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To install a Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 6.4 (x64 or x86) operating system, do the following:
1. Insert the operating system installation disc into the optical drive that you have set as the first startup
device. Then, start the server from the optical drive.
2. When the welcome window is displayed, select the option as you need. Press Enter.
Note: The following steps are based on the scenario that Install or upgrade an existing system is
selected in this step.
3. On the Disc Found window, select Skip , and then press Enter.
4. On the installation window, click Next .
5. On the RED HAT window, click Next .
6. Select the language that you want to use during the installation process and click Next .
7. Select the appropriate keyboard layout for the system and click Next .
8. Select the type of devices for the installation as you need and then click Next .
Notes:
• The following steps are based on the scenario that Basic Storage Devices is selected in this step.
• When prompted, select the option as you need. The following steps are based on the scenario that
you select Fresh installation and then click Next .
9. On the Please name this computer... window, type a name for your server. Then, click Next .
10. Specify your time zone by selecting the nearest city in your time zone. Then, click Next .
11. Personalize the server by typing the root password for the root user account. Then, click Next .
Note: If a message prompts you that the password is weak, click Use Anyway .
12. By default, a partition is already selected for you to install the operating system. If you want to create a
partition manually, select the option as you need and then click Next .
Note: The following steps are based on the scenario that Create Custom Layout is selected in this step.
13. On the Please Select A Device window, do one of the following to create a partition and then click Next .
• Manually create a root partition (/)
To create a root partition, do the following:
a. Click Create . The Create Storage window is displayed.
b. Select Standard Partition and then click Create .
c. On the Add Partition window, select / from the Mount Point drop-down list box.
d. Select ext4 from the File System Type drop-down list box.
e. On the Allowable Drivers window, select the hard disk drive on which you want to install the
operating system.
f. Type the amount of space (in MB) on the New Partitions Size window and then click OK .
• Manually create a boot partition (/boot)
To create a boot partition, do the following:
a. Click Create . The Create Storage window is displayed.
b. Select Standard Partition and then click Create .
c. On the Add Partition window, select /boot from the Mount Point drop-down list box.
d. Select ext4 from the File System Type drop-down list box.
e. On the Allowable Drivers window, select the hard disk drive on which you want to install the
operating system.
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