6
ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softlib2/software1/pubsw-linux/p1559553493/v68230 x86_64
ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softlib2/software1/pubsw-linux/p492129567/v78508 x86
RHEL 5.7
ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softlib2/software1/pubsw-linux/p1957192631/v78503 x86_64
ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softlib2/software1/pubsw-linux/p812425749/v77026 x86
RHEL 5.8
ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softlib2/software1/pubsw-linux/p850223567/v77023 x86_64
ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softlib2/software1/pubsw-linux/p801903606/v68235 x86
RHEL 6
ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softlib2/software1/pubsw-linux/p1218550501/v68231 x86_64
ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softlib2/software1/pubsw-linux/p184194822/v78506 x86
RHEL 6.1
ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softlib2/software1/pubsw-linux/p1692799761/v78504 x86_64
ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softlib2/software1/pubsw-linux/p957333747/v78681 x86
RHEL 6.2
ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softlib2/software1/pubsw-linux/p1261308608/v78680 x86_64
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softlib2/software1/pubsw-linux/p71500683/v68242 x86
SLES 10 SP3
ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softlib2/software1/pubsw-linux/p1520693132/v68241 x86_64
Not required; see “Copying SLES 10 SP4 or SLES 11 SP1 (KISO) into the
repository” (page 54)
For systems
without RAID
SLES 10 SP4
Copy the KISO into the repository; see “Copying SLES 10 SP4 or SLES 11 SP1
(KISO) into the repository” (page 54)
x86 system
configured for
RAID
1
Then download and install this customized initrd file for the RAID driver:
ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softlib2/software1/pubsw-linux/p359538160/v78501
Copy the KISO into the repository; see “Copying SLES 10 SP4 or SLES 11 SP1
(KISO) into the repository” (page 54)
x86_64 system
configured for
RAID
1
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