Installation Manual 68 Document #: LTRT-83506
Mediant 1000
5.2 Installing Linux™ on the OSN Server
This section describes the installation of the Linux operating system on the OSN server.
The OSN server supports the following Linux
TM
OS distributions:
Linux
TM
RedHat (and Fedora)
Linux
TM
Debian
Linux
TM
SUSE
Linux
TM
CentOS
5.2.1 Requirements
Before installing Linux on the device's OSN Server, ensure the following hardware and
software requirements are fulfilled:
Hardware requirements:
• Ethernet cable cord
• External USB CD ROM or DVD ROM (not supplied)
• USB cable (not supplied) to connect the external USB CD ROM to the device
• RS-232 cable (supplied)
• Linux
TM
Distributions Installation CDs
Software requirements:
• RS-232 console / terminal software (e.g., HyperTerminal
TM
)