Red Hat ENTERPRISE LINUX WS 2.1 Installation Manual

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Chapter 1.Steps to Get You StartedBefore you install Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS, you should perform the following steps:1.1. Do You Have the Right Components?If you have purchased an Official Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS product, you are ready to go. How-ever, mistakes occasionally happen, so now is a good time to double-check the contents of your prod-uct.A black, red, and white Registration Information card is included with your product. A list of thecontents of your boxed set version is on the back of the card. Please read over the list and checkto make sure that you have all the CDs and manuals that are included with the version of Red HatEnterprise Linux WS that you purchased.If you have purchased an Official Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS product from Red Hat, Inc. (or oneof its distributors), and you are missing one or more of the items listed, please let us know. Contactinformation is also available on the Registration Information card.How to identify our official boxed set: The bottom of our box has an ISBN number next to one of thebar codes. That ISBN number should be in this form:1-58569-x-y(The x and y will be unique numbers.)Red Hat partners with companies (international and domestic) so that we can make Red Hat EnterpriseLinux WS available to you in the most convenient form. Because of these partnerships, you might findthat your Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS product may not have been actually produced by Red Hat.If your product has a different ISBN number (or none at all), you will need to contact the companythat produced it. Normally, third-party producers will include their logo and/or contact information onthe outside of their box; an official Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS boxed set lists only our name andcontact information.1.1.1. Where to Find Other ManualsIf your particular product did not include all of the printed Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS manuals,you can find them online or on the Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS Documentation CD included withyour official Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS product.To find the manuals in both HTML and PDF formats online, go to http://www.redhat.com/docs.1.1.2. Registering Your ProductIf you have purchased an Official Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS product, you should register yourproduct. Registration offers many useful services, such as installation support, access to Red HatNetwork, and more.To register your product, go to http://www.redhat.com/apps/activate/. You will find your Product IDon the Registration Information card in your Official Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS boxed set. Onceregistered, you will have access to all the extras that Red Hat provides to its registered users.For more information on registering and the scope of Red Hat technical support offerings, see Ap-pendix B.