HP HOWTO

Configuration Guide and Use of HP Products under Linux (Version 0.94)

Bruno Cornec

Hewlett Packard

Copyright © 1997-2001 Bruno Cornec

2001-12-21

Revision History
Revision 0.8- The 25th of July, 1999 -Revised by: Bruno Cornec
Revision 0.85- The 7th of September, 1999 -Revised by: Bruno Cornec
Revision 0.86- The 27th of September, 1999 -Revised by: Bruno Cornec
Revision 0.87- The 19th of January, 2000 -Revised by: Bruno Cornec
Revision 0.88- The 15th of March, 2000 -Revised by: Bruno Cornec
Revision 0.89- The 8th of July, 2000 -Revised by: Bruno Cornec
Revision 0.90- The 11th of August, 2000 -Revised by: Bruno Cornec
Revision 0.91- The 11th of October, 2000 -Revised by: Bruno Cornec
Revision 0.92- The 27th of December, 2000 -Revised by: Bruno Cornec
Revision 0.93- The 6th of March, 2001 -Revised by: Bruno Cornec
Revision 0.94- The 21th of December, 2001 -Revised by: Bruno Cornec

This document describes the use of products available in the Hewlett-Packard (HP) catalog with Linux and some free software. It gives the state of the support for hardware, software to use, answers to some frequently asked questions and gives elements of sizing. The goals are to offer a general view of free software functions and their use at best with HP products; as well as to make new users of HP products rapidly operational and also to allow others to choose their products knowing facts.

Table of Contents
1. Introduction
1.1. Presentation
1.2. Aknowledgements
2. Presentation of Linux and Free Software
2.1. Some definitions
2.2. Free software concepts
2.3. Linux and other operating systems
3. Linux and HP products
3.1. Informations on HP products and Linux
3.2. HP hardware supported by Linux
3.3. HP software and free software
3.4. Support of HP solutions under Linux
3.5. Training on HP Linux solutions
3.6. HP as an Open Source Software user and contributor
4. Solutions and Sizing
4.1. Linux as file and print server
4.2. Internet/Intranet Linux server
4.3. Linux as computing server
4.4. Linux as an office server
5. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
6. Customer References
7. References
8. Contributors
9. Future versions
A. GNU Free Documentation License
0. PREAMBLE
1. APPLICABILITY AND DEFINITIONS
2. VERBATIM COPYING
3. COPYING IN QUANTITY
4. MODIFICATIONS
5. COMBINING DOCUMENTS
6. COLLECTIONS OF DOCUMENTS
7. AGGREGATION WITH INDEPENDENT WORKS
8. TRANSLATION
9. TERMINATION
10. FUTURE REVISIONS OF THIS LICENSE
How to use this License for your documents
List of Tables
2-1. Performances of Free Software
3-1. Brio and Linux
3-2. Vectra and Linux
3-3. e-PC and Linux
3-4. Kayak and Linux
3-5. Desktop computer accessories
3-6. Visualize and Linux
3-7. HP workstation and Linux
3-8. Workstations accessories
3-9. OmniBook and Linux
3-10. Mobile computer accessories
3-11. Jornada and Linux
3-12. NetServers and Linux
3-13. NetServers accessories
3-14. HP Monitors and Linux
3-15. HP IA-64 Servers and Linux
3-16. HP IA-64 Workstations and Linux
3-17. Printer Control codes
3-18. Scanners and Linux
3-19. Cameras and Linux
4-1. Sizing of a file server
4-2. Sizing of a print server
4-3. Sizing of a static Web server
4-4. Sizing of a dynamic Web server
4-5. Sizing of an e-mail server
4-6. Sizing of a Firewall/Proxy/Web-Cache server
4-7. Sizing of a LDAP server
4-8. Sizing of an office server
7-1. Web sites of HP
7-2. Other fundamental sites on Linux and Open Source Software
List of Figures
2-1. Server operating system repartition in 1998 (IDC).
2-2. Server operating system repartition in 1999 (IDC).
2-3. Web server software by Netcraft between 1995 and 2001.
2-4. Repartition of Internet servers by IOS Counter in April 1999.
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