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> This document is a quick guide which shows how to install Linux
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on a remote, headless Compaq ProLiant system equipped with a
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Compaq Remote Insight Lights-Out Edition (RIB/LOE) card without needing
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physical access to the system.
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> This document further describes how to use a virtual floppy disk
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for the initial install of Linux, and to setup an Apache server
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to provide the distribution media for completing the
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> Compaq, Compaq Insight Manager, ProLiant, are registered with
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the United States Patent and Trademark office.
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> Microsoft, Windows, Windows NT are trademarks and/or registered
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> Red Hat is a trademark of Red Hat, Inc., in the United States
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and other countries.
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> SuSE is a trademark of SuSE GmbH.
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> Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds.
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> Other product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or
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> Feedback will make this HOWTO more useful. If you have
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any suggestions, corrections, or comments, send them to
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marc.nozell@compaq.com
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> Copyright (c) 2000-2002 Compaq Computer Corporation.
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> The information in this publication is subject to change without notice
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and is provided "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. THE ENTIRE RISK
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ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THIS INFORMATION REMAINS WITH RECIPIENT. IN
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NO EVENT SHALL COMPAQ BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL,
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INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE OR OTHER DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING
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WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS
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INTERRUPTION OR LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION), EVEN IF COMPAQ HAS BEEN
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ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
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> The limited warranties for Compaq products are exclusively set forth in
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> This publication does not constitute an endorsement of the product or
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products that were tested. The configuration or configurations tested
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or described may or may not be the only available solution. This test
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is not a determination or product quality or correctness, nor does it
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ensure compliance with any federal, state, or local requirements. </P
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> This document may be distributed under the terms set forth in
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> This HOWTO is free documentation; you can redistribute it
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and/or modify it under the terms of the Linux Document Project
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