HP Z420 Series User manual

HP Installer Kit for Linux: Important
Red Hat/SUSE Linux installation
information
Your HP Workstation was configured without a Linux Operating System (OS) as you requested. Hewlett-
Packard has offered this solution to allow you more flexibility in installing the Red Hat Linux OS or
SUSE Enterprise Linux OS of your choice.
The HP Installer Kit does not include an OS. To install your Linux OS, you must purchase a Red Hat
Linux box set or SUSE Enterprise Linux OS from the following Red Hat or Novell web sites and install
according to their instructions:
●http://www.redhat.com
●http://www.novell.com/products/desktop
NOTE: The OS must be downloaded from the web in order to be used with the Installer or Driver CD
in this kit.
Supported operating systems
Hewlett-Packard supports multiple versions of Red Hat® Enterprise Linux on HP Pentium® 4 and Intel
Xeon® Workstations. These versions include:
●SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 (x86-64)
●Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 4 x86 (32-bit) and AMD64/EM64T (64-bit).
●Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Desktop (x86) and (x86_64).
●Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 6 (x86) and (x86_64)
To provide flexibility in installing the Red Hat OS version of choice or SUSE Enterprise Linux OS, HP
has created Installer and Driver CDs. These CDs are included in the HP Linux Installer Kit, and the OS
images (the .iso images) for these CDs can be downloaded from the HP support web site at
http://www.hp.com/go/workstationsupport.
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Hardware Support Matrix
Before installing Red Hat Linux, refer to the Hardware support matrix at the end of this document to
verify that the hardware components installed on your workstation are supported by the specific release
of Red Hat Linux you want to install. For the most recent matrix, visit http://hp.com/support/
linux_hardware_matrix.
NOTE: For the most recent release notes for your hardware platform and Red Hat Linux OS, see the
release notes chapter of the Linux Workstation user manual at http://www.hp.com/support/
linux_user_manual.
Using your Red Hat Network Entitlement to obtain
required CDs
If you do not have the required Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 4, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Desktop, or
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 6 install CDs, use your Red Hat Network Entitlement to download the
latest “Update” version of install CD .iso images as follows:
NOTE: If you do not have a Red Hat Network Entitlement, you can purchase one at
http://www.rhn.redhat.com.
1. Visit the Red Hat web site at http://www.rhn.redhat.com/network/software.
2. Select the appropriate OS to download for your system:
●For Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 4: Under “Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (x86 or AMD64/
EM64T),” select downloads for Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 4.
●For Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5: Under “Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (x86 or x86_64),” select
downloads for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5.
●For Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 6: Under “Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (x86 or x86_64),”
select downloads for Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 6.
3. Record the downloaded .iso images to CD, then use these CDs to install the Red Hat Linux OS as
shown in “Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux (32-bit and 64-bit) on the HP xw Workstation series”
section, in this document.
2 HP Installer Kit for Linux: Important Red Hat/SUSE Linux installation information

Locating documentation and warranty information
For the latest online documentation, see the HP Workstations for Linux manual at http://www.hp.com/
support/workstation_manuals.
To locate warranty information, see http://www.hp.com/support/warranty-lookuptool. You can find
the expressly provided HP Limited Warranty applicable to your product in the CD/DVD provided in the
box. In countries/regions where the warranty is not provided in printed format, you may request a
printed copy from www.hp.com/go/orderdocuments or write to:
North America: Hewlett Packard, MS POD, 11311 Chinden Blvd, Boise, ID 83714, USA
Europe, Middle East, Africa: Hewlett-Packard, POD, Via G. Di Vittorio, 9, 20063, Cernusco s/
Naviglio (MI), Italy
Asia Pacific: Hewlett-Packard, POD, P.O. Box 200, Alexandra Post Office, Singapore 911507
Please include your product number, warranty period (found on your serial number label), name and
postal address.
Locating documentation and warranty information 3

Product Items/Features (Blank box or unlisted means the component is NOT supported) RH EL DT 5.6 or later (x86 & x86_64) RH EL WS 6.0 or later (x86 & x86_64) SLED11 SP1 or later (x86_64)
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 CPU configs) •• •
Hyperthreading •• •
Graphics Card (Video Card) (See footnote 2)
No Graphics Card •• •
Intel Onboard Graphics Vesa Driver Only Intel Driver Only Intel Driver Only
NVIDIA Quadro NVS 295 •• •
NVIDIA Quadro NVS 300 •• •
NVIDIA Quadro Q400 •• •
NVIDIA Quadro Q600 •• •
ATI v2270 PCIe - Single Card Supported •• •
ATI v3800 PCIe - Single Card Supported •• •
System RAM
Minimum (GB) 1GB 1GB 1GB
Maximum (GB) 16GB 16GB 16GB
Hard Disks
All Supported SAS Disk Drives
All Supported SSD Disk Drives •• •
All Supported SATA Disk Drives •• •
All Supported USB Drive Keys •• •
Network Cards (no modem support)
Intel Pro 1000 CT Gigabit PCI •• •
Broadcom 5761 PCIe •• •
Onboard Components
O b d LAN I t l 82579LM Gi bit Eth t
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2
2
Hardware Support Matrix for Current HP Linux Workstations
HP Z210 SFF Workstation Linux Support
First time support begins with RHEL5.6 (x86 & x86_64), RHEL6.0 (x86 & x86_64) and SLED 11 SP1 (x86_64)
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Onboard Audio •• •
Onboard SATA RAID 44 4
Add Ons
IEEE 1394A PCI Card ••
IEEE 1394A PCI-E Card ••
IEEE 1394B PCI-E Card ••
USB 3.0 PCI-E Card ••
SATA Controllers 55 5
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi •• •
Removable CD/DVD Media
HP 16x DVD-ROM Drive •• •
HP 16x Super Multi DVD+RW 33 3
HP BD-RE (writer) •• •
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/PS2 •• •
TPM Module/ Smart Card
22 in 1 Card Reader •• •
HP Printers 66 6
All Supported Monitors •• •
footnote 5 - The Z210 SFF can support up to 2 SATA drives.
footnote 6 - For more info about Linux driver support for HP printers, please visit http://www.hplip.net.
footnote 7 - Hyperthreading is supported on all platforms when the processor allows it.
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, "HP Installer Kit for Linux - HP Driver CD for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4", and "HP Installer Kit for Linux - HP Driver CD for SuSE Linux
Enterprise Desktop 11" ISO images from http://www.hp.com/support/z200 (substitute correct platform name); Select "download drivers and software".
footnote 3 - Linux growisofs supports DVD+RW and Blu-ray media on Red Hat EL 5 Desktop or later and SLED11 or later. For drives that have the Lightscribe functionality, please visit
www.lightscribe.com for software to enable the labeling feature.
footnote 4 - Hardware RAID is not supported on SATA drives.

Product Items/Features (Blank box or unlisted means the component is NOT supported) RH EL DT 5.6 or later
(
x86 & x86
_
64
)
RH EL WS 6.0 or later (x86 & x86
_
64
)
SLED11 SP1 or later
(
x86
_
64
)
HP Workstation Base S
y
stem
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 CPU configs) •• •
Hyperthreading •• •
Graphics Card (Video Card) (See footnote 2)
No Graphics Card •• •
Intel Onboard Graphics Vesa Driver Only Intel Driver Only Intel Driver Only
NVIDIA Quadro NVS 295 •• •
NVIDIA Quadro NVS 300 •• •
NVIDIA Quadro Q400 •• •
NVIDIA Quadro Q600 •• •
NVIDIA Quadro Q2000 •• •
ATI v2270 PCIe - Single Card Supported •• •
ATI v3800 PCIe - Single Card Supported •• •
ATI v4800 PCIe - Single Card Supported •• •
ATI v4900 PCIe - Single Card Supported •• •
ATI v5800 PCIe - Single Card Supported •• •
ATI v5900 PCIe - Single Card Supported •• •
ATI v7900 PCIe - Single Card Supported •• •
System RAM
Minimum (GB) 1GB 1GB 1GB
Maximum (GB) 16GB 16GB 16GB
Hard Disks
All Supported SAS Disk Drives
All Supported SSD Disk Drives •• •
All Supported SATA Disk Drives •• •
All Supported USB Drive Keys •• •
Network Cards (no modem support)
Intel Pro 1000 CT Gigabit PCI •• •
B d 5761 PCI
Hardware Support Matrix for Current HP Linux Workstations
HP Z210 CMT Workstation Linux Support
First time support begins with RHEL5.6 (x86 & x86_64), RHEL6.0 (x86 & x86_64) and SLED 11 SP1 (x86_64)
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5761
PCI
e •• •
Onboard Components
Onboard LAN - Intel 82579LM Gigabit Ethernet 22 2
Onboard Audio •• •
Onboard SATA RAID 44 4
Add Ons
IEEE 1394A PCI Card ••
IEEE 1394A PCI-E Card ••
IEEE 1394B PCI-E Card ••
USB 3.0 PCI-E Card ••
SATA Controllers 55 5
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi •• •
Removable CD/DVD Media
HP 16x DVD-ROM Drive •• •
HP 16x Super Multi DVD+RW 33 3
HP BD-RE (writer) •• •
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/PS2 •• •
TPM Module/ Smart Card
22 in 1 Card Reader •• •
HP Printers 66 6
All Supported Monitors •• •
footnote 5 - The Z210 CMT can support up to 2 SATA drives.
footnote 6 - For more info about Linux driver support for HP printers, please visit http://www.hplip.net.
footnote 7 - Hyperthreading is supported on all platforms when the processor allows it.
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, "HP Installer Kit for Linux - HP Driver CD for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4", and "HP Installer Kit for Linux - HP Driver CD for SuSE Linux Enterprise
Desktop 11" ISO images from http://www.hp.com/support/z200 (substitute correct platform name); Select "download drivers and software".
footnote 3 - Linux growisofs supports DVD+RW and Blu-ray media on Red Hat EL 5 Desktop or later and SLED11 or later. For drives that have the Lightscribe functionality,
please visit www.lightscribe.com for software to enable the labeling feature.
footnote 4 - Hardware RAID is not supported on SATA drives.

Product Items/Features
(Blank box or unlisted means the component is NOT supported) RH EL WS 4.8 or later
(
x86 & EM64T
)
RH EL DT 5.3 or later
(
x86 & x86_64
)
RH EL WS 6.0 or later
(
x86 & x86_64
)
SLED11 or later
(
x86_64
)
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 CPU configs) ••••
Hyperthreading ••••
Graphics Card (Video Card) (See footnote 2)
No Graphics Card ••••
NVIDIA Quadro NVS 295 ••••
NVIDIA Quadro NVS 300 ••••
NVIDIA Quadro NVS 450 ••••
NVIDIA Quadro FX380 ••••
NVIDIA Quadro 400 ••••
NVIDIA Quadro FX580 ••••
NVIDIA Quadro 600 ••••
NVIDIA Quadro FX1800 ••••
NVIDIA Quadro 2000 ••••
NVIDIA Quadro FX3800 ••••
NVIDIA Quadro 4000 ••••
NVIDIA Quadro FX4800 ••••
NVIDIA Quadro 5000 ••••
NVIDIA Tesla C2075 •• •
ATI v2270 PCIe - Single Card Supported ••••
ATI v3700 PCIe - Single Card Supported ••••
ATI v5700 PCIe - Single Card Supported ••••
ATI v7750 PCIe - Single Card Supported ••••
ATI v3800 PCIe - Single Card Supported ••••
ATI v3900 PCIe - Single Card Supported ••••
ATI v4800 PCIe - Single Card Supported ••••
ATI v4900 PCIe - Single Card Supported ••••
ATI v5800 PCIe - Single Card Supported ••••
ATI v5900 PCIe - Single Card Supported •• •
ATI v7900 PCIe - Single Card Supported •• •
System RAM
Minimum (GB) 1GB 1GB 1GB 1GB
Maximum (GB) 24GB 24GB 24GB 24GB
Hard Disks
All Supported SAS Disk Drives 4444
All Supported SSD Disk Drives ••••
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Hardware Support Matrix for Current HP Linux Workstations
HP Z400 Workstation Linux Support
First time support begins with RHEL4.7 (x86 & x86_64), RHEL5.3 (x86 & x86_64), RHEL6.0 (x86 & x86_64) and SLED 11 (x86_64)
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All Supported USB Drive Keys ••••
Network Cards (no modem support)
Broadcom 5761 PCIe ••••
Intel Pro 1000 CT Gigabit PCI ••••
Intel NC360T PCIe Dual Port Gigabit NIC ••••
Onboard Components
Onboard LAN - Broadcom 5764 10/100/1000 ••••
Onboard Audio ••••
Onboard SATA RAID 4444
Add Ons
LSI 3041E SAS Card 4444
LSI 8888 ELP 4444
LSI 9212-4i 4444
LSI 9260-8i 4444
IEEE 1394A PCI Card ••
IEEE 1394A PCI-E Card ••
IEEE 1394B PCI-E Card ••
USB 3.0 PCI-E Card ••
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi ••
Removable CD/DVD Media
HP 16x DVD-ROM Drive ••••
HP 16x Super Multi DVD+RW 3333
HP BD-RE (writer) ••••
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/PS2 ••••
TPM Module/ Smart Card
22 in 1 Card Reader •• •
HP Printers 6666
All Supported Monitors ••••
footnote 5 - The Z400 can support up to 4 SATA drives. To support the third and fourth SATA drives, you must acquire the Optical Bay Conversion Kit for each drive.
footnote 6 - For more info about Linux driver support for HP printers, please visit http://www.hplip.net.
footnote 7 - Hyperthreading is supported on platforms when the processor allows it. There are one or two low-end processors which do not support turbo mode or hyperthreading.
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, "HP Installer Kit for Linux - HP Driver CD for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.7", "HP Installer Kit for Linux - HP Driver CD for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3", and "HP Installer
Kit for Linux - HP Driver CD for SuSE Linux Enterpise Desktop 11" ISO images from http://www.hp.com/support/z400 (substitute correct platform name); Select "download drivers and software".
footnote 3 - Linux growisofs supports DVD+RW and Blu-ray media on Red Hat EL WS 4 or later, Red Hat EL 5 Desktop or later and SLED11 or later. For drives that have the Lightscribe functionality,
please visit www.lightscribe.com for software to enable the labeling feature.
footnote 4 - Hardware RAID is supported using the LSI 3041E (RAID 0,1 SAS only), LSI 8888 ELP (RAID 0, 1, 5 SAS only), LSI 9212 (RAID 0,1 SAS only) and the LSI 9260-8i (RAID 0, 1, 5 SAS only).
SATA RAID is not supported.

Product Items/Features
(Blank box or unlisted means the component is NOT supported) RH EL DT 5.8 or later
(
x86
_
64
)
RH EL WS 6.2 or later
(
x86
_
64
)
SLED11 SP2 or later
(
x86
_
64
)
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 •••
Firmware features
CSM (Compatibility Support Module) Mode •••
2.1 UEFI Mode ••
Intel AMT remote manageability
Graphics Card (Video Card)
No Graphics Card •••
NVIDIA Quadro NVS 300 •••
NVIDIA Quadro NVS 310 •••
NVIDIA Quadro 410 •••
NVIDIA Quadro NVS 450 •••
NVIDIA Quadro 600 •••
NVIDIA Quadro 2000 •••
NVIDIA Quadro 4000 •••
NVIDIA Quadro 5000 •••
NVIDIA Quadro 6000 •••
NVIDIA Tesla C2075 •••
ATI v2270 PCIe •••
ATI v3900 PCIe •••
ATI v4900 PCIe •••
ATI v5900 PCIe •••
ATI v7900 PCIe •••
System RAM
Minimum (GB) 2GB 2GB 2GB
Maximum (GB) 64GB 64GB 64GB
Hard Disks
All Supported SAS Disk Drives 555
All Supported SSD Disk Drives •••
All Supported SATA Disk Drives 555
All Supported USB Drive Keys •••
Network Cards (no modem support)
Broadcom 5761 PCIe •••
Intel Pro 1000 CT Gigabit PCI •••
HP NC360T PCIe Dual Port Gigabit NIC 222
Onboard Components
Onboard LAN - Intel 52579LM Gigabit •••
Onboard SATA RAID 555
Onboard SAS RAID 555
Add Ons
IEEE 1394B PCI-E Card ••
LSI 9212-4i 555
LSI 9260-8i 222
Removable CD/DVD Media
HP 16x DVD-ROM Drive •••
HP 16x Super Multi DVD+RW 444
HP BD-RE (writer) •••
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/PS2 •••
TPM Module/ Smart Card
22 in 1 Card Reader •••
HP Printers 666
All Supported Monitors •••
footnote 6 - For more info about Linux driver support for HP printers, please visit http://www.hplip.net.
Hardware Support Matrix for Current HP Linux Workstations
HP Z420 Workstation Linux Support
First time support begins with RHEL5.8 (x86_64), RHEL6.2 (x86_64) and SLED 11 SP2 (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.
footnote 2 - Not orderable integrated into systems. Order AMO (After Market Only) kit.
footnote 3 - Get the latest drivers, "HP Installer Kit for Linux - HP Driver CD for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5", "HP Installer Kit for Linux - HP Driver CD for Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 6" and "HP Installer Kit for Linux - HP Driver CD for SuSE Linux Enterpise Desktop 11" ISO images from http://www.hp.com/support/z420 (substitute
correct platform name); select "download drivers and software".
footnote 4 - Linux growisofs supports DVD+RW and Blu-ray media on Red Hat EL 5 Desktop or later, Red Hat EL WS 6 or later, and SLED11 or later. For drives that
have the Lightscribe functionality, please visit www.lightscribe.com for software to enable the labeling feature.
footnote 5 - Hardware RAID is supported using the LSI 9212-4i (RAID 0, 1, 5 SAS only), LSI 9260-8i (RAID 0, 1, 5 SAS only). SATA RAID is now supported on AHCI
ports(0,1,10)

Product Items/Features
(Blank box or unlisted means the component is NOT supported) RH EL WS 4.8 or later
(
x86 & EM64T
)
RH EL DT 5.3 or later
(
x86 & x86
_
64
)
RH EL WS 6.0 or later
(
x86 & x86
_
64
)
SLED11 or later
(
x86
_
64
)
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 NVS 295 ••••
NVIDIA Quadro NVS 300 ••••
NVIDIA Quadro NVS 450 ••••
NVIDIA Quadro FX380 ••••
NVIDIA Quadro 400 ••••
NVIDIA Quadro FX580 ••••
NVIDIA Quadro 600 ••••
NVIDIA Quadro FX1800 ••••
NVIDIA Quadro 2000 ••••
NVIDIA Quadro FX3800 ••••
NVIDIA Quadro 4000 ••••
NVIDIA Quadro FX4800 ••••
NVIDIA Quadro 5000 ••••
NVIDIA Quadro 6000 ••••
ATI v2270 PCIe - Single Card Supported ••••
ATI v3700 PCIe - Single Card Supported ••••
ATI v5700 PCIe - Single Card Supported ••••
ATI v7750 PCIe - Single Card Supported ••••
ATI v3800 PCIe - Single Card Supported ••••
ATI v3900 PCIe - Single Card Supported ••••
ATI v4800 PCIe - Single Card Supported ••••
ATI v4900 PCIe - Single Card Supported ••••
ATI v5800 PCIe - Single Card Supported ••••
ATI v5900 PCIe - Single Card Supported •••
ATI v7900 PCIe - Single Card Supported •••
System RAM
Minimum (GB) 1GB 1GB 1GB 1GB
Maximum (GB) 48GB 48GB 48GB 48GB
Hard Disks
All Supported SAS Disk Drives 5555
All Supported SSD Disk Drives
•
•
•
•
Hardware Support Matrix for Current HP Linux Workstations
HP Z600 Workstation Linux Support
First time support begins with RHEL4.7 (x86 & x86_64), RHEL5.3 (x86 & x86_64), RHEL6.0 (x86 & x86_64) and SLED 11 (x86_64)
All
Supported
SSD
Disk
Drives
•
•
•
•
All Supported SATA Disk Drives 5555
All Supported USB Drive Keys ••••
Network Cards (no modem support)
Broadcom 5761 PCIe ••••
Intel Pro 1000 CT Gigabit PCI ••••
Intel NC360T PCIe Dual Port Gigabit NIC ••••
Onboard Components
Onboard LAN - Broadcom 5764 10/100/1000 ••••
Onboard Audio ••••
Onboard SATA RAID 5555
Add Ons
LSI 3041E SAS Card 5555
LSI 8888 ELP 5555
LSI 9212-4i 5555
LSI 9260-8i 5555
IEEE 1394A PCI Card ••
IEEE 1394A PCI-E Card ••
IEEE 1394B PCI-E Card ••
USB 3.0 PCI-E Card ••
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi •••
Removable CD/DVD Media
HP 16x DVD-ROM Drive ••••
HP 16x Super Multi DVD+RW 4444
HP BD-RE (writer) ••••
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/PS2 ••••
TPM Module/ Smart Card
22 in 1 Card Reader •••
HP Printers 6666
All Supported Monitors ••••
footnote 5 - Hardware RAID is supported using the LSI 3041E (RAID 0,1 SAS only), LSI 8888 ELP (RAID 0, 1, 5 SAS only), LSI 9212 (RAID 0,1 SAS only), and the LSI 9260-8i (RAID 0, 1, 5 SAS
only). SATA RAID is not supported.
footnote 6 - For more info about Linux driver support for HP printers, please visit http://www.hplip.net.
footnote 7 - Hyperthreading is supported on platforms when the processor allows it. There are one or two low-end processors which do not support turbo mode or hyperthreading.
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.
footnote 2 - Not orderable integrated into systems. Order AMO (After Market Only) kit.
footnote 3 - Get the latest drivers, "HP Installer Kit for Linux - HP Driver CD for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.7", "HP Installer Kit for Linux - HP Driver CD for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3", and "HP
Installer Kit for Linux - HP Driver CD for SuSE Linux Enterpise Desktop 11" ISO images from http://www.hp.com/support/z600 (substitute correct platform name); Select "download drivers and
software".
footnote 4 - Linux growisofs supports DVD+RW and Blu-ray media on Red Hat EL WS 4 or later, Red Hat EL 5 Desktop or later and SLED11 or later. For drives that have the Lightscribe
functionality, please visit www.lightscribe.com for software to enable the labeling feature.

Product Items/Features
(Blank box or unlisted means the component is NOT supported) RH EL DT 5.8 or later
(
x86
_
64
)
RH EL WS 6.2 or later
(
x86
_
64
)
SLED11 SP2 or later
(
x86
_
64
)
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 •••
Firmware features
CSM (Compatibility Support Module) Mode •••
2.1 UEFI Mode ••
Intel AMT remote manageability
Graphics Card (Video Card)
No Graphics Card •••
NVIDIA Quadro NVS 300 •••
NVIDIA Quadro NVS 310 •••
NVIDIA Quadro 410 •••
NVIDIA Quadro NVS 450 •••
NVIDIA Quadro 600 •••
NVIDIA Quadro 2000 •••
NVIDIA Quadro 4000 •••
NVIDIA Quadro 5000 •••
NVIDIA Quadro 6000 •••
NVIDIA Tesla C2075 •••
ATI v2270 PCIe •••
ATI v3900 PCIe •••
ATI v4900 PCIe •••
ATI v5900 PCIe •••
ATI v7900 PCIe •••
System RAM
Minimum (GB) 2GB 2GB 2GB
Maximum (GB) 96GB 96GB 96GB
Hard Disks
All Supported SAS Disk Drives 555
All Supported SSD Disk Drives •••
All Supported SATA Disk Drives 555
All Supported USB Drive Keys •••
Network Cards (no modem support)
Broadcom 5761 PCIe •••
Intel Pro 1000 CT Gigabit PCI •••
HP NC360T PCIe Dual Port Gigabit NIC 222
Onboard Components
Onboard LAN - Intel 52574L Gigabit •••
Onboard LAN - Intel 52579LM Gigabit •••
Onboard Audio •••
Onboard SATA RAID 555
TPM Module/ Smart Card
USB 3.0 support ••
Add Ons
IEEE 1394B PCI-E Card ••
LSI 9212-4i 555
LSI 9260-8i 222
Removable CD/DVD Media
HP 16x DVD-ROM Drive •••
HP 16x Super Multi DVD+RW 444
HP BD-RE (writer) •••
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/PS2 •••
TPM Module/ Smart Card
22 in 1 Card Reader •••
HP Printers 666
All Supported Monitors •••
footnote 5 - Hardware RAID is supported using the LSI 9212-4i (RAID 0, 1, 5 SAS only), LSI 9260-8i (RAID 0, 1, 5 SAS only). SATA RAID is now supported on AHCI
ports(0,1,10)
footnote 6 - For more info about Linux driver support for HP printers, please visit http://www.hplip.net.
Hardware Support Matrix for Current HP Linux Workstations
HP Z620 Workstation Linux Support
First time support begins with RHEL5.8 (x86_64), RHEL6.2 (x86_64) and SLED 11 SP2 (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.
footnote 2 - Not orderable integrated into systems. Order AMO (After Market Only) kit.
footnote 3 - Get the latest drivers, "HP Installer Kit for Linux - HP Driver CD for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5", "HP Installer Kit for Linux - HP Driver CD for Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 6" and "HP Installer Kit for Linux - HP Driver CD for SuSE Linux Enterpise Desktop 11" ISO images from http://www.hp.com/support/z620 (substitute
correct platform name); select "download drivers and software".
footnote 4 - Linux growisofs supports DVD+RW and Blu-ray media on Red Hat EL WS 4 or later, Red Hat EL 5 Desktop or later and SLED11 or later. For drives that
have the Lightscribe functionality, please visit www.lightscribe.com for software to enable the labeling feature.

Product Items/Features
(Blank box or unlisted means the component is NOT supported) RH EL WS 4.8 or later
(
x86 & EM64T
)
RH EL DT 5.3 or later
(
x86 & x86
_
64
)
RH EL WS 6.0 or later
(
x86 & x86
_
64
)
SLED11 or later
(
x86
_
64
)
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 Processor
s
All Supported Processors (1 & 2 CPU configs) ••••
Hyperthreading ••••
Graphics Card (Video Card) (See footnote 2
)
No Graphics Card ••••
NVIDIA Quadro NVS 295 ••••
NVIDIA Quadro NVS 300 ••••
NVIDIA Quadro NVS 450 ••••
NVIDIA Quadro FX380 ••••
NVIDIA Quadro 400 ••••
NVIDIA Quadro FX580 ••••
NVIDIA Quadro 600 ••••
NVIDIA Quadro FX1800 ••••
NVIDIA Quadro 2000 ••••
NVIDIA Quadro FX3800 ••••
NVIDIA Quadro 4000 ••••
NVIDIA Quadro FX4800 ••••
NVIDIA Quadro 5000 ••••
NVIDIA Quadro FX5800 ••••
NVIDIA Quadro 6000 ••••
Tesla C1060 ••••
Tesla 3GB C2050 ••••
NVIDIA Tesla C2075 •••
ATI v2270 PCIe - Single Card Supported ••••
ATI v3700 PCIe - Single Card Supported ••••
ATI v5700 PCIe - Single Card Supported ••••
ATI v7750 PCIe - Single Card Supported ••••
ATI v3800 PCIe - Single Card Supported ••••
ATI v3900 PCIe - Single Card Supported ••••
ATI v4800 PCIe - Single Card Supported ••••
ATI v4900 PCIe - Single Card Supported ••••
ATI v5800 PCIe - Single Card Supported ••••
ATI v5900 PCIe - Single Card Supported •••
ATI v7900 PCIe - Single Card Supported •••
ATI v8800 PCIe - Single Card Supported ••••
System RAM
Minimum (GB) 1GB 1GB 1GB 1GB
Maximum (GB) 192GB 192GB 192GB 192GB
Hard Disks
All Supported SAS Disk Drives 5555
All Supported SSD Disk Drives ••••
All Supported SATA Disk Drives 5555
All Supported USB Drive Keys ••••
Network Cards (no modem support
)
Broadcom 5764 PCIe ••••
Intel Pro 1000 CT Gigabit PCI ••••
Intel NC360T PCIe Dual Port Gigabit NIC ••••
Intel Pro 1000 GT Gigabit PCI ••••
Onboard Component
s
Onboard LAN - Broadcom 5764 10/100/1000 ••••
Onboard Audio ••••
Onboard SATA RAID 5555
Onboard SAS RAID 5555
Add On
s
IEEE 1394A PCI Card ••
IEEE 1394A PCI-E Card ••
IEEE 1394B PCI-E Card ••
USB 3.0 PCI-E Card ••
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi •••
LSI 8888 ELP 5555
LSI 9260-8i 5555
Removable CD/DVD Medi
a
HP 16x DVD-ROM Drive ••••
HP 16x Super Multi DVD+RW 4444
HP BD-RE (writer) ••••
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/PS2 ••••
TPM Module/ Smart Card
22 in 1 Card Reader •••
HP Printers 6666
All Supported Monitors ••••
footnote 5 - Hardware RAID is supported using the LSI 8888 ELP (RAID 0,1, 5 SAS only), LSI 8888 ELP (RAID 0, 1, 5 SAS only), LSI 9260-8i (RAID 0, 1, 5 SAS only), and the Onboard
SAS RAID (RAID 0,1,). SATA RAID is not supported.
footnote 6 - For more info about Linux driver support for HP printers, please visit http://www.hplip.net.
footnote 7 - Hyperthreading is supported on platforms when the processor allows it. There are one or two low-end processors which do not support turbo mode or hyperthreading.
Hardware Support Matrix for Current HP Linux Workstations
HP Z800 Workstation Linux Support
First time support begins with RHEL4.7 (x86 & x86_64), RHEL5.3 (x86 & x86_64), RHEL6.0 (x86 & x86_64) and SLED 11 (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.
footnote 2 - Not orderable integrated into systems. Order AMO (After Market Only) kit.
footnote 3 - Get the latest drivers, "HP Installer Kit for Linux - HP Driver CD for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.7", "HP Installer Kit for Linux - HP Driver CD for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3",
and "HP Installer Kit for Linux - HP Driver CD for SuSE Linux Enterpise Desktop 11" ISO images from http://www.hp.com/support/z800 (substitute correct platform name); select "download
drivers and software".
footnote 4 - Linux growisofs supports DVD+RW and Blu-ray media on Red Hat EL WS 4 or later, Red Hat EL 5 Desktop or later and SLED11 or later. For drives that have the Lightscribe
functionality, please visit www.lightscribe.com for software to enable the labeling feature.

Product Items/Features
(Blank box or unlisted means the component is NOT supported) RH EL DT 5.8 or later
(
x86
_
64
)
RH EL WS 6.2 or later
(
x86
_
64
)
SLED11 SP2 or later
(
x86
_
64
)
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 •••
Firmware features
CSM (Compatibility Support Module) Mode •••
2.1 UEFI Mode ••
Intel AMT remote manageability
Graphics Card (Video Card)
No Graphics Card •••
NVIDIA Quadro NVS 300 •••
NVIDIA Quadro NVS 310 •••
NVIDIA Quadro NVS 450 222
NVIDIA Quadro 410 •••
NVIDIA Quadro 600 •••
NVIDIA Quadro 2000 •••
NVIDIA Quadro 4000 •••
NVIDIA Quadro 5000 •••
NVIDIA Quadro 6000 •••
NVIDIA Tesla C2075 •••
AMD v2270 PCIe •••
AMD v3900 PCIe •••
AMD v4900 PCIe •••
AMD v5900 PCIe
•
•
•
Hardware Support Matrix for Current HP Linux Workstations
HP Z820 Workstation Linux Support
First time support begins with RHEL5.8 (x86_64), RHEL6.2 (x86_64) and SLED 11 SP2 (x86_64)
AMD
v5900
PCIe
•
•
•
AMD v7900 PCIe •••
System RAM
Minimum (GB) 2GB 2GB 2GB
Maximum (GB) 512GB 512GB 512GB
Hard Disks
All Supported SAS Disk Drives •••
All Supported SSD Disk Drives •••
All Supported SATA Disk Drives •••
All Supported USB Drive Keys •••
Network Cards (no modem support)
Broadcom 5761 PCIe •••
Intel Pro 1000 CT Gigabit PCI •••
HP NC360T PCIe Dual Port Gigabit NIC 222
Onboard Components
Onboard LAN - Intel 52574L Gigabit •••
Onboard LAN - Intel 52579LM Gigabit •••
Onboard Audio •••
Onboard SATA AHCI RAID 555
Onboard SCU RAID 555
Onboard SAS RAID 555
TPM Module/ Smart Card
USB 3.0 support ••
Add Ons
IEEE 1394B PCI-E Card ••
LSI 9260-8i 555
Removable CD/DVD Media
HP 16x DVD-ROM Drive •••
HP 16x Super Multi DVD+RW 444
HP BD-RE (writer) •••
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/PS2 •••
22 in 1 Card Reader •••
HP Printers 666
All Supported Monitors •••