Chapter 5. System Specifications List

The most recent list of supported hardware can be found at http://hardware.redhat.com/hcl/.

The installation program automatically detects and installs your computer's hardware. Although you should make sure that your hardware meets the minimum requirements to install Red Hat Enterprise Linux (refer to Section 3.2, “Is Your Hardware Compatible?”) you do not usually need to supply the installation program with any specific details about your system.

However, when performing certain types of installation, some specific details might be useful or even essential.

If you plan to use a customized partition layout, record:
- The model numbers, sizes, types, and interfaces of the hard drives attached to the system. For example, Seagate ST3320613AS 320 GB on SATA0, Western Digital WD7500AAKS 750 GB on SATA1. This will allow you to identify specific hard drives during the partitioning process.
If you are installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux as an additional operating system on an existing system, record:
- The mount points of the existing partitions on the system. For example, /boot on sda1, / on sda2, and /home on sdb1. This will allow you to identify specific partitions during the partitioning process.
If you plan to install from an image on a local hard drive:
- The hard drive and directory that holds the image.
If you plan to install from a network location, or install on an iSCSI target:
- The make and model numbers of the network adapters on your system. For example, Netgear GA311. This will allow you to identify adapters when manually configuring the network.
- IP, DHCP, and BOOTP addresses
- Netmask
- Gateway IP address
- One or more name server IP addresses (DNS)
If any of these networking requirements or terms are unfamiliar to you, contact your network administrator for assistance.
If you plan to install from a network location:
- The location of the image on an FTP server, HTTP (web) server, or NFS server – see Section 8.3.5, “Installing via FTP or HTTP” and Section 8.3.4, “Installing via NFS” for examples.
If you plan to install on an iSCSI target:
- The location of the iSCSI target. Depending on your network, you might also need a CHAP username and password, and perhaps a reverse CHAP username and password – see Section 9.5.1.1, “ Advanced Storage Options ”.
If your computer is part of a domain:
- You should verify that the domain name will be supplied by the DHCP server. If not, you will need to input the domain name manually during installation.