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. The following steps are based
on the scenario that
Install or upgrade an existing system
(or
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5
in UEFI
mode) is selected in this step. Then, press Enter.
3. In the Disc Found window, select
Skip
, and then press Enter.
Note:
If prompted, click
Yes
.
4. If the “Unsupported Hardware Detected” window is displayed, click
OK
.
5. In the RED HAT installation window, click
Next
.
6. Select the language as you need and click
Next
.
7. Select the appropriate keyboard layout for the system and click
Next
.
8. Select the type of devices for the installation and then click
Next
. The following steps are based on
the scenario that
Basic Storage Devices
is selected in this step.
Notes:
• If a warning message is displayed, click
Yes, discard any data
.
• If the message “At least one existing installation has been detected on your system. What would
you like to do
?
” is displayed, select the option as you need and click
Next
. The following steps are
based on the scenario that
Fresh installation
is selected.
9. 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. Select the type of installation as you need, and then click
Next
. The following steps are based on the
scenario that
Create Custom Layout
is selected in this step.
Note:
If the “Below are the storage devices” window is displayed, move the RAID or hard disk drives
from the
Data Storage Devices
list to the
Install Target Devices
list. Select the RAID or hard disk
drives and then click
Next
.
13. In 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. In the Add Partition window, select the forward slash
(/)
from the
Mount Point
drop-down list box.
d. Select
ext4
from the
File System Type
drop-down list box.
e. In 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) of the new partition 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
.
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